Fluffy‚ furry‚ and fast‚ those are three words that accurately describe a furry animal called a Chinchilla. What does the name Chinchilla come from? The name Chinchilla comes from the name of a tribe that hunted Chinchilla for their dense fur. The tribe so often hunted the furry animals that the animal was named after the tribe. To learn more about the fluffy creatures we need to know where they came from. Chinchillas live in the Andes Mountains in herds of fourteen to one hundred Chinchillas
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You are putting yourself in high risk when you are participating in extreme sports. There are several reasons for why an athlete put themselves through those risk just for a sport. In Touching the Void‚ Joe Simpson and Simon are climbing a 21‚000-foot mountain that no one has accomplished. “Looming over‚ with my stomach clenched‚ and a sharp sense of danger‚ I enjoyed the feeling” (Simpson 31). When Joe was almost at the top of the mountain he expresses his emotions that he feels being up there and
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Seven Years in Tibet is a memoir and a travel literature by the Austrian mountaineer and explorer Heinrich Harrer of his travel experiences in Tibet and his time as a POW at the British internment camp in India during WW II. His memoir has become a bestseller and had been translated in 53 different languages. Through his storytelling‚ he has introduced the western world about the mystical kingdom of Tibet and its god king the Dalai lama‚ and furthermore intensifying the western fascination of “Shangri-la”
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MT HOOD FURUNITURE MINI AUDIT PROJECT Advanced Auditing 367904 Semester 2 2014 AIMS: The aims of this case study are. 1. 2. 3. To demonstrate the different phrases of an audit. To illustrate specific audit techniques. To work as an audit team in discussing issues and solving problems OBJECTIVES: On completion of this case study‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Evaluate audit risks exposure. Critically analyse situations which will impact on the audit process. Analyse
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Scout Streit Mrs. Winslow Advanced Reading May 10‚ 2013 My Everest Project For my project I decided to do a comic book. On page one I have pictures of the late Scott Fischer and other climbers who have passed away. Sherpa’s and climbers leave the bodies on the mountain in respect for the climbers and what they loved so dearly. It is interesting though‚ that when Sherpa’s die‚ little attention is given‚ but when a climber who is a paying client dies it is a catastrophe. Many of the bodies on Everest
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abstraction‚ Monaro represents “the Monaro district”‚ Gascoigne’s abode for “more than fifty years” in which she acquired “solitary habits”. Viewed from this perspective‚ Monaro expresses Gascoigne’s affinity with the “vast‚ hard and unforgiving” Mount Stromlo. The expansiveness of the four panels reflects Gascoigne’s “long days [in] solitude” by which she developed her “highly original powers of observation” apparent across her oeuvre. Monaro is a construction of “slice[d]‚ rotate[d] and montage[d]”
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The volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens May 18‚ 1980 left the world in shock. For two months prior to the event small earthquakes had been recorded. On March 27‚ 1980 Mt. St. Helens had it first eruption in over 100 years. From then the volcano was erupting several times per day with nothing but steam until April 22 when its activity ceased. Prior to April 22 the earthquake had been effected by over 10‚000 small earthquakes. On May 18‚ 1980 at approximately 8:32 am the volcano truly awoke from
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Snow and Glacier Hydrology (Proceedings of the Kathmandu Symposium‚ November 1992). IAHS Publ. no. 218‚1993. 29 Nepal-Japan Cooperation In Research on Glaciers and Climates of the Nepal Himalaya K. HIGUCHI College of International Studies‚ Chubu University‚ Kasugai‚ Aichi‚ 487 Japan Abstract The Glaciological Expedition in Nepal (GEN) has been continued by Japanese scientists since 1973 with the cooperation of His Majesty ’s Government of Nepal. The main objectives of GEN are to clarify
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Essay Question: Using five ancient sources‚ two of which must be written‚ explain the economy of the cities of Vesuvius. The economy of the cities of Vesuvius was small and commonly restricted to being local. The textile industry along with bakeries‚ vineyards‚ farms and the fishing industry all played part in the thriving commercial activity present at Pompeii and partly at Herculaneum‚ despite the fact that Herculaneum was primarily a fishing village‚ with little evidence of major craft manufacturing
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Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. I have been to many places like Paris‚ France‚ and many other places‚ but one of my favorite places to go to is to Atlanta‚ Georgia. In Atlanta‚ there are many places to go and sights to see. For example‚ Six Flags‚ Stone mountain Park‚ and the Atlanta Braves Stadium‚ are all in or near the city of Atlanta. These places are family oriented and are easy to get to by a car‚ or a bus. Six Flags is a theme park that has anything from sweet treats to fun
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