silicic caldera complexes produce the most violent volcanic eruptions. Mount Rainier is located in Washington U.S.A.‚ four miles away from downtown
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The Eruption of Mount Pinatubo On the 15th June of 1991‚ the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century took place on the island of Luzon in the Philippines‚ 90 km northwest of the capital city Manila. It was also‚ by far‚ the largest eruption to affect a densely populated area. Mount Pinatubo‚ a stratovolcano‚ is part of a chain of volcanoes along the Luzon arc on the west coast (refer map). The arc of volcanoes is due to the subduction of the Manila trench to the west. The mountain
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Many people choose to climb Mount Everest every year. There is training‚ mental and physical‚ and days of tracking up a mountain that could potentially kill even the most experienced Sherpas and guides. Despite it being an incredible feat climbers can say they have accomplished‚ there are many obstacles climbers have to persevere through as they climb. A climber has a limited supply of oxygen in their tank. They have to make it from Camp Four‚ to the peak‚ and back before the tank runs out completely
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“Mount Vernon is a great place to visit because it is a recognition of our illustrious first president and he was thriving at the time and how his house still stands to this day.At Mount Vernon you can look through the well cared gardens and take walks around the home of the George Washington. Mount Vernon should be visited for its historical significance‚ beauty‚ and the fact that visitors can experience life in the 1800s‚” Dannia read out loud. “It sounds like this is the place we’re going to write
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Farah Aboufakhr 6th hour Hillary vs. Tenzing: To the top of Mount. Everest! Sir Edmund Hillary’s‚ View from the Summit and Tenzing Norgay’s‚ The Dream Comes True were very interesting articles on Mount Everest. Climbing though the chilling Himalayas‚ they had to overcome difficult obstacles. In each of their essays‚ they have some things they agreed upon‚ and some they did not. Each perspective brings out a sharp contrast in the personality of both of these men. They did share several similarities
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According to John Berger’s Ways of Seeing‚ “The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe.” (Berger‚ 8) An object or a symbol from one period of time could mean another in a time today. Swimming at Oiso‚ Distant View of Mount Fuji by Utagawa Kokunimasa is a triptych made during the Meiji period (1868-1962) typically utilized as an altarpiece during the Meiji period in Japan. On the surface‚ this painting represents the transformation of the kimono throughout history. From early
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Two hundred years ago‚ Puritans‚ having escaped from their sovereign European civilization are not yet acquainted to the new freedoms they have been desperately wanting. They rebuked many of the Merry Mount colonists who were a “different sort of people (Chen).” Puritans were filled with extreme beliefs which caused them to harm anyone who believed anything separate from their views. This is a common reality of today’s life as well; Nevertheless‚ Hawthorne’s work is based largely on symbolism. Hawthorne
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Exactly seventy-five years ago‚ the construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial finished. Completed under the direction of Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum from 1927–1941‚ the sculpture’s roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. These U.S. presidents were known to be brave‚ courageous‚ and good role models to Americans. I fully agree that these people are important to the American history‚ but I also believe
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As an alumna of prominent educational institutions – Ladies’ College and Mount Holyoke College – I consider myself fortunate to be a part of a community of women who are invested in the personal and professional development of each other. Over the years‚ the resources afforded to me through these institutions have played a critical role in supporting my intellectual and personal growth. At Mount Holyoke College‚ conversations with fellow students enabled me to develop a cosmopolitan view of the world;
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