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    What is an Estuary? In its simplest form, an estuary is a body of water formed where freshwater from a river flows into the ocean. This creates a mixture of salt and freshwater that a variety of organisms rely on for survival (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2012). In my paper I will only be looking at the United States’ estuaries under the protection of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This will include 221 estuaries located throughout the United States. An

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    World War I had devastating and everlasting effects across the European continent. The Austria-Hungary and Russian Empire’s collapsed. New nations were formed including Poland, and Czechoslovakia, which has recently been separated into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Communism became widespread in Eastern Europe and large amounts of land and resources were gained by Great Britain and France. The war began when Yugoslavian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke of Austria, Franz

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    The Erie Canal, which was three-hundred sixty miles, forty feet wide and four feet deep at its completion, was able to bridge a connection from Lake Erie to the Hudson and was a reliable form of transportation (as the roads were not the network it is today). The Erie Canal, after its construction was able to rupture the boundaries of western and eastern (northeastern) New York and encouraged inward and outward flow (migration) of people, animals, goods, money, trade, sickness and disease, ideas,

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    Vanderbilt successfully established a company along the Hudson River. He used his usual tactic, reduced fare prices, to stir away any competitors. He then expanded between New York and New England and Long Island. What helped his business to flourish was through customer’s loyalty. Because Vanderbilt was known to have reliable, safe and cheap steamboats, Cornelius Vanderbilt’s company skyrocketed. In 1830, Vanderbilt entered the Hudson River market and competed against Steamboat Association. Due to

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    Analysis Of Hudsy

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    Hudsy, an all-Hudson Valley themed digital network intended to deliver self-produced and collaborative episodic shows and other creative content programming of live performances, showcases, local updates and artists interviews in a non-linear format. Meaning that our audience can watch our network and shows via our website, mobile app, Public Access TV through Spectrum and or social media channels whenever they want after regular programmed schedule. Exclusively about the Hudson Valley but viewable

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    however, could carry large amounts of cargo even against the flow of a river. Robert Fulton's Clermont proved the practicality of steamboats in 1807. The Enterprise was introduced by Henry Shreve in 1814 and proved to be the answer to transportation across shallow western waters. By 1820, there were 60 steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and countless others elsewhere. Steamboats could ply the waters of lakes and rivers but could not go where there was no waterway so people built canals

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    It had paid off its seven-million dollar debt by 1836. It made New York the biggest trade center in the United States. Canal construction was being planned in every state east of the Mississippi River. I have found a couple major interpretations of my subject. One of them is a book titled The Transportation Frontier. This book contains everything there is to know about the Canal Era. It also talks about how our major mode of transportation went

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    16 Reflection paper #2 I saw the glistening sunlight enhanced the silky fabric that cascaded the Earth around us, while the frigid dew and vigorous winds dampened the air. Despite my pervious exposure to the Hudson River during our first walking trip, standing in the dock allowed me to absorb the beautiful landscape and gives me a different experience then looking at maps. I can only imagine what was going through Harry Hudson’s and Giovanni da Verrazzano’s mind as they stumbled upon this estuary

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    however, the bedroom community across the Hudson River from Manhattan gained fame as the motion picture capital of the world. Manhattan residents who skimmed the New York Times on December 19, 1909, could be forgiven if they thought the apocalypse had descended upon a small borough on the opposite bank of the Hudson River. “The native population has become accustomed to bands of Indians yelling and dashing about the roads and by-paths, to troops landing on the river bank, to dancing villagers, and every

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    Erie Canal Speech The construction of the Erie Canal is a very impressive step for America that will be remembered in the decades to come. I am proud to be one of the many contributors to the construction of the amazing Erie Canal. After years of study under the chemist Lavoisier, I fled to America during the French Revolution, having almost being killed myself. America provided me a sanctuary and welcomed me with open arms. After years of failed experimenting and testing, finally, I came up with

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