Island of Tears (1980) provides the traditional Luo life. Most of her fiction stories are according with the customs‚ history and traditions of the Luo tribe in Kenya‚ which has the second largest ethnic group. The Luo tribe lived for most part near Lake Victoria. Her formal writing reflects the addition of her formal learning with the traditions in her life. All her collections of writings reflect her personal love towards the stories of her culture. Grace Ogot passed away in April 2010. Character
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their life. 9. Lake Baikal Located in Russia in southeastern Siberia west of Yablonovy Mountains‚ the Baikal Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. It covers an area of 31‚494 sq. km. the Baikal Lake is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world‚ having a maximum depth of 1‚620 m. On an interesting note‚ the Baikal Lake supports an unusual aquatic population‚ including the Baikal seal‚ omul salmon‚ and certain rare animal species that exists only at Baikal. The lake‚ called the “Pearl
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A cold breeze blew in the night‚ gently brushing past the green grass that grew by a small lake. The clear water shone with a dim silvery light‚ looking like a mirror reflecting the moon and the stars. There were no clouds in the sky‚ so it was easy to see those beautiful dots of light shining brightly in the darkness‚ looking like a black mantle riddled with diamonds. It was a very pleasant night of spring‚ and anyone would find it refreshing to take a breath of fresh air in such conditions. Therefore
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Samuel De Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay
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Instructor- TimLarson Composition II Descriptive Essay 10/7/13 Driving up the North Shore always gives me a sense of comfort. I know it’s somewhere I can go to clear my mind and hike‚ feeling connected to nature. As I walk the curvy‚ damp path of Lake Superior Hiking Trail‚ fog lifted off the ground. The air was still cool but began to warm up by the sun shining through the thick tall pine trees. It was clear that fall was arriving‚ the trees were filled with vibrant yellow and red leaves. I took
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The stories is about six hybrid children (bird/human) Max‚ Oz‚ Mathew‚ Ic‚ Peter and Wendy who were rescued from a place called the "Hospital". The children were rescued by a vet named Frannie O’Neil and a FBI agent named Kit. After being rescued by the couple the kids built a strong bond with Frannie and Kit after staying with them for sometime. The couple soon find themselves in court fighting for custody for the children from each of their biological parents. Even though the kids dearly want Kit
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Midnight Herring‚ written by David Frew‚ is written in a narrative view. Midnight Herring is a real true story about the residents of Lake Erie during the prohibition era. The story goes on and it is told about what the life was like during the prohibition era. David Frew‚ is a main character in the book Midnight Herring. David Frew was a professor at Gannon University‚ and worked with the association of the behavior in Erie‚ Pennsylvania. David Frew knew he wanted to‚ and had to speak with Chief
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underlies most other regions). -Spreads across 6 provinces‚ 2 territories‚ and the U.S. Formation: -about 600 million years old‚ thus “Precambrian”. -Igneous and metamorphic rock. Topography: -a peneplain‚ almost a plain 600 metres. -has a lakescape‚ many lakes. Human Activities:-an all season vacation land. -Also called “Mineral Storehouse”: many metamorphic rocks: minerals such as gold‚ copper‚ nickel‚ lead‚ zinc and iron found in Region. -Forestry is also an important industry. -Sparsely populated‚ people
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called pame ‚ lakeside. This was tourist spot of pokhara. This place was called lake side because it was at the side of the great lake called phewa lake or phewa taal. There was a beautiful temple called taal barahai on the middle of lake. We need the boat to go in that temple so boating was also a great experience for me. That day I booked a hotel at lake side and enjoyed the night view of lake side it was so beautiful. Lake side the only place in pokhara which was alive whole night. The next day I
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Chippewa and Objiwee Indians call Lake Superior‚ to what the cook said to the sailors that night‚ to what Reverend Ingalls did when he heard the news; Lightfoot captures every second‚ every trivial detail to tell about this grave day in history. For example‚ in the lyrics‚ “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee” Lightfoot included that the words Gitche Gumee‚ means “great water” in Chippewa. This is a name that Lake Superior lives up to‚ claiming around
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