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    The Atchafalaya River is a 137 mile long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south‚ just west of the Mississippi River and is the fifth largest river in North America‚ by discharge. (From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana‚ as well as the cultural heart of the Cajun Country. Fun fact it’s been closed

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    Tributaries of the river Usage of River(Then) Usage Of River(Now) Pollution and other problems Plans and projects to rectify the problems Conclusion Introduction: The Tamirabarani River originates from the famous Agasthiyarkoodam Peak in Western Ghats‚Ambasumadram Taluk.It flows through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin . Etymology: The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper‚ hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade.The river has also

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    communicate his fascination with the Mississippi river to his readers. He does this through the use of rhetorical and literary devices. Ethos and logos work together in the first and second paragraphs to make the reader know that Barry does not have a surface level fascination with rivers but one so deep that it has driven him to research everything about rivers to try and gain a scientific understanding of them. Barry begins the passage by talking about all rivers in general. In the first paragraph he builds

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    Rivers Flowing through "On the Rainy River" and the "Red Convertible" Rivers constantly flow‚ never stopping to take a break. Rivers symbolize no beginning or end. They are rather continuousness and ever gushing‚ sometimes elegantly and other times rigidly. Rivers are powerful and almighty‚ carrying with it anything that crosses its path and stopping only to none. Rivers define boundaries‚ and create obstacles for people when they encounter one another. In "On the Rainy River" by Tim O’Brien

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    and River Island. Name - Jain Akshay Kumar Ganpatlal Student Id - 4691888. Module name -Business Management and Decision-Making Process Module code - 206LON. Module teachers – Sunny Ramsurrun Date of submission - 07-04-2013. Word count – 2500 words. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) executive summary 3 2) introduction 3 3) COMPANY PROFILE OF marks & spencer…………4 4) COMPANY PROFILE Of RiVER ISLAND………………..4 5) swot analysis……………………………………………5 6) Management OF M&S AND RIVER ISLAND…………

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    In �The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn�‚ the Mississippi River plays several roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story as a whole. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most a peace when floating down the river on their raft. However‚ the river has a much deeper meaning than just a compilation of water. It almost goes to an extent of having its own personality and character traits. The river offers a place for the two characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ to escape

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    Pigeon River Pollution The Pigeon River flows through North Carolina and right here into East Tennessee. The Pigeon River got its name from an extinct bird‚ which migrated through the valley of North Carolina. Although‚ the Pigeon River looks nice‚ there is something extremely harmful going on inside the river. The long-polluted Pigeon River in Cocke County has not been “fishable” or “swimmable” for over 100 years due to pollution. The river’s water has turned dark brown‚ and has a terrible

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    Cabulig River is bounded by Upper Jasaan and Bobontugan. The people will cross the river using bangka or bamboo boat. People living there make use of the river as their bathing area and for washing the clothes. The Table 1 shows the phytoplankton species per station in Cabulig River. With a population density of 583 species per millilitres‚ there were twenty (20) phytoplankton species found in Cabulig River. There are seven (7) orders in the class Bascillariophyceae. Three (3) of which belongs order

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    Case Study of river pollution Introduction River pollution has caused loss of lives and imbalances in the ecosystem. People‚ industries and natural causes contribute to the pollution of rivers. This makes the waters unsafe for both animal and human consumption. Conversely‚ what happens upstream may not be knowledge to those at the lower part of the river. In consequence‚ governments have come up with laws and regulations to curtain practices that may render the water harmless. Irrespective of

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    Enquiry Approach for Rivers Fieldwork Planning The issue that I will be investigating is whether there is any link between the different areas of a river and its discharge at these areas. My hypothesis that I will investigate is whether‚ “Discharge of a river increases with the distance from the source of the river.” I have created three different sub-questions that I will answer once I collected some data. These are: * Does velocity increase downstream? * Does width increase downstream

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