(magnitude 2.3 on the Richer scale) shook the area‚ but scientists said it took place after the landslide. Probably there wasn’t any relation between the landslide and the earthquake. The south eastern area of Leyte is forested with coconut trees where the disaster happened. These trees have shallow roots that can be dislodged after heavy rainsfalls rather easily‚ making the land unstable. In such areas landslides always will be a potential danger after days of heavy rainfall. The village disappeared. Even
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Dances of Luzon ( see side bar for pictures of many of the dances ) 1. * Dance: Idaw This dance sometimes has many names and different versions. Most common is this dance depicts the hunting ritual performed before a tribal war. The tribes men would go out and look up and watch for the scared Idaw bird. Which is said to lead the tribe to victory. Also look at the clothing‚ Philippines being a very hot climate‚ plus the use of as little material as possible‚ the traditional clothing was not
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island named Nukulau reef islet which was occupied by some people. The look of the islet from the ocean was very attractive as it was surrounded by trees and all the grasses were well trimmed as if it was a tourist site. Moreover another interesting thing that I encounter before we reached our destination was an islet-like full of only sand and no trees were found. Suddenly it came in my mind that it was the result of the deposition of many sand to form up a pile of sand or a raised bank over the
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the weather was extremely hot and was unsuitable for activities on the beach. So some of us have decided to soak into the pool and just chilling around. Some other girls who were not interested to swim decided to have their girls talk under the coconut trees. The scenes were memorable. After that‚ it was nearly evening. We have decided to watch the sunset on the beach‚ it was indeed beautiful. Likewise‚ we enjoyed the
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Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy‚ yellow‚ and fine-grained‚ and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood‚ essential oils are also extracted from the woods for use. Both the wood and the oil produce a distinctive fragrance that has been highly valued for centuries. Consequently‚ the slow-growing trees have been overharvested in many areasThe sandal tree
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Precipitation is moderate and plenty of snow falls in the winter. Most of the vegetation is made up of Conifer trees which are particularly specialised to survive in the Taigas conditions. However due to being evergreen they don’t drop their leaves into the soil leaving it nutrient starved. The majority of the wildlife migrate to warmer climates during the winter
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discovery by Cook‚ other Europeans and Americans came to the Sandwich Islands. The earliest settlements in the Hawaiian Islands were made by Polynesians who traveled to Hawaii using large double-hulled canoes. They brought with them pigs‚ dogs‚ chicken‚ coconut‚ banana‚ and sugarcane. GOVERNMENT Hawaii’s constitution was drafted in 1950 and became effective with statehood in 1959. The governor is elected every four years. The legislature has a senate with 25 members and a house of representatives with
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houses were set apart from the estate buildings of the plantation in close proximity to fields to enable easier access to work. “As you enter the gates‚ there is along range of slave houses‚ like thatched cottages and a row of coconut trees and clumps of cotton trees.”[Lady Nugentp.28] . Their houses were made of wattle‚ mud or timber.The planter or his attorney in his absence would occupy the Great House. The other whites‚ oversseers‚ bookkeepers etc. houses were located in close proximity
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Effect Example Explanation of Example Metaphor Comparison of one thing to another. It says “that one thing IS another” Can visualise object clearly to comparison drawn “skull-like coconuts” “the sea is a hungry dog” Allows us to imagine the colour and shape and texture of the coconuts being deadly hard dented and discoloured like skulls. Personification Giving something human characteristics Bring the object to life The sea stretched out its frothy arms to welcome us The
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Cast Away Report In the movie Castaway‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film focuses on the character Chuck Noland. Hard working‚ strict‚ a perfectionist and workaholic. He values organization‚ timing & the committed staff very highly and always wants to have better improvements for the consumers for example the orders arriving earlier than the approximate or given timeframe and supporting his team through encouragement & praise. However‚ usually he has trouble balancing his values with
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