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    Imants Tillers

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    Analysis Mount Analogue is a post-modern artwork by Imants Tillers painted in 1985. This work can be said to be a post-modern piece as Tiller has utilised several techniques common to this style. Bricolage is the creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. In this case‚ Tiller‚ out of necessity‚ created his canvas board system. This particular artwork is an appropriation of the rather majestic painting ‘North- East view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko’

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    Arayat

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    Arayat - Our Ancestral Home   |         There are many wonderful and marvelous places in this world‚ famous for their modern sky crappers‚ cathedrals‚ towers and superstructures‚ invigorating climates‚ beautiful tourists’ belt‚ disneylands‚ and are more blessed in point of prosperity. But whatever we are in this planet there is no spot more dear to us than the land of one’s birth - the town we always mention with pride‚ the town that cannot be reached by "lahar" - ARAYAT   Origin of the

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    the book is that climbing costs everything. He explains that climbing Mount Everest costs a lot of money. For some people‚ mountaineering costs their lives‚ limbs‚ and their family to pursue this passion. Krakauer uses a chronological text structure to describe the events of the fateful hike. The author was commissioned by Outside Magazine to write an article about Mount Everest. Originally‚ he was not supposed to ascend Mount Everest‚ but he decided that spending two months at Base Camp would be

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    Sherpas of Nepal

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    descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates to ‘easterner’‚ and references their origins to Kham (Eastern Tibet). Their population is roughly 50000 people who accommodate the solu-khumbu and khumbu regions of the Himalayas‚ south of Mount Everest (refer to power point). Due to the extreme slopes of the location‚ mechanical transport is not an option‚ so Sherpas walk everywhere. It takes some children up to 2 hours of intense walking just to walk to school. (Britannica‚ 2013) Sherpas

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    Mount Morriah Case Study

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    According to Ron’s notes his excavation took place on the northern extension of Mount Moriah. The north side of Mount Moriah is a very Stoney and dry area; certain parts of the mountain have lowered the ground to that of a trench. This side is also referred to as Skull Mountain or Golgotha; it was at this side of the mountain that Jesus was crucified. This side of the mountain is also where Jesus was buried in the “garden tomb”. Ron believed that the escarpment of this side of the mountain was

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    people‚ climb Mount Everest with hopes of summiting. For them this is their everest. When the word everest is said the automatic thought is Mount Everest‚ but in this case everest holds the definition of a tough obstacle that is overcome because of the work and effort that was put into it to get through it. This was most likely the toughest obstacle the climbers have ever faced‚ and is obviously a life changing event. My everest on the other hand is much different than climbing Mount Everest. My everest

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    1800- Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women’s college in South Hadley‚ Massachusetts. Originally founded by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary on 8 November 1837‚ it is the "first of the Seven Sisters" and is the oldest continuing institution of higher education for women in the United States. In addition‚ according to the United States Department of Education‚ "Mount Holyoke’s significance is that it became a model for a multitude of other women’s colleges throughout the country

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    Into Thin Air

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    about their climbing of the tallest peak in the world Mt. Everest. 2. Occasion: The expedition takes place at Mount Everest in May of 1996. 3. Audience: The book is directed toward people interested in one of Mount Everest’s biggest tragedies‚ also perhaps mountain climbers themselves. 4 .Purpose: The purpose of this writing was a reflection of the events that took place on Mount Everest During May of 1996. 5. Speaker: Personal account by Jon Krakauer III. Critical Analysis and Evaluation

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    Vesuvius Report

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    AS91202: Demonstrate understanding of a significant event in the classical world THE BIG BANG The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and it’s importance for our knowledge of Roman everyday life. Nazia Ahmed 12SO The eruption of Mt Vesuvius In the year of 79AD Mount Vesuvius violently erupted causing devastation in the surrounding area. Prior to the earthquake tremors were felt‚ however these warning signs were brushed off. Pliny the younger even wrote of these tremors as ”not particularly alarming

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    Mt, Pulag

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    Mount Pulag (or sometimes Mount Pulog) is the third highest mountain in the Philippines. It is Luzon’s highest peak at 2‚922 meters above sea level. The borders between the provinces of Benguet‚ Ifugao‚ and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain’s peak. Because of its high elevation‚ the climate on Mount Pulag is temperate with rains predominating the whole year. Rainfall on the mountain averages 4‚489 mm yearly with August being the wettest month with an average rainfall of 1‚135 mm. Snow has not fallen

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