...ones to breath in a natural environment which is surrounded by wildlife and other animals. There is no place better to visit for an adventure than visiting Everglades in Florida. The everglades is an astonishing land covered with grass, water, mud and animals spreading across an area of 1,509,000 acres. It is the only place in the world where you can find alligators and American crocodile living side by side in harmony. Most of the people think that the area is a swamp, covered with dirt and grass, however everglades consist of a slow moving river, making it possible for boats to roam about. Why An Air boat ride is the best way to explore Everglades? The Everglades area has many mangroves tunnels, sawgrass marshes and pine flatwoods. That is why the best way to explore the everglades is through airboat rides in everglades. With most of the area covered with grass and mud, the best way to see hard to reach places is through an airboat, as the boat moves through a fan rather than a...
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...Survival! Expedition Survival is a reality TV show that stars a young man named Derek Badger. Despite his father’s wishes, Wahoo accepts the job. While Derek is at the Cray’s house, he is bitten by a snapping turtle. He tries to get the Cray’s python, Beulah, to wrestle him, but is tackled by Mickey. In his arrogance, he tries to ride the Cray’s alligator, Alice. He is flipped round and round. When he recovers from this, he reviews the video of him getting bucked around by Alice. Derek decides he wants to do a “real” show in the Florida Everglades, instead of faking it like he usually does....
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...Introduction & Executive Summary Table of Contents Introduction 2010 Executive Summary Mission and Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program Overview of Statistics Changes to the Publication Accident Reporting as Required by Federal Law Casualty and Accident Reporting Guidelines “Reportable” Boating Accidents “Non-Reportable” Boating Accidents Use of Statistics Accident Causes and Conditions Tables with Explanation Table 4 Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month Figure 1 Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month (graph) Table 5 Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Table 6 Machinery & Equipment Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Figure 2 Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents (graph) Figure 3 Primary Contributing Factor of Deaths (graph) Figure 4 Primary Contributing Factor of Injuries (graph) Table 7 Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Contributing Factor Table 8 Alcohol Use as a Contributing Factor in Accidents & Casualties by State 06-10 Table 9 Vessel Operation at the Time of Accident Table 10 Vessel Activity at the Time of Accident Table 11 Weather & Water Conditions Table 12 Time Related Data Table 13 Vessel Information Table 14 Rental Status of Vessels Involved in Accidents Table 15 Number & Percentage of Deaths by Vessel Length Figure 5 Number of Deaths by Vessel Length (graph) Accident Types Tables with Explanation Table 16 Accident, Vessel & Casualty Numbers by Primary Accident...
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...1000 Real GMAT Sentence Correction Questions 1. 1 A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation. (A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them (B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them (C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them (D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based (E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based 2. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes. (A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump (B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping (C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump (D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump (E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities 3. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770’s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman. (A) it was only the second published by...
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...Chap1 Comparing Apples and Oranges The concept of “apples and oranges” relates to the consistency of anything that is compared with something else. Whenever you make a comparison in sentence, you have to make sure the things you compare are , in fact, comparable. Than ①主语比较 1. Because the Earth’s crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West.(D-P35-9) 2.Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than does any other city in the United States. (D-p78-14) 3.The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even greater significance for the economy than do the particulars of the plan. (C-p8-6) 4. Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel. (C-p8-16) 5. The United States government employs a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than does any other government. (C-p22-8) 6. The pay of senior executives increased in 1990 by a larger percentage than did the wages of other salaried workers. (C-p67-5) 7. A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load...
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