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Lewis And Clark 30 A M
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... notes in depth. Captain Clark walked in front
to find the trail, which was near impossible, due
to the snow. Captain Clark wrote, I have been wet
and as cold in every part as I ever was in my life
(De Voto 240). At noon, the party halted on the
top of the mountain to warm and dry themselves a
little while the horses grazed on some near by
grass. All of the men were in fear of freezing.
They were able to hike six more miles before
setting up camp. Here, they were forced to kill a
second colt ...
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All Quiet On The Western Front Report
5,627 words
... than it might otherwise have been. ALL QUIET
ON THE WESTERN FRONT: FRAU (MRS. ) BAUMER Paul's
mother is a courageous woman who is dying of
cancer. She is the most comforting person Paul
finds at home. She alone does not pretend to
understand what it is like at the front. Paul is
in agony over her illness and is overwhelmed by
the love she shows him by preparing his favorite
foods and depriving herself in order to buy him
fine underwear. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT:
FRAU (MRS. ) KEMMERICH ...
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Unable To Cope People And Animals
1,292 words
If you took a sensitive caring person and set them
in the midst of a chaotic area, what do you think
would, happen? Would these person adapt to this
area, and live like everyone else, or would they
become a mental mess unable to cope with what is
going on around them? This was the theme of the
novel The Wars by Timothy Findley, that is exactly
what happened. Findley took a sensitive caring
individual, Robert Ross and sent him to war. Ross
became unable to cope with all of the events that
were ta...
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Suck His Horse Dripping With Sweat Censored
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He lived on a farm. Travelling 30 -Miles everyday
to our college in the city. His family was poor;
they had been farmers for generations now. They
couldn't afford to send him to college until they
sold half of their land. He was strikingly
handsome, and his body was created as an example
of male We became friends almost instantly, I had
a deeper agenda of trying to get into his pants.
But for him our friendship was like a means of
survival for him, he had been bought up on his
own, he had no bro...
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For Kicks By Dick Francis
771 words
Daniel Roke, an experienced Australian stud
farmer, has been hired to investigate a series of
horse doping's throughout England's racing
circuit. Dan, hoping to break free from his dull
and tedious life in Australia, accepted the offer
when it was presented to him by The Earl of
October. Seeing as how October was one of the most
respected and successful people in the business,
Dan was offered 20, 000 pounds for the completion
of his job. With his family in mind Dan set off to
October's stables w...
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Steam Engine Black Beauty
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... any feathers. Why? The legs are kept bare so
their keepers can attach metal blades and / or
artificial claws all through the length of their
legs. It gets worse: they are also kept
featherless so that the blades and claws of the
opposite fighter bird can inflict as much as
damage and bloodshed as possible. Now, the actual
fight: The two fighter birds are thrown into a
padded box, and people stand around and cheer
their favorite one on - as they have bet large
amounts of money on it! Do they ...
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The Natural World In Red Pony
859 words
In The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, the natural
world and how man affects or tries to affect it is
a big theme. In this novel, the fight between man
and nature is clearly shown, yet a winner isnt. In
this book, the deaths and births of animals plays
a large role in this struggle, nature affects man,
and man affects nature. The deaths and births of
animals play a large role in the struggle for
power between man and nature. This is shown in the
book when Steinbeck says, When he arrived, it was
all ...
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Sitting Bull Exile To Canada
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Many things influenced Sitting Bulls decision to
cross the border into Canada. After Custer's
defeat at Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had to live
life in fear. He fought on the defensive for
years. Sitting Bull and his followers fled from
the onslaught of American howitzers. He then was
able to find sanctuary in the White Grandmothers
Country, north of the international boundary. Most
of the band drifted back in the next few years;
Sitting Bull himself was to return in 1881 to end
his exile (Andr...
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Sitting Bull Exile To Canada
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... f the world. In the Queens land we all live
like one family (Utley 188). During the meeting
Canadian Lieutenant Irvine told Sitting Bull that
he would be protected, as long as he behaved
himself. The Lakota leaders started to realize
that life in Canada a very appealing prospect.
They now had protection against bluecoat
(American) attack. They also had an abundance of
buffalo between Cypress Hills and Wood Mountain.
They had a new vision for the future On the other
hand the chiefs still had ...
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Animals On The Farm Farm Animals
663 words
Three problems that occur when living on a farm
are taking care of the farm animals, tolerating
the wild animals, and keeping everything in order.
Although these problems dont seem very big, they
are huge chores and are often way too much for one
person to handle by him or herself. Usually, just
as everything appears to be in order and all hard
work has paid off, something breaks or a water
line burst and chaos, once again, takes control of
my life. Taking care of the farm animals is my
biggest ...
