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    reach the Mississippi River‚ but French explorers‚ Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first to explore the river while searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although the two explorers did not discover all there was to the river‚ Sieur de La Salle was the first to sail and complete the journey of the entire Mississippi River. La Salle declared that the river belonged to the King of France (Lecture Notes 1/27). To solidify the French’s claim on the river‚ the quickly established

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    Draft India’s River Linking Project: The State of the Debate1 Tushaar Shah Upali Amrasinghe Peter McCornick Abstract The idea of linking water surplus Himalayan rivers with water scarce parts of western and peninsular India has been doing the rounds for the past 150 years. However‚ the idea has now got detailed in the form of a mega-project for inter-linking of Himalayan and peninsular region. Never in the past has this idea generated as much discussion and debate as during the recent years

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    Early River Valley Civilizations: Sumerian Civilization - Tigris & Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamia) Egyptian Civilization - Nile River Harappan Civilization - Indus River 
 Ancient China - Huang He (Yellow) River Mesopotmia Flat plain known as Mesopotamia lies between the two rivers in SW Asia(Middle East)
. Because of this region’s shape and the richness of its soil(silt) it is called the Fertile Crescent‚ the rivers flood unpredictably. Sumerians were first to settle in this region‚ attracted by

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    Of Data: Introduction- The Cipero river is located in San Fernando in the district of Victoria‚ South of Trinidad. It is located at an elevation of about 1 metre above sea level and the coordinates are 10°16’0" N and 61°28’0" E. The distance of the Cipero is approximately 25 miles away from Port Of Spain‚ the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the compass direction from Port Of Spain is South South-East. Table 1- showing various points at the river and the pH. 

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    the problem of the Nile River and the conflict on the water between Egypt and Nile Basin countries. The Nile River has been the source of life and of conflict in the Nile Basin countries. The late president Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat said that the only thing is going Egypt in another war is Nile river and Egypt`s share in water of Nile. Nile River represents to Egypt the pulse and the spirit for every Egyptian so‚ it is important to us to keep our right in water of the river from Ethiopia to Egypt

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    Tina Teng (10 B) Science Mr. Lee November 13th‚ 2014 Can Wolves Really Change Rivers? Wolves can really change rivers. Wolves bring the benefit to the ecosystem by killing and eating other animals. Unfortunately‚ people realize the fact only until the absence of these apex predators‚ also known as alpha predators. Apex predators are predators with no natural predators of their own and resides at the top of their food chain. Many people think that predators bring harm to the ecosystem by killing and

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    Starting off‚ the importance of these certains rivers played a crucial impact on the Earliest Civilizations in Ancient Egypt because this was their way of survival. Without these rivers‚ the source of water‚ irrigation for their farmland‚ and their way of water transportation to transport goods to make a living would have not be able to do. Most people do believe that if the Nile River did not exist then none of the Egyptians would have had any motive towards anything as in a way of lifestyle.

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    In “Deep River” by Shusaku Endo‚ Mitsuko Narusea one of the main characters goes on a tour to India. She is hoping to find herself‚ she doesn’t know what she wants and hopes this trip will help her find out. The theme of failure is prevailed throughout the story. In “Deep River‚” Mitsuko fails at her attempt to find herself and failed at making Otsu nonreligious. In Endo’s novel Mitsuko is portrayed as a selfish and atheist women. Mitsuko had a failed marriage and comes to the epiphany of her

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    ENG 102 Spring 2012 Steamboats on the Mississippi River It was a sunny afternoon in New Orleans‚ the passengers were starting to board the steamboat and every one of them was smiling while they were entering the boat. The passengers had so much joy and excitement for being part of a ride along the Mississippi river (Déjà Vu)‚ this joy and excitement made me think that an event like this meant something very special for the people of this city. When I knew I had been accepted into the University

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    (Early River Civilizations) The four early river valley civilizations were the Sumerian/Mesopotamia‚ Egyptian‚ Harappan and Ancient China. All of these civilizations were located on fertile river beds to make planting crops much easier. They all made technological advances in their time span and set the ground for future generations. The Sumerian civilization also known as Mesopotamia/The Fertile Crescent is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers….this is how it gets its name the Fertile

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