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    My state is Maine, also known as The White Pinecone. This is because; the state flower is The White Pinecone. Maine is known for beautiful lands and waters. Maine has many great trees. Such as the maple, birch, spruce, and pine. 80 percent of Maine is forests. Over the centuries, new waves of Migrants moved into Maine. In the year of 1607, the colonist we are handed one of the worst winters Maine could give. The people were cold. The people were very hungry. Then the Indians attacked. They

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    Maine Revised Statutes

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    The study of law is a very broad topic area, however, the Maine Revised Statutes website makes navigating one’s way through the State of Maine’s various laws nearly stress free. As an individual who is particularly interested in practicing Family Law upon graduating Law School in the year of 2021, “Title 19-A: Domestic Relations” of the Maine Revised Statutes contains many laws that are of interest to me. In particular, “Chapter 29: Divorce” and “Chapter 59: Visitation Rights of Grandparents” strike

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    Maine Is An Ideal Place

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    borders, Maine is comprised of small, quaint towns who survive mainly because of the abundance of small, hardworking, local businesses. These businesses most typically consist of family owned and operated restaurants, gas stations, and inns, but can be stretched to include dealerships of all sorts as well. Though these businesses work tirelessly to thrive, they possess a demand for customers outside of just local residents. Fortunately, Maine’s whether conditions are generous enough to bless Maine with

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    “Remember the Maine!” The cry that could be heard throughout the United States and projected the Spanish American War into action. To what does this battle cry pertain? The mysterious explosion and sinking of the U.S.S. Maine on the shores of Havana, Cuba led to many investigations, much speculation, and eventually, the United States declaring war on Spain on the soil of Cuba. How did the U.S.S. Maine explode? That is the mystery that is still partly unsolved today. It is known that a magazine exploded

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    9: Final Paper December 7, 2016 THE MAINE FOOD CLUSTER PROJECT Abstract The Libra Foundation should work to expand food clusters in Maine to bolster a fragmented Maine agricultural industry. Specifically, Libra should focus their support on processing and distribution channels that will expand the product market and initial value. In this report, I will explore various possible actions of the Libra Foundation and explain why, given the background of the Maine food industry and Libra’s attributes

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    Maine, the Pine Tree State Do you know that Maine is famous for lobsters because it harvests the majority of lobsters in the United States? The population reached to 1.336 million people living in the state of Maine. And the total area of Maine is 35,385 square miles, also known as the biggest state with the most land from the original 13 colonies. Maine became a state of the United States in March 15, 1820. “It was part of the USA as part of the Missouri Compromise, which allowed Maine to enter

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    Often we hear that Maine can be broken up into two separate bodies based on terms of socioeconomic status, urban vs. rural, or even North vs. South. Maine is a diverse state, and the idea that there are, “Two Maines,” is a plausible theory that can be applied based on these terms. Based on urban-rural division, the state could be divided in two, with the counties who have coast line, including Androscoggin, and Kennebec rely heavily on their fishing industries and tourism for their economy. The Northern

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    February 15th, 1898, the USS Maine was hit with a mine as it sat in the Havana Harbor. There is large speculation to whether that is the truth or not. Over the years it is still a topic of debate as of what caused the explosion. Some believe that the Spaniards did it, others believe it was a clumsy mistake of misplaced ammo, others believe it was a spontaneous coal fire that caught a box of ammunition on fire. No matter the cause, the loss of the ship and 260 of her crew was devastating to America

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    the Cuban lands back to its people. President McKinley who was pressured into war by yellow press, sent American forces into battle which ultimately led to the birth of a western hemispheric super power, the United States. The sinking of the USS Maine, the use of yellow press journalism, and the national uproar and motivation is what drove the Americans to victory. Valeriano Weyler, the Spanish General in Cuba, started a campaign called Subjugation or Death. This bloody campaign was Spain’s attempt

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    I may be an elected senator for the great state of Maine, but one of the best experiences in my life was simply growing up in Hancock county on the edges of Acadia National Park. I would venture into Bar Harbor sometimes to watch the fisherman bring in the day’s findings and see how excited the tourists were to go whale watching. Just walking around, people watching as I liked to do, I learned a lot about our states industries and what made the economy thrive, the other crazy, lucky inhabitants of

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