The Presidio of San Elizario In 1598‚ the Spanish nobleman‚ Don Juan De Oñate from Zacatecas‚ Mexico was leading a group of Spanish colonists from Mexico to settle the newly discovered province of New Mexico. The group traveled for weeks across the desert until it reached the banks of the Rio Grande River near the San Elizario area. Soon afterward‚ Oñate proclaimed possession of this area in the name of his King‚ Phillip II. The small town of San Elizario is named after the French
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Deities and Lesser SpiritsGods represented in mythology possess different characteristics. Lesser gods or deities may have ultimate power‚ finitude‚ good‚ or evil tied to the stories that tell about their lives and existence. The purpose of this paper is to define the terms ultimate power‚ finitude‚ good and evil and identify four mythological deities that personify these terms. Apollo‚ who is also referred to as Apollon‚ was a Greek Olympian god. His mother was Leto‚ a bride of Zeus. Apollo was
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Surviving on a Desert Island Sometimes when I am daydreaming‚ I think about far off places‚ such as the beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific. I imagine myself being shipwrecked on one of these islands‚ the way actor Tom Hanks was in Castaway. Probably I’ll never be stranded on a desert island‚ but if I were‚ I would like to have three things with me: Machete‚ Fishing Line‚ and A lighter The first thing that I would like to have is a machete. A machete will help cut
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Weird Animals Lesser water boatman ( Micronecta scholtzi): The loudest penis on Earth The lesser water boatman‚ just 2 millimetres long‚ is the loudest animal on Earth and more impressive fact is that he makes its noises using its penis instead of its mouth or legs or wings. James Windmill‚ engineering expert‚ in mid-2011 from the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland) reported in PLoS One that the lesser water boatman can produce sounds
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Introduction The retailing world is the main conection that brings together two key groups which are customers and manafctures this report sets out to find the impact that river island has on the retailing world and inperticular anaylizises its retaling operations and tactics When try River island sets its self in the clothing industry inperticular focusing its self on the female segment but also penetrates others. When a business desides to operate in the retailing industry their are four
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Revolution‚ some groups of nomads deserted their “normal” way of life and began to settle down in villages and use agrarian methods to make a living for themselves. Two examples would be the Chumash of Southern California and the San of South Africa. Although the Chumash and the San both led a gathering and hunting way of life‚ they are ultimately two completely different civilizations‚ embodying unique political organizations‚ social structures and hierarchies‚ distinct economic foundations and individual
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Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For
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Storm on the Island The extract I have in front of me is a poem by Seamus Heaney. Heaney is an Irish poet who grew up in rural Ireland. His poems often deal with childhood‚ farm life‚ politics and traditional culture in Northern Ireland. The poem I have is called Storm on the Island. Heaney’s poem explores the power of nature and the effect it has on people’s lives. This is conveyed through Heaney’s use of vivid imagery‚ personification‚ caesura and enjambment. The poem is structured in nineteen
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Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[1] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs
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The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and which complicate
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