During the Sata Yug‚ the Kathmandu valley was a huge bowl of placid water‚ cradled by hills and mountains. The lake was home of the Naags‚ the serpent gods. Then one day a God descended to the lake and cleaved a pass through the mountains with his sword. The pass is called Kotwal‚ Kotbar or Kotpal. The water gushed out‚ emptying the lake and leaving behind a fertile valley. This valley would eventually be the site of not only kings but also great spiritual and religious activity for centuries to
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Because the valley is able to provide so much‚ in terms of crops‚ perhaps that is the reason why people may want to move there. The poverty rate of those living in the San Joaquin valley‚ about twenty percent‚ was way below the nation’s poverty rate of about fourteen percent. The rate of educated people‚ including adults with a high school diploma‚ is also much lower in this valley. According to the Joint center for political and economic studies San Joaquin Valley place matters team‚ the life expectancy
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Currently‚ the water in California is being distributed by a series of tunnels running from the north to the south. These tunnels include the Central Valley Project (CVP)‚ a Federal Government managed project‚ and California’s own State Water Project (SWP). The two make up “vast interconnected hydraulic machines that push melted snow from dams in the Sierras‚ through the Delta‚ to massive pumps that fill the aqueducts traversing the state‚” to become what is essentially the southern region of the
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No battle was fought at Valley Forge‚ yet it was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because it gave the army a backbone‚ made the soldiers stronger for upcoming battles‚ and helped them win alliance with the French. It was here that the Continental Army was hopelessly drenched. After the battles they had fought‚ Valley Forge gave them another reason to give up. They arrived bloody‚ beaten‚ and war-torn. What would you expect from an army who went through these difficulties and yet‚ life
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The opinions of others should not affect our choices. They should not because only we can truly find our destined path. No one can truly understand the journey we want emotionally‚ willingly‚ or how we feel we want to walk them. Using quotations from various resources – mostly stories‚ the argument of weather others opinions matter or not will be over. Over with the side that thinks the opinions should not‚ as the victor. The first quotation comes from the film‚ “Simon Birch”. In that film‚ Simon
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Opinion Paper: The Insider Dr. Wigand is a former scientist. He has just been fired from his job at a tobacco company‚ Brown and Williams. Even though he has been fired it is in his contract to keep the companies confidentiality. Meaning if anyone is to ask him about the company he is to keep his word and not say anything. Mr. Bergman‚ a producer for the show 60 Minutes‚ has confronted Dr. Wigand about the company. Is it ethical for Wigand to tell Bergman about the company? Should he tell them the
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Restored Hetch Hetchy Valley or Not? In “Hetch Hetch Valley” (1912) from American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau‚ John Muir argues that Hetch Hetchy Valley should not be dammed and turned into a reservoir. He describes how fantastic and special the Hetch Hetchy Valley is by pointing out to its highlights. Then‚ he claims that everyone needs material and mental lives. He asserts the natural beauty can provide people a positive attitude toward life. Thus‚ he blames the advocates damage
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Valley Forge: Would you Quit? It’s like Thomas Paine said‚ “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine 153) This is Valley Forge. It’s the middle of the Revolutionary War. Me‚ along with 12‚000 other soldiers are at Valley Forge. So far‚ there are a lot of bad of living conditions. The weather is too cold to bare and most of us don’t have shoes and are lacking in clothing. Twelve men share a room in a hut and there is bad ventilation. I don’t know if I should re-enlist or quit. For me
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Have you ever wondered what happened during the Revolutionary war‚ and how our country came to be? Well the men at Valley Forge took big part in forming our country .What I believe is that the men at Valley Forge took a stand against the British Continental army. The men at Valley Forge during the revolutionary war took a stand by showing the British and the Hessian soldiers that they hired that they wanted to be an independent country. This was taking a stand because they stood up to the most
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In Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals‚ Democratic Practice‚ Rosalee Clawson and Zoe Oxley interpret public opinion as an individual’s beliefs and preferences in regards to all governmental matters and policies.(424) These individual ideas collectively are viewed as the overall populations opinions summarized and can be reflected by a poll. By collecting these opinions through the polling process‚ lawmakers are likely to take these opinions into consideration when creating and/or regulating a policy
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