I conquered Mount Le Conte at the age of nine‚ the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains. It intersects with North America’s longest hiking trail - The Appalachian Trail - with over 2‚200 miles of mountains‚ rivers‚ and pure wilderness. Ever since learning about the Appalachian Trail‚ I have wanted to hike it. So that’s what I did. While my ultimate goal is to thru-hike the entire trial‚ I decided to start with hiking the Georgia section. It took planning and preparation to find the right
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the trash and move on with my day. Today was different though‚ when I picked up the bag of trail mix I read the back and was shocked. Then I asked myself “Have I been putting all this bad stuff in my body for the last few years of my life?” The bag of trail mix was filled with sugar and high sodium levels. I have eaten a million of these trail mix bags‚ my family has too. If I had known that this bag of trail mix had this much sugar and sodium‚ I would never have even put anything from that
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Last year‚ the Portland Trail Blazers were the surprise and feel good story of the NBA. Losing a star in Lamarcus Aldridge in free agency‚ along with Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum spelled doom for Trail Blazers. Many in the media and across the league picked Portland to finish near the bottom of the west and destined for a lottery finish. Instead‚ the squad finished with 44 wins and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. The Blazers front office responded by retaining their talent and
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Describe the problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California. (9 marks) There were many problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California which we know of‚ and these problems were more or less life-threatening. Most people ask why these migrants bothered to travel knowing the risks and more than likely consequences. Most Migrant’s and settler’s decisions were effected by push and pull factors‚ some which give no other option to these people but to move. The
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Social Work Pioneers Introduction of Pioneer Whitney Young Jr.‚ a social work pioneer was born July31‚ 1921. He was an african american who lived in the south. He was actually born in his own house‚ on the campus of the Lincoln Institute of Kentucky. His father and mother taught school there. Both his mother‚ Laura Ray‚ and his father Whitney Young‚ Sr. were considered to be among the “black educated elite.” Whitney’s mother‚ Laura‚ was the first black postmaster in Kentucky. Whitney attended
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The two short stories‚ "The Prospector’s Trail" by Cathy Jewison and "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason are easily comparable by the use of characterization. Both stories consist of two main characters‚ as couples‚ as it is affected by another individual. Also‚ throughout the stories‚ both couples face challenges in which reveal their true selves. Lastly‚ the author used one dynamic character while the other remained a static character. "The Prospector’s Trail" and "Bluffing" consisted of two main characters
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what they had called Indian Territory. Many of them walked this journey‚ they did not have enough food or water and there were many illnesses going around which caused people to become sick and then die. Eventually‚ this awful journey was called the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson‚ who was the president at the time was the one who porpent the removal of Indians. In 1814‚ he sent a command out to the U.S. military to remove the Native Americans out of the Southwestern United States. The Natives tried
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I drove over to our public hiking trail and parked by the “Ruby hiking trail’ entrance. I got out of my car and grabbed my backpack that had my water bottle‚ salad‚ sweatshirt‚ and blanket in it. As I was walking down the trail‚ I heard birds singing‚ trees creaking‚ deer running‚ rabbits hopping‚ and a light breeze. About an hour into the hike‚ I started to get hungry. However‚ it was only about ten a.m. and I was hungry for lunch. I kept hiking down the trail so I could find a place to lay out
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Introduction Pioneer Distilleries Limited‚ a subsidiary of United Spirits Limited is engaged in manufacturing of Alcohol. The factory is situated at Dharmabad of Nanded District of Maharashtra. On its growth side‚ the Company installed a new 30KLPD Ethanol Plant in the year 2004-05. Further‚ the Company has expanded its Alcohol Plant capacity from 50KLPD to 100KLPD in the year 2006-07. In the year 2010-11 the Company has set up a 60KLPD Grain Based Alcohol Facility and commissioned 4.725 MW Biogas
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History 101 B020 Sum 13 Michael King July 21‚ 2013 The Salem Witch Trails started in Massachusetts from 1692 and lasted until 1693. There was about 200 people who were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ or Devil’s Magic‚ and about twenty of them were executed. Soon after the trials‚ the colonist admitted the trials were a mistake and the families of those who were executed were paid or compensated for their loss. During this time‚ many Christians believed that certain people
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