as the aircraft came close. "I did not understand it at the time‚" she said‚ "but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by."[36] At the age of 34‚ on the morning of May 20‚ 1932‚ Earhart set off fromHarbour Grace‚Newfoundland with the latest copy of a local newspaper (the dated copy was intended to confirm the date of the flight). She intended to fly to Paris in her single engine Lockheed Vega 5B to emulateCharles Lindbergh’s solo flight.[79][N 9] Her technical advisor
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When I watch Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father‚ I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I started watching it. The documentary deals with the death of Andrew Bagby‚ a young doctor. HIs childhood friend Kurt Kuenne narrates‚ directed and wrote the entire film‚ while using a lot of home video;s from both their childhood and adulthood. This movie is brought out every single emotion I had‚ though I felt myself going from sad to angry throughout the movie. The story begins telling
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References: Army‚ U. S. (2013). Army Officers Handbook. United States Army. Labrador‚ G. o. (2014). Leadership Guide. Leadership and Motivation‚ unit 11. School‚ U. S. (2006). Ranger Handbook. Fort Benning Georgia: United States Army.
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In 1673‚ Father Jacques Marquette‚ a Jesuit missionary‚ and Louis Joliet‚ a fur 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
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Why Dogs are the Most Useful Animal to Humans For as long as anyone can remember dogs have been bred and used to help humans. Whether it be for hunting and gathering‚ companionship‚ to help with the disabled‚ or to help law enforcement officers do their jobs better‚ dogs are the most versatile and useful animals to humans. Most scientists agree that dogs are descended from the Grey Wolf. Dr. Robert K. Wayne of UCLA has shown through DNA research that the Grey Wolf and common dog are so closely
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The Era of Good Feelings As James Madison approached the end of his presidency in 1816‚ a fellow Virginian and Republican—James Monroe—was elected as his successor. Monroe’s presidency was a continuation of the so-called “Virginia Dynasty‚” since all of the presidents between 1801 and 1825 were from Virginia. The fading Federalist Party ran a candidate in the 1816 election for the last time‚ securing only 34 electoral votes compared to Monroe’s 183 votes. Monroe came to the presidency with a solid
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purchased Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s bay Company. That land became the Northwest Territories. Throughout the 1860’s MacDonald worked to build up Confederation. In 1866‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia and the province of Canada decided to confederate. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island didn’t want to yet. The British parliament added British Columbia to Confederation in1871‚ making it the sixth province. MacDonald had to convince them to join by promising to build a transcontinental railway. He created
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Ícaro Rocha de Almeida Word count: 516 Discuss the benefits to humans of biodiversity‚ and outline with examples the most important current threats to biodiversity. Biodiversity is an important topic in the modern globalized world; from its enormous potentials to its concerns. Biodiversity means: “The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat‚ a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.” according to the Oxford Dictionary; it influences
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On the morning of April 15‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic the previous night shocked the world. The year had dawned bright with promise and the maiden voyage of the Titanic was a symbol of the advances mankind had made in the last few years. The ship was considered to have been so well constructed it was believed she could sustain any amount of damage and still remain afloat. Late on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic proved this idea wrong in a horribly tragic way. The
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beliefs inspired by stories of the aurora to practicalities like homes made of snow. Inuit invented tools‚ gear‚ and methods to help them survive in this environment. Geography Inuit communities are found in the Arctic‚ in the Northwest Territories‚ Labrador and Quebec in Canada‚ above tree line in Alaska (where people are called the Inupiat and Yupik)‚ and in Russia (where people are called the Yupik people). In some areas‚ Inuit people are called “Eskimos” however many Inuit find this term offensive
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