Papers 1771-1780 of total 2432 found.
…percent of their medicines”(Monroe 8-9). Alcoholic beverages are produced through a process called fermentation using plants such as corn, rye, barley, potatoes, and grapes, and are classified by their types and proofs. Some types of alcohol are beer, ale…
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…ships. A common tactic was to load their cannons with grape shot and aim high for the British sails. If a privateer could disable the man-o-war’s maneuvering capability, he would gain a great advantage. Positioning himself perpendicular to the British stern…
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…on methyl bromide as a pre-plant soil fumigant are tomatoes, strawberries and grapes (Gushee 4). In the late 1980’s, the U.S. joined with 160 other nations in a treaty called the Montreal Protocol to end the use of chemicals believed to harm the earth’s…
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…it is struck takes on a delicate glow; just as apples sometimes, though white in part, flush red in the other part, or as grapes hanging in clusters take on a purple hue when not yet ripe. As soon as he sees this, when the water has become clear again, he can bear…
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…class. Also, after the relative prosperity of the Augustan and Antonine periods, there was a profound reduction in cultivation and large-scale crops partially replaced specialized forms, such as grapes and olives. Another aspect was the growth of towns, which…
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…or revoke agricultural pesticides. Petitioners seek review of a final order of the EPA permitting the use of four pesticides [Benomyl on citrus and rice, Mancozeb on barley, grapes, and rye, Phosmet an insecticide, and Triflualin a Herbicide] as food…
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…a great general. He creates a very loyal army as he stomps on Gauls like they were grapes. Pompey is back in Rome at this time and begins to quake in his boots as he hears of Caesar’s great conquests. Pompey sees Caesar as a threat, so he teams up…
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…of where excatly the Union was. “He had heard through the grape vine that there was some Union cavalry heading into Gettysburg but he was not sure (Shaara, 74).” He had not yet heard anything from General Stuart. Lee had heard that the Union might be going…
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…. Much of this is in the mountains. The growing of fruit includes plums, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, quinces, and cherries. Figs and olives are grown mainly along the coast. Grapes are widely grown and wine produced, some for export. Fishing…
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…appreciated. Works Cited 1 Grapes, Bryan J. Violent Children. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc. 2000. Discusses the different sides of the major issues in today’s society of mass…
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