Fishing was a very important part of Maine economy. Fishing is what brought in and kept the Europeans in Maine. During the 1620s a year round fishing group of 13 fishermen was supported by Damariscove. In 1632‚ Robert Trelawny developed a fishing and trading post which for about 10 years had around 6o fishermen on 3 year contracts. People preserved the fish by leaving them in the sun and adding salt. They did this instead of keeping them in barrels in boats. After this they found dry- curing. This
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In Gray‚ Maine ‚ a sudden drought takes toll on the local streams. Water levels are a foot lower than average‚ and the precipitation rate has been 8 to 9 inches lower than last year. This was quite a bit of water being absent from the Maine’s average main precipitation. Fortunately‚ there is a forecast of a substantial amount of rain. The amount of rain however‚ causes worries about flash flooding. Luckily‚ the amount of water should be small enough to be immersed by the vegetation. National Weather
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great discoveries and theories. One of Aristotle’s greatest teachings was in the art of rhetoric. Aristotle said that to be persuasive in ones arguments that one must establish credibility (ethos) use logical argument (logos)‚ and appeal to the audience on an emotional level (pathos). Twenty two hundred years later a young statesman named Patrick Henry would exemplify these three techniques to near perfect use‚ in his speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses. Henry starts the speech out with a series
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is true about “meiosis”? Select all that apply. Answers: Reproductive cells undergo meiosis Non-germ cells are reproduced Red blood cells undergo meiosis Number of chromosomes reduces by half in phase one Cell divides to produce four daughter cells Response Feedback: Meiosis occurs only in replicating gametes or reproducing cells. In phase one‚ the number of chromosomes is reduced by half but the chromatid pairs remain together. In phase
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1. How has the catch of lobsters changed over the past 15 years in the state of Maine? Lobstering has dominated the fishing industry in Maine over the last 20 years. However‚ lobster population in the state has diminished as a result of overfishing. 2. What does Walter Day suggest needs to be done to keep the industry flourishing? “Just let us do what we’ve been doing‚ and otherwise let us alone.” 3. What are shorts? Lobsters that are too small. 4. What are eggers? females carrying masses
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True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. ____ 1. Eukaryotic cells are characterized by a lack of a distinct nucleus‚ whereas prokaryotic cells have intracellular compartments bordered by membranes and a well-defined nucleus. ____ 2. Lipids and proteins are the major components of the plasma membrane. ____ 3. Lysosomes remain fully active by maintaining an acid pH created by pumping hydrogen ions into their interiors. ____ 4. The chief function of ribosomes
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years. However‚ aside from advertisements regarded only through nostalgia‚ the greatest impact stems from the evoked emotion – typically‚ the pathos. As this commercial originates in Thailand‚ it is not widely regarded across the world. To those who have watched and commented on it‚ however‚
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Was the outbreak of the War in 1914 inevitable? It was called ‘the war to end all wars!’ It was anything but four years of trench warfare left millions dead and nothing resolved. How an assassin’s bullet in Bosnia triggered one of the world’s bloodiest wars the world has ever known and how alliances‚ imperialism and militarism take a huge part of how the war started. These big factors lead to the question was the outbreak of the war in 1914 inevitable. One of the fuses to the war was imperialism
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Victoria Conrardy Mrs. Lord A.P. English 11 February 21‚ 2013 AP Book Project Part One Introduction 1. Title-Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is significant because Ehrenreich does explain how many do “survive” off of minimum wage which really is not much. 2. Author-Barbara Ehrenreich is seventy-one years of age and is a widely-read and award-winning columnist and essayist‚ and author of 21 books which include: Blood Rites; The Worst Years of Our Lives; and Fear of
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“To Hell with Spain Remember the Maine”‚ this was the slogan used by Yellow journalism after the Maine explosion and also before the beginning of the war. This slogan reminds the Americans that their beloved ones lost their lives and it was because of Spain. This slogan gives the feeling of nationalism and courage to fight against the enemies and to take the revenge for humiliation. Americans were already sympathetic towards Cubans. The destruction of the Maine convinces many Americans that the U
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