Essays Tagged: "Hudson River"
The Seven Hats of a President. Speaks of Roosevelt
mplished a many great tasks and feats.Roosevelt was born Jan. 30, 1882, at the family estate on the Hudson River near Hyde Park, N. Y. 'His father, James Roosevelt, was a wealthy landowner and railroa ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
Dredging the Hudson River for PCBs - The history of the Hudson, Pros and Cons of Dredging,
Dredging The Hudson RiverFor PCBsTens of thousands of years ago, glaciers carved out the Hudson River. It is an e ... tion to the open sea and within which sea water is diluted by fresh water"(life.bio.sunysb.edu).The Hudson River begins in Lake Tear of the Clouds on the southwest side of Mount Marcy, the highest pea ... w, it is three and a half miles wide. "From Troy south to the river's mouth in New York harbor, the Hudson takes on the properties of the ocean as well as a river. As the tide rises in the Atlantic, s ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
The Erie Canal and impacts that it had on commerce, trade, and development of New York and the US at that time.
the 1700's the goal of the company was to create an uninterrupted route of transportation from the Hudson River to Lake Ontario for which trading could transpire. The accomplishment for the attempt t ... n-made, the Erie Canal had a significant impact on New York States geography. From Lake Erie to the Hudson River hard work, sweat, and tears allowed for the completion of the canal in 1825.On October ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Dredging the Hudson River
1947 to 1977, GE plants north of Albany poured more than 1.3 million pounds of PCBs into the upper Hudson and PCBs continue to leak out of two GE plants." PCBs are chemicals used for a wide variety o ... hundred thousand pounds of PCBs from a 40-mile stretch by means of dredging the river. Dredging the Hudson River in this area may have many negative effects on those who live in the surrounding areas ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in the Hudson River. Natural Recovery Vs. Dredging
When 60 Minutes' correspondent Lesley Stahl asked about G.E. polluting the Hudson River, G.E.'s chairman, Dr. Welch insisted, "We didn't dump. We had a permit from the U.S. Go ... onsibility for the Company's manner in delaying and avoiding clean up of the firm's PCB mess in the Hudson River. What once was an amber manufacturing oil, is now an invisible plague on New York's sig ... y minor adverse impacts (Heller, 2000). Compared to natural recovery, dredging buried PCBs from the Hudson River bottom would be a significantly faster and more efficient way to reduce sediment PCB le ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
U.S.A's Economic Growth
ddition to the U.S.A. By 1825 it advanced New York's ports and harbors. The Erie also populated the Hudson River. The New York City harbor before the establishment of the Erie was ranked the fifth lar ... on, made repeated efforts between 1810 and 1816 to obtain federal financing for a canal linking the Hudson River and Lake Erie.The T.C.R.R connected the United States. It was made by the Central Pacif ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
The Hudson Bay Company
ut there is only one that has lasted as long, been the most powerful, and been as successful as the Hudson's Bay Company.The quest for the North West Passage started in 1576 by a man known as Martin F ... rent times; failing each time he tried to find the Northwest Passage. These failures prompted Henry Hudson to try and find the North West Passage. Henry Hudson was the first man to successfully sail t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Vocab for ap us history class, about the puritans and great migration
Puritan ideas. He later established Rhode Island and helped it to foster religious toleration.Henry Hudson - Discovered what today is known as the Hudson River. Sailed for the Dutch even though he was ... utes of the Christian Religion"Patroonship - Patroonship was vast Dutch fuedal estates fronting the Hudson River in the early 1600's. They were granted to promoters who agreed to settle fifty people o ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
The Whale Rider
iti Ihimaera, originally from New Zealand, now living in New York City, saw a whale stranded up the Hudson River. This sight brought back memories of his people and made him homesick for the area he g ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Fish: Biology Related Info on the Shortnose Sturgeon
The Shortnose sturgeon is found on the Hudson river, from the southern tip of Manhattan, in the lower seas. They are restricted in range to ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Lenape Indians
could be blamed on one thing, it would be the introduction of the fur trade. Dutch explorer, Henry Hudson, was sent out to find a new passage to the Orient. Instead, his travels took him to the Delaw ... nt out to find a new passage to the Orient. Instead, his travels took him to the Delaware River and Hudson River where he first met the Lenapes on shore. Early accounts of these meetings between Europ ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Why are Brown Trout being introduced into the Hudson river when the native trout, Brook Trout is already present?
Abstract:The purpose of our paper is to investigate why brown trout are being introduced into the Hudson River when the native species, brown trout is present. Out study began when we went to the Co ... comparing the two species. Our goal is to understand why brown trout have been introduced into the Hudson River.Background:The Cold Spring's hatchery is responsible for the many trout that have survi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving- Icabod Crane
This story takes place in Tarry Town also known as Sleep Hollow, New York alongthe Hudson River. Ichabod Crane is a main character who is the teacher. He is very tall with long arms a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Lenape Indians
In 1609, when Henry Hudson sailed up the “Henry Hudson” river, now bearing his own name, the Lenapes had been ... napes' way of life 300 years ago could surely be blamed on the introduction of the fur trade. Henry Hudson, famous Dutch explorer, was sent out to locate a new route to the Orient. Instead, his journe ... ocate a new route to the Orient. Instead, his journey had caused him to find the Delaware River and Hudson River, where he first encountered the Lenapes on shore. Ancient records of these meetings amo ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Hudson River
General Electric (GE) has dumped nearly 1.3 million pounds of toxic man made chemicals into the Hudson River since the late 1940's. These chemicals have traveled down stream polluting nearly190 mi ... er and has issued it to GE. However, General Electric doesn't want to spend the money to dredge the Hudson River. Part of GE's plan against dredging the Hudson river, is to persuade surrounding commun ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Miss Liberty
Island. This is where Miss Liberty stands, well erected in the mouth of a very wide and a very deep Hudson River, which leads to the New York Harbor. All throughout the day she is welcoming outsiders ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays
Marketing Mix Paper
g managers can control in order to best satisfy customers in the target market (QuickMBA, 1987).The Hudson River Group® states that "Business performance in any industry is impacted continually by ... ended to put a marketing plan in place, paying careful attention to the 4 P's of marketing.ReferenceHudson River Group® (1989) "Marketing Mix Modeling" Retrieved on 09/04/07 from: http://www.hudso ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow's setting is in a small village on the Hudson River known as Greensburgh, or Tarry Town. The main character in the story, is Ichabod Crane. ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Inside The Morbid Writings Of Edgar Allan Poe
tation was taken from "Annabel Lee a poem written about the death of his wife who was buried by the Hudson River. Of my darling- my darling, my life and my bride, In the sepulcher ther ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe
Organizational Culture
unique learning environment. A tree lined campus dotted with new looking buildings over looking the Hudson River. In the middle of the campus, you see a modest round building with a large cross sprawl ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology