cannery 1864 on Sacramento R. By 1900 canneries at S.F.‚ Monterey‚& San Pedro - which is now the leading fishing port in the nation. 8. Recently San Diego is increasing in importance. Sardines over fished‚ declined in 1940’s - Cannery Row Monterey‚ John Steinbeck. Last cannery closed in in1964‚ but fish are coming back - used for bait. Pollution and over fishing = depletion both fish and shellfish. Natural reproduction no longer keeping up with demand. TIMBER There are 42‚500‚000 acres of forest
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Running Head: CONFLICT ANALYSIS: THREE GORGES DAM Three Gorges Dam Conflict: Views and Analysis Sarah F. Watson Colorado State University Abstract The Three Gorges Dam currently being built on the Yangtze River in China is forcing the resettlement of over a million people. Shipping interests‚ city dwellers‚ and the Chinese government all support the dam’s construction‚ while archeologists‚ human rights organizations‚ and those forced to resettle do not. This paper explores
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam Here we present the pros and cons of world famous and gigantic Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam is the most famous and most gigantic project of the world. But‚ everything has two sides‚ so here we present the advantages and disadvantages of China’s Three Gorges Dam‚ namely its pros and cons. Supporters say the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. The principal advantage of the project is to generate power to keep pace with
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modern China‚ in order to protect river communities from floods and also contribute for economic development plan for China. 2.Why have archaeologists and historians criticized the building of the Three Gorges Dam? Archeologist and historians criticize the building of the Three Gorges Dam because it is socially and environmentally destructive. This is because when the dam is finished‚ nearly 2 million people will have been displaced and 4000 villages‚ 140 towns‚ and 13 cities will have been
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Relationship of George and Lennie The fact that George and Lennie‚ the two main characters of the book ‘of mice and men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ ‘string along together’ to fulfill their American dream is unusual in the world of ranch hands. George and Lennie know each other since they were kids‚ Lennie is attached to George and they are like brothers to each other ever since. Lennie isn’t really bright; however he was useful‚ that is why George a takes care of Lennie and takes Lennie with him
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TERM ASSIGNMENT The Loch Ness Monster Most people in the world fascinated by mysteries and it doesn’t depend on their age. Young people interested in such things as well as adults. All kinds of mysteries attract attention of masses. They may be so nonsense mysterious events but people like them. Due to this reaction of people‚ the press is trying to develop this kind of news. They create a lot of new mysteries and multiply exist theories. They know that people could believe to things
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The Loch Ness Monster For years on end‚ we have been trying to look for hidden animals that we believe have or do live on earth just like us. that call cryptids. What really fascinate people is how long that have stay hidden from people and why want we found any of them. Not too long ago‚ the camera has been a useful tool and have gave us a way to capture or film a cryptid and since then every now and then‚ some luck people gets to film or take a picture of one. Out of all the cryptids in the world
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The Three Gorges Dam‚ when completed‚ will be the largest dam ever constructed‚ spanning 2.3 kilometers and holding back more then 39 billion cubic meters of water (Three Gorges). In 2007‚ the population hit 1.3 billion. The strain on China’s resources is immense and because of this China has had to invest in many large projects throughout the country. One of its most important needs is energy. China’s power consumption in 2005 was 2.494 trillion kilowatt hours (Cunningham 327). China has built dozens
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flaming gorge and the green river. The myth of flaming gorge is the most popular way of why‚ and how Flaming gorge got such a‚ “unique name”. First‚ the last part of it’s name isn’t a myth‚ it’s a fact‚ gorge is part of it because‚ flaming gorge‚ is a gorge itself. Definition of gorge: “a narrow valley between hills or mountains‚ typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it”. ”But‚ the flaming part of the name is where the myth comes in. A man named John‚ would
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The Loch Ness Monster: Fact or fiction? This question seems simple enough‚ but there so many factors that must be weighed that the actual answer is much harder to give. For a legend as old as the monster is‚ fact and lore blur into one story that any interested party must sift through before they have any hope of understanding of the truth about the Loch Ness Monster. There is no definitive proof for or against the existence of the Loch Ness Monster‚ but the few facts that do exist suggest it is
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