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It is on the southern side of Italy on the eastern coast of Sicily. It covers an area of 1,600 square miles, and in the late 1990's, it was 10,902 feet high. This mountain is an gigantic cone that has 250 minor cones. Valle del Bove, an abyss, is on…

important to study because on average eighty tornadoes occur causing about two deaths, twenty injuries and millions of dollars of damage each year. Even though tornadoes are one of the smallest storms in area they can be the most severe! To…

of a society, and Classical Chinese architectural concepts are indissolubly linked with a social order at once real and ideal, with a structured vision of the universe and with a certain scale of values. The Forbidden City or Imperial Palace…

National Park. It became a national park in 1890. There are towering mountains, a valley, and crystal waterfalls. There are also giant sequoia trees that are more than three thousand years old. Another tourist attraction is Disneyland. Disneyland…

and patrilocal. In this male dominated society, sons were preferred to daughters, and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers, husbands, and sons. Because marriages were arranged, young women and men had virtually no voice in the…

of the local rivers ( Kenai river, Kasilof river, or the Anchor river) and there are so many tourist and other local fishermen crowding the river banks that there's no room for you and your kid to fish, without bumping into other people around you. …

Food Food is one of the most significant resources in life. All cultures differentiate themselves through their development and attitude toward food. Therefore, there is a wide variation of food, which often has a lengthy developmental history,…

explained by the trends which already existed long ago and by the transitional stage which was accompanied, as happened in other countries in the same situation, by the growth of corruption. The most important factors pre-determining the growth of…

of a girl's fifteenth birthday. The religious practice is symbolic of a young girl's transition into womanhood. The frequency of the ritual in America is decreasing more and more every year. The majority of the celebrations now are held…

It is Mexico's fifth largest state which used to be home to the Mixtec and Zapotec civilizations. The states of Puebla and Veracruz lie to the North of Oaxaca. The state of Chiapas lies to the East of Oaxaca. Guerrero is along its Western border and…