Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp in Cuba that holds back and interrogates people who are thought to be terrorists. History Before 2001‚ the Guantanamo Bay detention facility was used for housing refugees from Haiti and Cuba. This became and illegal act after 1993. Guantanamo Bay was reopened in 2002 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. On 11 September 2001 (9/11)‚ four planes were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. There were over 3000 deaths
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion Spencer Thompson CHT 3OI Mr. Figueira December 17‚ 2011 On April 17‚ 1961‚ in Cuba‚ the United States of America was meant to be a part of an attack. Very many people were killed and the whole plan turned to utter failure. There are many embarrassing situations in United States’ history such as the Japanese-American Internment during World War II. From failure to overthrow
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time‚ society has once again deemed sweaters‚ pumpkin spice beverages‚ and unnecessary photos and decorations socially acceptable. Personally‚ although I do enjoy wearing cozy sweaters‚ the other common “joys” of fall disgust me. Basically‚ I find New England’s reaction to fall quite Katastrophic. If I am being brutally honest‚ I am not a fan of pumpkin spiced anything‚ with the exception to pumpkin muffins of course. I think that pumpkin spice lattes are extremely overrated‚ and even more overpriced
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punishment. The judge changes the sentence to seven years as an indenture in Virginia. He was sent from England‚ on Captain Barstowe’s boat‚ to the new world. At first he didn’t sell‚ but then sold cheap to a poor land owner‚ Simon Janney. Tim escaped from the Janney’s by hitting Simon over the head‚ he then escaped in one of the Janney’s boats. He lost the search party‚ and headed into the Chesapeake. He was then “committed to the Eastern Shore.” The Marsh Tim finds himself staying in a marsh
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? Underline your thesis statement in all DBQ and FRQ responses in class and during the AP Exam. Example 1 (Good) In the early 1600s‚ disaffected English emigrants began settling on the eastern seaboard of North America. Although the initial settlements in New England and the Chesapeake region
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remember this‚ that only one of my friends played basketball‚ and he was really good; because we will get to this later on in the story. In my family no one was interested in basketball at all‚ well my dad did follow the NBA scores from the sports news on TV like every other week. They never showed any NBA basketball games on TV‚ there was only a show that was on every Friday mornings at 5 o’clock IN THE MORNING! Since there wasn’t many people interested in basketball in Iran‚ there are not many
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The settlers of the Chesapeake region of America were an extremely fascinating bunch. Despite many hardships‚ they set the stage for the American South for the next two centuries‚ and achieved a lot with precious little. It is simply amazing to think of how anyone could have stayed alive in a foreign land surrounded by the unknown‚ with no friends and family to help and guide them. The majority of the colonists that moved to the Chesapeake region of Maryland and Virginia were laborers‚ that
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* * The Bay Bridge Tunnel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * By: Ryan Goldberg * Class: Drafting 3 * Date: 10-14-12 * * * * The CBBT (Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel) is a 17.6-mile long composite bridge composed of low-level trestles‚ high-level trestles‚ single-tube tunnels‚ and truss bridges. It was commissioned to be built in 1960 and
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the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. By June of 2002‚ the U.S. had transferred over 500 Taliban and al Qaida fighters to Guantanamo Bay.1 As of December of 2008‚ that number had decreased to approximately 250 detainees to include 15 “high-value” detainees.2 Throughout the last six years of operation‚ Guantanamo Bay has faced endless criticism from the international community and from home. Most criticized is the legal “black hole” that exists at Guantanamo Bay and concern over interrogation
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“Forgive your enemies‚ but never forget their names.” The Bay of Pigs invasion started when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba‚ it led to the United States involvement to push Castro from power‚ and ended with the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion to stop communism. First‚ let’s discuss the start of the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1959‚ Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was
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