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    The mountain gorilla was first discovered roaming the Virunga Volcanoes in Rwanda (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). German Captain Robert von Beringe and his African soldiers stumbled upon two mountain gorillas around the volcanic region on October 17‚ 1902 (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). Von Beringe captured and killed one of them and sent the body to the Zoological Museum in Berlin‚ Germany. Professor Paul Matschie‚ who worked with the museum‚ identified the gorilla as a new class and named it after its founder:

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    ologyTechnology as a double-edged weapon. We live in a generation that relies heavily on technology and on the Internet. People spend much time online on the Web‚ whether for work‚ school or University homework‚ for fun or just for social networking. So‚ for this main reason this issue of excessive use of technology and the Internet is a topic of great interest for all of us. That’s why we decided to do our research project related and based on the different types of websites that are of main interest

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    Technology. Good or Bad?  Technology can be good or bad for society. Certain advances like medical science can help bring society closer to a cure for fatal diseases like cancer. While others‚ like new phones‚ a better tablet or a faster Internet doesn’t help a lot of things in our society. Things like the Internet make people dependent on technology to do everything for them. People these days do everything on the Internet‚ their work‚ live their social lives‚ even shopping. In conclusion‚ with

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    Brokeback Mountain (Symbolism) Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain is a short based on the long and complicated relationship of two ranchers in the sixties. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar meet on Brokeback Mountain herding sheep. They eventually had a drunken experience with their true sexualities and became infatuated with each other. After twenty years of Jack and Ennis meeting in Wyoming a few times a year‚ it comes to an end when Jack was killed. His wife Lureen claims it was an exploding tire‚

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    leisure time‚ compared to their counterparts a century ago. Today’s teenagers use many types of technological gadgets‚ such as‚ computers‚ TV sets‚ smart phones and tablets‚ both at school‚ and at home. They also seem to be studying with the help of technology. Actually‚ the latter now sometimes takes the place that had‚ traditionally‚ been left to parents and teachers. This refers not only to the teaching material‚ but also to some social and communication skills. Young people have become one

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    on a Mountain is a biography of Thomas Jefferson focusing in on not just his public life. Natalie S. Bober zooms in on Jefferson’s love life‚ his relationship with his slaves and the reader also gets insight into his thoughts about various situations around the colonies. Bober shifts smoothly and carefully through incidents in Jefferson’s early years‚ marriage‚ and family life to follow his career development‚ which encircled everything from farming to teaching and writing. Man on a Mountain starts

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    AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED Themes motifs and symbols A Finger had to be cut‚ to save the hand This line of the text conveys the central idea of the novel in which the idea of sacrifice has been beautifully portrayed. The author tries to draw our attention towards the agony and misery of the father and brother of Pari who send her away for her better future and also the better future of their family. The story that is told by Abdullah’s father holds a very big significance and is symbolic of the

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    9th 2004 Mountain Lions Have Returned: Can We Make Room For Them? By Jacob Kay Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that mountain lions are in trouble‚ and that we need to address their current situation‚ and help where it is needed. Thesis: Societies are increasingly endangering cougar’s lives as well as their own by continuously infringing more and more on their territory. Intro I. (Attention Getter) On January 8th 2004‚ a female bike rider was attacked by a mountain lion who

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    It was a cold‚ bitter‚ sunny morning mid January. The previous night’s snowstorm had given hell‚ twenty-four new untouched inches were left on the ski mountain waiting for my friends and I. As the doors of the gondola close‚ an abundance of fog disrupted our vision. The doors opened once again after what felt like a lifetime. There we stood‚ looking down to the end of the run as we began to slowly make our way through the remarkably light powder. The snow was heavily up until a single patch of ice

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    The Foothills of the Appalachian Mountains Breathitt County is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern coalfields region. This coalfield region was created on April 1‚ 1839 and was named in honor of Gov. John Breathitt. This is the eighty- ninth county that was created in Kentucky. It covers 494 square miles that borders Lee‚ Wolfe‚ Magoffin‚ Knott‚ Perry‚ and least but not last Owsley. The county seat of Breathitt is located at Jackson near the geographic center

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