country? The lone state of Alaska is to the north west of the major states and if laid on top of the other states‚ would cover about two-thirds of the land. And for a state that is so large‚ it is surely simply thought of as the coldest state. Alaska is much more then that‚ and has a lot of history behind just a land of snow and mountains. Alaska was discovered in 1741 by Russian settlers and had been colonized by them in 1784. With over 660 thousand square miles‚ Alaska was surely a big find by
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Alaska and Hawaii The vacation is a free time which people usually spend with family or friends in exotic country. However‚ before the tourists choose destination‚ they pay attention to several aspects‚ such as accomodations‚ environment‚ transportation‚ climate as well as natural beauty. A lot of people are considering vacation in Hawaii‚ other people prefer spending their free time in Alaska. Therefore‚ I want to present a comparison of vacation in Alaska and Hawaii‚ which will reveal similarity
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Whittier‚ whose almost all of about 200 inhabitants live in a fourteen-story building called “Begich Towers”. It reads like fiction‚ although it is not—this tale-like town is merely a dot‚ albeit a wonderfully curious one‚ in the vast Alaskan landscape. Alaska‚ the state which calls the northern lights its own; the state whose enormity sleeps beneath the drifting snow‚ the state of the colorful songs of the earth—has been molded over and over again by its own soil and its living people. Highly important
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The Tlingit: Alaska Indians By: Holli Kearns The Tlingit are an American Indian people whose land consists of the southeastern coast and Islands of Alaska‚ known as the “panhandle.” The official origin of the Tlingit people is unknown. One hypothesis is that the people came from the coast of Asia and Japan‚ migrating north and east‚ and settled in the southeast many years ago. Art forms and some physical features of the Tlingit people are similar to some Pacific groups. Tlingit legends
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Schreiner Paper 2 The Means Behind Friendship “Friendship is a virtue or at least involves virtue. It is necessary to life‚ since no one would choose to live without friends even if he had all other material goods. Friends are a refuge in times of poverty and misfortune; they help to guard the young from error; they help the old in their weakness‚ and help those in the prime of life to perform noble actions.” –Aristotle According to dictionary.com‚ the word friendship is defined as a person known well
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mutual trust‚ understanding and loyalty. Friendship is a relationship which involves mutual self respect‚ trust‚ loyalty and affection. Good friends enjoy each others company‚ share the same interests and are loyal to each other. A friend is some one‚ who stands by our‚ even during difficult times. It requires honesty and mutual understanding md has to be nurtured with devotion and patience. Just as it takes patience grow a garden‚ in friendship‚ too‚ first a seed is planted and then it has
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Friends are very important in our lives. Friendships are easily formed when we are young and do not demand too much out of it. According to studies and research‚ humans tend to form highest number of friendships at kindergarten and primary level. However‚ one tends to have less friends as one grows older and wiser. This is because we realize there are good friends and bad ones. The saying that a friend in need is a friend indeed is very apt in this scenario because good friends are those who are
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thwart any possible mischievous plans of the Mohawk chief and continues to harm the Native American people (Morris 1880). As of 2010‚ the United States population contains 4.1 million individuals who identify themselves as having American Indian or Alaska Native heritage. Within this population‚ Native Americans are six times more likely to die from alcohol related causes‚ have a life expectancy rate six years lower than the national average‚ and report heavy alcohol use almost double the other ethnicities
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Ann Salak English 98 3/9/2014 Three Types of Friendships There are three different types of friendships we experience in our lives. The three different types of friends are acquaintances‚ friends and a best friends. We all have people that fall in to each category. An acquaintance is someone you might know by name and run
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“Friendship... is not just something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship‚ you really haven’t learned anything.” -Muhammad Ali In our society‚ no one can live without friends. It would be a lonely and bored life without friend. Life becomes more beautiful when we have friends. But what is friendship? Different life experiences make up different meanings of friendship for different people. I believe a friend can share our happiness and sorrow and is always
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