1 Rosa Parks Rosa parks is known for by refusing to give up her seat to a white person. This started the civil rights movement‚ which led to an organized bus boycott‚ led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin is known for leading the civil rights movement. He led the bus boycott which ended racial segregation
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Gir Forest National Park – Only home of Asiatic Lions Posted on March 10‚ 2011 by Admin Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan Gir) is a forest and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat‚ India. Founded in 1965‚ whose total area is 1‚412 km (about 258 km fully protected area (National Park) and 1153 km Sanctuary‚ the park is located 65 km south east of Junagadh. Home is the only pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)‚ and is considered one of the most important protected
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Wolf and Moose Predator Prey Relationship in Isle Royale National Park: 1949-2014 The guardian water of the great lakes make Isle Royale what it is‚ providing almost unique isolation‚ subjecting its bays and inlets to endless change in beauty‚ charm and challenge. The idea for Isle Royale as a national park began in the early 1920s. At that time the Island Copper Company and Minnesota Forest Production Company owned 70% of the land‚ 7% was public land and the rest was divided among small
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Canada’s oldest national park‚ Banff National Park‚ located 110-180 km west of Calgary in the province of Alberta. The coordinates of the park are 51.5 degrees north and 116.0 degrees west. Banff National Park encompasses 6641 square kilometers of valleys‚ mountains‚ glaciers‚ forests‚ meadows‚ rivers‚ and it is also surrounded by other national parks such as Jasper National Park and Glacier National Park. Banff National Park was established in 1885; the purpose of establishment is to settle a conflict
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PHOTOGRAPHER Gordon Parks once explained the complications of his birth this way: "I was born dead." Gordon was his mother’s 15th child. His survival as a newborn was miraculous. The doctor gave him up for dead‚ but an assistant asked if he could try his hand at getting the child to breathe. The family collected all the ice they could find and surrounded the newborn with an ice bath. Voila! Instant life. Every day after that was a gift. From his first breath Gordon Parks broke all the
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with family and friends to go on a nature hike or simply experience the outdoors. National parks hold the beauty that has not been touched or destroyed by humans; thus‚ it is a safe place for a multitude of different species and plants. However‚ the opportunities to visit these natural wonders could decrease due to budget cuts that threaten preservation and maintenance. The budget cuts can affect the national parks in ways such as less staff‚ reduced maintenance operations‚ as well as other problems
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I. Cyber Bullying a. Use of computers‚ cell phones‚ social networking cites and other technology to threaten or humiliate others. b. Putting many young people at risk and sometimes even with deadly consequences c. Megan Meier’s suicide at age 13 II. Problem d. Internet availability is easy becoming so much easier e. Self-esteem is hurt and social skills begin to dwindle f. People may find it easier to say hurtful things online because there is little
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However‚ there is one challenge in the event of reassigning animals from zoos to national parks‚ human safety. While there are not many animal attacks that occur in national parks‚ people tend to remember the ones that do happen because they are few and therefore surprising. What most people fail to realize‚ though‚ is that animals rarely attack and hardly ever kill. Those that do attack are most commonly grizzly bears and even then it was estimated that for every thirty million visitors there might
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Dandenong Ranges National Park The Dandenong Ranges National Park (Commonly called the Dandenong) is one of the prime scenic attraction areas of Victoria‚ Australia. Over one million visitors are attracted to the park each years enjoying a variety of recreational opportunities‚ and it should most definitely be added on the World Heritage List for the priceless beauty‚ and the fascinating fauna and flora it holds. Where is Dandenong Ranges National Park located? The Dandenong is located in Victoria
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The Everglades’ ecosystem is being threatened by water quantity and water quality. They used to be able to flow freely from the Kissimmee River to Lake Okeechobee outward to the sea. The Everglades covered almost 11‚000 square miles of land creating sloughs‚ a mosaic of ponds‚ hardwood hammock‚ forested uplands‚ and sawgrass marshes. For hundreds of years‚ the Everglades become home to 40 different species of mammals‚ 15 endangered animals‚ and more than 350 species of birds. However‚ by the 1900’s
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