... a cable yarder is sometimes used. This involves hooking a pulley to the top of a tall tree close to where you want to move the log. The rope is then attached to a drum, which reels in the cable. The other end is attached to the tree to be moved, the cable is then brought in and so is the desired tree. This method ... uses highly pressurized water to strip the bark cleanly off the tree. Another method uses a blade to peel the bark back off the tree, and yet another uses a large metal drum in which the bark is literally beaten off the tree. The bark is used for many different products inc...

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... news to America did not leave until February due to bad weather. Because of this delay British forces along the gulf coast that were unaware that a peace deal had already been brokered decided to attack Mobile, and take control of the coast and the rivers, and then try and take New Orleans. The Americans were worried that New Orleans would be vulnerable ... to falling to the British since it was so far from the East Coast. The theory was that if the British could get control of New Orleans then they would be able to send Soldiers up the Mississippi River, basically surrounding the Unite...

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... and 1920, an astounding 29 million Europeans arrived in America. Immigrants entered the United States through several ports. Immigrants coming from Europe generally came through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia came through West Coast facilities. Amazingly enough, more than 70 % of all immigrants entered through New York City; which became known as the "Golden Door."" (Rise of Industrial America ... 1851-1900, internet, no documentation) Throughout the late 1800s, most East Coast immigrants arriving in New York entered at the Castle Garden depot in Manhattan. In 1892, the fe...

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... the context of moral, economic and political issues. Regardless of the historical event, an underlying belief in manifest destiny, our nation's fate and duty to settle our North American lands coast to coast, underscored each territorial acquisition. It seems certain most Americans believed in a special manifest destiny for the nation, and this philosophical foundation enabled the United States to spread westward with ... American sailors in the port of Valparasio in 1892 made hostilities between the two countries seem inevitable. The threat of attack by Chile's modern navy spread alarm...

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... important part of the life in the nineteenth century so being able to live on the west coast would open a whole new window of trade opportunities. Ports on the west coast could also turn into large cities and prosper like the ones on the east coast and "promote new commerce" (Adams 332). Supporters of Manifest Destiny ranged from humble farmers and lower-classmen ... ...

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... make enough use of what could have been up to a third of the American population who supported them. A large number of these loyalists could be found close to the East Coast and they were from different backgrounds including shopkeepers, farmers and professional people. The British failed to make enough use of these loyalists from the very start of the conflict and ... thousand miles from the government in Britain to the British generals fighting on American soil. The major supplies for the British came from England into the ports on the East Coast that were in British control. This mea...

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... more and more stable, the country began to expand. First, it captured places in the South, and then began its move West. By the late 1800s, America reached from one coast to the other, yet Americans still wanted more, so they looked to their neighbors. The expansionism of the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century was mostly a continuation of ... and over again in American history. And in each instance, it seems like people almost always were moving west. European powers explored the Americas, America explored into the West coast, and the West coast explored the Pacific...

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The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. Settlers from Spain, France, Sweden, Holland, and England claimed land beginning in the 17th century. The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years. The ... company had come to stay. The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts. Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. Swedish and Dutch colonies took shape in and around what is now New York. As more and more people arrived...

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... variety of it that there is almost definitely something available that will catch almost anyone's ear. But music is much more than the guitar melodies and the beating of the drum set. Besides it's unique sound, a song is set apart from all others by its lyrics. The lyrics give a song its meaning and usually portray a message. The message that every song ... ...

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... . The crowd quivers in anticipation. Then a thunderbolt of sound erupts from the amplifiers and the stage is illuminated with colors, pyrotechnics, and dense smoke. The band appears, clutching their guitars, drum sticks, and microphones, much to the tumultuous noise of the crowd. They are poised to unleash their mountain of music to the captivated audience under the luminescence of the spotlight ... ...

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... moving across the world and also becoming even more popular in Britain. While the vocalist also known as the rapper tells a story, the disc jockey provides the rhythm, operating the drum machine and scratching. Scratching is defined as "rapidly moving the record back and forth under the needle to create rap's famous swishing sound" (Small, 1992, 12). The beat can be ... ...

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... , glass, or metal across the strings to produce the sound. This was known as slide guitar. Picks were used on the thumb and ring finger for a crisper sound. The steel drum was electrified in 1935 in Texas. Rickenbacker was the first to market the electric steel guitar. This electric steel guitar was called "Frying Pan" or "Pancake" because of the shape ... ...

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... recordings that went before. It has so many overdubs that the underlying layer of sound, particularly in the low mid frequencies, is little more than a sonic blur. There are several drum parts, two bass parts, a triple-tracked Clavioline (spanning three octaves), a sped-up piano playing harp like arpeggios...2 This innovative use of studio equipment enabled Meek to transcend the role of ... ...

