In the first stanza Bryant writes of the vastness of the skies‚ the sweeping‚ rolling hills‚ and the rippling grasses and flowers making the hills seem like ocean waves. In the second stanza‚ the narrator is intrigued by the mounds surrounding him and begins to speculate on the past presence of human beings on the prairie. “A race‚ that long has passed away‚ built them”. The speaker‚ having created this race in his mind‚ relates the story of these people of their lives‚ their
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was buried. Another massive stone monument was the burial mounds that were also discovered around this time‚ they include dolmens which are slab of stone used to support the vertical slabs creating support for all the stones that were placed on top of the mound. Dolmens were used for single burials‚ passage graves for communal burials. Another type of burial ground introduced around this era was the Newrange which was a kidney shaped mound covering one acre of land which retained curbstones‚ some
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Albert Pujols‚ with a rise ball. Consequently Pujols admitted‚ “I never want to experience that again‚” after his at bat. Why is it baseball players can hit a 90 mph pitch‚ but not a 55mph rise ball? Accordingly‚ due to the elevated baseball pitcher’s mound‚ males are unable to successfully pitch a rise ball. A pitcher must abnormally rotate their hand to get a backspin on a ball‚ which is one of the many challenges in softball. Above all‚ hitting in softball is more difficult than
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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY Module M58: Ecological management and assessment Re-sit Coursework 2010 Submitted by: ELAICHOUNI MEHDI 2009/2010 Executive summary CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Importance of herbivore foraging in terrestrial environments III. Negative impact IV. Conclusion and recommendations V. References Introduction An herbivorous animal is an animal that feeds almost exclusively on vegetation
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Fire Ants Create Floating Rafts to Face Flooding Mounds of fire ants can be found floating around waters in South Carolina. It is part of the tiny insect’s way of surviving the floods that have affected the state. In a video captured by WSAV 3 photojournalist Chris Murray‚ the ants are shown in a mound floating on top of flood waters near Charleston. WSAV 3’s reports that the ants use their claws‚ jaws and sticky pads on their legs to stick together. There is an oily fluid that keeps them on a
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admired. As different warriors and soldiers pass the mound where Beowulf lies‚ they remember him as a courageous hero. Beowulf has battled many foes throughout his life. He has defeated sea monsters and even slain a dragon. Not many people have the courage to pursue the journeys as Beowulf does. He will always be remembered by the many people he has saved. His heroism is spread throughout the world. Everyone will know Beowulf when they pass his mound. They will say “Wide and lofty‚ the brave seafarers
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The Battle of Halicarnassus An important Persian city was Halicarnassus which was used as a supply base. Whose fortifications included a “45 foot wide moat‚ which was 22 feet deep and a six foot thick walls; and high masonry towers” (2004‚ p94) in which Memnon and his troops were defending. The city could easily be supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege
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Biology Lab Report Investigating Alcoholic Fermentation and the Affects of Yeast on Dough Aim: The aim was simply to investigate whether or not yeast had any affect on causing dough to rise when baked and to experiment with alcoholic fermentation eg. to see if it gave off carbon dioxide. Introduction: Following a few weeks of fermentation theory‚ groups of three to four were assigned and told to conduct a series of experiments involving the affects of fermentation. My group consisted of
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Mohenjodaro was a huge discovery that shed some light into Harappan civilization. Mohenjodaro means “mound of the dead”. It was discovered in 1922 by Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay who was a member of the Archaeological Survey of India (4). He originally went to the Sindh province of Pakistan to search for pillars of victory that were made by the Greeks but instead he saw a large mound. There was a large mound of dirt over the site and at first he believed that there was a buddhist stupa underneath. A stupa
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Mesoamerican native cultures‚ the people built earthen mounds‚ for both religious and burial purposes‚ as well as a show of power. In North America they were built sometimes as just a plain‚ earthen mound while in some areas they were built in animal designs. In Mesoamerica they were created to resemble mountains and volcanoes‚ and were also adorned with colored clays to help create the effect. In South America they didn’t create earthen mounds‚ but they did create gigantic earth drawings made out
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