Hail, Columbia is a book that wrote by John Scofield provides a fascinating perspective on the Pacific Northwest History especially in the Pacific fur trade. This book is a great resource for the students and history enthusiasts. In analyzing this book, the key criteria included the author perspectives, organization and sources. Starting with the journey of captains John Kendrick and Robert Gray on the first day of October 1787 along with the sailors and tradesmen, they set sail from Boston and
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The fourth largest island in the world is Madagascar. This unique country has a huge range of biodiversity. The history of Madagascar is unlike any other and this island has a very distinct culture as well. The clothes the men and women wear, the food eaten, and the holidays celebrated differ from other countries. Everything from education to household duties differ from those in America. Lastly, the globalization of Madagascar is both harming and helping the culture. Deforestation and loss of natural
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Easter Island By Graham Boldman Easter Island- one of the most isolated places in the world. In the southeastern Pacific ocean, this Polynesian island is home to its iconic 887 moai statues. If you go to the island today, you will see that there are not very many trees-and it may seem like it would be impossible to live on the island. The ancient Easter Islanders, the Rapa Nui people actually lived here for hundreds of years, and some still do. Although the population has greatly decreased and the
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The most prominent autochthonous people in the Seattle region in Washington State are the Duwamish. The Duwamish are comprised of approximately four historically distinct groups of people that banded together in response to the increasingly commonplace European settlers and trappers. Today, while the word “Duwamish” is commonplace in the households of Seattle and even the moniker of the most prominent river in the city, the Duwamish tribe is still not recognized by the federal government. On January
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Student Name: Tang Jocelyn Sze Ling Student ID: GEC 000009X Assessment Unit: VU 21470 Task 1: 1. Lake Eyre 9,500 km Northern South Australia 2. Lake Mckenzie 1,200m Fraser Island 3. Lake Argyle 1,000 km Ord River 4. Murray River 2,508km 5. Darling River 1,472km 6. Murrumbidgee River 1,600km 7. Mount Kosciuszko 2,228m 8. Snowy Mountains 2,228m 9. Mount Trickett 1,362m 10. Great Victoria Desert 424,400 square kilometres 11. Great Sandy Desert 284,993 square kilometres 12. Tanami Desert 184,500 square
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In “Infernal Paradise” Kingsolver argues that human culture is destroying the environment, especially in Hawaii. She claims that the story of Hawaii is one of “unceasing invasion,” which is indeed irrefutable. The true question is when did the invasion start? In her essay Kingsolver praises endemic species, but are they not invasive as well? Kingsolver acknowledges that life on Hawaii arrived “through powerful stamina or spectacular accident.”; that birds and the wind brought along with them seeds
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Deciduous Forest Deciduous forests can be found in many places. You have probably been in or seen a deciduous forest. You have probably a lot of questions about the deciduous forest. This report should answer most of your questions. Some of the questions I will be answering are where deciduous forests are located, what the weather is like in a deciduous forests and some more. Hopefully in this report I will answer all of your questions. Location Deciduous Forests are located on every continent
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Aleuts, The Aleuts call themselves Unangan, meaning we the people. They descended from Inuit (also called Eskimos) who settled on the islands thousands of years ago. But the Aleut language differs from that of the Inuit.Russian explorers discovered the Aleutian Islands in 1741. Russian traders and fur hunters later forced the Aleuts into labor and killed many of them. Many other Aleuts died from diseases brought by the Russians. The Aleut population once numbered between 12,000 and 15,000 people
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Living in the coastal region of the Pacific northwest, it is no surprise that pacific salmon is such a sought out item in stores, restaurants, and the fishing community locally. Unfortunately, some groups want to make a quick buck by disguising Atlantic salmon to be Pacific by dying the muscle pink to appear as a Pacific salmon; Atlantic are usually pale in color compared to pacific. Not only is this fraud, but it is also a violation of trust between the consumer and the seller. Likewise, not only
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Aloha! Greetings from Kilauea Volcano, located on the Big Island of Hawaii! As you can tell, the landscape is a sea of orange lava as far as the eye can see. Around 1,500 years ago, this region was inhabited by the natives of Polynesia, a region in Oceania (“Australia and Oceania: Physical Geography”). This polytheistic group believed that Kilauea was home to Pele, the goddess of all volcanoes. They would offer sacrifices to keep her happy. Also, when Kilauea would erupt, they believed that Pele
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