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Main Characters White Americans
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Compare and contrasts two novels by Cormac
McCarthy All The pretty horses, and The Crossing.
The history of land-reclamation of wild West is
the part of American history, maybe not the best
its part. In 20 th century the unknown land of
Western part of America attracted a lot of people.
People went to unknown places with aim to become
rich, they dreamed to find gold. Possessed by
their dream they forgot about moral There were the
indigenous on the wild lands of the west. They
were Indians. It wa...
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Good And Bad Kitty Hawk
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Life in the 1900 s was depressing and was an era
filled with extremely hard and strenuous work that
didnt offer any future for the average canadian in
doing better. If you were an average wage earner
you would be virtually stuck in the same job for
the rest of your life, while rich maintained their
wealth mainly caused by the low taxes. Living
conditions were poor for average canadians and
even worse for the arriving immigrants. At this
time some of the modern conveniences were just
being invent...
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Lynn H Nelson Oxford Illustrated History Cid
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Chris Irwin Commentary on Poem of the Cid Poetry
played a vital role in the dissemination of
information during the Crusade period. It provided
a compact, easily memorized way of spreading news
in a time bereft of the benefit of mass printing.
According to Michael Routledge, who penned a
chapter on Crusade songs and poetry in The Oxford
Illustrated History of the Crusades, poetry was
not only a way of recording and spreading news of
current events, but also served to record and
extol the virtues...
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Masque Of The Red Death Easy To Read
512 words
Comparison: The Jade Peony, Horses Of The
Comparison: The Jade Peony, Horses Of The Night,
Masque Of The Red Death Comparison: The Jade
Peony, Horses of the Night, Masque of the Red
Death I noticed that i enjoyed most of the storys
not only for the obvious reasons such as good
characters, mood, and imagery but also because of
writing style and fluency. I noticed some storys I
enjoyed reading even thought nothing in it really
interested me too much, while other storys that
were about topics I usu...
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Miller Tragic Figure
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David Siren 4 / 3 / 00 Bastien Dysart, The Common
Tragic Figure? Peter Shaffer? s play? Equus? reads
like a true tragedy blending religion and
adolescence while questioning society? s?
civilized norms? . Although Alan Strang seemingly
suffers the most throughout the story, the true
tragic figure in the play is Dysart, Alan? s
psychiatrist. Dysart is forced to question
everything that he previously accepted and his
whole life is thrown out the window upon meeting
Alan. Both Arthur Miller? s defin...
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Good And Bad Kitty Hawk
1,485 words
Early 1900 s in N. America Life in the 1900 s was
depressing and was an era filled with extremely
hard and strenuous work that didnt offer any
future for the average canadian in doing better.
If you were an average wage earner you would be
virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of
your life, while rich maintained their wealth
mainly caused by the low taxes. Living conditions
were poor for average canadians and even worse for
the arriving immigrants. At this time some of the
modern convenie...
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World War 1 State Of Mind
858 words
General Analysis: The Wars, By Timothy Findley War
is a fact of life. As long as there are humans,
there will be war. In past times, for a man to go
to war, it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But,
these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the
course of the 20 th century. War can be horrific,
like a bad nightmare, and can easily break the
human spirit, which is not a t all fragile. In his
novel, The Wars, Timothy Findley develops the idea
that war, in and of itself, is meaningless,
unjust...
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Theatre South Australia State Theatre South Australia Alan
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Martin Dysart, child psychiatrist, is on a quest
to discover why a confused, passionate 17 year old
boy named Alan, has savagely blinded six horses
with a spike. The discovery of this forms Peter
Shaffer? s brutal play? Equus? . ? Equus? ,
meaning horse in Latin, was performed by State
Theatre of South Australia and directed by Marion
Potts. Although written in the 1970? s many of the
issues raised are highly relevant to today? s
audience. The emotional impact of the play remains
intact and cont...
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People Steele 11 Knights Today Knight
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In Britain, what does it take to become knighted?
Who are some and why were they knighted? British
knighthood today is closely associated with
honorable conduct toward ones own country. The
tests and qualifications to become a knight have
varied immensely throughout history. In the Middle
Ages knights were a product of many years of
training in the arts of literature, chivalry,
strategy, sword fighting, and other aspects of
high society (Scher 1). Nearly the only element of
knighthood that has s...
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Quot Ponies Gathering Dark Quot An Online Short Trees
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" Ponies Gathering In The Dark" An
Online Short" Ponies Gathering In The
Dark" An Online Short Story By Endrezze The
house was a forest remembering itself. The pine
trees that held up the walls dreamed of stars
dwelling in their needles. Jointed, branched,
rooted, the trees still listened to the wind. The
oak floors gleamed from the generations of human
oils, but they still grew into their immense
lineage of light and matter. The air between the
ancient trees whispered with s...
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