The Willamette River (pronounced "Wil-LAM-it": Listeni/wɨˈlæmɨt/) is a major tributary of the Columbia River‚ accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia’s flow. The Willamette’s main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long‚ lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward between the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Range‚ the river and its tributaries form the Willamette Valley‚ a basin that contains two-thirds of Oregon’s population‚ including the state capital‚ Salem
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With towering bald cypress trees and long stretches of calm water‚ the Frio River in Concan‚ Texas‚ provides public waters for visitors looking to go tubing. Sitting next to Garner State Park‚ which provides ample recreational activities like hunting‚ fishing‚ and hiking‚ the Frio River has created my best summer memories. I have enjoyed countless summers burning my skin under the hot southern sun. Tradition calls my family to Frio County each summer‚ along with hundreds more families looking to
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THE DON RIVER The Don River has always played an important part in the development of the city of Toronto. It actually cuts right down the centre of the city. This river was once rich with many species of fish‚ wildlife‚ and plants. Today‚ it is obvious that it is extremely polluted due to human activity. The ways in which the Don River gets polluted are many. The examples of polluters damaging the Don River are residential areas/houses‚ parks‚ roads‚ golf courses‚ cemeteries
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four-count‚ to something a bit more innovative‚ shadow casting. The technique wasn’t the only thing he altered. He also caught fish for quality‚ which leaked with palpability when he told Norman he aspired to catch the most prevalent fish in the river. Another exceptionally nontraditional detail about Paul’s fishing has to deal with the fact that he took incredible risks. This trait had particular obviousness when he went into the rapids in order to catch the fish of his dreams. Traditionalistic
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River Blindness MERCK AND RIVER BLINDNESS Does Dr. Roy Vagelos or Merck and Co. have a responsibility to pursue R&D for a human version of Ivermectin‚ the drug for river blindness? Lets take this question to a positive evaluation. Developing a drug to combat river blindness has potential costs and benefits. Merck discovered an opportunity to treat millions of infected people around the world but knew that the drug would probably never see commercial use. Investing millions
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Phoenix was born as River Jude Bottom[1] on August 23‚ 1970‚ in Madras‚ Oregon‚ the first child of Arlyn Sharon Dunetz and John Lee Bottom.[4] Phoenix’s parents named him after the river of life from the Hermann Hesse novel Siddhartha‚ and he received his middle name from The Beatles’ song "Hey Jude".[5] In an interview with People‚ Phoenix described his parents as "hippieish".[4] His mother was born in The Bronx‚ New York‚ to Jewish parents whose families had emigrated from Russia and Hungary.[6][7]
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Fall River‚ Massachusetts continuously listed in the top 10 most dangerous cities in MA and number 51 most dangerous city in the U.S. This is where I grew up. Reading stories about the city that gave me so much is difficult. I would not be where I am or who I am without it although. I grew up sheltered from a lot of the drugs and violence at an early age as I went to a private school. Even though I did not go to public schools‚ driving through the city with my mom we always saw the same homeless
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October Revolution; Battle of Cowshed; Chapter IV The October Revolution of 1917 was a Russian rebellion led by the Bolshevik Party founded by Vladimir Lenin. This revolution takes place in Russia. In the book Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell‚ the October Revolution is represented by the Battle of Cowshed. The Battle of Cowshed is a rebellion led by the animals on Manor Farm against their owner‚ Mr. Jones. A speech was given by Vladimir Lenin before the rebellion
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The Colorado River Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two excellent examples are the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates rivers which show use the relationship between rivers and concentrations of people. However‚ the Colorado River is not such a good
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Conflict ‘It is sometimes better to engage in conflict than it is to avoid conflict’. “There is some good in the worst of us‚ and some bad in the best of us. When we discover this‚ we become less prone to hating our enemies” once deliberated Martin Luther King jr‚ a key figure in the American Civil rights movement‚ and a man that constantly strived for equality in racial-fuelled disputes‚ a key aspect of that being understanding when to and when not to engage in such dissension. His teaching
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