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    The U.S. Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands is filled with many things to do and see. There are many different people and usually no conflict. It has beautiful beaches and amazing snorkeling spots. The Virgin Islands are located in The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is East of Puerto Rico and South of The British Virgin Islands. “Each Island is different and has its own charms and attractions” (Philpott 7). There is so many things to learn about The Virgin Islands. There is so much you

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    NAME: Thatching Ferreira FORM: WTME A CHRISTMAS CAROL ESSAY. How does Dickens create atmosphere and tension in the opening Stave of ’A Christmas Carol? How successfully does he create a vision of Victorian time? Dickens uses many ways to get the audience interest in the opening stave as well as creating atmosphere and tension. One of these ways is the introduction of the main character of ’A Christmas Carol’ novel: Scrooge. Dickens gives loads of descriptive sentences about Scrooge

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    The Island lacked the resources needed for the immigrants. There were too many people coming to Ellis Island to have enough space to support them. This was not entirely the staff’s fault‚ however. As reported by Renee C. Rebman‚ Ellis Island had over 800‚000 processed passengers in 1905 alone‚ not including first and second class who had the privilege of going through at a different time than steerage (21). With such an immense number of immigrants coming in one year alone‚ it became burdensome

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    Diaoyu Islands The Diaoyu Islands are located in the East China Sea about 92 nautical miles northeast of Keelung in Taiwan Province. They include Diaoyu Island‚ Yellow Tail Island‚ Akao Island‚ South Island‚ North Island‚ and three reefs with a total area of about 6.5 square kilometers‚ with Diaoyu Island covering the largest area of 4.3 square kilometers. The Diaoyu Islands are China’s inherent territory‚ and its sovereignty over them is indisputable. In his article "The Senkaku Islands: Japanese

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    Point | Quote from Lady Windermere’s Fan | Analysis | Quote from Mrs. Warren’s Profession | Analysis | There are double-standards on society’s judgement of morality towards men and women | Action taken towards Lord Windermere when suspecting his involvement with Mrs. Erlynne-“take Windermere away at once to Homburg or to Aix‚ where he’ll have something to amuse him” and “feed the wretches well”vs. society’s view on Mrs. Erlynne upon suspecting her scandal-“these wicked women get our husbands away

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    Ellis Island was the home to many new immigrants that came into the United States. There were more than 12 million immigrants who passed through Ellis Island between the years of 1892 and 1954. Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life to many new people. It was the land of new opportunities and new dreams for many. In the 1770’s the island was sold to a man named Samuel Ellis. Later on‚ the U.S War Department bought the Island for $10‚000. Years later‚ Ellis Island turned into the Immigration

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    Polynesia’s Islands Tattooing The Polynesian Islands are made up of over a thousand islands which are scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The native people that inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians‚ and they share many similar traits including language‚ culture and beliefs. In the late 1700s a captain by the name James Cook traveled to many of the Islands and documented many of the natives and the body art. There are four islands within the

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    THE ISLAND The picture story book‚ The Island‚ by Armin Greder‚ shows the importance of accepting people for who they are. This can be seen when they gave no proper shelter and They didn’t give him any food or water. This is also shown when he didn’t look the same and They didn’t get to know him before they judged him. The characters on The Island were very disappointing showing a lack of acceptance towards the Stranger‚ only letting him sleep on some straw in an abandoned goat pen. The Islanders

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    Sovereignty of the San Andres Island The history of the Archipelago and some brief information about the Islands ​The San Andrés Caribbean Island is a coral island located amid the Colombian archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. Primarily constituted by tourism San Andrés economy used to depend on Fishing and some weak agricultural activities. With the introduction of the Air transport on the island in 1954 the Colombian government decided to invest in the tourism making the archipelago a duty-free

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    Both The Lorax and the story of Easter Island are examples of how people in a society can damage the environment and end life as we know it. The Lorax messages were how terrible our environment is in today’s society and also included a life lesson. The issues expressed in The Lorax are water and air pollution‚ deforestation‚ and overpopulation. And in the Easter Island story‚ the natives showed many examples of what could happen if we use up all our resources and do not take care of our environment

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