The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties‚ a property developer in the United Arab Emirates‚ who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord‚ some of the world’s specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah‚ the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Each settlement will be in the shape of
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Sabah Spratly’s Island Calayan Group of Islands I. Historical Background Under a treaty entered into with the sultans of Sulu and Maguindanao in 1640‚ the Spaniards recognized the independence of the two sultanates. Thus‚ the Sulu sultan later became the sovereign ruler of Sabah. The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China‚ Taiwan‚ and Vietnam
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The Philippines & the Spratlys Islands History The Sultanate State of Sulu is the legal owner of the Spratlys Archipelago but since the Sultan Kiram turnover his territorial and proprietary rights of the State to the Republic of the Philippines including the Palawan and the Spratlys in 1960’s‚ then legally it belongs to the Philippines. Archipelagic Bases Under the UN International Laws of Sea‚ despite the opposition of maritime powers‚ the Philippines and four other states (Indonesia
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The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic and tectonic activity. Tectonic plates shifted down into the Earth and went to magma level. This would allow for a volcano to pop through to the surface and create islands around themselves. The islands may have started as just one island‚ but over time more formed more (8). There are currently six Hawaiian Islands‚ Hawai’i‚ Maui‚ Lanai‚ Molokai‚ Oahu‚ and Kauai (1). The Hawaiian Islands lie in the Central Pacific Ocean‚ 2‚390 miles from California and
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1750-6204.htm Tourism‚ indigenous peoples and endogeneity in the Chatham Islands Peter Wiltshier School of Culture and Lifestyle‚ University of Derby‚ Buxton‚ UK‚ and Tourism in the Chatham Islands 265 Andrew Cardow Department of Management and International Business‚ Massey University‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight indigenous and endogenous
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Does Your Diet Speak Marshallese? An essay about nutrition in the Marshall Islands English 12 May 3‚ 2013 Asia Chong-Gum Introduction Far into the waters of the Pacific Ocean‚ lies a strip of land which holds within it a unique and fascinating culture. Sadly‚ that island’s culture is slowly being undermined by Western culture. The Marshall Islands has been suffering several epidemics such as diabetes and other non-communicable diseases due to unhealthy diet and lack of proper nutrition
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Desert Island Story The boat went clash as we collided with huge rocks. The boat was sinking‚ it was too late‚ and we had sunk. I was swimming as fast as I could. I managed to grab on to a bit of drift wood. There wasn’t anyone there as far as I could see. I caught a glimpse of sun reflecting into my eye. I spotted Robbie at the other side of me and he seemed to be drowning. He then grabbed a bit of drift wood and we both ended up on a desert island. Robbie feared he would not get back. Then a
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in Shutter Island‚ the expectations were through the roof. The only question left was whether Shutter Island could fulfill them. Scorsese sets the film up for success by choosing great sorce material. Shutter Island is based off the novel of the same name written by Dennis Lehane and provided a great canvas for Scorsese and DiCaprio to paint on. Shutter Island tells the story of U.S. Marshall “Teddy” Daniels as he investigates the disappearance of a patient of Boston’s Shutter Island Ashecliffe
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What’s Eating Gilbert Grape portrays a family that is dealing with the trials‚ tribulations‚ and also great times of having a member with a disability. The Grape family consists of Gilbert‚ Ellen‚ Amy‚ Mama‚ and of course‚ Arnie. The Grape family lives in an isolated town of Endora in a house that seems to be in shambles since their father died. In the beginning‚ Gilbert’s voiceover states that "living in Endora is like dancing to no music‚" which one can definitely relate to after viewing this touching
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In the movie "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape"‚ the various characters develop and evolve during the course of the film. Each character holds certain individual motivations that drive them to change parts of their personality and how they view certain aspects in their life. Two characters in which change becomes evident in are Gilbert Grape and his mother‚ Bonnie Grape. Gilbert Grape’s actions in the movie are mainly motivated by his family and specifically by his father. Gilbert’s father left the
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