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…in the 19th century by farmers in Norway for fun. After the automatic ski lift was developed, the sport grew all over the world. The equipment used in skiing are skis, boots, ski poles and bindings. The skis are made of fiberglass, plastic, metal, or wood…

…earthquakes and easily crumbled and fell crushed people. Some sailors on the coast tried to leave but the waves flew the boats around like toys. The buildings were made out of unreined forced brick or wood which couldn't withstand a earthquake of that magnitude…

…Hester and Dimmesdale have their meeting in the amoral backdrop of the forest is titled \"A Flood of Sunshine.\" The actual \"flood of sunshine\" is the passion that Hester and the minister release freely since they are alone in the woods. Because Hester had…

…. Buehler and stage direction by William Theisen. The multi-decked set was made from wood and brass, which gave it the perfect feel of an old ship, but of course with a little class. It just had a feeling of realness to it. There were ropes that were…

…, and distrust. This event usually involves a group of people and an issue that concerns the whole community. In the Crucible this can be seen when Abi and the other girls of Salem are found dancing in the woods. The dancing strikes fear of witchcraft…

…by proving to him that Oberst was not the murderer. When Gillespie arrested Sam Wood Virgil also proved him innocent. Even though Gillespie didn’t like to be proven wrong by anyone (none less a Negro) he respected Virgil for his great detective work. At one point…

…taking steps toward sanitation. The wealthy usually had houses made out of stone or brick, but most houses were made out of wood. Large fires could wipe out an entire town. “The city of Rouen, in France, burned to the ground six times between 1200 and 1225…

…in it. One night Frannie is out. It’s dark, she’s had a bit too much wine and swears she saw a child flying. She scours the woods searching for this creature and eventually gives up. She can’t tell anyone because they’d think she was crazy, drunk…

…that this boy was seeing while he was lost in the woods. The most influential aspect of this story was the fact that this boy was a deaf mute, and until the end of the story, the reader does not know that – a common characteristic of Bierce’s writing. The story could…

…on Transcendentalist philosophy. Emerson theorized that man was one and the same with nature and he wrote about his experiences with nature. In "Nature," Emerson wrote that, "In the woods, we return to reason and faith. "Although he was the one to write this, it was Thoreau…