The American frontier comprises Cause_to_be_included the geography , history , folklore , and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion Expansion that began Process_start with English colonial settlements Statement in the early 17th century and ended Process_end with the admission Becoming_a_member of the last remaining western territories as states in 1959 .

According to George H. Nash ( 2009 ) the movement comprises Cause_to_be_included a coalition of five distinct impulses .

The elite athletes run Motion three laps of the course , while the open Openness race Competition , for runners over 18 , comprises Containing two laps .

It comprises Cause_to_be_included many events , usually including opera Social_event , theatre , dance , classical and contemporary music , cabaret , literature , visual art and new media .

The official area of responsibility comprises Cause_to_be_included Sudan , Somalia , Djibouti , Ethiopia , Eritrea , Seychelles and Kenya .

Imbaba has been known Know to be a stronghold of Muslim fundamentalists since the 1970s , but also comprises Containing a significant number of Coptic Christians .