In Jared Diamond’s "Twilight at Easter‚" we travel across the mysterious Easter Island as he describes the most intriguing fact about this place: the island consists of monolithic stone statues that had once been found all over the island despite the apparent lack of means to create them or ways of transporting them to their different coastal locations. This central mystery of standing statues had been explored since the earliest recorded European contact by Jacob Rogeveen in 1722. While the mystery
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Cultural Impact of Easter Rising Intro By the time the smoke cleared from the guns on that bloody Wednesday night in 1916‚ 230 British soldiers laid dead or wounded‚ while the 17 Irishmen had escaped. Our freedom is sometimes taken for granted‚ for our revolution happened over two hundred years ago‚ while Ireland’s was just over a century ago. The Easter Rising of 1916 was a battle for Irish Independence that revived Irish Nationalism In order to explain the cultural impact of Easter Rising‚ I will
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Successes & Sustainability: Comparing and Contrasting Easter and Tikopia Islands Easter Island‚ one of Western Chile’s best kept secrets has become one of todays most popular tourist destinations with nearly 900+ Maoi statues dominating the island terrain. Although today‚ Easter Island is home to upwards of 2‚500 people‚ it wasn’t always this way. It is said that Easter Island was first discovered around 300-400 A.D. according to History.com with other sources claiming as late as 1200 A.D. When
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In the spring of 1934 an organization launched its first Easter “seals” campaign to raise money for its services. The reasons such a campaign came to be was from an event in 1907‚ when an Ohio-businessman‚ Edgar Allen‚ lost his son in a streetcar accident. Selling his business after not having the adequate medical services available to save his son‚ he began fund-raising to build a hospital in his hometown of Elyria‚ Ohio. Allen was beyond shocked through the new hospital to discover that children
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The 1916 Irish Easter Uprising Ever since the occupation of Ireland by the English began in 1169‚ Irish patriots have fought back against British rule‚ and the many Irish rebellions and civil wars had always been defeated. To quash further rebellion‚ the Act of Union was imposed in 1800‚ tying Ireland to the United Kingdom of England‚ Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. Laws discriminating against Catholics and the handling of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-50 led to increased tension and the proposal
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Decisions. Decisions. What should I do? It’s the beginning of Easter break‚ it’s time to stay up late and sleep in. Plus‚ my best friend‚ Caroline‚ has called and wants me to go camping with her and her family in Georgia. I really want to go but there is only one thing stopping me from packing my swimsuit and suntan lotion‚ and going to Georgia. It is the commitment I made two years ago to learn how to play the bass guitar and join my church’s worship team. Now‚ I must make the choice between going
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Easter 1916 by Wiliam Butler Yeats I HAVE met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses. I have passed with a nod of the head Or polite meaningless words‚ Or have lingered awhile and said Polite meaningless words‚ And thought before I had done Of a mocking tale or a gibe To please a companion Around the fire at the club‚ Being certain that they and I But lived where motley is worn: All changed‚ changed utterly: A terrible
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Springfield’s South End district has been struggling over the past 10 years. Businesses are starting to close and the area is very run down. Although the South End district has seen better days‚ the town of Springfield has started a rehabilitation project that includes fixing roofs‚ Windows‚ landscaping‚ and many other things as a way to try and rebuild the neighborhood. There is a lot of work that has to be done so it is still a work in progress but Springfield’s south end is on the rise for the
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thinking about what the Springfield Gas Scholarship would mean to me. Mainly‚ receiving the Springfield Gas Scholarship would alleviate the financial burden that I will face as a college student. Because I have a one parent income‚ it is difficult for my single father to completely support all the financial responsibilities that are required for a college student. With that being said‚ the rest of the financial burden will be put placed upon me. Overall‚ receiving the Springfield Gas Scholarship would
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(Dawson) needs additional working capital next year. The company would like to obtain a $1‚000‚000 line of credit‚ on an unsecured basis from Springfield National Bank (Springfield). The approval of an unsecured loan would be based on the borrower’s credit-worthiness. In order to evaluate this‚ the company provided its financial statements to Springfield for the year 1990 to 1993. Dawson Stores Inc. is a company which has been experiencing consistent growth in terms of its financial performance
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