Puerto Rico Capital City – San Juan. Official language – Spanish & English. Location – Caribbean. Climate - Average temperatures year round between 80 °F and 70 °F (26.7 °C - 21.1 °C). Currency - United States Dollar (USD) $. Population - 3‚620‚897 (July 2014). Nationality - Puerto Rican. Primary ethnicity – Hispanic. Total area - 3‚515 sq. mi (9‚104 sq. km). Main import - chemicals‚ machinery‚ equipment‚ clothing‚ food‚ and petroleum products. Main export - chemicals‚ electronics‚ apparel
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In 1993 in Central Puerto Rico there was a huge hurricane with a magnitude of 4.7. There was also a earthquake with a magnitude of 8. The hurricane was named was named Hurricane Ching. The earthquake was called Chong. Ching was the biggest hurricane to ever hit Puerto Rico. It blew over houses‚ destroyed land‚ and flooded everything. Chong was the fourth biggest earth quake to hit Puerto Rico. There was a family hit by both disasters. There was a total of nine people in the Wang family. Lavar was
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ones I have chosen are Puerto Rico and Honduras. Below i’m going to talk about their physical features‚ culture‚ and location on the globe. Puerto rico is located in between the Caribbean sea and the North atlantic ocean‚ east from the Dominican republic. Puerto rico is an island completely surrounded the North atlantic ocean and the Caribbean sea. This island has many natural attractions from the white sand beaches to the palm trees and natural growing fruit. Puerto rico has a very famous rain forest
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952‚[1] the first elected governor‚ Luis Muñoz Marín‚ signed law #2 of July 24‚ 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico. The words that go with the composition were approved by governor Carlos Romero Barceló on July 27‚ 1977‚ law #123.[2] The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico‚ Borinkén or Borinquén
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The political and military policies of a decaying Spain and the emerging regional power of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century‚ however‚ placed Puerto Rico‚ along with Cuba‚ at center stage in the Caribbean. Out of all the colonies under Spanish rule‚ the island of Puerto Rico was the only one to never obtain its own independence. The final quarter of the nineteenth century carried dramatic radical‚ social‚ and financial alterations to the island‚ setting the tone for the advancement
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Chris DePriest Professor Simonian Why Read? 13 November 2012 Imaginary Prophecies It was said that "a book is not justified by its authors worthiness to write it‚ but by the quality of what has been written.......the real risks of any artist are taken in the work‚ in pushing the work to the limits of what is possible‚ in the attempt to increase the sum of what is possible to think" (Rushdie 14-15). Literature has exemplified these certain risks for many years now‚ however although these artists
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Puerto Rico the perfect paradise to visit Puerto Rico is the favorite destination on the Caribbean simply because it is the most diverse island with a range of attractions and sightseeing spots in every corner of the island. Puerto Rico is a gorgeous‚ sunny island of many different colors. It has green trees‚ fields and forests‚ brown hills‚ and white‚ sandy beaches. Puerto Rico is famous for its beautiful beaches‚ warmhearted people‚ and delicious foods. In fact‚ “Borinque” is also known to be
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Child sexual exploitation is a type of sexual abuse in which children are sexually exploited for money‚ power or status. Anybody who practice or is sexually exploited a child must be intervened by the law of Puerto Rico immediately. This has become a problem for Puerto Rican society. Children should be educated on this themes more often‚ show them different strategy to overcome a situation of sexual abuse also have parents aware of what their kids are doing daily. Sexual exploitation it has always
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There are many benefits of becoming a nurse . Some benefits are the money you can earn for being a nurse . Another benefit is that you will know how to manage injuries . The next benefit is the knowledge you get from becoming a nurse . Being a nurse also saves lives and you are looked up on . The final reason becoming a nurse is the greatest thing you can do is that you only have to go to college for 1 year . They earn good money . Plain and simple ‚ nurses earn a lot of money . Nurses earn from
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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