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84Augustine Herman the Bohemian: A Sonnet in Honor of Maryland's and Virginia's First Accurate Mapmaker
The sonnet is a Sicilian invention. But it makes up a beloved, popular part of both English and peninsular Italian literatures. A sample sonnet tells the story of Czech immigrant Augustine Herman's achievements in the New World.
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84Fish Kills: A Lamentable Limerick
The limerick is a poem of known structure and possible origins in Limerick, Ireland. It offers much sense, no sense or obscene sense. My poem presents the ecological sense of healthy fish numbers in the limerick context of lamentable fish kills.
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82The Real Story: Athos I Oil Spill, November 26, 2004, Segment 1
I can tell you what happened first hand, as I worked this devastating oil spill, every day for 10 weeks. I washed and cared for the birds that went through this, as did many others. This was one of the largest oil spills on the east coast from NJ to PA.
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87Maryland's Eastern Shore - Tilghman's Island and Claiborne - Off the Beaten Path in MD
Off the beaten path in Maryland, just west of St. Michaels, the small towns of Tilghman's Island and Claiborne are like time capsules of the past. The quaint MD towns offer charming architecture, excellent fishing, and beautiful water views.
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85Food Auctions Gaining In Popularity
Food Auctions are back in the forefront as great money savers for people having a hard time making ends meet. Located in many states now, they seem to be catching on as consumers scramble to provide for the needs of their families. By reading this...
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72Sea Monsters - The Chesapeake Bay's Chessie
Is there a sea monster by the name of "Chessie" swimming around in the Chesapeake Bay? When and where has "Chessie" been sighted? This informative article seeks to reveal whether "Chessie" is fact or fiction and gives possible explanations for the "sea monster's" origins.
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76Monster Sea Creatures of the World
The world is home to many monster sea creatures. Some of the well known monster sea creatures include Chessie of the Chesapeake Bay, gigantic octopus, Ogopogo of Okanagan Lake and Nessie of Loch ness. There has been no positive scientific identification of these monster sea creatures, but the evidence can not be dismissed. It is also interesting the likeness of most of these creatures, such as Chessie of the Chesapeake Bay, Ogopogo of Okanagan Lake and Nessie of Loch ness.
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82Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Every Pond: North America's Cautious, Copious, Cunning Freshwater Fish
The common carp is an introduced fish from Eurasia to North America. It manages to dominate water bodies because of clever scrounging and copious reproducing. Despite environmental concerns, it offers people fishing challenges and healthy eats.
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75The Beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
The Eastern Shore is a very thin peninsula, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. It spans through portions of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the whole of the state of Delaware. In this part of the world, small towns become an eclectic mix of suburban life, fishermen's villages and long, quiet, winding roads. Summertime brings carnivals, festivals, great fishing and beachfront fun in the sun.
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89Alan Taylor's "The American Colonies"
Part One: The Encounters Chapter Two: Colonizers: 1. Taylor makes a big issue over environmentalism—why? The environment plays a big part in the analysis of European and North American colonies and their interaction and inevitable...
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