Mount Rushmore - America’s Greatest Sculpture The United States of America is the greatest nation in our world today. It is made up of 50 states with each state having its own unique history. South Dakota is well known for tourism mostly due to the beauty of the Black Hills and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial nestled in a granite mountain located by Keystone‚ South Dakota. Mount Rushmore started out as a dream which led to the reality of a monumental sculpture commemorating four outstanding
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In “The May-Pole of Merry Mount‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne displays a different view of the Merry Mount people‚ than that which was earlier described my William Bradford. In the 17th century Bradford wrote an autobiography about Merry Mount‚ while two centuries later‚ Hawthorne decides to write a fictional story about Merry Mount. While each writing is great‚ they each have their own view on how the people and activities that happened at Merry Mount were. Hawthorne’s analysis of this event varies from
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pyroclastic flows travel down slope from a volcano. The Mount St. Helens pyroclastic flow spread as far as five miles north of the crater. The hot lava flows and suffocating ash falls destroying plant and animal life. The eruptions are over‚ but consequences go on. What happens to the surrounding environment after such an eruption? The Earth repairs itself from the destructive effects of the lava‚ gases and ash spewed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. It is the short-term hazards posed by volcanoes
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In the book “ On Zion’s Mount : Mormons‚ Indians‚ and the American Landscape” Jared Farmers argument is that early pioneers not only displaced and misunderstood the native peoples living the in West‚ but they also displaced and replaced their sacred‚ essential symbols with others and made a false history to support the sacredness of their newly chosen emblems. For example‚ they replaced Native Americans vital‚ life-giving‚ Utah Lake with the lifeless‚ unimportant and unworthy emblems that reminded
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historians have tried to come up with arguments that compare the mystical story with the movement of populism. All of these theories have some background but none of them are able to draw any real parallels between the story and populism that are not completely speculative. These historians have done nothing that could bring any evidence or tie any parts of the plot specifically to populism. The convoluted idea that “The Wizard of Oz” is a parable to populism only takes into account drastic assumptions
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Mt ALEXANDER BUSHWALKING CAMP PROJECT 1. Provide a profile of Mt Alexander including: • The name of the park and which shire it is located in Mount Alexander Regional Park‚ Mount Alexander Shire • When was it made a state park? 1982 • The distance from Bendigo and Melbourne 120km to Melbourne and30 minutes away from Bendigo • What facilities does the park provide? Camping areas‚ walking tracks‚ picnicking areas‚ sightseeing spots‚ camp fire spots
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Mount Athos or Agion Oros‚ as it is locally known‚ is the oldest surviving monastic community in the world. It dates back more than a thousand years‚ to Byzantine times. It is a unique monastic republic‚ which‚ although part of Greece‚ it is governed by its own local administration. Because of its isolation Mount Athos has remained one of the most unspoiled parts of Greece. The landscape is stunning and wild‚ with small green valleys and gorges‚ well wooded peaks interspersed with precipitous ravines
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There are several active Mountains all over the world and they all have stories behind them. One of these active mountains of interest is the Mount Saint Helens. This Mountain got its name from a British diplomat known as Lord Saint Helens and is located in the Skamania Country in Washington State formed in the northern region of the United States of America. Mount Saint Helens is known to be one of the top 10 most famous volcanoes in the world due to the deadly pyroclastic flows and ash explosions well
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1. Briefly summarize your own social history‚ including (at your discretion) your family background‚ significant life experiences‚ special interests‚ achievements‚ etc. From the time I was a little girl‚ family has always been important to me. I love my family dearly‚ and they are extremely important to me. My parents have been married for 32 years and they are still happily married‚ which is something that I strive for in my own life. I have an older brother‚ Josh and a sister-in-law named Jessie
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There is no doubt that name is significantly important for a place‚ especially for some famous landmarks. The Mount Rainier is very famous in Washington State‚ this is shown in the quote‚ “… appears on everything from t-shirts to license plates”. It shows that this mountain has a big influence among the locals. From my point of view‚ I support that Mount Rainier should change names due to historical‚ cultural and economic reasons. First of all‚ I strongly agree on the argument proposed by a group
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