you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected by the outer banks of what is now North Carolina’s coast. Sir Richard Grenville led the fleet that brought them to the New
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reasons for the need and discovery of biodiesel. Biodiesel are basically a fuel that is used as an alternative fuel. This is made using renewable resources like vegetable oil and animal fats. Sweet Potatoes (Ipomea Batatas) are being engineered by North Carolina State University. Scientist are source of ethanol to help the U.S. in their need of fuel. This is the reasons why the researchers decided to make biodiesel out of sweet potato (ipomea batatas) peel to test its feasibility in producing ethanol
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The novel North and South by John Jakes is a near-heartbreaking tale that illustrates the tensions amounting between the Northern and Southern states of the United States of the America from a new perspective –– a personal one. The two protagonists of the story are George Hazard of Pennsylvania and Orry Main of South Carolina‚ who became best friends with an unbreakable bond which they established during their attendance in the United States Military Academy at West Point. Their relationship extends
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Asheville‚ North Carolina. It is the longest road ever to be constructed in the United States (Blue Ridge Parkway 75). Many people have only drove through the parkway‚ but have never really stopped to enjoy the many opportunities available. There are things to do for people of all ages; that can be educational or just for fun. People can do things from sight-seeing to exploring sites full of rich history. The Blue Ridge Parkway is more than just a long‚ relaxing drive through North Carolina and Virginia;
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“Speckle Trout Analysis” “Speckle Trout” was written by Ron Rash in 2005. Ron Rash was born in Chester‚ South Carolina in 1953; however‚ he grew up in Boiling Springs‚ South Carolina. This is a small town in South Carolina and was the inspiration for most of Ron’s stories. “Speckle Trout” is written about a sixteen year old boy that lives in a small town similar to the one that Ron Rash grew up in. The young boy thinks that he is invulnerable to everything‚ and he does not listen to anyone
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white alternating stripes and thirteen‚ white stars in a blue field which was the number of original colonies: Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts (Plymouth Rock)‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia. The stars represented a new constellation that the states were creating by rebelling against England. Before the Civil War‚ the American flag was merely an object to mark American territory or a military ensign
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life in the North different from the South LIfe in the North had a lot of differences than life in the South. They both had different economies‚ societies‚ geographies and transportation. For example‚ the North’s economy was based on working on industrial machines and the South’s economy was based on working on their farms and picking cotton out of their fields‚ those are two totally different economies. That shows how they both had different ways of living. Living life in the North was different
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branding factor in Unifi’s stunning financial turnaround. The Greensboro company‚ with its largest manufacturing operation in Yadkinville‚ returned to profitability in 2010 after 10 years in textile limbo. Four major apparel customers-Eddie Bauer‚ North Face‚ Patagonia and Polartec-sell outdoor and sportswear featuring Repreve. Walmart‚ Haggar‚ Sears and Cintas are working with Unifi on Repreve apparel programs. The LK Life Khaki line is available in more than 2‚200 retail sites‚ including department
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Wake County Public school Board: The Regression to The Past On many North Carolinians televisions‚ newspapers‚ and local radio stations is the topic of Wake County’s dismantle of an innovative educational diversity program. Over the past 50-years North Carolina school’s has been working hard to included every aspect of diversity from something as complex as foreign languages to something as simple as multicultural posters hanging in the school hallways. In the near future; however‚ the community
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had 55 votes overall‚ you need 60 votes to overcome a republican led filibuster. The bill had already passed the House and was approved by president Obama. The five democrats who voted no were Max Baucus and John Tester of Montana‚ Kay Hagan of North Carolina‚ Ben Nelson of Nebraska‚ and Mark Pryor of Arkansas. A lot of people are against the dream act because they feel that if the government lets immigrants get citizenship they would be letting them get away with them breaking the law in the first
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