...In the 6th episode of “The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross”, it covers African Americans history from 1968-2013. The video starts with an announcement about the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With this event happening it led to the creation of the Black Panther group, who were demanding the equal rights of African Americans. The black panthers were driven by Malcom X who had a more radical view on civil rights than people like Martin Luther. By 1969 21 African Americans were on primetime TV which was a huge achievement by the African Americans. With the living area knows as suburbs came into, jobs and thousands of people moved from the cities and into the suburbs, both black and whites. As middle class blacks moved into the suburbs...
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...In both “The Use of Force” and “Many Rivers to Cross”, communication plays an important role. Both stories show that one must communicate efficiently to accurately depict their problems. In “The Use of Force”, the characters do not accurately communicate the problem. Mathilda does not cooperate when the doctor investigates her illness. She refuses to obey orders and open her mouth to reveal her true sickness. Anger builds within the doctor as he tries to conquer the little girl’s persistence and immaturity. Mathilda’s parents try to coax their child into talking with the doctor. However, they only dictate a few words themselves. The doctor continues to get mad as he tries to unlock the secret the child is holding in her mouth. In the end, the doctor wins and pries the girl’s mouth open to take a throat culture as she is screaming and resisting....
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...renewal of a rivers energy in response to a relative fall in base level. Base level is the same as current sea level and so a drop in base level can be caused by either eustatic sea level fall, isostatic rebound or tectonic activity. There are three types of rejuvenation that I have learned about. One of them being incised meanders. Incised meanders are meanders which are particularly well developed and occur when a river’s base level has fallen giving the river a large amount of vertical erosion power, allowing it to downcut. There are two types of incised meanders, entrenched meanders and ingrown meanders. entrenched meanders are symmetrical and form when the river downcuts particularly quickly. Due to the speed which the river downcuts, there is little opportunity for lateral erosion to occur giving them their symmetrical shape. Ingrown meanders are asymmetrical. They form when the river downcuts at a less rapid pace, giving the river opportunity to erode laterally as well as vertically. Another type of rejuvenation is river terraces. This is caused by a river eroding vertically into the former floodplain. If vertical erosion is rapid then paired terraces are formed either side of the channel. If vertical erosion is slower though, unpaired terraces form as the river is given opportunity to meander. River terraces are particularly useful for settlements as they provide flat areas above the present floodplain. Oxford, Cambridge and London all developed on the river terraces...
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...50,000 men, the pontoons didn’t arrive in time for the Union to cross the river, and they tried to break through the Confederates defenses. The loss of 50,000 men was a loss for the Union because the battle of Fredericksburg hosted the largest group of soldiers to participate in a battle. “ The enemy deployed in s ravine which was between the Union and the city, a distance of about 300 or 400 yards from the stone wall, and advanced with fresh columns to attack at intervals of not more than fifteen minutes, but they were repulsed with zeal driven back with loss on every occasion. This continued until about 4:30 p.m.” the Union also bombarded Fredericksburg with 150 cannons to make sure that they would win. They made plans to cross the river just incase they would need to fall back and regain some ground. Over 120,000 Union soldiers fought in the battle, which was the highest number of combatants of any battle in the civil war. The Union did this because they wanted to win the land and make it part of the north as a free state....
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information The Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli (Matschie, 1904), a subspecies of the western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, is found in contiguous forest patches bordering South-Southern Nigeria and South-Western Cameroon, an area recognized as a biodiversity hotspot characterized by species diversity and endemism (Edet, 2011). The subspecies is one of the most critically endangered primates of Africa (Oates et al., 2008; IUCN, 2013). The subspecies is also one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates (Mittermeier et al., 2009). As humans extend their land use, Cross River gorilla habitat is rapidly disappearing, and this may have adverse effects on number of individuals within the subspecies. The Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli, chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes vellorosus) and drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), though legally protected by the Endangered Species Decree 11 of 1985, are some of the primates hunted for bushmeat and other purposes (Edet, 2011). The Major threat to the survival of the subspecies is lack of thorough conservation strategy necessary for its protection. The survival of this endangered species and ecosystems depends on long-term participation and understanding of local populations (Oates, 1999). Due to the close relationship between cultural diversity and biodiversity, traditional knowledge systems play an important role when developing species conservation and management strategies (Caldecott...
