1. Julia Butterfly Hill * Brief Biography For two years, Julia lived in the canopy of an ancient redwood tree, Luna, to help make the world aware of the plight of ancient forests. Her courageous act of civil disobedience gained international attention for the redwoods as well as other environmental and justice issues and is chronicled in her book The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods. * How they changed their world Co-founder of The Engage
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Mobile Teams/Satellite Clinics under UNDP-CHTDF Project Background The project covers seven upazilas of Rangamati district and four upazilas of Khagrachari district of Chittagong Hill Tracts situated at the Southeast part of Bangladesh, near the Myanmar and Indian border. This region is distinct from other parts of Bangladesh in terms of language, religion, tradition, social customs and norms, land and structure. The area is home to 12 different ethnic groups including the Bengali. Although it
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black and white version of the same textbook… ”Personal Health and Hygiene”. Insel and Roth…ISBN #9781121740907 Vision Statement West Hills College Coalinga strives to become a premiere interactive learner-centered community college recognized for its contribution to educational, social, cultural, and economic vitality. Mission Statement West Hills College Coalinga is committed to achieving student learning through the provision of educational, cultural, and economic development opportunities
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To obtain a position as a CNA that will enable me to benefit my employers professionally and give the highest level of comfort and care to patients. I am currently CNA certified, cpr certified, first aid, and morc trained. I have experience in Microsoft word and excel. I work well by myself, as with others. I always maintain a positive attitude and working relationship with my patients, employees, and employers. Willing to relocate. I’m seeking a full time position that offers good hours, decent
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isolation and what one might think would be oblivion, the town has remembered Miss Emily. She has become a “tradition, a duty and a care” Skei, H. H. (2014). A Rose for Emily. In L. J. Trudeau (Ed.), Short Story Criticism (Vol. 200). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from Reading Faulkner’s Best Short Stories, pp. 151-164, 1999, Columbia: U of South Carolina P) Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1420118200&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=3e296f3eea61b2ea02b0889c77b400de
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"Overview: Beauty." Drama for Students. Ed. Sara Constantakis. Vol. 31. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Oct. 2015. URL: http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.longwood.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1430007888&v=2.1&u=viva_lwc_main&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=4762155d8b2828016fb2827118f0c467 2. This article stated that Jane Martin, whose name is a pseudonym, mainly writes plays that deal with feminist issues, but recently, she has expanded her writing to include a
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existence in 1683, became the seat of Westchester County since 1757. Men from Rye, procured 4,435 acres of land and named it White Plain. The battle of White Plains fought between General George Washington's crowd and British-Hessian troops near the Battle Hill marked the history of White Plains. White Plains is situated in the New York State of the United States with town of North Castle to the north and town of Harrison to the north and east. Greenburgh lies to the west while Scardale borders the south
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was young she was a member of the “Kissy girls”, whose job was to hunt boys down and kiss them till they screamed. Another hobby was to collect snakes and lizards. She even had a favourite lizard, called Vladimir. Later she was a student at Beverly Hills High School far from being beautiful. She wore braces, glasses and was painfully skinny. So the students teased her but they didn’t know that she had an impressive collection of knives. Her movie career At the age of seven she appeared in her
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As I drove to Mission Creek I had no idea what to expect. The closest I have been to a prison is driving down Route 53 in my home town and seeing Statesville maximum security prison for men. I have never been past the barbed wire; I have only seen the stark grey cement walls from afar. However, regardless of never knowing a single one, my opinions and beliefs of the people who live inside are abundant. However, by deciding to visit Mission Creek I decided to face my stereotypes head on, and see where
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Proposal for Telework Conference Spring 2014 Research Triangle Park Area, North Carolina The Research Triangle Park (RTP) of Raleigh, North Carolina is one of the most prominent high-tech research and development centers in the United States. Recent estimates indicate that RTP is home to over 170 companies employing 42,000 workers and 10,000 contractors in Durham County and stretching into parts of Wake County. In November 2012, an update to the Park’s Master Plan was released which includes
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