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Water: Cherish and Share

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Water is the source of all. It’s a special and very important need for any creature that lives in the world. For example, if people don’t eat, they can probably live for several weeks or years, but if people don’t drink water, they can only survive for a few days because of dehydration. During our [...]

Truths and Mistruths About the American West

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

On the Chinese Heritage Tour of the American West, from July 20 – 26, we were able to explore various stereotypes, histories and mythologies surrounding early Chinese pioneers in the West. Since the mid 1800’s, Chinese Americans and newly immigrated Chinese have had conflict with the Caucasian population. Chinese Americans faced oppression from local citizens, [...]

Splendor on Top

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

That was a serene morning. All the walks came to a halt. The weary bodies were seeking more effort to keep going. We seemed to be shrouded in formidable green. Birds flew by at times with silvery sounds. Weeds were swaying gently with shiny dews in the breeze. And, the fresh air made us relaxed [...]

A Worthwhile Sacrifice

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

There are many types of firemen in the United States and other countries, including forest firefighters, sea firefighters, volunteer firefighters, retained firefighters, etc. Each of them has different duties but the forest firefighter is likely the most dangerous. Forest firefighters mainly focus on wildfires in woods and forests. Forest firefighters do not only put out [...]