#1: “The Salton Sea” Summary In 1905 heavy rain falls and snowmelt overfilled the Colorado River. In result the water poured over the headgates in to Alamo Canal. The flood soon reached an Imperial Valley dike and in a period of two years the entire process of the Colorado River flood would soon create the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is located at the Colorado Desert in Southern California laying below sea level and said to be the largest lake in California. The creation of the sea made Salton City
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Riders in the Sea Sheri-Lyn Crump ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Mary Lounsbury December 17‚ 2012 The sea is both a source of life and death. As we can see in the poem‚ the sea offers food‚ a way to the mainland and other life giving essentials. It is also the reason that Mauyra has lost all the men in her family. At the beginning of the story we realize that Mauyra’s Daughters Colleen and Nora are trying to hide some clothing that the young priest has given them‚ thinking
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Riders to the sea SUMMARY: This story begins with a young Irish girl baking and spinning in a fisherman’’s cottage on the west coast of Ireland. Her sister comes in‚ bearing the clothes of man washed up drowned up the coast. They are waiting for their brother Michael to be found--he disappeared over a week earlier‚ and they know he is dead‚ though hope never dies really until one knows for sure. They do‚ and they finally have to tell their mother‚ and that he got a decent burial by the parish priest
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French Village and the Loyalists The division of Nova Scotia to create the province of New Brunswick in 1784 set forth a wave of migrating Loyalists to settle this new province. Many of them settled on the ruins of abandoned Acadian villages where many Acadians had settled their families. After the destruction of the “Pointe-Saint-Anne” village in the winter of 1759 by Lieutenant Moses Hazen and a group of rangers‚ where he was only able to capture three of its families‚ many of the Acadians
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Chapter 3 Synopsis: Setting the stage for life aboard the ship. Fleshing out Cassie’s character. Cassie’s instructions from her father. Papa taught me about taking sun sights and navigation‚ even navigating by the night stars. It is a job I love since I’m not much for sewing and tatting‚ and other jobs the weaker sex is supposed to enjoy. Also‚ I love maths‚ so Papa even turned over most of the navigating to me while offshore once he decided I am capable‚ and only checks behind me now and again
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Chapter One: Fionn the Apprentice On the small‚ secluded island of Isla‚ there was a fortified village called Rathrune where a small group of mice lived. It seemed like a nice place to live. It had good‚ well-built‚ wooden houses‚ it had a nice view of the sea and the mice who lived there were friendly and courteous. But along the battlements was a young mouse named Fionn moping and sighing to himself while watching his friends playing on the nearby beach and swimming in the water. He envied them
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version of BookRags’ King of Shadows Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-king-of-shadows/ Copyright Information © 2000-2013 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Study Guide 1 Plot Summary King of Shadows by Susan Cooper is a tale about a young boy’s journey to overcome his devastating past in exchange for a hopeful future. Nat is an orphan who escapes into the world of the theatre to avoid his sadness. Nat is magically transported
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Chapter 16- In this chapter the author talks about the climate change models and if they are accurate to predict the future climates. Flannery believes the Hadley model is accurate because the model measures and considers heat‚ moisture and mass. Models in the past were incorrect because of the incorrect satellite data. Flannery ended the chapter by saying‚ at the end of the year 2050‚ global warming would have already occurred and the rest of the climate is depending on mankind‚ and how they live
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The author grew up in Nyakagyezi‚ a village in southwest Uganda. Through hard work‚ he did well in school and was able to go on to University and ultimately came to the States. After losing a brother‚ sister‚ and nephew to AIDS‚ he felt compelled to do something to help the crisis. Realizing that many families caring for the orphaned children couldn’t afford the school fees for these kids‚ and recognizing the importance of education as a means out of the village poverty‚ he determined to build a school
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In the article “How to Live Wisely” Richard J Light (2015) discusses a seminar named “Reflecting on Your Life” which aim is to help first-year students to lead a successful life. The author argues that it is very important for students to consider some questions such as " What is the definition of a good life? How to be happy? How to use college years effectively?". To help their students‚ Harvard faculty decided to start the seminar. In his article Light mentions the most appealing exercises for
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