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... marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. Society in America was becoming significantly more urbanized and more diversity was introduced to larger cities on the east coast. This transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. Amid the close ... the backbone of America's transportation was being finished - the Transcontinental railroad was now complete. A little over a decade later t...

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... an attempt to cut off supplies from reaching the enemy, both sides attempted to block the United States from trading with the other. British did this by blockading the French coast and in 1807 it passed the Orders in Council, which required neutral countries to obtain a license before trading with France. Napoleon, and the French responded by blockading the British ... coast, through the Continental System. American ships caught in these blockades were taken for use by both the British and French navy's and by 1812 Britain had taken a 1000 American ships ... ...

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... , with its benefits and intellectual motives has risen to become one of the most sought after jobs in society. "9000+ teaching positions are filled annually in the Texas Gulf Coast Area." Texas Gulf-Coast Teacher Job Fair. Hispanic network magazine. 15 Vols. But even after taking such rewards into consideration, one might want to analyze how time consuming and emotionally draining teaching ... ...

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... the last ice age, but no fossil evidence has been found to support that. Others suggest that curly coated horses were imported while the Russians occupied parts of the West Coast of North America. Another theory is that a man by the name of Tom Dixon imported curly horses from northern India to Nevada around 1880. Although this theory cannot be fully ... and is easy to train. They are hardy and able to survive extreme winter conditions. The Chincoteague and Assateague Ponies inhabit the 37-mile, barrier island of Assateague off the coast of Maryland and Virginia. Both herds are essentia...

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... rapid transport of information led to the formation of the pony express in 1860 (Cozic 77). Although the pony express required several weeks to carry mail from the East Coast to the West Coast, it was a vast improvement over the earlier methods. The pony express was not the only time humans teamed up with animals to attempt to improve communications. Dogs and ... ...

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... on good farm land. An anonymous letter to the president addressed this second concern. "We must get rid of all Japs in California. For years we people on the western coast have preached about this menace to the rest of the nation, but no one believed us. Now they occupy all the best farm ground in California..."(#18) This created a problem ... were either a minority or simply ignored. A citizens group, Native Sons of the Golden West, voiced a popular sentiment about the Japanese. "..I would fear Japanese and American Japanese residents all over the coast would be instrumental in the des...

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... military policy. General Maxwell D. Taylor became Ambassador, he thought it was only for a year. August 4, 1964 two US Destroyers patrolled off the North Vietnam coast, in the Gulf of Tonkin. South Vietnamese have been attacking this coast for weeks. The destroyers came under attack. Johnson retaliates against the North Vietnam. On August 5, Johnson informs the public "We knew that the hostile actions ... ...

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... of Oklahoma left for California to try and start new lives as the Joad family did. "The Grapes of Wrath" is a reflection of what life was like on the west coast of America during the 1930's. The Dust Bowl had affected all farmers. It was a person struggle for the migrant workers. Joad family was hit as hard as all the others ... . There were not enough jobs for the people who migrated to California. The Depression was present in California and they felt the same impact as the Americans on the East coast. Poverty was also an issue that the Joad Family dealt with. With the lack of jobs, th...

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... United States? For example, when the final election results have already been tabulated and announced in New York, the polls are still open in California. Once people on the west coast know who is winning and who is not, are they more inclined to feel they don't need to bother voting? Granted this scenario can also be reversed. It could be ... argued that if people on the west coast see that their preferred candidate is losing, they might be more likely to vote in order to show support. Nonetheless, this should be taken into consideration. The media must also ... ...

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... them to break into the enclosure movement because everything grew perfectly. Most just ignored the new world, and went on with their lives. Giovanni da Verrazano sailed up the Atlantic Coast for France in 1524 looking for a passage to China. Although unsuccessful he established a small trade economy with the Native Americans along the ... coast. "So many voyages and discoveries without result, and attended with so much hardship and expense, have caused us French in late years to attempt a permanent settlement in those lands which ... ...

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... acumen to include singer Sallie Martin as a partner. He wrote the songs and secured the rights to other songs. Sallie Martin then became a glorified sales rep. She traveled from coast to coast performing and selling music sheets to black churches. It is Dorsey's distinctive style of writing that the majority of choirs use today. A combination of the old hymnody of Watts, and ... ...

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... was in New York. In 1850 NY had 700 Italian immigrants and by 1900 that number reached 225,000 (Pretelli, 2013). The strongest concentration seemed to stay on the Northeastern coast. Illinois and Ohio also attracted the immigrants. Between 1899 and 1910 they grew to having 111,249 Italian immigrants in Illinois and 58,699 Italian immigrants in Ohio (Pretelli, 2013 ... ...

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