Peat Formation Peat is a partially decayed organic matter laid down in anaerobic‚ or lacking oxygen‚ conditions in wetlands. Peat forms when plant material‚ usually in marshy areas‚ is inhibited from decaying fully by acidic conditions. It is composed mainly of peat moss or sphagnum‚ but also includes trees‚ grasses‚ and other marshland vegetation. It also includes many other types of organic remains such as fungi‚ insects‚ pollen‚ and on occasion dead animals. Peat formed in very wet conditions
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There are many important important events in history. One of the most important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field
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Literature Section 1 5.1.2014 Opposition Opposites Attract Although human beings consider love the universal tie that extends and forgives over race‚ gender‚ social statuses‚ habits‚ and beliefs‚ sometimes faults prevent them from loving‚ as Mary Freeman’s “A New England Nun” illustrates. Having faithfully kept their vows of engagement‚ Louisa Ellis and Joe Dagget have reunited after fourteen years of separation. Prim and proper Louisa has cultivated a content life of quiet‚ cleanliness‚ and strict
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Soil formation‚ or pedogenesis‚ is the combined effect of physical‚ chemical‚ biological and anthropogenic processes on soil parent material. Soil is said to be formed when organic matter has accumulated and colloids washed downward‚ leaving deposits of clay‚ humus‚ iron oxide‚ carbonate‚ and gypsum. As a result‚ horizons form in the soil profile. These constituents are moved (translocated) from one level to another by water and animal activity. The alteration and movement of materials within a soil
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this experiment is to demonstrate the formations of the world oceans and why they are salty. I hope to learn more about the formations of the world oceans and what causes the oceans to be salty. Based on my research‚ I know that if salty water was put on black paper and left outside in the sun‚ the water would evaporate but the salt crystals would stay. The salt would not evaporate because it is a solid. Knowing this I formed a hypothesis‚ being‚ if salty water was poured on black paper and left out
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DBQ New England vs. Chesapeake The differentiating religious beliefs‚ political structures‚ and interests forced the formation of two distinct societies in the New England and the Chesapeake region. The New England region migrated in family clusters as for the Chesapeake they were primarily made up of single men‚ which led to the difference in religious beliefs‚ political structures‚ and interests. They had all fled Europe for political standards‚ family life‚ and the use of land. Single men
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comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them‚ the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even more demanding. This led to the first shots in Lexington and Concord and ultimately the American Revolution. Fighting alone‚ the colonies were outnumbered and outperformed‚ but due to the French Britain became even more isolated from the colonies
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The colonies should have separated from England. “That these United Colonies are‚ and ought to be‚ Free and Independent States.”- Declaration of Independence. In the document it states serious problems the colonists encountered with the king for example; the colonies could not govern themselves‚ had to pay astonishingly high taxes to the king‚ and finally‚ the colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes. The colonies’ laws and powers were controlled by the King and had
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By the 1700s the English came to the New World and settled in The Chesapeake and New England regions. The lives of the people settled in these regions were centered on two dissimilar lifestyles. Distinctive differences between these regions were in expectations‚ beliefs‚ and social cultures. The differences created a clear cut between North and South. The wide gap between the development of The Chesapeake and New England regions was mainly because of the way their lives were centered. The Chesapeakes
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History Repeats Itself: 1945-2010 What Repeats? While some events are in history are forgotten‚ there are some that have such a large impact they are repeated or at least some qualities that are repeated. Scandals have occurred before Americans had trust issues with their government. Americans were blind to them until it became a public announcement. America also tends to assist other countries even though they aren’t in a physical‚ mental or financial place to do so. These are both a generalized
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