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    The next morning‚ the boys gather on the beach to discuss what the hunters saw. Ralph tells Piggy about the creature on the mountain‚ which he describes as a beast with teeth and big black eyes. Piggy does not believe him. Jack tells the group that his hunters can defeat the beast‚ but Ralph intercut to say Jack’s group has nothing but sticks as weapons. Jack tells the other boys that the beast is a hunter‚ also telling them that Ralph thinks that the boys are weak. He continues his rant‚ claiming

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    Important Extracts from LOTF (2) The Littluns - From Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair‚ pages 83 -84 The smaller boys were known now by the generic title of “littluns.” The decrease in size‚ from Ralph down‚ was gradual; and though there was a dubious region inhabited by Simon and Robert and Maurice‚ nevertheless no one had any difficulty in recognizing biguns at one end and littlunsat the other. The undoubted littluns‚ those aged about six‚ led a e distinct‚ and at the same time intense

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    The Galapagos Islands Introduction Just off the coast of Ecuador is where you can find the volcanic islands of the Galapagos. Here you can find unique animals and plants that can’t be seen anywhere else in the world. The Galapagos Islands gave British scientist Charles Darwin the opportunity to create his theory of evolution (attention statement). The variety of wildlife found on land and in water of the Galapagos Islands have been kept in isolation for so long‚ that many of the species can

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    WHAT INFLUENCE‚ IF ANY‚ DID THE ANTI- ASIAN RIOT IN 2006 HAVE ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOLOMON ISLANDS NAME: FITHBERT NIVANI UNIT: PG 214- ASIAN INFLUENCE IN THE PACIFIC LECTURER: MR. BENARD YEGIORA REVIEWED BY: QUENTIN TALINGAPUA ------------------------------------------------- CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CAUSE OF THE RIOT 3.1 INCREASED NUMBER OF CHINESE IN SOLOMON ISLANDS 3.2 MAL TREATMENT OF INDIGENOUS 3. THE INFLUENCE THE ANTI ASIAN RIOT HAVE ON THE GENERAL

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    The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation

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    Poems "Island Man" and "The Fringe Of The Sea" I recently read two poems entitled "Island Man" and "The Fringe Of The Sea". They are both similar in theme‚ but they also have many differences. Both poems are based on the emotions of people who live near the sea and their feelings towards it. This theme relates to both of the authors‚ and connects them; the author of "The Fringe Of The Sea"‚ A.L. Hendricks‚ was born in Jamaica and later in life moved to Britain. Grace Nichols‚ author of "Island Man"

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    The cause of Ellis Island started out as a tiny bit of island. Millions of immigrant’s first stop to America was Ellis Island. The small island was in New York City from 1892 to 1954. If immigrants haven’t gone through Ellis Island‚ they couldn’t go in the U.S. yet. Most immigrants came from Europe. The people from Europe mostly came from Italy‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Poland‚ and Russia. Many of the Europeans were escaping from horrible problems‚ that’s why they came to America. A mother from Russia

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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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    An Essay on the Pinta Island Tortoise Abstract This essay will take you through the facts about the Pinta Island Tortoise. It will include how they became extinct‚ what people did to try and stop their extinction‚ and when they became extinct. It will include their natural habitat‚ the food they ate‚ and what they looked like. This essay will take you through the day before the Pinta Island Tortoise became extinct‚ and how they lived their everyday lives. It will explain in detail the research

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    The main reason for the conflict within the Spratly islands lies in the territorial disputes and quarrels among the different countries. Natural resources include fish‚ guano‚ undetermined oil and natural gas potential. There are mainly 2 reasons for disputes to occur in these islands mainly 1. The potential oil and natural gas reserves that lies dormant under the Spratly Islands. 2. Construction of the Busiest port Asia’s had been experiencing a rapid economic boom with giants such as

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