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    Oregon Trail

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    The Oregon Trail is a 2‚000 mile route for large wagons. The trail began by fur trappers and traders from 1811 to 1840. The only way you could pass was by foot or on a horse. By the 1846-1869 the trail was used by about 400‚000 settlers‚ ranchers‚ farmers‚ miners‚ and businessmen and their families. William Clark founded the path but it wasn’t discovered until 1859 that they could actually walk the path that connected the Missouri River to the Columbia River. The West part of the trail connected

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    The Oregon Coast

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    The Oregon Coast. The sunset glistens against the raging ocean water. I could walk for miles on the sand as it is ongoing never ending. While your feet sink in the sand I can ponder the peacefulness around me. The way the two rocks were hit by the glowing sunrise set a reflection of crystals in the clear water. There was a slight misty breeze‚ as I walked along the water. The Oregon coast is my sanctuary with the two most beautiful rocks that stood on the edge of the unknown below them.

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    Western Oregon is a region that is threatened by landslides that can cause hazards to the public’s safety‚ their natural resources‚ and infrastructure. The most hazardous areas are in the mountain terrains. Landslides are a common occurrence in Western Oregon. They can be very devastating to homes and businesses and each year millions of dollars are spent repairing the damage caused by landslides (Hofmeister‚ 2002). Landslides are not individual events‚ they occur in conjunction with other factors

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    In my Essay I will talk about two different colleges and they are George Fox University‚ and Oregon State. I will talk about each college’s tuitions‚ where it is found‚ number of students on the campus‚ some majors‚ and requirements for admittance‚ scholarships‚ and a few more things unique about the colleges George Fox‚ and Oregon State University. First off I will talk about George fox University. The year round tuition is around forty three thousand. That is without any financial aid‚ and the

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    Westward Expansion Essay

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    railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America on this famous wagon route between 1841 and 1866. By 1869‚ the transcontinental railroads such as the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific had been built after the Pacific Railway Bill had been passed in 1862. The Union Pacific was built westward from

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    The “Guardian of the Willamette” is commonly known for the Willamette Greenway Plan with the intention of eliminating pollution in the river‚ but by the state of Oregon the infamous guardian was named the 31st governor. Within a span of 21 years‚ Robert W. Straub initiated his political reputition when he became a member of Lane County’s Board of Commission in 1954. Eventually‚ he became the state senate in 1959‚ the state treasurer in 1964‚ and finally the state governor in 1975. After several remarkable

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    Assissted Suicide

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    D Marker‚ R. (2010). Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved March 15‚ 2013‚ from Patient’s Rights Council: http://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/frequently-asked-questions/ Washington‚ S Campbell‚ C. S. (1994). Oregon ’s Fight over the Right to Die. The Hastings Center Report.

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    Timberline Lodge History

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    Timberline Lodge Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Timberline Lodge each year‚ making it one of the top tourist attractions in the State of Oregon. A majestic and natural structure made of local wood and stone‚ the lodge was built in three parts. It consists of two wings that extend and meet at right angles at a hexagonal-shaped tower‚ known as the “head house”. The Lodge lays below a recreational ski area and in the spring and summer it serves as a base camp for hikers and climbers alike

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    Rhetorical Analysis

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    plea to insanity‚ which did not allow him to use his mental illness as an excuse for his actions in court. Kipland did not think his first verdict was fair so he went back and argued against Article I‚ Section 15‚ and Article I‚ Section 16‚ of the Oregon Constitution. The court and defendants victims were more worried about the safety of society if Kipland were ever to be released from jail. The court decided that the safety of society is more important than anything else in Article I‚ Section 15

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    Pharm Schools

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    and Allied Health Professions Touro College (NY)  College of Pharmacy University at Buffalo - SUNY  School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences NORTH CAROLINA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  Eshelman School of Pharmacy OREGON

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