The Nile River has always been the backbone of Egypt. The mighty river flows for some 4‚000 miles from the mountains of Equatorial Africa and Lake Victoria before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Without the Nile River and its annual inundation Ancient Egypt would never have come into being. Its fertile valley was renewed every year with rich silt deposits laid down during the flooding. As the agriculture of Egypt revolved around the Nile‚ so did the social life of the ancient Egyptians. During
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Mother & Son‚ Cronulla 1935 Max Dupain Max Dupain wanted a career in architecture but poor results in mathematics and physics prevented this. Photography provided an alternative way to become involved in this field. He went on to become one of Australia’s greatest documentary photographers. He spent his lifetime creating a unique photographic history of this country that has resulted in some memorable iconic photographs including The Story Bridge in Brisbane 1946. Much of Max Dupain’s
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I like high performance cars and love the freedom of driving. I enjoy hiking mountains a lot and like adventures. I climbed Mt. Lassen Peak when I was six years old. My Dad has a house on the Oregon coast in Coos Bay. We go up there and ride the sand dunes and it’s a lot of fun. My dad bought me my first car it’s a 92’Eagle Talon. My dad has had two of these cars previously except his were all wheel drive. These cars have lots of horse power for how big the engine is because they are turbocharged
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few‚ the Athabasca river flows through Jasper National Park and Wood Buffalo National Park. Also‚ it winds its way through the wildland provincial parks of Fort Assiniboine Sandhills‚ Hubert Lake‚ La Biche River‚ Grand Rapids‚ and Richardson River Dunes. In Jasper National Park‚ the Athabasca River drops 75 feet‚ turning into a roaring‚ foaming‚ well-known waterfall named Athabasca Falls. The Athabasca river played an important part in history. It had a key part in the main fur trade route from about
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In the short story hills like white elephants by ernest hemingway there is a strong use of symbolism. Some of the symbols are more obvious and some are more hidden beneath subtext. Alike to most novels the understanding is based entirely upon one’s personality and enjoyment. Most of the symbolism has to do with the female in the story hinting towards a pregnancy that she cannot decide whether she would like to keep or abort. She hints towards choosing two people out of her‚ the baby and her husband
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too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest fires‚ destruction of sand dunes and pollution. Consequently this serves negatively as increased pollution causes public discomfort and also may discourage tourists from further entering the country unstable market (fickle‚ affected by local and world events‚ generally highly elastic)
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the highest evaporation rates‚ highest temperature‚ lowest humidity‚ with extreme wind‚ and temperatures that drop sometimes below zero in the nighttime. It is one of the most dangerous places in the world. The prevailing north winds often cause sand storms. When this wind reaches the Mediterranean‚ it is known as sirocco and often reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and southern
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I awoke on a beach‚ completely soaked‚ with salt water up my nose‚ and sand in every uncomfortable place imaginable. Drenched black hair obscured my sight. Cold sea air chilled my bare back. If I didn’t move soon I would die of hypothermia. I stood on my trembling legs. The cold wind bit at my chest. The sky was dark and it was clear that it would rain soon. Broken boards and scattered crates littered the shore. Clearly I was on some kind of ship‚ but where I was or where I came from was lost to
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Every music composer‚ artist‚ or performer constantly pursues their masterpiece. An aspirational work of art that goes beyond their past performances where everything comes together in perfection. It is often unattainable but drives them each day to work that much harder to reach the summit of their craft. It is often the same in other walks of life‚ designers seek out to create a perfect dress‚ directors seek to create a movie that’s recognized as one of the best‚ and hoteliers seek to create the
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I always found these videos inspiring‚ exciting‚ and interesting. They are usually set to some sort of upbeat song and include short clips of people swimming in beautiful oceans‚ hiking through dense jungles‚ riding dune buggies over huge sand dunes‚ etc. As soon as I found out that I was going to Belize‚ I started to contemplate about how I would use my GoPro video camera to record the trip. Before being on the island‚ I never stopped to think about how I would look‚ a nineteen-year-old
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