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...Wharton1 David Wharton Dr. Northcutt ENG 1020-04 April 10, 2012 “What a Beautiful Bridge” In the writing of A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway employs symbolism in many forms. Hemingway uses water in various states throughout the progression of the novel such as the use of rain and rivers to symbolize life and love as well as death and danger. Hemingway uses symbols to allude to the events that will occur in the coming chapters of the novel if the reader is keen to heed them. Hemingway’s use of the “bridge” and the rivers they cross, represent the lives of people and the hazards people encounter when they approach and cross a bridge in an effort to reach what is waiting on the other side. The novel opens with a beautiful description of life and of living our lives. “In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. In the bed of the river there were pebbles and boulders, dry and white in the sun, and the water was clear and swiftly moving and blue in the channels”(3). Life’s river bottom is littered with small problems and with large problems. When things are going well, our lives are blue skies and sunshine and we are eager to have life pass rapidly. Hemingway is making a stand on the political atmosphere that was prevalent in America in the late 1920’s and one which can be applied in contemporary America as well. I must Wharton2 disagree with Thomas P. McDonnell, who wrote in an article for the...
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...River and Ali (pseudonyms) are both in kindergarten at a parochial school. At first, my priority was getting to know River and Ali and their interests. I used the information gained during this first encounter to plan lessons that incorporated each students’ interests to make their learning more appealing. After talking to their teacher and listening to both River and Ali read some of their favorite books, Guided Reading Level (GRL) A seemed an appropriate level to being instruction (Richardson, 2009; Fountas & Pinnell, 2011). I used Boushey and Moser’s 2009 Reading Conference Form to document River’s and Ali’s reading behaviors, progress, and needs, which I noticed during our meeting times. After conducting several oral reading processes,...
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...discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos which is an ancient village across a river from Palea. Furthermore, he indicates that the ancient Paleans have no ability to cross this river. At first glance, the author's argument seems to be cogent, but close scrutiny reveals that it is unconvincing in many aspects. In the first place, the author unfairly assumes that no Palea's residents have ever been to Lithos for there is a river across them. While the arguer doesn't provide us sufficient materials such as geographical data or certain historical recordings to prove Palean was seperated from Lithos. Maybe they can just walk or tramp over hill and dale to Lithos. Even if the only way from Palean to Lithos is across the Brim river, the author's inference rests on the poor assumption that during thousands of years this river is always deep and broad. It is highly possible that this river is shallow and narrow or just not exit in prehistoric era. What is more, the author gratuitously mention that the ancient Paleans could have crossed the river only by boat and no Palean baskets have been found. Why should they have to come to Lithos by boat? A small raft or a simple drawbridge could be more convenient. The arguer's reasoning is apparently flawed unless he can persuade me that these situations mentioned above are unlikely and show me the proofs that Palea's inhabitant had no ability to cross Brim River. In addition, the author assumes that only the Palean's residents can...
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...starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris died for various reasons such as starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska. The bus is still there for many people to visit. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska. The bus is still there for many people to visit. ------------------------------------------------- Chris had gotten a ride from a man named Gaylord Stuckey. The car ride took three days. Chris spends three days in the city preparing for the lock hike to the “bush” ------------------------------------------------- Chris had gotten a ride from a man named...
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...that there were many new things to discover out west, such as wooly mammoths, volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt awaiting them. They had no clue of the future discoveries that were going to be made on their expedition. They had been preparing for their expedition at their St. Louis-area camp since Fall of 1803. On May 20th, 1804, William Clark and nearly four dozen other men met Meriwether Lewis to begin the journey. The Lewis and Clark expedition, which was also known as "the Corps of Discovery", began making its way up the Missouri River...
