We are still woven together in a complex tapestry, like a river and it's tributaries. ... It shows 8 faces representing generations of the Salish, and how they are all still bound together over centuries. ... The rivers hold a sacred lifeline for the people of that region. ... The mouths are open in a round shape to convey communication, through the singing or telling of stories. ... The smoothness of the wood, and the harsh incised lines of the trigons, contrasted with each other and caught my eye. ...

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Huck has an innate ability to mold his own perception of reality, and the perceptions of the people around him through lies and deceit. ... They must obediently follow the flow of the river of reality, as they have no control over the stimuli around them. Jim, Huck's black companion on the Mississippi River, is of this category. ... He states in his Why I Went to the Woods that he went into the woods to avoid the over complicated manner of life in society, "to front only the essential facts of life.... While others allow themselves to be washed over with stimuli, Thoreau actively esc...

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The road curved this way and that way through deep, narrow ravines and high mountain ledges. ... I found a spot down next to a tributary of the Nass River on the west side of the road. ... My tent was pitched, and off to the river I went with my "Popeil Pocket Fisherman." ... Fear mixes with apprehension and sets in to take over any rational thoughts, and I"m not sure why this is happening. ... The woods start to awaken with the normal sounds of the night as I ponder the sound I just heard. ...

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The writer could have had Andy put his gun anywhere, in the woods near the lover's house or in his car, but the river symbolized a change. ... Over nineteen years later, Andy still struggles with prison life. ... In perhaps one of the most remembered water scenes of the movie, Andy escapes through a sewer and lands in a river. ... In nature, water is an agent of life: rain feeds forests, rivers maintain fresh water fish populations. When water is reflected through art, be it poetry, painting, or film, a rejuvenation of life usually occurs. ...

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His father, David, works mostly with wood creating furniture and miniature pueblo villages. ... He developed his artistic imagination within art classes through middle and high school. Woodworking over the years has become his passion. ... It is solid wood and takes at least two people to move it because it is so heavy. ... He added a fire pit by laying some lava rock under the sand and surrounding it with river rock. ...

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They decided to settle in Boston near the Charles River. ... There were sure to be foxes in the woods or turtles in the water, and she was not going to raise a family where there might be foxes or turtles" (McCloskey). ... By the end you are so tongue-tied that you wonder if you can make it through the next sentence. ... Mallard to cross over" (McCloskey). ... The sixth picture is where the duckling are making their way through the city to the Public Garden. ...

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Someone to trust, someone to learn from and teach their customs to, most importantly someone to be there-- through the enjoyable and the unpleasant. ... Through the book the reader can conclude what a responsible leader George is to Lennie. Lennie and George were walking though the woods as "... ... Clearly he is always looking out for him, even over the diminutive things. ... "Hide in the bush by the river, if you get in trouble... ...

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The Vikings traded all over Europe, and as far east as Central Asia. ... The traders went all over Europe, north and west to Iceland and Greenland, south down the Russian rivers and as far as the rich city of Istanbul in Turkey, and across deserts of the Arabian city of Baghdad.5 The Vikings lands were covered with mountains, fjords, river, lakes and islands. ... The longships were so fast, they cut through the water like knifes and they were very shallow. ... Viking axes were capable of cutting through enemy helmets and shields. ... When fighting, the Vikings protected themselves with round...

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With these battles came new shape to the land; rivers came and mountains formed. ... He would either drown them, making rivers or streams or eat them and spit out their bones which would make hills and valleys. ... Then everyday Baiame fed the flame with wood and thats how the sun was created. ... Primal religions must be very interconnected with eachother and to their creators to go through their deep ceremonies and rituals. ... In the creation story it says that Dreamtime is not over. ...

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Wagons had to have high axels in order to be able to make it through the muddy roads. ... The Erie Canal started in Albany on the Hudson River and traveled up the state of New York to Buffalo to Lake Erie. ... The first rails used were made of wood. ... By 1840, the railroads in the United States totaled 2,818 miles and by 1850, over 9,000 miles of railroad had been built. Between 1850 and 1860, there was over 20,000 miles of railroad track laid down. ...

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The turbine generator was only created because unlike wood, gas and coal geothermal energy could not be used away from its source. ... High grade geothermal energy is not as common and comes to the surface as high pressure steam or hot water over 100 degrees. ... What does small temperature changes have on the ecosystems (animals, organisms) and salt and mineral level changes have on rivers, aquifers and other water sources nearby? ... Bringing hot water to the surface through a bore (a hole drilled in the ground) does this. The water is then circulated through insulated pipes in the h...

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It's just a combination of sounds that come from a man made instrument consisting of wood and wire. It has no style of clothing, it doesn't tell the listener to do certain things and it doesn't show the control of one thing over another. ... Their sound takes people through the fog to the heights of Scottish highlands and mountains, even though they haven't even seen them: the melody of Russian balalaika, which takes people through the Siberian cold valleys and forests, or the sound of duduk (Armenian musical instrument made of apricot wood with cylindrical shape) that tak...

