"On September 2, 1769, a small expedition of leatherjacket soldiers, missionaries and muleteers killed a large-but-lean grizzly bear on the shore of an ocean-side lake in Upper California about 80 miles north of today's Santa Barbara It was the first time that a white man had ever killed a California grizzly" (Silva 66). ... Moreover, California bear guns are believed to help exterminate California grizzly bears. ... The invention of California bear guns resulted in decreasing the population of the bears dramatically and eventually led the bears to extinction even though the be...

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The bacteria need less food because it's cold, and its metabolism is slowed down, somewhat like a hibernating bear's. ... Lake Vostok is one of more than 70 lakes identified underneath the icy crust of the Antarctic. ... These bacteria need less food the normal bacteria because of a colder environment, which results in lowered metabolism similar to that of a bear hibernating (NASA, Dec. 1999). ... Lake Vostok however takes roughly 13,300 years to remove the entire contents of the lake. ... "These frozen lake water samples will record the passage of the ice sheet and the proces...

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The Act outlined four separate purposes: to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity including, but not limited to, the Porcupine caribou herd, polar bears, grizzly bears, muskoxen, Dall sheep, wolves, wolverines, snow geese, peregrine falcons and other migratory birds and Arctic char and grayling; to fulfill the international fish and wildlife treaty obligations of the United States; to provide the opportunity for continued subsistence uses by local residents; and to ensure water quality and necessary water quantity within the refuge. ... The Refuge is al...

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It is important to bear in mind that acid rain is only one segment, of the widespread pollution of the atmosphere facing the world (Reuss & Johnson, 1986). ... Already 140 Ontario lakes are completely dead or dying. ... Limestone or lime (a naturally-occurring basic compound) can be added to acidic lakes to "cancel out" the acidity. ... (Lovrich, et al 1992) Casualties Lakes are not the only things being destroyed. ... Acids rain no longer single out the lakes, forest, and thin soils of the Northeast. ...

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Living in London and mothering two infants that needed a great deal of attention while going through the worst winter in a number of years was making it worst for Plath and she could not bear it any longer. ... The change is abruptly signaled by the presentation of a different type of mirror, which is the reflective surface of a lake. ... In the Second stanza she starts it of by saying "Now I am a lake- to metaphorically compare herself to a lake which is reflecting an image of a woman that is hanging looking into it. "The lake imagery is developed as the mirror becomes a grim reminder of ...

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The concentration of DDD in the lake was one part DDD to every 70 million parts water. ... The lake was home to many types of wildlife, including western grebes. ... Other organisms in the lake were tested. ... The reproductive failure was linked to PCB's in the fish living in Lake Michigan. ... Lake Apopka, Florida, was a prime spot for alligators to live and nest. ...

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Noticing where the bears fed and what they ate. ... During our visit, we had a rare opportunity to see ten wolves feeding on the carcass of a bison which had been pulled from the nearby frozen lake. Apparently, the massive creature had fallen through the ice some time before and been trapped there, preserved by the frigid temperatures until a bear happened along and pulled the bison from the "freezer". ... They, in turn, are food for the wolves, bears and coyotes. ... The coyotes and bears could not keep up. ...

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Lawrence Seaway, on Lake Superior. It's located near Wisconsin, USA just across Lake Superior. 3. ... It is situated on the headland of Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. ... How much water does Lake Superior provides to people? ... Skunks, Bears, pigeons, squirrels and foxes. 2. ...

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Types of burial goods include: marine shells from the Gulf, copper and silver from Lake Superior, mica from the Appalachians, obsidian from west of the Continental Divide, bear teeth from the Rocky Mountains (Bryan 1964), and mica from the Carolinas (Otto 1968). ... According to Charles Whittlesey the collection obtained from the Newark Earthworks includes copper fluted ornaments, copper axes, copper beads, drilled bear teeth (Lepper 1996). ... While effigy pipes were made from local materials, the other objects were brought in from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico to the Rocky and Appala...

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Of all the two-leggeds, you alone possess the magic of Skunk Bear. ... The third dream is a dream that White Man's Dog and Kills-close-to-the-lake, a woman in his tribe, both have. ... It was Kills-close-to-the-lake. ... A few days after he has this dream, White Man's Dog sees Kills-close-to-the-lake. ... Kills-close-to-the-lake experiences misfortune by losing her finger because she was desiring White Man's Dog, and Yellow Kidney experienced misfortune by having his fingers cut off during the raid on the Crows. ...

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The lakes aren't thawed until May but that stops no one from trying the water out anyways. ... Wolves, bears, and moose running through your backyard. ... Rivers, streams, lakes, Indian cemeteries. ... The bright blue lakes surrounded by astonishingly green grass and trees. ...

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Those who enjoy fishing may want to try a few of the 2,500 lakes and ponds and 5,00 rivers and streams. ... The White Mountains Regions includes hundreds of lakes and most of Maine's highest mountains. ... Rivers and Lakes. ... Other large lakes in Maine include the Belgrades, the Grands, Rangeley, and Sebago. ... Bobcats and black bears are found in several areas of Maine, particularly in the northern and western woods and mountains. ...