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...A definition of myself. A seventeen year old female athlete in high school. That is what anyone walking down the street would say, but that random person walking down the street is not writing this essay. So, I am going to start over. A definition of myself. I am temperamental, I get aggressive, I tend to trust easier than I should, I forgive too easily, I am almost always angry, the glass tends to be half empty, I throw fits, my words tend to be venom, and I do not know who I am. I cannot pinpoint where I fit into society and what my purpose is. I do know that I am an aggressive teenage girl that runs Cross Country and Track, I am a girl that sings in my school's choir, I am a girl that tapes and bandages together wounded athlete in my school's athletic activities, I am a girl that enjoys listening to music so loudly that people have to repeat themselves at least twice before I can form a coherent sentence in my head, and I am a girl that is still trying to form a cohesive definition of myself....
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...Crossing Old traditions never die. Over thousands of years have fathers and sons taking on fishing trips. It is something very classic traditions to do. It creates a closer relationship between father and son. The shot story ”Crossing” is written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The title is crossing. The obvious reason why the title is crossing is because the father and his son have to cross a river. But usually is there always something deeper behind. Crossing can also mean to cross something in your life. You have to cross through hard times in your life. After I have read the story do I think the title crossing, can relate to the death. You are crossing from the earth and into the heaven. The short story is about a father and his son that try to cross a river. The father takes his own son to exactly the same place that he went with his own father back in the days. In the beginning of this story are we introduced with the father and his very difficult period of his life. He always reminds himself about his own childhood. When he was about 17 years old, took his father and him on a trip. He had a bad relationship with his father. His father often speaks hard to him and use swearword when he talk to his son. I think because he had a bad relationship to his own father and he has felt it first-hand. In the text: ““ It didn’t matter. Whatever it was had passed. He and his son would be friends. Nothing mattered more.” That shows us that he only want to be a better father...
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...To many people the wilderness has a certain charm as a spotless place of the evils of modern society, a place where one can be free and get in touch with his soul. However, the reality of living in the wilderness. I think Jon Krakauer creates a very interesting and passionate book with Into The Wild. His commitment to Chris’s story seeps through the pages and his own personal connections to the tale adds depth and passion that might of just been lost over time. Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild provides the reader with the details of Chris Mccandles travels through the wilderness of Alaska, more specifically the Stampede Trail through Denali National Park. The hike itself is dangerous, taking you through two river crossings and muggy conditions...
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...shouted “Wagon’s Ho” so here we go. Three days into our journey, it has been a quiet ride traveling over the plains of Missouri. We have met only a few of the other families. In the beginning, most of the families kept to themselves but as the journey continues people are venturing out and being neighborly. We have to corral our wagons at night to keep the livestock from wandering away. Looking around I see many campfires, children playing, women cooking, and the men take turns watching the camp. It is now April 9, 1848, and we have reached the Kansas River Crossing. I am a little scared because we have not crossed any water since we left and I am not sure how we are going to cross. As we entered the water, our wagon started to float. As we got deeper, the wagon started to lean to one side and we were afraid it was going to sink. Thank goodness we got it straight again and made it to the other side. We are wet and cold so Pa started a fire and went to hunt for meat. On April 19, 1848, we traveled across the Big Blue River Crossing. We had no issues crossing this river. Along our way, we came across a few broken, abandoned...
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...Glenderaterra Beck River and our aim was to measure and interpret how fluvial channel characteristics changed downstream at our stratified sampling sites in comparison to the Bradshaw Model. This model suggests that as you progress downstream, the discharge increases as erosion widens and deepens the channel. Velocity is also said to increase as tributaries input discharge into the river and friction plays a weaker role so the velocity increases. Load quantity increases additionally as erosion has caused the banks of the river to fall into the channel flow and the higher energy levels enable the river to carry a larger load. It also suggests that pebble roughness and gradient reduces as you progress downstream as lateral erosion comes into play and decreases the steepness of the gradient as well at attrition and abrasion smoothing the edges of rocks and pebbles. We also looked at the Hjulström curve as an additional theory in terms of energy in a river and how this determines whether a river will erode, transport, or deposit sediment. The graph takes sediment particle size and water velocity into account. The upper curve shows the critical erosion velocity in cm/s as a function of particle size in mm, while the lower curve shows the deposition velocity as a function of particle size. Note that the axes are logarithmic. 2. Outline the purpose of the fieldwork: The purpose of the fieldwork investigation was to assess downstream changes of the Glenderaterra Beck River located in the...
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