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The following paper explores the fascinating and natural wonders of Ohio Caverns, the premier cave system in the state of Ohio, the general geology of the state of Ohio, and a basic overview of cave formation related to the various geological features of a limestone-based cavern system such as found in Ohio Caverns. In addition, this paper briefly examines how Ohio Caverns compare to other cave systems in the world, especially to Carlsbad Caverns in the state of New Mexico.

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"The formation of a cavern system is perhaps one of the most amazing aspects of geology, due to the fact that caverns often display formations and features that seemingly defy natural forces like gravity, erosion and the passage of time. Generally, the most common type of cavern system is based on limestone, a "sedimentary rock made up of calcium deposits laid down in the earth's strata over millions of years" and which when placed under extreme pressure turns into marble and related metamorphic rocks (Gilbreath, 145). These types of limestone-based caverns are known as solution caves which are created through the interaction of various gases (i.e., CO2) and water seeping down from above. This combination of CO2 and water creates carbonic acid which then dissolves the limestone and carries with it minerals dissolved into a solution. "

Tags:limestone, rock, Carlsbad

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Many of the works of Edgar Allen Poe take us into the deepest and darkest recesses of the human mind. Luckily, we are usually privileged to have as our guide, a narrator who is intimately familiar with these gloomy, gothic caverns. This paper examines the role of the narrator in works such as "The Cask of Amontillado", "Tell Tale Heart" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", among others.

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"The fact that Dupin is the reader's guide to the depraved mind causes us to puzzle whether it is possible to understand the deranged. If even the insane follow a certain logic, even if it is a logic that is peculiar to one individual, can we then still speak of that individual as "insane?" Many of Poe's narrators appear to be more "upset" (as in dis-arranged) in their minds then completely without any hold on the wider reality that we all share."

Tags:Roderick, Usher, Dupin, evil, Fortunato

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The author focuses on caves using several caves including the Oregon National Caves, Carlsbad, the caves of France and the Kartchner Caverns in Arizona as examples. The negative impacts are discussed at length as well as some of the positive sides to using the natural settings as tourist attractions. The author also touches on the area of preservation and allows a discussion about what is being done to prevent erosion.

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This paper is on the geological feature that occurs in the state of New Mexico. It includes the information about the mountains, mountains range, volcano, and area of unusual landscapes, white sands, and Carlsbad Caverns. It also include the information about its physical dimensions, age, how it formed, its structure and history, and what it is like today.

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Discusses several dominantly inherited disorders. Huntington's Disease. Cavernous Angioma. Von Willebrand disease. How the defective genes are inherited. Genetic linkage analysis. Population and gender affected. Symptoms. Onset of disease. Mean age. Importance of genetic screening. Effect on pregnancy and the fetus. Major signs. Technical analysis of subject.

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"Offspring inherit one set of chromosomes from the mother and one from the father. Dominantly inherited genetic disorders are those in which only one copy of the gene for that disease is needed for the disease to be present (Robinson, 1999). The gene can be inherited from either parent, and any parent with that gene will also have the disease. A parent with such a gene has a 50 percent chance of passing it on to their offspring. One example of a dominantly inherited disease is Huntington's disease. The disease is caused by a defect on chromosome 4 in the gene for a protein known as Huntington, whose function is currently unknown (Berkow, Beers and Fletcher, 1997; Robinson, 1999). The defect in the gene causes a repeat of 40 or more copies of a combination of the C, A and G DNA..."

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This paper looks at the relatively recent discovery of cave art and how many experts were, at first, skeptical of its authenticity. The paper describes some of the art found and how it was accidentally discovered, as well as how it finally came to be recognized as authentic Paleolithic art.

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"Despite being the most ancient of all human artistic forms, cave art was discovered only within the last one hundred years or so, usually by accident and by amateurs. In 1879, near Santander in northern Spain, Marcelino de Sautuola was exploring with his little daughter the Altamira caves on his estate. Since the ceiling of the debris-filled cavern "was only a few inches above Marcelino's head, it was his daughter who was first able to discern the shadowy forms of painted beasts on the cave roof" (Berenquer, 25). De Sautuola was the first modern man to explore this cave and he was certain that the paintings dated back to prehistoric times. Archeologists, however, were highly dubious of their authenticity, but in 1880 the Altamira paintings were officially dismissed as forgeries. In 1896, at Pair-non-Pair in the Gironde district of France, more paintings were discovered that were partially covered by calcareous deposits that would have taken thousands of years to accumulate and soon after, these paintings were recognized as authentic by the experts. The caves at Lascaux near Montignac in France were discovered accidentally in 1941 by two young boys who were playing in a field. Their dog chased a ball down a hole and disappeared, and the boys then followed the dog down into the caves."

Tags:drawings, prehistoric, paintings, subterranean, chambers, caverns, hunter-artist