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    There are more than thousand campgrounds in the state, including: Whispering Pines RV Resort & Campground Located in Northwest Michigan on top of Mancelona Mountain, this resort offers a peaceful atmosphere complete with a gentle breeze. Amenities include two pools, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, and picnic areas. For campers who wish to see the property on an ATV or motorcycle, there is fifty acres set aside for riding fun. Ludington State Park Made up of nearly 5,300 acres of scenic sand dunes

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    located on a lofty hillside in Claremore, Oklahoma. The museum was designed by John Duncan Forsythe and is financed by a two hundred thousand dollar funding by the Oklahoma legislature. Will Rogers Museum overlooks the spectacular stretch of the Tiawah Valley. Will and Betty Rogers bought the twenty acres containing the museum grounds for five hundred dollars an acre. Betty gave away the land to the State of Oklahoma in 1937. Will Rogers Museum, which opened in 1938, is constructed of native limestone

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    position of respect within the Winnie the Pooh society. Rabbit shares many of Owl’s scholarly views and ideals, yet Rabbit also exhibits the trait of adaptability. His innovative approach to life primes him for his future endeavors. By “[taking] a thousand stitches to-day to save nine tomorrow” , Rabbit allows himself to advance beyond Pooh’s suspension of disbelief. Similarly, I believe in preparation over

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    Yuma Irrigation Project

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    A reservation division was made in indians reservation so that 16,000 acres of land were developed. The second division was the valley division, this division consisted 55,000 acres for the bottom of yuma, 200,000 acres in the lower Gila River Valley and 40,000 acres of land on the Mesa. The government needed a way to bring water to these valleys, so the laguna dam was constructed in 1903 and the water for Arizona came

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    The 2.2 million acre park is mostly above 7500 feet. It contains hydrothermal features like Old Faithful’s geyser, wildlife, vegetation, lakes and more. Within the 2.2 acres are habitats and wildlife that are unique to the park. There are three main habitats within Yellowstone. First is the Alpine Tundra. This dry, rocky, mountainous area is home to a significant mountain goat population. Next, the mountain meadows are areas of grass that can be small or up to thousands of acres. They are home to

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    Oregon Trail Essay

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    hundreds of thousands of people will move westward. From 1830 to 1840 people from the East moved to the West. Many of these people started on the Oregon Trail, that started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Willamette Valley in Oregon. Hundreds of Thousands of people moved west for the new land grant, which if you were a full Indian, or half Indian and eighteen or older you could have three-hundred and twenty acres of land for free. If you were married, you would get six-hundred and forty acres of land

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    How does medicinal marijuana help those who need it you may ask? There was a huge case back in 2013 about a young eight-year old girl name Charlotte Figi who suffers from Dravet’s Syndrome or better known as myoclonic epilepsy in infants. (Stubblefield 345). This disease made Charlotte have over 300 seizures a week. After she started using marijuana her condition improved so well that her seizures dropped down to two to three times a month. Just like Twoquala Stevens, who had a mastectomy on her

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    According to Cary Nelson, a professor at the University of Illinois, stated that "Approximately 35 million acres of formerly cultivated land…” were ruined for the making of crops and later 100 million acres in crops had their topsoil gone with the following of 125 million acres of land in crops lost their topsoil quickly (Nelson). The economy had a great impact with the ruins of millions of acres of land from the impact of the dust storms that brought coming around the states. “The Dust Bowl brought

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    Dust Bowl Research Paper

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    disease seemed to be a new form of lung infection, leaving doctors confused. People of all ages had coughing jags, aching, chest pain, short breath, nausea, and loss of appetite. Numerous deaths of the Dust Bowl was caused by dust pneumonia, causing thousands to leave. Dust pneumonia was probably caused by the extraneous amounts of dust in people’s food, water, air, furniture, beds, dishware, walls, windows and floors. Although protection was made to seal the dust out (a paste of flour, water, and strips

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    Sands Corporation

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    government owned equipment under a contract. The two options have their own pros and con which as stated as follows 1) KIMBERLY STREET: Two acres of land costing $50,000.  Situated near to the main plant.  Surplus labor available.  Resale value of the land is high.  Rate of Electricity, gas and water is cheap.  Union of labors. 2) HAMPTON: Ten acres of land costing $20,000.  Situated 180 miles away from the main plant.  Scarcity of labor  Cheaper wages  Rate of Electricity, gas and water

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