The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation
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Island Man Essay Island man was written by Grace Nichols‚ her inspiration for the poem came from her own experience. Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown Guyana and in 1977 she imagrated to the UK. She missed the layed back quite life of the Caribbean that was replaced with the bustling noisy city. Much of what she written has been based on what she has: heard‚saw; felt. She used these senses and emotions to create a character that missed his home and felt alien to his new life. Her poetry is
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The Issue Ex:13 Island Cruise Negotiation about a cruise ship’s right to visit a tropical island Players: Director of the cruise ship Mayor of the island Points of negotiation: Number of visits per year Length of individual visits Volume of passengers allowed to disembark each day Vinola Vincent 05/29/2008 Background—The Cruise Ship The Island Queen—privately owned and operated luxury cruise ship Passenger demand for cruises down Poor economy Fear of worldwide terrorism Recurring
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Surviving on a deserted tropical island Being stranded on a deserted tropical island is not ideal for most people‚ especially if you are alone. Although many people who end up in these situations get rescued‚ it is still important to know five essential tips to survive. Giving purpose to items often ignored and utilizing all available resources is vital. Water is an extremely important essential to surviving‚ water makes up more than two-thirds of our body weight and works
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Barrier Islands Barrier Islands‚ which are also known as barrier spits‚ are elongate‚ narrow islands of sand or sediment that lied parallel to the coastline and are separated from the mainland by a shallow sound‚ bay or Lagoon. Most barrier islands are along trailing edge and marginal sea coast where continental shelves are wide and gently sloping. The majority of the barrier islands in North America are along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. The formation of the barrier islands is not fully understood
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Ellis Island‚ a historical landmark‚ an iconic symbol‚ a national treasure. These are a few descriptions of what Ellis Island means to the American people. Taught to American children as early as elementary school‚ "For more than 60 years‚ Ellis Island was the gateway to the United States for millions of immigrants." Ellis Island is a centerpiece of United States immigration history. The history that revolves around Ellis Island is ingrained in our education‚ our culture‚ and our politics as Americans
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Treasure Island Summary This book is called Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. This book is about a young man named Jim who goes off in search of treasure with pirates. First‚ a man missing two fingers on one hand arrives at the Admiral Benbow asking for a man named Bill. When Bill returns‚ he is surprised because the man that asked for him was his old shipmate‚ whose name was Black Dog. They start talking‚ and later they get into a fight. Jim is visited by a blind man who comes to
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Jaskaran Sandhu Mrs. Sproul APES 3B September 17‚ 2014 Easter Island and the Lorax Essay From the time when industrialization‚ technology developed human population began to destroy the nature for their benefits in trades‚ construction‚ supplies etc… Some examples of that idea includes the fictional environmental video “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss of 1972 and the real story of “Easter’s End” both have a similar background. The article “Easter Island’s End” shows how nature can get destroyed by human’s
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Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins Author: Scott O’Dell Plot: Once‚ Indians lived on an island in the Pacific that looked like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. When they left‚ one girl was left behind along with her brother. This girl’s name was Karana. Karana and her brother lived on the island for a couple of days when one morning Karana found her brother dead. Wild dogs had killed him. Karana was left alone on the island with nothing but an abandoned village and hopes of a ship returning
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[Surname] 2 Name: Tutor: Course: Date:] Island of the Blue Dolphins: Book Review Question 1 Resourcefulness is best defined as the ability to cope with situations that are difficult. Also‚ it is seen when one is able to survive through unusual conditions. Karana shows a lot of resourcefulness in her survival on the island alone. When Karana is left on the island‚ she has to come up with ways to survive‚ mostly after the death of her brother. She has to find a constant supply of food. For this purpose
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