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    The History of White-Tailed Deer in Kentucky When our ancestors first reached Kentucky they found a great abundance of game‚ including deer. Early settlers utilized deer for food and clothing. Due to all the killing of the white-tail deer‚ around 1925 they were virtually eliminated in Kentucky. A few survived in areas such as‚ between the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers in western Kentucky‚ and a few survived in eastern Kentucky. In most places‚ though deer simply no longer occurred. When

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    Rooftop Prince Reasoning FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE’S OPINIONS At first I was confused‚ but thinking about it again I now understand. Here is what I think the writer was trying to achieve. The writer wanted us to realize that Yi gak is in fact Tae yong and Tae yong is in fact Yi gak thus they always kept mentioning that Tae yong is Yi gak’s reincarnation‚ but we just never had a better insight on Tae yong’s character since he went into a coma which allowed Yi gak to come into the future. You

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    To what extent do you think ‘The Kite Runner’ presents a thoroughly depressing picture of life in Afghanistan? I believe that The Kite Runner does present quite a depressing picture of life in Afghanistan‚ the first thing coming to mind being the rape of Hassan by some local boys. The boys justified this obscene act by referring to Hassan as “just a Hazara‚” displaying the ultimately racist attitude that Sunni Muslims possessed. This gives the impression that Afghanistan is a highly racist place

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    I choose the picture of the Natural Bridge Caverns because of how it’s made with all the layers of rocks. I like it the natural bridge caverns because the visitors who travel to go see the Natural Bridge Cavern travel through different layers of different of rocks. And get to look at the different rocks and learn about the history of the rocks and how there all different. What you’ll find out is Glen Pose is the oldest layer of the rocks. The main reason why visitor’s visit the caverns is for the

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    Crab Eating Raccoon

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    . Crab eating raccoon- Marshy and jungle environment in Central and South America. The head and body length is 16 to 31 in. Tail length is 8 to 22 in. The height at the shoulder is about 9 in. Weight can range from 4 to 26 lb. Ring tail-Ring tails are native to North America. They are smaller than a house cat. The Ring tail measures from 12-17 in. long to the base of the tail. The tail adds another 12-17 in. to the length. The Ring tail can range from 1.5 to 3.3 lb. They are lighter than most house

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    HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT Name: Kha Thanh Trang Student number: 11CD660065 Class: CA1102 Advisor: Trần Mỵ Uyên Course: Term-paper (Writing) Every country has its own important festivals which have the customs characteristics and the different meaning. Western countries have some holidays such as Thanksgiving‚ Halloween‚ Christmas‚… Korea has Harvest festival (Chuseok)‚ Buddha’s birthday (Chopail)‚ Festival

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    Culinary Nutrition

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    asparagus‚ avocado‚ banana‚ bee pollen‚ beets‚ broccoli‚ cabbage‚ cantaloupe‚ carrots‚ cayenne pepper‚ celery‚ cherries‚ dandelion greens‚ fish liver oils‚ garlic‚ kale‚ kelp‚ leaf lettuce‚ liver‚ melon‚ mustard‚ papaya‚ parsley‚ peaches‚ peas‚ persimmon‚ pineapple‚ prunes‚ pumpkin‚ spinach‚ spirulina‚ sweet potatoes‚ yellow fruits and squash‚ tomato‚ yellow or green vegetables‚ sprouted wheat‚ turnip greens‚ whole wheat‚ wheatgrass‚ and watercress. Vitamin C - (Ascorbic acid) POTENTIAL BENEFITS: In

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    Ilab Week 3

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    shed their leaves in winter. This prevents their branches from being broken by the weight of the snow‚ but also means that they have to grow leaves anew each spring. The trees and shrubs produce flowers‚ seeds‚ and fruits‚ such as wild cherries and persimmons. Many of the shrubs beneath the trees also produce fruit‚ such as huckleberries‚ blackberries‚ and thimbleberries. Below the shrubs there are wild flowers‚ clumps of grasses‚ and ferns. Herbivores eat the leaves and fruits of the forest. Some of

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    <b>1945</b><br><li> Ho Chi Minh and his People’s Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces and Japan transfers all power to Ho’s Vietminh. <br><li> President Roosevelt dies<br><li> Making good on his threat to unleash "...a rain of ruin the like of which has never been seen on earth...‚" President Harry Truman authorizes the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan -- one on Hiroshima on August 6‚ and

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    <div style="sub-title">1. Formulate five criteria for the evaluation of search engines</div> <br>To effectively evaluate three different search engines from the perspective of an advanced web user‚ the following criteria were established: <br>1. Relevance and accuracy of search results <br>2. Search speed <br>3. Advanced search options <br>4. Other services <br>5. Site design and layout <br>More information about these criteria and how they were used is available below. <br> <br>2. Test three search

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