Remnants of their presence remain in the prehistoric burial mounds of various shapes and sizes in the woodland areas surrounding the lake. The first European-Americans believed to have visited the lake region were two teenage boys named Joe Brown and Will Snelling‚ who travelled west up Minnehaha Creek by canoe.
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icy cold water a chill rushes through my body. Looking straight ahead I can see the rocky mountain range; the sun peeking through the tops; the dusty mess escaping in to the wind and all of the dirt bikers doing crazy tricks. Along the water mounds of people in inflatable inner tubes pass through the water‚ getting as red as lobsters and not caring about the risk of getting sun burnt. The smell of strong gasoline now enters my lungs; our neighbors getting ready to put in some jet skis in the
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WHERE’S THE PATIS? Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil About the Author Carmen Guerrero Nakpil who is "Chitang" to her family and friends is a practicing journalist whose takes time out now and then from her daily journalistic chores to write fine essays. She is fortunate to have an impish sort of humor that has kept her sense of balance well‚ a perceptive mind that can see beneath the veneer of sham‚ a fierce pride in her identity as a woman‚ and a skill for elegant expression
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six runs in the first inning. This was topped off by us having our best pitcher on the mound‚ Caleb Blair. Blair threw a shutout‚ giving up zero runs all game. Our offense was clicking the the whole time‚ and we won ten to zero when it was final. Everyone on the team was expecting the same result in the next game. We were confident that we could easily get the upper hand‚ as we had another one of aces on the mound. This changed quickly though‚ as Cascade came out with a new sense of
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After receiving this message‚ Julius Caesar and his army marched toward the camp of Ariovistus. Marching his men for several days‚ Caesar received news that Ariovistus was hastily proceeding to siege the town‚ Vesontio. Vesontio was a large town‚ “well provided with military material of every kind; and its natural strength made it a most valuable military position.” Caesar knowing Ariovistus would be capable of obtaining all the necessary military supplies he needed at Vesontio‚ marched his fatigued
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Hygelac‚ the king‚ is killed in a war‚ and‚ after Hygelac’s son dies‚ Beowulf ascends to the throne of the Geats. He rules successfully for fifty years‚ bringing prosperity to Geatland. When Beowulf is an old man‚ however‚ a thief disturbs a barrow‚ or mound‚ where a great dragon lies guarding a horde of treasure. Enraged‚ the dragon emerges from the barrow and begins destruction upon the Geats. Knowing he will not live much longer‚ Beowulf goes to fight the dragon. With the aid of Wiglaf‚ he succeeds
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Teotihuacan * William Sanders - Teotihuacan mapping project * S. Sugiyama and R. Cabrera * Street of the Dead - 15 ½ degrees east of north * Grid oriented – Canalized at the Rio San Juan * Pyramid of the sun – one of the largest mounds in north America * Cave below the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon * Sun goes down and the seven sisters comes up on the other
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large‚ frozen lands / Pacific Northwest -> salmon fishing‚ settlements along coast‚ engaged in competition / Far West -> wealthier‚ densely populated / Southwest -> irrigation / Great Plains = sedentary farming / Woodland Indians -> Mississippi (Cahokia = St. Louis) / Northeast = mobile‚ farming by clearing the land fast / Algonquin tribes -> Iroquois Confederation Why do historians so often differ? • Positivists: shared views that real knowledge can only be derived from direct‚ scientific observation
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security and state authorities to suppress them. However‚ it is within their first amendment right‚ from the Bill of Rights‚ to oppose what they deemed more harmful than good. Altogether‚ The construction has not only begun to destroy their tribal burial mounds but has a potential to create a enormous environmental disaster that protesters are trying to avoid. As can be seen the Dakota Access Pipeline is a project that is costing more than what its worth with shady business practices along the environmental
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in the direction of the ocean and smooths out the gradient. With coarser beaches‚ more water is absorbed and so there is less backwash. This results in a build up of material with a steep profile. Bars and Barriers Bars and barriers are offshore mounds of sediment deposits. They are an accumulation of sediment that was transported there by longshore and tidal currents. Spits Spits are extensions of the beaches into the sea. They form as a result of longshore drift. Longshore drift is the movement
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