The ones I have chosen are Puerto Rico and Honduras. Below i’m going to talk about their physical features‚ culture‚ and location on the globe. Puerto rico is located in between the Caribbean sea and the North atlantic ocean‚ east from the Dominican republic. Puerto rico is an island completely surrounded the North atlantic ocean and the Caribbean sea. This island has many natural attractions from the white sand beaches to the palm trees and natural growing fruit. Puerto rico has a very famous rain
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American Revolution which had changed how the government worked. The American Revolution is still consider a revolution because the original 13 colonies had revolted against the English crown. In sense the American Revolution was only a was only a partial revolution. Politically there was a change where the king had not been in charge on the colonies‚ nothing had changed socially and economically the elite had become more powerful. The American Revolutions’ main purpose was to remove all power of the
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A Brief History of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is a mountainous tropical island directly in the path of trade winds. These tropical conditions account for its tropical rain forest and tropical wet and dry climates. There is little difference from season to season in the energy received by the sun‚ and being near the equator the length of the day remains fairly constant throughout the year. Puerto Rico is composed of one large island and several small islands. It is bordered on the north by the Atlantic
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“Remembrances of Calcutta” The smell grows dank‚ as the streets become narrower. Walls are replaced by trickling streams running along the side of the road. Children dart around the rickshaws‚ bicycles‚ and the occasional car as garbage piles rise high in the streets. The piles steadily grow higher‚ mocking their patrons in doing the impossible: rising from the streets where they began their lives. In a day to day struggle‚ children grow up quickly‚ too quickly‚ though the rapid ascent is
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I even could proceed to the story. “Remembrance‚ the child I never was‚” is an odd‚ ironic title for one to write about‚ but quite interesting to read and interpret. Annette Kuhn‚ the author‚ uses various writing strategies in her story to continuously keep us on our toes‚ only wanting to know more. With only just the title‚ questions already started forming. What exactly does Kuhn mean by this chosen title? Forced‚ yet intrigued‚ I read the story of Kuhn’s childhood page by page. Similar to the
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Puerto Rico is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean‚ off of the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. The island of Puerto Rico is appealing‚ but being and island makes it more prone to natural disasters such as Hurricanes. Last September‚ two massive hurricanes‚ Maria and Irma hit Puerto Rico‚ significantly damaging the island. The economy was already deficient‚ but to make matters worse‚ repairs from the hurricanes cost tens of billions of dollars‚ substantially decrypting the economy even though
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Remembrance Day is important and should continue to be recognized and celebrated. First of all‚ Remembrance Day is a time when everyone respects and thanks all of the soldiers who have fought in a war. Some soldiers were forced to join the battle and fight‚ so this is a day when every person shows how grateful they are to the people who were required to sacrifice their life. Without this day‚ people may think that soldiers are just there to protect everyone‚ so they should not be given respect. But
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made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico‚ causing what has been characterized as the worst devastation to hit the island in decades. While the people of Puerto Rico attempted to recover‚ the issue of statehood has remained in limbo since the June 2017 referendum held in Puerto Rico to vote on the island’s current territorial status. This current referendum resulted in 97% of the residents that voted‚ to cast their vote in favor of statehood. The governor of Puerto Rico has been promoting statehood
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LANDSCAPES AND LANDFORMS Purnululu National Park Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Table of Contents Landscape and Landforms: Purnululu National Park 1 Formation of Landscape and Landforms 2 Indigenous Values 3 The Arts 4 Tourism 5 Landscape and Landforms: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park 1 Formation of Landscape and Landforms 2 Indigenous Values 3 The Arts 4 Tourism 5 TOURISM The park‚ some accommodation and camping facilities and the underground river are
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Maria in Puerto Rico. Donald Trump is trying to help Puerto Rico with a waiver known as “Jones Act”. The Jones Act makes goods shipped between places in the United States to be carried by American-made vessels. WHY: Puerto Rico wants the waiver to access medicine‚ food‚ clothing‚ and other supplies. WHO: Donald Trump is helping Puerto Ricans with this waiver. WHEN: On September 8th‚ a temporary waiver was granted by the request of the departments of Defense and Energy. WHERE: San Juan‚ Puerto Rico‚
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