1.Synopsis The Marina bay Sands was opened on the 17th February 2011 developed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and designed by Moshe Safdie and associations. Built on reclaimed land the hotel overlooks view of the city as well as the sea. Offering guest’s convention and exhibition facilities‚ shopping‚ theater entertainment‚ restaurants‚ bars‚ accommodation and not stop‚ casino and gaming. Not only did the Project boost Singapore’s economy and tourism but has also created an attraction and
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Guantanamo Bay As part of the United States judicial system‚ Guantanamo Bay detention center was formed under the Bush administration‚ in result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Guantanamo Bay is a detainment facility that the United States designed to detain terrorists‚ and enemies caught during war. The facility also is used for the U.S. to interrogate criminals‚ and terrorists with military tactics. This detainment facility is located on a United States naval base in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. The
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A Perfect Disaster: The Bay of Pigs Invasion and Realism D-Day‚ April 17‚ 1960; Brigade 2506 lands in the Bay of Pigs‚ a small beach in southern Cuba. Backed by former president Dwight Eisenhower‚ endorsed by current president John F. Kennedy‚ and masterminded by the Central Intelligence Agency‚ the plan to overthrow Fidel Castro‚ Prime Minister of Cuba‚ had been months in the making (Dunne 1). By the summer of 1959‚ as former Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista was overtaken by Castro‚ charges of communist
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Guantanamo Bay is a prison area near Cuba and is controlled by the American Navy. After the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attack in the US‚ the US forces picked up about 600 people from various parts of the world and imprisoned them in the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of aiding or involvement in this terrorist attack. In most cases‚ the governments of the countries to which these prisoners belonged were neither informed or was permission taken. It was done in such secrecy that even the families
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Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)is an essential base for the United States of America and should stay open for many reasons. Some people believe the base is unethical‚ not on american soil and costs to much‚ and for those reasons want it closed. I would argue because what those terrorists did was unethical and they should get a taste of what they did. Gitmo needs to stay in Cuba because I sure don’t want a terrorist escaping and knocking at my door. An article from boston.com‚ “Obama orders Guantanamo Bay closed
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America (Massachusetts Bay) in the 17th century‚ in New England‚ situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England‚ including portions of the U.S. states of Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Territory claimed but never administered by the colonial government extended as far west as the
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Battle of Milne Bay As the Japanese worked towards domination of the South Pacific‚ the only major remaining defence to conquer was that of Port Moseby‚ Papua New Guinea. Gaining control of Port Moseby would have provided the Japanese a strategically located base close to the shores of Australia. This would have escalated the vulnerability of Northern Australia with Japan lurking to invade. The battle of Milne Bay began on the 25th of August‚ 1942 and was not concluded until the 7th of December
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Hudson’s Bay (formerly and still commonly known as The Bay) is a chain of 90 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)‚ founded in 1670‚ is North America’s longest continually operated company. It has its headquarters in the SimpsonTower in Toronto. In French‚ the chain is known as laBaied’Hudson (formerly la Baie)‚ short for "Compagnie de la Baied’Hudson". Today it offers an unparalleled range of retailing categories and shopping experiences internationally
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Massachusetts Bay Colony government was able to be‚ at least partially‚ simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian. It was able to be partly theocratic because of the doctrine of the covenant‚ which stated that the whole purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws. God’s laws applied to everyone‚ even nonbelievers. Everyone also had to pay taxes for the government-supported church. This meant that religious leaders held enormous power in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be
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