The Battle of Long Island took place on August 27‚ 1776. The American outpost of Colonel Edward Hand’s sent word that the British were preparing to cross Long Island from Staten Island on August 22‚ at dawn. There were three frigates‚ the Phoenix‚ Rose‚ and Greyhound‚ and two bomb ketches named Carcass and Thunder‚ in Gravesend Bay. The frigates were anchored in the Namews. British generals Cornwallis and Clinton had a force of 4‚000 men that included Von Donop’s corps of jaegers and grenadiers
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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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Formation of Volcanic Islands When people think of volcanoes‚ most would imagine a deadly explosion of liquid hot magma that ruthlessly obliterates anything in plain view. If volcanoes demolish everything in sight then how did life become what it is today? Volcanoes are not just a source of destruction and mayhem‚ long before civilization‚ while the earth was still being developed its apocalyptic surface consisted of nothing but molten rock and volcanic eruptions were a common occurrence; it was
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In 1896 H. G. Wells had the first edition of “ The Island of Dr. Moreau” published. The book took place primarily on an island in the Pacific Ocean. On this island Dr. Moreau and his assistant ( Montgomery) performed dangerous‚ secret experiments on humans and animals. When Wells wrote this he knew nothing about DNA‚ cloning‚ or chromosomes but he did use his scientific imagination. Wells realized that society was beginning to rely on science too much in the late nineteenth century
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exotic island. I have never been there myself‚ but I wish to go there. It is a special place because there are so many that I’ve never seen and it is a wonderful place for retirement. Hawaii is a place where everyone can have fun relax and enjoy having fun. This is why Hawaii is known as paradise to many people. Honolulu Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean only 2‚100 miles southwest. The state flower is the Yellow Hibiscus because in 1988 it was native to the Hawaiian Islands. The song
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II. People a) Religion Argentina About four-fifths of Argentine people are at least nominally Roman Catholic; the majority of them are non-practicing. The faith’s influence‚ however‚ is strongly reflected in government and society. Protestants make up about 5 percent of the population. Muslims and Jews account for small minorities. The Jewish community of Argentina is the largest in South America. United Kingdom Britain has one of the most religiously diverse populations in the European Union
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BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is that country’s second-largest bank‚ trailing only Metropolitan Bank & Trust. It is also the Philippines’ oldest bank and one of the oldest of all Asian banks. BPI offers a full range of commercial and retail financial services‚ including corporate finance services‚ asset management‚ and brokerage and other financial consulting services. BPI’s retail network includes more than 700 branches throughout the Philippines‚ as well
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Geology 1 Lab Report December 10‚ 2012 Geology of the Caribbean Islands Have you ever wondered how the famous tropical land masses located in Central America‚ known as the Caribbean Islands‚ came to existence? Well geologists have dated some of the rocks in the islands such as‚ Cuba and Trinidad‚ as far back as the Jurassic time period. This means the rocks formed about 145-200 million years ago‚ therefore the eldest islands from the Caribbean date way back to the time of dinosaurs. European
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influences of the physical landscape on: Our internal landscape Our emotional state Our imagination Our memories Our sense of self Our views of the world Our senses Links to the ‘Imaginative Landscape’ Island – Alistair MacLeod IDEAS‚ ISSUES & ARGUMENTS The short stories in Island explore the ways that the
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Compare “Island Man” by Grace Nichols with “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker Water is a necessity of life and affects people both physically and mentally. The poets Grace Nichols and Imtiaz Dharker explore the different themes of water in their poems “Island Man” and “Blessing”. These two poems give us a perspective of the cultures and lives of the people described in the poems‚ but are based on the running theme of water. Although they appear to be very different‚ they do have some similarities. Looking
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