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    Philip Island Attraction

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    If you have not already taken a vacation to Philip Island by now‚ you surely don’t know how much you are missing and in case you have been there I can bet tat you have not exhausted all the attraction this beautiful island has to offer. Philip Island is an island located about 147 km south-southeast from the city of Melbourne and has a population of just fewer than 10‚000 people. The is named in honor of the first governor of new south wales who went by the name Arthur Philip in case you are wondering

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    day on a desert island

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    A Day In My Life On A Deserted Island. The first thing that hit me was the was the smell. Even before I opened my eyes I knew where I was. The tantalizing scent of washed up waves rolled into me‚(Smell). I felt the millions of grains of sand hot against my fingers and the cool breeze against my face(Feel)‚ a relief from the sweltering sun. I heard the sea crawling onto the sand and further away‚(Hear). As I opened my mouth to take a gulp of air‚ I tasted salt in my throat. It was a fresh

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    The !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert The !Kung Bushmen of Botswana inhabit the semi-arid northwest region of the Kalahari Desert. Their average annual rainfall is poor‚ only six to nine inches a year. Field work for this article written by Richard B. Lee‚ was done in the Dobe area‚ which is a line of eight permanent waterholes. The Dobe area has a population of 466 Bushmen. This includes 379 permanent residents living in independent camps or associated with Bantu cattle posts‚ as well

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    Palm Island

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    only around twice the size of Kerala. To its north lies Persian Gulf (The Ocean). It shares it’s boundary with Saudi Arabia to the west and south‚ Oman to the East and Qatar to the northwest. [pic] Fig 1.1 Map of UAE 1.2 THE NEED FOR THE ISLANDS Dubai’s booming economy was built on revenues from the oil industry after oil was discovered there in mid 1960s. However scientist predicted the oil reserve will die out around 2016. Therefore the prince of Dubai (Sheikh Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum)

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    “All the Disappearing Islands” A. Paragraph 1: Introduction Julia Whitty writes about the amazing beauty of Tuvalu Islands B. Paragraphs 2-3: General Idea The general idea is the environmental and cultural impact of melting ice caps on the nation of Tuvalu. Global Warming could cause the sea to expand and rise faster than the corals could fortify themselves against it and Tuvalu could disappear beneath the waves. This not only risks the population of the island but also to the unique

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    Treasure Island

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    Treasure Island: An Analysis Treasure Island‚ by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ is a tale of adventure filled with exciting characters and set in exotic locales. This paper will present background information on both the novel and its author and analyze and discuss the major characters‚ themes and motifs. Stevenson was born the only child of a prosperous middle-class family in Edinburgh‚ Scotland‚ in November 1850. His father‚ Thomas‚ was a civil engineer who specialized in the design and construction

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    Roethke and “Storm on the Island” by Seamus Heaney both depict the effects and build-up of a storm. They both describe the storms in first person and from the victims’ point of view. Both groups also hide indoors; taking shelter from the storm. They both include descriptions of the wind and sea very often‚ showing their roles of high destruction to the land. They are both written in first verse. “The Storm” is based in America and “Storm on the Island” is set on a small island in Britain. A main difference

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    Treasure Island

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    on a distant island. Trelawney immediately starts planning an expedition. Naïve in his negotiations to outfit his ship‚ the Hispaniola‚ Trelawney is tricked into hiring one of Flint’s former mates‚ Long John Silver‚ and many of Flint’s crew. Only the captain‚ Smollett‚ is trustworthy. The ship sets sail for Treasure Island with nothing amiss‚ until Jim overhears Silver’s plans for mutiny. Jim tells the captain about Silver and the rest of the rebellious crew. Landing at the island‚ Captain Smollett

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    The Lord of the Flies if taken at face value can be taken as a short book about the struggle to stay alive on a deserted island and its physical and psychological influences on its residents. However‚ when the reader looks deeper‚ they see a story that is an allegory filled with rich and detailed imagery in almost all facets of the novel. An allegory is defined as a type of writing that presents abstract ideas or moral principals in the form of symbolic characters‚ events‚ or objects. "The theme

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    The Chimaera’s Island I was on my ship‚ looking at a map trying to determine which direction we should head‚ to reach land‚ but suddenly some of my men barged open the door to my study. “Odysseus”‚ one of my men shouted to gain my attention. “When will we be home?” I had no clue when we would be home and I was in no position to lie to my crew. I looked up from the many maps scattering the large desk and said‚ “My men‚ I will not lie to those few who have survived with me. I have looked at many of

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