Fire Island National Seashore was established by congress as a unit of the National Park Service on September 11‚ 1964 but its roots date back to 1653. A man by the name of Isaac Stratford constructed a whaling station on the Island‚ giving it the name of Whalehouse Point. During the 18th and 19th centuries whaling was an essential part of their culture because whales provided meat‚ oil‚ and blubber. In 1825 the Federal government constructed the Fire Island Lighthouse at the western tip of the island
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Liquormart Inc. V. Rhode Island In the United Sates there have always been many controversies about both the selling and consuming of alcoholic beverages. From decades ago the topic of alcohol was still being discussed on whether or not it should be complete banned or more closely regulated. Alcohol is a very dangerous substance when mistreated. Alcohol laws are to protect both an individual person and the people in a society. When it comes to alcohol and how it should be regulated people’s views
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The South China Sea Islands Disputes Name of student Name of institution The South China Sea Island Disputes Introduction China’s rise to the status of a global economic power has been viewed with both skepticism and hope by her neighbors. Skepticism by countries wary of China’s history of aggression as far as territorial disputes are concerned‚ and hope by countries wishing to benefit from trade partnerships with China. However‚ it is China’s activities in both the
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The Island Worlds are a series of fantasy and science fiction novels by John Maddox Roberts that are themed on intergalactic science fiction elements. The first novel of the series was Act of God that was first published in 1985 to much critical acclaim. After much commercial success with the first novel‚ Roberts went on to publish three more titles culminating in the 1990 published Delta Pavonis. The novels of the Island World series are about the interactions and interrelations between space and
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called the urban heat island effect. In scientific terms‚ it is the difference between the temperature recorded in the urban environment and the temperature recorded in its rural surroundings. Heat waves will become more frequent in the next years. The urban heat island effect is
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And there’s been Taxi Driver‚ The Departed‚ Casino and now Shutter Island that I’ve seen. One thing I have been able to pick up from his movies‚ is that his subject matter tends to be either disconnected people from society or gangsters. Shutter Island is the former and I feel it’s a bit like a cross between Taxi Driver and The Green Mile. The year is 1954. Teddy (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a detective sent to Shutter Island‚ an island off the coast of America‚ that’s more or less an Alkatraz knock-off
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The Palm Islands The palm island of Dubai is made on the artificial islands in the shape of palm tree with trunk‚ a crown with fronds and the surrounded by the crescent and it acts as the water break‚ which is considered by the world as eighth wonder of world‚ constructed by the Nikheel properties which is the real estate companies achieved many big projects. It is considered one of the challenging projects of Dubai. Dubai ’s Palm Islands are made from all natural materials like rock
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The island setting of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies plays a tremendous role in the telling of the story. The amazingly detailed and well thought out setting doesn’t just describe the island‚ but helps explain the characters as well. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses the island setting to enhance the characters actions‚ showing true human nature. In the story‚ the setting was very closely related to the garden of Eden. By the island having that perfect Garden of Eden type setting the
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Tongatapu Island‚ Tonga: A Report on Initiatives Nuku ’alofa beach seawall (Wikimedia.org) Prepared for Sylila Monteiro and Antoinette Wessels‚ 27 May 2011 By: Tattenai Katoanga (ID:1374937); Mahlon Bonga (ID:1388118); Pim Slagman (ID:1385439) Contents 1.0Introduction 3 1.1 Terms of reference 3 1.2 Procedures 3 1.3 Background 3 3.0 Findings 4 3.1 General environmental threats 4 3.2 Situation in Nuku’alofa 4 3.3 Situations in other parts of the island 5 4.0 Conclusion
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Three Mile Island in Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ contained the most serious commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The events that followed taught the U.S. a lesson learned about nuclear power and the damage it can cause. The Three Mile accident paved the way for reforms in the way nuclear power plants were operated and regulated. the location of the island‚ the accident‚ the meltdown‚ the aftermath‚ and the media circus were all critical points in the lessons learned. The location of Three
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