Biggest (Essay 1)

Where does the biggest snake in the world live?

What is the biggest mistake the United States has ever made?

How many children does the biggest family in the United States have?

Who owns the biggest house in America?
Where is the biggest mall in the world located?


I don't why I chose this question about snakes because they're disgusting...but here it goes.


There is a lot of debate on the biggest snake in the world.

Some sources say the biggest snake ever discovered was an Anaconda. In 2008 scientists found fossils of a supposed 43 foot 2,500 pound Anaconda. It was found Columbia, South America. The mine was located somewhere near the Amazon Rain Forrest. However, they can not be sure of the actual measurements of the snake, which makes it hard to give it the title of the largest snake in the world.

Some scientists say that the largest live Anaconda ever measured was 28 feet long and 44 inches wide.

However, the consistency here seems to be that the largest species of snake is the Anaconda.

The Biggest Snake Source




The biggest mistake the United States has ever made...this came up with quite a few hits on google.

-Declaring war on Iraq
-James Buchanan (1857-1861): Failed to aviod the Civil War

-Richard Nixon (1969-1974): The Watergate Scandal

-Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921): Not being reasonable with the costruction of the Treaty of Versailles after WWI

-Bush Vs. Obama

The biggest family recorded in the United States has 29 members, and 27 children. But, 23 are adopted. The mother and father, John and Jeanette Murphy, decided to perform a saintly duty and adopt special needs children who had no other place to go. They were recently featured on Extreme Home Makeover to have a house large enough to accommadate all their needs.

 

The largest family with all the children born to the same mother goes to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. They have 17 children and aren't planning on stopping there. Duggar has been pregnant for 133 months of her life, but is welcoming the idea of an eighteenth child. Their children's ages range from 19 months to 19 years. There are two sets of twins, ten boys, and seven girls. The children all have names that begin with the letter "J". Why would someone want this many children?
 
Info thanks to RDF Rights and BNET 


 
The biggest house in the United States, Biltmore Estate, is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It was built in 1895 by the Cecil and is still family-owned and operated today by Bill Cecil. It's an inn, a popular place for lavish weddings, a winery, and a home to the Cecil family. There are more than 250 rooms and an 8,00 acre backyard!
 

 
For additional info on Biltmore Estates or watch the video tour

South China Mall opened in 2005

The largest shopping malls in the world are said to be two Chinese malls. The South China Mall in Dongguan and Golden Resources Mall in Beijing. In China, the land and labor is cheap which allows them to surpass the size of American malls located in California such as the South Coast Plaza or the Del Amo Fashion Center. However, malls in America have a better chance of surviving because shopping is a huge American past-time. Also, in China, people are more aquainted with small local shops or markets than large shopping malls.

 

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