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    the Mississippi River twists and winds for nearly 1‚000 miles. Commonly referred to as ‘the trunk of the American tree ’. The river was vital to both the American Government and to the Confederate forces in the west. The city of Vicksburg‚ Mississippi‚ 250 feet high‚ overlooks the Mississippi River on the Louisiana-Mississippi state border. Confederate forces mounted artillery batteries ready to challenge the passage of Union ships. Receiving control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River was

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    Amazon River

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    Introduction: In our world there are lots of river in the world which have different importances‚ the Amazon River is the one. The Amazon River is the one of world highest levels of biodiversity. Running out to the South Africa there is the Amazon River and Amazon rainforest which are the 2nd largest river and the largest rainforest in the world. The Amazon River is also the largest drainage basin in the world. Because of its large dimensions‚ it also called “The River Sea”. As one of the most extreme place

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    The River Thames

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    The River Thames The River Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London‚ the river flows through several other towns and cities‚ including Oxford‚ Reading and Windsor. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England‚ it has a length of 215 miles (346 km)‚ rising at Thames Head in Gloucestershire‚ and flowing into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary

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    Huckleberry Finn

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    Topics 1. In the novel‚ the Mississippi River acts as the center of the novel‚ it plays an important symbolic figure. To the main characters‚ Jim and Huck‚ the river is their place for freedom and adventure. Both of these characters were stuck in a society that they did not want to be a part of (Huck‚ tired of ‘sivilized’ folks; Jim‚ of being a slave). Jim views the river as freedom and poverty from his former slavery and Huck finds the river to be somewhere he can be himself. By making an escape

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    The Colorado River

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    The Colorado River Threats to river and delta: Water flow is decreasing. This water serves 30 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico‚ with 70 percent of its water siphoned off to irrigate 3.5 million acres of cropland. Possible actions between the United States and Mexico could significantly reduce the flow of water into the delta‚ increase its salinity‚ and alter the natural vegetation. Drought has lowered water levels in upstream reservoirs‚ eliminating the occasional floods the delta

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    be paid directly. President Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to Paris to negotiate the purchase. Because of concern with French intentions‚ the purchase was to be for a tract of land on the lower Mississippi‚ or at least‚ free navigation of the river. Surprised by the French offer of the entire territory‚ Monroe and Livingston immediately negotiated the treaty. A one stroke‚ the United States doubled in size and an enormous tract of land was opened for

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    Realist Literary movement

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    During the years of 1865-1915 the realist literary movement was occurring. This was a time when the art of the details of actual life was introduced. These ideas opposed the imagined or fanciful and stressed the actual. Writers like Mark Twain‚ tried to write truthfully and objectively about ordinary characters or situations. Mark Twains use of epigrams throughout his work helps express his point about humanity. Twain once wrote‚ "When I was a young boy of fourteen‚ my father was so ignorant I

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    Adventures‚ kidnappings‚ slaves oh my! The theme portrayed in the thrilling book; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is freedom. The author develops this theme by using the river as a symbol of freedom for Huck and Jim. Both Huck and Jim are searching for two separate freedoms‚ but are striving for the same goal; living their own lives as themselves. In The Adventures of Huckleberry and Finn the characters experience quite a bit of turmoil and differences but they are united by their similar goal;

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    The 1965 Flood Act

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    Why New Orleans is Vulnerable to Hurricanes? Since its founding in 1718‚ the city of New Orleans and its surrounding areas have been subject to numerous floods from the Mississippi River and hurricanes and other reasons are‚ its Location near Gulf of Mexico‚ Low elevation (below sea-level) Subsidence caused by compaction of river deposited sediments‚ erosion of inactive delta lobe‚ sea-level rise due to global warming . A series of levees and other flood control structures built over the years were

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    Describe and explain how river processes change along the long profile of a river A river changes shape as it flows from its source (where a river starts) to its mouth (where a river flows into a sea or lake). The shape of the long profile (a slice through the river from source to mouth) shows how the rivers gradient‚ height‚ energy and load changes due to erosion processes such as abrasion‚ cavitation‚ attrition‚ hydraulic action and corrosion as well as how the rivers deposition rates fluxuate

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