Life in Kansas. Well‚ it’s life‚ but in Kansas. If I ever talk to someone from another state or anywhere else they always say something about it being flat‚ even though I never thought it was flat because there are the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas that are not flat at all. Also‚ if I ever travel outside of Kansas and somebody knows I am from Kansas they will say “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” as some kind of joke‚ it’s a given. The Flint Hills are absolutely stunning and it is my favorite
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necessary social services…” and yet the situation in Haiti begs to differ that not all people are given the same amount of valuable health care. Oh the difference between what are human rights and what ought to be human rights! In the novel Mountains Beyond Mountains‚ by Tracy Kidder‚ Paul Farmer is a major proponent for legitimate health care for those in the world who are too poor to afford or seek it. A Mother Theresa figure‚ he takes the ugly by the horns and embraces that which the rest of the world
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Home is a term that is used throughout the world as the place where one lives. Is this really what home means? In looking deeper at what the word really means‚ many interpretations become apparent. Another word that sometimes is confused with home is the word house. A house is the actual building where a person lives‚ whereas a home is more personal. The dictionary defines the word home as the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered (Scott‚ Foresman Advanced Dictionary p.528). A house
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Southwest Airlines Southwest started its operations in 1971 in Dallas-Houston‚ Dallas-San Antonio & San Antonio-Houston our operations were delayed by lawsuits filed against us by our competitors. Braniff and Texas International (TI) were the two major Airlines played a very distinctive role in these routes & our competitors. Customers were not happy with service provided by both‚ this when Southwest entered with new prices and quality services. The two giants maintained their fares $27
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Toyo Sesshu Ama no Hashidate Landscape of Mountain and Sandbar Abstract “Ama no Hashidate‚ Landscape of Mountain and Sandbar” (King & Chilvers‚ 2008‚ p. 188) was the masterpiece of Toyo Sesshu. Painted in 1465‚ this piece was created in the style known as “haboku” or broken ink. At a young age Sesshu was trained in the tradition of Chinese ink painting and later became a Buddhist monk. When his training was completed‚ he left China and returned to his native land. Once there he would
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My vacation was lots of fun. We went to the Smoky Mountains and stayed there for a week. My friend taught us about Jesus. It was a very interesting trip. I plan to go again as soon as possible. The mountains were fantastic‚ and I really liked the church there. They were very nice and gave us lots of tasty food. Amazing! I hope you like my essay about my trip. I am very grateful for you reading it. I worked very hard on it‚ and I want to get a good grade. Actually‚ I have to make a
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one word… mountain. The Rocky Mountains seemed to stare at them just as I stared at them. As I continued Westward past these beautiful yet difficult-to-cross sights‚ even the Columbian Mountains and Coast Mountains became an outstanding trouble. Tall mountains with a profusion of coniferous trees were both pleasuring and painful‚ and I had immense difficulty crossing this landform region‚ as there were copious steep inclines and descents. After many days of traversing through mountains I finally
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Industrialization and Appalachia The Industrial revolution did not “skip over” Appalachia but the native mountain people did not benefit from the effects of industrialization and were left in a worse situation. The stereotype of the Appalachian people that was formed prior to the industrialization era was that mountain people were noble‚ savage‚ independent‚ proud‚ rugged‚ dirty and uneducated. The industrialists to promote economic development and industrialization of Appalachia used this
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what really horrifies me. There are many lookout points on the thousands of mountains along the Appalachian Trail‚ but there is one that truly captures the feeling of the terrific and terrifying view. I stood‚ approximately one hundred feet from the ground‚ on a piece of mountain that seemed to jut out from the summit of a mountain. Only teen feet of rock kept me from falling to my death. Overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains‚ the view was the most stunning I had ever seen. I peered miles into the distance
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third physical factor is the ranges‚which consists of mountains and hills. The ranges let us see a series of mountains together. Climbing one of the mountain is a good experience for me as I had not tired mountain climbing before. Since they are ranges‚there must be nice scenery there too. I would like to go there to see the beautiful scenery. Examples are Brindabella ranges‚ visible to the west of Canberra‚ and Flinders Ranges‚ the largest mountain range in South Australia. The fourth physical factor
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