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    were highly dependent on free access to the Mississippi River ... and New Orleans.” Not only that‚ but many political officials in the U.S. feared Napoleon Bonaparte would try to dominate the Mississippi river and such frictions with France could lead to a war that Jefferson did not want. Jefferson‚ however‚ found himself in a conflict. His high Constitutional beliefs told him

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    Huck Finn

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    Mark Twain uses the Mississippi River to show the value of freedom. Freedom is defined as the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Huckleberry Finn is trapped with his abusive father‚ while Jim is a slave with a family. Huck and Jim set out to float the Mississippi‚ with their ultimate goal being freedom. Twain uses the Mississippi River to represent adventure‚ comfort‚ and an escape from society. Twain uses the Mississippi River to show adventure.

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    Cuyahoga River

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    22‚ 2011 Cuyahoga River Fires “In the United States‚ a concerted effort is underway to reduce water pollution and thereby improve water quality.” (Keller) A case history of river pollution is the Cuyahoga River located in Northeastern Ohio. The river is 100 miles long flowing south to Cuyahoga Falls where it then turns north until it empties into Lake Erie. Cleveland and Akron are two major cities located along the river. The Cuyahoga is known as an infant glacial river‚ this is because it is

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    Hudson River

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    Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River is a body of water that stretches for 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to the Battery in Manhattan‚ reaching its deepest point of 216 feet in the Highlands near Constitution Island and West Point and reaches its widest point of 3 miles across at Havestraw. This river is one of the most beautiful and scenic of the Tri-State area. Unfortunately‚ it happens to be New York ’s most polluted river. The river has

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    growing population of the United States to expand west. Also‚ the Louisiana Purchase gave the United States the important port of New Orleans and the trading channel of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River played an important role for America. It was so important that we could go to war for it. (Document 7) The Mississippi River was also important because it was used for trading goods and was used for transportation. According to Document 3‚ purchasing Louisiana increased the economy because

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    trader‚ undertook an expedition to explore the unsettled territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico for the colonial power of France. Leaving with several men in two bark canoes‚ Marquette and Joliet entered the Mississippi River and arrived in present-day Arkansas in June 1673. They were considered the first Europeans to come into contact with the Indians of east Arkansas since Hernando de Soto’s expedition in the 1540s. The goal given Marquette‚ Joliet‚ and their men

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    Down the River

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    Down the River Edward Abbey’s essay Down the River reveals his strong belief that the existence of life revolves around nature itself. Abbey conveys these views through syntax‚ imagery‚ and his choice of structure. Abbey’s varying detail and syntax in the first half of the passage conveys an amazement toward nature. He states while gazing at the lion that there was a “mutual curiosity: [he] felt more wonder than fear”. His unexpected reaction to the mountain lion when they shared

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    Huck Finn Essay

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    William Capistrano  Mr. Giknis  English 11  12/08/13    In  the  novel  Adventures  of  Huckleberry  Finn  by  Mark  Twain‚  Jim  and  Huck  would  not  have  been  able  to   build  their  friendship  on  shore‚  without  the  insulating  presence  of  the  Mississippi  River.  This  is  seen  through  Huck’s  prank  on  Jim‚  Jim  looking  out  for  Huck‚  and  Huck’s  guilty  conscious.  As  of  a result of this‚ Mark  Twain successfully depicts how two distant  personalities come together to form one unique friendship

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    newspaper‚ and a pilot on the Mississippi River‚ Samuel Langhorne Clemens came West at the time of the Civil War.He was 27 and had briefly served in a Confederate militia. He is most noted for his novels‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)‚ and its sequel‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). 0riginally published in 1883‚ Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain’s memoir of his youthful years as a cub pilot on a steamboat paddling up and down the Mississippi River. Twain used his childhood experiences

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