Melissa Martinez Topic: Bora Bora General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the class about fun things to do in Bora Bora. Thesis Statement: Fun things to do and attractions to visit in Bora Bora. Organizational Patterns: Spatial Pattern Introduction I. Attention Getter A. I’m pretty sure everyone wants to visit somewhwere they can call paradise‚ I know I do and the place I would love to visit one day is Bora Bora. II. Central Idea: I’m going to share with you fun things you
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riots Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the Zoot Suit riots Effects of riots Cultural repression Political activism in Mexican American community Series of reforms in the Los Angeles Police Department Causes Mexican Revolution‚ World War I‚ “brown scare”. Mexican Americans depicted as security risk Formation of racist policies and procedures Bias in criminal justice system. Academic theories of criminal behavior Media sensationalized violence in barrio What happened Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case
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islands in which 26 sculptures made by Cuban artist Rita Longa recreate life of first Cuba inhabitants in a small village. This island is located in La laguna del Tesoro (the Lagoon of the Treasure) which is said to have been called like that because of a treasure Indians living in this area threw to the waters of the lagoon so Spanish didn’t keep it for themselves. Keep in mind that Cubans call Indians those native inhabitants that lived in the island before the Spanish conquerors
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chosen display Holden Caufield’s emotions‚ actions‚ and way of life. There are three symbols unparticular that are used most regularly in the novel. I’ve selected Holden’s red hunting hat‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ and the Ducks in Central Park Lagoon. All three of these symbols have great significance in this book. In the novel Holden says “I put my red hunting hat on‚ and turned the peak around to the back‚ the way I liked it‚ and then I yelled at the top of my god dam voice‚ "Sleep tight‚
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For years‚ my family and I have saved for a vacation. We have a good sum in our vacation fund and after the past three years of working hard‚ we deserve some time to relax and enjoy each other. We all have two weeks off in September and are starting to look at where we want to go. Each of us has a place in mind‚ but no one is committed to any one place. Mainly we want to go somewhere that offers lots of activities to keep us busy‚ a place we can relax‚ and somewhere that will add to our family memories
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HOW DOES ICELAND UTILIZE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY TO ITS ADVANTAGE? Geothermal energy. The first reason why Iceland utilizes its volcanic activity to its advantage is by using geothermal energy. Geothermal energy production works by the radioactive decay f several types of rocks containing radioactive substances (such as uranium) releasing heat energy. In the volcanic areas in Iceland‚ the rocks heat the water so that it then rises to the surface (naturally) as hot water and steam. The steam can then
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coastal properties. This is especially made obvious when buildings are constructed on sand dunes. When the sand is taken‚ the result on the houses is catastrophic. * Lagoons‚ which are formed where sand deposits to form a baymouth barrier at the entrance to a bay‚ either partially or fully‚ blocking it off. Here‚ either the lagoon can access the sea during high tide or it can be closed for the majority of time‚ only accessing the sea when a tidal inlet forms. The main human activities that are impacting
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Coastal management The aim of this report is to investigate Long Reef and Collaroy Beach’s coastal management. Sand Dunes The Importance of Vegetation Sand dunes are a valid indication of the quality of the soil and the surrounding ocean. When vegetation is established in sand dunes‚ it stabilises it- i.e. gives the dunes structure. This structure helps prevent erosion by using the plant life to trap the sand. Without these plants (and ultimately the sand dunes) sand will be subject to many
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Based on the infamous 1942 “Sleepy Lagoon” murder mystery and the resulting “Zoot Suit Riots” in Los Angeles ‚ playwright Luis Valdez weaves fact and fiction to depict the fate of 22 young Mexican Americans brought to trial for a murder they did not commit. The play has symbolic significance for Mexican Americans and tells about the riots during World War II. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder was one step in the fight for the rights and respect of Mexican American’s. This riot involved young servicemen
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Factory Farms A Good Thing or Harmful Too much of a good thing can be bad for us as human beings and the environment. We like to buy the biggest and best of everything. This has turned from buying big cars and big stereos to buying larger hamburgers and steaks. We as a nation have gone from having meat as a delicacy and eating it on occasion to most people eating only meat during every meal. We need to go back to eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat. We also need to find different
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