Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ or ANWR‚ is a refuge geared toward preserving national wildlife in northeastern Alaska. ANWR is about 19 million acres‚ in space‚ and contains a potential drilling spot for oil and petroleum. The potential drilling spot is a small area known as the 10-02 Area. It is only 1.5 million acres‚ or 8%‚ of ANWR‚ would even be considered for development (What is ANWR). The controversy surrounding ANWR is whether to drill or not to drill into the 10-02 area. Some people want
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in Thunder Bay in northern Ontario‚ featuring Eskimos fishing in the frigid waters. According to Payne‚ these images presented an entirely different view as compared to the Prairie farm photos. The Eskimos presented in the second set were shown Arctic char fishing. The Eskimos used ancient tools such as spears and the procedures included wading into the cold waters with the fish catches lined up on the water’s edge. Payne utilizes the concept of gaze to illustrate that the concept of colonialism.
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Wood char depths are one of many fire indicators that fire investigators utilize for determining the area of origin and cause of a fire. It was formally believed that the deeper the char the longer the fire had burned but this has since been proven to be false. Rapid fire spread is common place due to the synthetic materials used in modern furnishings found in most homes. Most firefighters can expect to encounter flashover or post-flashover conditions at the time of extinguishment because of modern
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Cognitive flexibility sites http://www.health.am/ab/more/the-benefits-of-being-bilingual/ Source: The Journal of Neuroscience‚ 9 January 2013 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108201519.htm Jan. 5‚ 2013. Society for Neuroscience (SfN). "Cognitive benefit of lifelong bilingualism." ScienceDaily‚ 5 Jan. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/bilingual-brain-cognitive-flexibility_n_2432948.html 01/09/2013 http://linguistics.as.uky.edu/second-language-shows-benefits-aging-brain
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Abstract This project is about the formulation of the healing cream or the COCO – CHAR – CREAM‚ particularly. Due to economic crisis we are facing today‚we should think of some remedies to various ailments or diseases that we are suffering from. Remedies that we can afford at a very low cost and can avail everywhere. In this study‚ the researchers wanted to find answers to the questions of the possibility to formulate a low cost cream from the cococnut charcoal and coconut oil. Determined whether
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the types of clothing they used‚ tools used to sew‚ etc The point is that the links were very effective in teaching what those tools were‚ what they were used for and why. Here at this website I learned a whole lot than I knew about people of the arctic region. I was taught by what I read that their traditions‚ beliefs‚ language‚ kinship and values were extremely important and was a big part of their distinctiveness. I also learned about the types of foods they ate. The residents of these small villages
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Many argue that we should reduce foreign oil dependency by reducing our consumption and by drilling for oil right here in the U.S. For approximately forty years‚ a debate has been brewing about oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is 19‚000‚000 acres of land in northern Alaska‚ a U. S. state."It is the largest protected wilderness in the United States and was created by Congress under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
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discovered houses the body of an adolescent. The elaborate grave raises questions about the spirituality of these people. The people of the Atlantic later developed into the cultures of the Innu‚ Beothuk‚ Mi’kmaq and Abenaki. The Peoples of the Arctic Time Span: 2000-0 BCE There are two main groups of people that are believed to have migrated across the Bering Strait 1. Paleo-Eskimo 2. Dorset People I: Paleo-Eskimos: Lived in a broad area stretching from Alaska to Greenland‚ and north to Ellesmere
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Polar Bears The polar bear is the largest and most carnivorous bear. It is a marine mammal. The polar bear is found throughout the arctic region including Alaska‚ Canada‚ Russia‚ Greenland‚ and Norway. Polar bears can be as tall as 6-8 feet tall. They can weight can vary from about 200-1‚760 pounds. But‚ when born they are 12 to 14 inches long and weigh around one pound. Polar bear’s lifespan ranges from 20-25 years old. Unlike other bears polar bears do not hibernate during the winter. They are
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Militarization of the Arctic The fight for the Arctic area among some countries has become more and more serious‚ but this area is not any country’s own property. And the anti-militarization of Arctic has something to do with the interest of every country in the world. On one hand‚ the Arctic plays an indispensable role in regulating global climate. On the other hand‚ the anti-militarization has an important impact on the peace and stability of the world. The arctic‚ like the Antarctic
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