Crisp golden leaves lay like a blanket on the forest floor. Startled birds shot from the empty branches like a bullet, as twigs snapped and leaves crunched under my feet. As dusk settles in, I can only see faint glows through the dense and gloomy leaves. The trees seem to be dancing to the music in the evening breeze and the gentle rustle of leaves complement the overall atmosphere. The songs of birds have been replaced by an orchestra of crickets and other insects, and I seem to be their sole audience
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outside of the valley. My drive up to Piñon Mesa seemed to confirm this assumption. Dusty aspens, all completely barren, lined the dirt road leading to Turkey Flats, the trail I planned on hiking. Crows squawked overhead as they flew from pine tree to pine tree. Stepping outside at the trailhead, I looked down to see limp brown leaves and sparse tall grasses spreading across all of the ground I could see. However, as I started walking into the forest, the brown leaves on the ground gradually had a growing
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A girl climbed a mountain despite the warnings. She didn't believe in the myths and the folklore, it was all nonsense to her. She crinkled through the dead leaves. The wind ruffled through her long black ihair. Good thing she had decided to wear a sweater. The only sounds to be heard were the trees rustling and the birds singing. Suddenly, the girl saw a wide hole in the ground. ''That's strange.'' she whispered. The girl walked over to the hole and stared into it. As she got up, she tripped over
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Lord of the Trees Once upon a time, as Jimbo Jackson was driving home from the supermarket, he glanced across the street at an old, wise tree. Jimbo remembered the truffula trees that no longer provided for the environment. The vibrant forests experienced deforestation, driving the friendly creatures out Jimbo Jackson possessed the last seed to save the environment and pondered about what to do with it. He finally decided to sell the seed, but he needed a buyer. Jimbo then went to the recycle
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Be on the Lookout for Rattlesnakes this Fall If you are like most people, fall is a time to get out of the house and spend some time with nature. Between hunting season, hiking and other outdoor activities, we tend to spend a lot of time outdoors during this time of the year. But, experts are saying that you will need to be a little careful this year when it comes to rattlesnakes. Over the past month or so, we've had abnormally high temperatures and quite a bit of rain. This means that rattlesnakes
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Consider the redwood tree for a long moment. The tree that holds an ancient background. Dating back to same time as the dinosaurs. The humongous coniferous tree lined with reddish brown bark that is defiant to pests, rot, and fire. Its breathtaking beauty defines the concept of time. All of which started from a seedling no bigger than the size of your pinky fingernail. Growing an impressive 2-5 feet per year and their large canopy of leaves towering over you, making you feel the size of an ant.
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Task One: Marketing Erik Toth Western Governor’s University A1. New products and services Owning a Christmas tree farm, you must always be looking for new places to market and sell your product. As part of the strategy we will be looking to market Christmas trees to Mexico. Most only think of Christmas trees as the cut tree you place in your house during the holiday season for roughly two weeks. There are other avenues of sales that Christmas trees farms don’t realize that has a huge potential
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RUNNING HEAD: Thematic Unit Plan Grand Canyon University RDG 512 Thematic Unit Study Melinda Chemin Abstract The following thematic unit all about plants incorporates reading and writing strategies along with science standards. The unit includes text suggestions as well as projects for reading and writing to enhance student learning. Culminating projects provide opportunities for students to display their learning as well as record their thinking during reading. Thematic units provide
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HW3 – Due 02/14/2015,11:55PM on Moodle Please submit your answers in Moodle as one Word file, named HW3_FirstnameLastname.docx, that includes the complete solution to these problems, including your decision tree and final conclusions about the recommended decision. Please also post the corresponding Excel file that contains the decision trees to these problems, one per worksheet, clearly labeled with the problem number. TOTAL: 100 points 1. The NC Airport Authority is trying to solve a difficult
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MATCHING Some vocabulary words from the story “The Last Leaf” are listed below. Each word also has a picture that shows its meaning. In this activity, practice these words before you read. PART 1: MATCH AND REWRITE Directions: Use the pictures below to guess the meanings of the words. Use a dictionary to look them up, when needed, then match each word and picture to the definition provided. Words Definitions A type of disease or illness painter A flat, (usually green) part of a tree or plant growing
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