Snorkeling (British spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask‚ a shaped tube called a snorkel‚ and usually swimfins. Spearfishing is an ancient method of fishing that has been used throughout the world for millennia. Early civilizations were familiar with the custom of spearing fish from rivers and streams using sharpened sticks. Today modern spearfishing makes use of elastic powered spearguns and slings‚ or compressed gas
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3-25-13 P-3 Constitutional Wars? The United States was involved in both the Korean (1950-53) and Vietnam (1964-73) wars. Though the wars were fought at different times‚ both dealt with communism and containment. Questions arose as to why the United States was involved in these wars without having any formal declaration of war. Presidents Truman‚ Johnson and Nixon were involved with these wars. Many people think that congress neglected its constitutional military responsibilities and handed
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the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ and it seems difficult to outline everything in 8-10 pages‚ but a general overview of how it affected life in the United States of America can be achieved. Pearl Harbor Naval Base‚ Hawaii‚ was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7‚ 1941‚ at 7:55 a.m. Pacific time. (U.S. History‚ 2009) It will always be known as “a date which will love in infamy”. (Davidson‚ 2008) The purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize American naval power
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The Vietnam War was a time of great confusion and tension in the United States. One part of the nation was against the war while the other side was for it. The Vietnam War is classified as the Second Indochina War‚ which grew out of the long conflict between France and Vietnam. If the Vietnam War never occurred‚ Asia would probably be more of a communist nation than it already is so‚ if we didn’t get involved would communism have spread further throughout Asia? The French had control over Vietnam
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War is always a controversial topic whenever it is discussed in a political setting‚ or even a private conversation between friends. No War has ever been a more controversial than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the longest War the nation has ever engaged in. The United States entered the war in 1961 and pulled out in 1975. Although the death toll did not reach as high as the civil war‚ or either World War One‚ or World War two. The Nation still lost over fifty thousand soldiers in the deadly
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World War Two‚ a war that changed the entire world‚ began‚ ominously‚ with the German invasion of Poland. It was the most costly war‚ in terms of human lives lost. It is estimated that about 55 million people died in the European theater during World War II. Globally a total of over 60 million people died in WWII and of those 60 million‚ more were civilian than soldiers. The war lasted for more than five years‚ and more than seventy countries were involved in the war. The catalyst‚ however‚ was the
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type of technology was utilized in the war‚ but the most notable technological advances involved five main categories: Weaponry‚ Industry‚ Medicine‚ Communication‚ and Transportation. More advanced weaponry came in the form of magnetic detonating torpedos‚ “Tank destroyer” missile rounds‚ jet fighters‚ jet bombers‚ V1 autopilot bombs‚ proximity fuzes for
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During the Civil War our nation was split between the North and South. Just like any other war in history each side was trying to get an upper hand on the other‚ even if it was illegal. Many wars through history had illegal warfare and tactics that was used to win the war. One would wonder what could be used in the Civil War that was illegal in warfare at the time? The answer was submarines‚ yes submarines‚ which was not a widely known warfare tactic until World War II with the German U-Boats. These
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Could Russia have defeated Japan in the Russo-Japanese War? If not‚ why not? If so‚ why and how? by Terra McIntyre Introduction This essay will examine Russia ’s advantages and disadvantages pre-war‚ war and post-war that could have changed the course of history and enabled Russia to defeat Japan in the Russo-Japanese War. Russia‚ despite major advantages in resources‚ military personnel‚ naval forces‚ and strategic depth‚ lost the Russo-Japanese War to Japan‚ a rising power whose
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Abstract This research paper contains facts about the African Penguin. I obtained these facts through several websites regarding this animal and some reports written by people who study them for a living. This paper discusses how the African Penguin arrived to Africa‚ its characteristics and body features regarding its ability to swim underwater. It also talks about how it spends most of its life and how they mate and breed. These penguins have a hard life‚ they have many predators and in this paper
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