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    from Southeast Asia‚ the Philippines archipelago is located in one of the richest marine realms in the world. With more than 7‚100 islands‚ the Philippines is a large archipelago that stretches from below Taiwan all the way to the northeastern tip of Borneo at the south. The country is generally divided into 3 island groups: Luzon‚ Visayas and Mindanao. Hot‚ humid‚ and tropical‚ the Philippines climate may not accommodate the taste of all travelers‚ but it provides the right conditions for luxurious

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    Jose Rizal's Timeline

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    Source: http://joserizal.info/Biography/timeline.htm CHRONOLOGY 1848‚ June 28 -- Rizal’s parents married in Kalamba‚ La Laguna: Francisco Rizal-Mercado y Alejandra (born in Biñan‚ April 18‚ 1818) and Teodora Morales Alonso-Realonda y Quintos (born in Sta. Cruz‚ Manila‚ Nov. 14‚ 1827). 1861‚ June 19 -- Rizal born‚ their seventh child. 1861‚ June 22 -- Christened as José Protasio Rizal-Mercado y Alonso-Realonda 1870‚ age 9 -- In school at Biñan under Master Justiniano Aquin Cruz.

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    Good morning‚ Mr Lau and friends. Today we will be presenting the ethical issues on animal testing. Throughout the history of biomedical research‚ experimental procedures are performed on living animals. Commonly used animals include mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ monkeys and dogs. (END) Furthermore‚ it is estimated by the Humane Society International that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments annually for the purpose of research to assess the effectiveness

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    Tourism in Sabah

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    1.0 Tourism Industry in Sabah The tourism industry‚ especially in Sabah‚ has been booming despite the natural disaster tsunami and bird flu. Tourists have been flocking to Sabah due to its unique eco-related places that had generated a lot of interests among foreign visitors. Kota klias is one of the many interesting sites in Sabah and in recent years the area has been gaining popularity among foreign tourists due to the presence of the unique and proboscis monkey. 2.0 THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

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    Tattoos have been an art alive for centuries. First they started out as a way to mark an individual and their place in society. Then they evolved into an art form for many people and some people get them just to have them. But here’s a question long pondered in the art of tattoos. I know I thought about it for a long time myself‚ before I had my first tattoo done. There are two main questions most people ask themselves. The first being‚ how much pain is involved with having a tattoo done?

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    force of circumstances

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    The Force of Circumstances “The Force of Circumstance” is written by W. Somerset Maugham and takes place in Borneo (British colony)‚ however‚ the district is unclear but there are uses of exotic setting in the essay such as‚ mountains and rivers which indicates that the story takes place in a far and exotic country. It is about the end of a marriage between two people: Doris‚ an English girl and Guy‚ a man from Sembulu. Guy is 29 years old‚ and works for British colonial service; however‚ the

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    UGB 224E Natural Wonders of the World Term paper The Tropical Rainforest of Malaysia – Sarawak Introduction As we all know that deforestation sharply accelerated in these decades‚ more and more forests disappeared. Environmentally‚ it causes global warming‚ soil erosion‚ decline in biodiversity‚ degraded ecosystem and water- cycle.[1] Economically and ethically‚ the deforestation caused by logging and commercial agriculture by the developed countries‚ like the U.S. The people in developing countries

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    Facts about Jose Rizal

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    Facts About Dr. Jose Rizal Jose P. Rizal‚ a man of exceptional talent and intelligence‚ is the National Hero of the Philippines. That’s a fact (and might be the only fact) that every Filipino knows about Jose Rizal. One might ask‚ “How about his name?” Well‚ that might be uneasy because his full name is José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. Let’s be honest that if we will be asked by some people about some things related to Rizal without the help of any references‚ we can only say

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    The Force of Circumstance

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    The Force of Circumstance by W. Somerset Maugham Brief summary Guy‚ an administrator of a small British colonial outpost‚ has lived there for ten years. When he was on holiday in England he met Doris. They married and she returned to the station with him. At first they are very happy but then Doris notices a young Malay woman with three half-caste children hanging around the bungalow and annoying Guy very much. Finally Guy confesses that he had a relationship with the woman and that

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    With reference to case studies‚ critically evaluate the success of management schemes in fragile environments (40 marks) A fragile environment is one which is easy to disrupt‚ and once disrupted‚ difficult to restore. An example of this kind of environment is the Sundarbans; the largest single block of mangrove swamp in the world‚ covering 10‚000 km² from the coasts of West Bengal to Bangladesh. The mangrove swamps are sensitive to a number of factors‚ including temperature‚ salinity and sea level

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