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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the people of the United States of America with the right to bear arms. ... On February 26th, 2012, a fatal shooting occurred in Twin Lakes, Florida. ... Although, if someone in the audience that day exercised their right to bear arms too, they could have stopped the shooter. ... Assam was a regular civilian who exercised her right to bear arms as provided by the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. ... I believe everyone, whether they are a democrat or a republican, should exercise their constitu...

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In the poem "Mist,"" one can see Thoreau recognizing and retaining the beauty of the physical world, but also featuring metaphysical attributes to the fog imagery: Low-anchored cloud Newfoundland air, Fountain-head and source of rivers, Dew-cloth, dream drapery, And napkin spread by fays; Drifting meadow of the air, Where bloom the daisied banks and violets, And in whose fenny labyrinth The bittern booms and heron wades; Spirit of lakes and seas and rivers, Bear only perfumes and the scent Of healing herbs to just men's fields! ... Like "Mist,"" Thoreau uses ...

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The Modoc tribe believed that humans originated from the Sky Spirit's daughter and grizzlies bear having a family and the Sky Spirit being greatly displeased by their actions. ... For example, " offer thanks to the earth where men dwell, to the streams of water, the pools, the springs and the lakes, to the maize and the fruits, to the medicinal herbs and trees, to the forest trees for their usefulness, to the animals that serve as food and give their pelts for clothing" (P. 25). ... Groves of lofty and flourishing trees are abundant, as also large lakes, surrounded and overhung by the f...

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The expeditions demanded strenght to bear up againts extreme heath and drought, attacks from martial tribes, repeated disappointments, treachery and unknown diseases. ... He wanted to cross the desert and find the Ngami-lake and the makololo-tribe who lived near by it. ... In 1849 Livingstone and a group of 30-40 men went into the wild to try to get to the other side of the Ngami-lake where the makololo-tribe lived. ...

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In a contrasting impression of Gatsby that Nick bears towards the end of the book, we are able to observe how his assumption of Gatsby once again dictates his description of him. ... The narrator describes the way Lennie walks as "the way a bear drags his paws"" (Steinbeck, 19). This allusion of Lennie to a bear reinforces the common sentiment among the characters that he is more akin to an animal, with more brawns than brainpower. ... This fear and despair is then amplified when George visits Lennie at the lake to perform a mercy killing of him. ...

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Caligula started importing exotic animals from all over the empire for shows and ceremonies: lions, tigers, bears and elephants (Kennedy). At one of the ceremonies that Caligula held, he had 400 bears slaughtered (Barret 69). ... Caligula loved spending time at Lake Nemi, which is the sacred dwelling ground of Diana, the goddess of the forest and the moon (Kennedy). Despite the lake only being a mile in diameter (Kennedy), Caligula had two massive ships built with the length of 100 yards (Kennedy). ...

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In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner the Mariner has to bear the consequences of his own action. ... Neither the Mariner nor the Prisoner, however, have any ways of escape from their confinements - the former is held in captivity by the sea and the other elements which are under the power of the avenging Spirit, and the latter is imprisoned and guarded in the castle built on an isolated rock by Lake Geneva. ... He admires everything that can be seen outside the castle walls: the mountains, the "Rhone in fullest flow", the little island in the lake, the flowers, the eagle, and the fish wh...

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Hetch Hetchy Valley, north of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, was a prime location for a dam that would create a lake for water where the Tuolumne River was. ... Mount Muir, Muir Gorge, Muir Grove, Muir Lake, Muir Mountain, Muir Pass, and Muir's Peak all bear his name as well. ...

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Prithee, bear some charity to my wit: do not think it so unwholesome. ... I walked all around the whole damn lake "I damn near fell in once, in fact "but I didn't see a single duck. (p. 154) Holden's ignorance and curiosity to where the ducks went reveal how his illusions had prevented him from viewing the reality of the situation, and nearly led him to his down fall when he almost fell in the lake. ...

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Daniel 7 uses four great beasts which are like lion, bear, leopard and the dreadful beast. To compare the above chapter with Revelation 13, there is also a beast in the first part of the chapter in which it is like a leopard, its feet are as the feet of bear, and its mouth as the mouth of lion. ...

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The Lake, with its mantle of resplendent white snow, was to us a symbol of the purity of Our Lady, whose name it bears and also of the purity of should which should characterize the new inhabitants of these lovely shores " (Schlereth 3). ... Edward saw there were two lakes on his plot. He was inspired to change the name to "Notre Dame du Lac, " or Our Lady of the Lake. ...

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My parents had bought a small lake house that would soon become my home. ... Danielle would sit next to me in bed with her Pooh Bear and wait till I climbed in next to her. ... I finished reading and Danielle was passed out next to me with her Pooh Bear. ...

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The Adventure To Canada We were sitting around one day, bored as an old man watching paint dry, we all needed some excitement, something to stimulate our minds and bodies, so we all decided to take a trip to a strip club in Canada. We piled into the car like a bunch of sailors on shore leave....

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