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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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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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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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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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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The front cover of The Ivory Trail‚ by Victor Kelleher‚ reveals quite a lot about what the novel is about. It also attracts the attention of the reader using color‚ images and text. The text reveals that the novel involves a long journey made by the protagonist. The main colors used are orange‚ red‚ and black. These colors suggest eeriness and mystery. The color red suggests anger and rage‚ which is possibly felt by the main character at some point in the novel. The four graphics on
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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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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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The Trail of Tears‚ essentially‚ was the path taken by most Indians to get to their homes on reservations across the Mississippi River (Wallace 221-223). This Trail of Tears led to almost 2‚000 deaths for the Cherokees alone‚ which were the largest of the Indian tribes and‚ thus‚ one of the most affected by the Trail of Tears (Perdue and Green 139). The Trail of Tears‚ therefore‚ was just as much of a political and emotional plight
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pirates roamed the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers‚ hunting for pioneers traveling down the river with their cargo. A common location for them to reside was a large tavern referred to as Cave-In-Rock‚ and since this was so easily disguised the pirates used their cunning and intelligence to scam the pioneers into their trap. River pirates were an essential element to America’s history‚ and they provided for many of the hardships the pioneers had to face when living in early America. River piracy began
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