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    American National Parks. Yellowstone, however, is facing the problem of pollution. The pollution is affecting the quality of life the animals in the park need and are used to. Snowmobiles should not be allowed in Yellowstone national park, due to the detrimental effects it has on the park. Yellowstone was one of the first national parks in the U.S., it has a rich history and culture behind it, but it did not come without difficulties. “Neglected during World War II, the infrastructure in national parks

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    federal land, and regulate the amount of monetary gain that landholders can receive from bioprospecting companies that use their resources. The National Park Service is a smaller government agency within the Department of Agriculture. This is the agency that is in dire need of legislation to restrict bioprospecting, and manage the profit margin that national parks can receive from allowing bioprospecting companies to use their resources. Observation I – Harms/Significance/Motive The Department of Agriculture

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    Yellowstone National Park’s landscape was formed by numerous geological processes. The park is home to some of the most active volcanic, hydrothermal and earthquake systems that occur. Yellowstone’s geological features are a result of residing on a volcano caldera. Volcanic activity takes place here as a result of the shallow source of magma. The park was made famous because of its location on the North American plate which has slowly, yet consistently, shifted as a result of plate tectonics. After

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    The Dream World of Jerry Uelsmann Essay

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    Born in 1934, Jerry Uelsmann grew up an inner city kid of Detroit. In high school, Uelsmann worked as an assistant for a photography studio; he eventually photographed weddings. Uelsmann went to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he met Minor White, who “introduced [him] to the concept that photography could be used for self-expression” (Berman). While at RIT, he studied with Bruce Davidson, Peter Turner and Car Chiaraenza, with whom he held frequent discussions on how photography could

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    them What do you think of when you hear national parks? Most people would say fresh air, blue skies, beautiful landscapes, and wild life. Others might give you the names of parks or landmarks, such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, The Liberty Bell, and Pearl Harbor, I guarantee you that no one would bring up crime. Crime does occur in national parks, and it has been happening since the early beginnings of parks. It ranges from graffiti and defacing of property all the way up to more serious crimes such

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    4% of American lands are national parks...We need more, not less. This government is evil and I'm not going to sit back and let evil win." (CNN) This is among the same opinion of many Americans in the United States (US) today. When it comes to protecting and preserving our National parks we must strive in order to protect the wildlife, preserve it from industry, and to keep it is a part of America’s past and future. Protecting Wildlife We must work as a team with our park rangers in order to protect

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    My Road Trip

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    I learned, but you should never expect anything to be set in stone. My theoretical road trip would be taken with my two sisters and last ten days, and would be a mad dash west towards California, which has many wonderful National Parks for us to camp in. The National Park system is a wonderfully western phenomenon, and throughout the states west of the Appalachians, there is an amazing diversity of places to camp and hike in. There will hopefully be no hotels on this trip, only tents. We will

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    responsible for saving our nation’s parks. As for me and so many other Americans, it’s not an overstatement to say that our national parks have played a major role in shaping my life. As a child, I was drawn to them because of their size and beauty–even at a young age I knew that these places were special. Now, as a young adult, I have been lucky enough to deepen my understanding of myself by wandering their trails. Last year, over 350 million people visited national parks or forests. Yet, Congress continues

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    everybody was obsessed with Bigfoot?! Well, it appears that the newest obsession is the Skunk Ape. You probably pictured an animal that is literally half skunk and have ape, not quite. It is a big, hairy walking ape. Although the United States National Park Service says that skunk apes are a hoax, it’s obvious that they are real because there are pictures and articles that prove that they do exist. The skunk ape is a hominid cryptid; It is a very tall animal. The males can be up to seven feet tall

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    creating the National Park Service to conserve natural land from being destroyed or messed with. This enabled it to be preserved for many generations to see rather than it be torn down and made into some lame houses or buildings. Red wood forest, San Francisco, California Yellowstone National Park Cody, Wyoming Glacier National Park Montana Sequoia National Park California and Yosemite National Park California Glacier National Park is a very beautiful park with many sites. The Park itself has

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