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His adventure continued, revealing the truth of everyone he knows, that they themselves, including his sweet wife Faith were in the woods as well. ... He didn't socialize with anyone, not even his own children, he would scowl when his wife would pray over their children. ... Marlow offers this insight as he heads up the river. ... "(35) Marlow states his understanding as they head up the Congo River. ... The tranquility of the river is the complete opposite. ...

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While the families were unpacking and setting up, Dominic and Jeff decided to ditch the work and head into the woods with their paintball guns. Everyone was very unaware of where the boys might have been until a loud scream was heard coming from woods. ... We ate our lunch and continued on our journey through the waters of the Trinity River. ... Both guys falling off was enough to push the raft into the rocky section of the river. When the raft hit the rocks Carlos fell off and slipped underneath the raft as it bumped over the rocks in the shallow water. ...

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He is known all over the shire for his amazing fireworks. ... He knows his way around the woods. ... They went east through the mines of Moria. ... They continued through the forest of Lothlorien and from there they sailed south by the great river. ...

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John's river was home to dozens of large cattle ranches. After Spain's victory over France in the Seven Year War, Spain traded the dangling peninsula of land that is Florida over to Great Britain. ... The search for new pastureland took them through Alachua County and on down to Lake Okeechobee. ... The snapping of this whip through the air created a loud 'crack'. ... Crackers are usually 3rd or fourth or even fifth generation natives with a rural upbringing in a small town or family owned farm surrounded by plenty of water and woods for fishing and planting. ...

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Population has varied greatly through the last fifty years. ... Man cuts down trees from forests for wood, and consequently decreases the green area, increasing the percentage of carbon dioxide in air. Ships and factories pollute seas and rivers when they throw their industrial remains in their water. ... Pollution has increased through the last decades making the world a difficult place to live in. ... Overall, the advantages may leads over the disadvantages of the old age. ...

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Lawrence is Canada's most important river, providing a seaway for ships from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The longest Canadian river is the Mackenzie which flows through the Northwest Territories. ... Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and regions west & south of that. ... Vast forests provide many goods including lumber, pulp & paper, and various wood products. ... German influence is seen in the foods brought over by groups of Mennonite and Amish settlers. ...

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Part 1: Book Summery Truth and Bright Water are dual communities separated by a river and the Canadian/American border. ... As the novel opens, Tecumseh and Lum witness a woman walk up a distant bluff and toss something into the river. ... It is through working for Monroe that Tecumseh begins to divine the answer to many of his lingering questions about the world. ... But as Tecumseh's father put it: "Everybody's going crazy over traditional Indian stuff. ... Just wood and two tiny black stones for the eyes. ...

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Even the way fish move through water corresponds to this opposite way of using energy. ... Schauberger put it rather beautifully: 'The fish does not swim in the river, the river swims the fish.' ... The river, ocean or lake swims us too. ... "The spiral of the seeds on the daisy head found all over the natural world, is the sort inscribed on the shell of a snail or, indeed, the shape that our forefinger makes when a human hand is clenched in a fist. ... He also offers readers simple ways to bring happiness into life b...

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Because of glacial retreat there are many lakes,rivers,streams and pounds. On the edge of the Canadian Shield there are a good deal of lake and waterways for example eastern shores of Lake of the Woods, Lake Huron etc. 2. ... It compressed the bedrock so much that it would not let water pass through. ... It is so thick because lot of the seas where shallow for million years this allowed the sediment rock to accumulate over the years. ... The ancient coral reefs and the Interior Plains are important because they show that there used to be ocean over the plains long ago and the fossils are used...

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The main purpose of the expedition was to explore the rivers, and try and find the most direct course across the continent for the purpose of commerce. ... Kit guided Fremont to Oregon and California, and through much of the Rocky Mountains. ... Thoreau also wrote Walden, a book in which he wrote in the woods by himself from July 4, 1845 to Sept. 6, 1847. ... The Modernism period began in 1918; nine years later Charles Lindbergh took flight over the Atlantic Ocean and headed towards Paris. ... All of the explorers through the six time periods were brave men who had a vision to open America...

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They live in swamps, lakes, rivers, and ditches. ... They leave in palmettos and scrubs, swamps, pine woods, and flat woods. ... The several spiny scales over each eye identify them. ... Don't step over a fallen tree. ... Don't wa Do not walk through heavy brush or tall grass without looking down. ...

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He was also popular among his troops, who said that Jackson was "as tough as old hickory wood" on the battlefield, which earned him him the nickname "Old Hickory." ... Jackson was re-nominated for presidency in 1825 through the Corrupt Bargain. ... A huge depression from 1837 to 1844 made the national debt to increase to over $3.3 million by January 1, 1838 and it has not been paid in full since. ... Congress passed only one major law, the Indian Removal Act of 1830.The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to take all ownership of Indian lands east of the Mississippi River. The Indian...

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As soon as Sarny was born Old Delie, the mother who would raise her, took over the care of Sarny. ... He ran through a river and on top of a stone wall so the dogs could not find his scent. ... She would write it and then smudge it out and do it over again. ... On the second night he called Sarny over to where he laid and taught her the letter H. ... John led her through the woods to a clearing where there were several other people standing around. ...

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