THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHOLong‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowedmother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble werepeaceful and happy.Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardlyshrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out acruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders
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was originated with Queen Victoria and was officially declared in 1958 (Kimmel 54). It is the third largest province after Ontario and Quebec‚ with a mountainous area of 947 800km2 according to BC stats. It is characterized by high‚ snow covered mountains rising above narrow inlets and broad forested uplands of the central interior and the plains of the northeast. This land area holds a provincial population of 4‚573‚321 according to BC Stats in 2011. Most of the population is mainly clustered in
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Pan Paniscus vs. Gorilla Beringei Bonobos‚ sometimes called pygmy chimpanzees‚ survive and endure in fission-fusion social groups where a behomitic amount of individuals apportion into smaller groups of size and composition. They are classified as those involved in patrilineal groups. Bonobos are in Central Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are an estimated number of thirty thousand bonobos in existence. Bonobos abide in the swampy rainforests of the southern region
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Competitive Situation Schwinn has lost considerable market share due to its failure to capitalize on the increasing popularity of mountain bikes and the decline in popularity of its road bikes. Manufacturers such as Trek‚ Cannondale‚ and Specialized have become the standard for these very successful bikes leaving Schwinn in serious trouble. Since the beginning of mountain biking dominance‚ in the early 1980s‚ Trek Bicycles have become the standard‚ pulling almost a quarter of the entire bicycle market’s
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major mountain region but it is now relatively flat with rounded rock hills. In addition‚ hundreds of thousands of lakes existed as gouging and scrapings of ice many years ago which had left depression in the bedrock. The Canadian Shield lakes are often crystal clear due to the granite on the bottom. Major Cities Some major cities located within the Canadian
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two wheels. But as Schwinn celebrates its 100th anniversary‚ its management team faces a long uphill climb. Just two years ago‚ once mighty Schwinn had a near-death experience in bankruptcy court. Now‚ its trying to rise to the top of the crowded mountain bike market. For years‚ Schwinn was the top U.S. brand ‚ with as much as 25% of the market. Now‚ it has less than 5% of the $2.5 Billion annual retail bike market. The new Schwinn will sell about 400‚000 redesigned bikes – many of them Asian-made
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estimate and the capital is Denver. Other big cities consist of Colorado Springs‚ Aurora‚ and Fort Collins. Rocky Mountain National Park is a park in Boulder‚ Colorado that was formed about 1.6 to 1.7 billion years ago from the collision of the North American plate and the Pacific Plate. Within Rocky Mountain National Park there are many other geologic features such as majestic mountain views‚ a variety of wildlife‚ varied climates and environments. The area occupied by the park has been repeatedly
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At the foot of these fairy mountains‚ the voyager may have descried the light smoke curling up from a village‚ whose shingle-roofs gleam among the trees‚ just where the blue tints of the upland melt away into the fresh green of the nearer landscape. It is a little village‚ of great
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Sunflowers‚ goose foot‚ erect knot wood‚ and May grass (“The Woodland Period”). Due to the Mound builders location they had to face many environmental challenges‚ first the Appalachian Mountain affected the amount of contact they had with other civilizations and made trade hard because they would have to travel over the mountains. The Great Plains provided great land for the Mound builders to plant and cultivates the civilizations agricultural produce such as the following: Sunflowers‚ goose foot‚ erect
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association “Nantahala is Cherokee for ‘land of the noon day sun’” and the Nantahala Hiking Club-NHC- “maintains the 58.8 miles between Bly Gap and the Nantahala River”. The 95-mile stretch ends at Fontana Dam on the southern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Dam was started in “1940’s and by the time of its completion at 480 feet” it was and is the tallest dam in the eastern United States‚ and at one point was the fourth largest in the world. “Some hikers have speculated that there
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