Easter Island I was born today. My bones quarried at Rano Raraku near the northeast end of my homeland‚ Easter Island. My makers were small‚ with deep tawny skin that gleamed with moisture under the sun as they carved the gentle curves of my body. As I lay among the rock‚ an unmoving piece of stone that stretched across the land to the creatures that constructed me‚ I observed the thriving life around me. I was surrounded by trees‚ some whose unbranched bodies shot into the vibrant sky‚
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out anything and take care! Goodbye!” “Goodbye uncle!” I replied‚ bringing our conversation to an end. I breathed deeply‚ thinking of the adventures in store for me. Ever since my uncle had invited me to visit his family in Paris during my holidays‚ I had been simply restless. I had been surfing the Net since the past few days for the best tourist locations‚ and had even set out a travel plan. I was to travel to Paris and visit the monumental beauties of France. Switzerland’s picturesque locations
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The 1916 Irish Easter Uprising Ever since the occupation of Ireland by the English began in 1169‚ Irish patriots have fought back against British rule‚ and the many Irish rebellions and civil wars had always been defeated. To quash further rebellion‚ the Act of Union was imposed in 1800‚ tying Ireland to the United Kingdom of England‚ Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. Laws discriminating against Catholics and the handling of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-50 led to increased tension and the proposal
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“Countries grow at different rates because they accumulate capital at different rates.” Is this true? Explain your answer. Since the Industrial Revolution‚ economists have attempted to explain why certain countries economies grow at greater rates than others. The post-Keynesian era saw the introduction of the Harrod-Domar model of economic growth. This model explained an economy’s growth rate by observing the level of saving and productivity of capital in the economy. The neo-classical Solow-Swann
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There can be no doubt that the response of the British government to the Rising contributed measurably to the further alienation of Irish public opinion. On 26th April 1916‚ it had introduced martial law and next day appointed Major-General Sir John Maxwell as Commander-in-Chief of troops‚ Ireland. He had full authority to restore order‚ put down the rebellion‚ and punished its participants. Maxwell never doubted that its leaders should be court-martialled and those most prominent executed. General
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Without being born in a different country and having to move to a different country in the first five years of my life‚ I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I had difficulties with the language barrier and being different from the other kids made me realize that‚ from a young age‚ being different made me special. I moved from Roxas City‚ Philippines to Lebanon‚ New Hampshire in 2005. At the age of five‚ I travelled with my mom‚ dad‚ and little sister. I had already started my education in the Philippines
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“Easter Wings” George Herbert (1593-1633) George Herbert’s poem is a clear example of Visual Poetry. The poem consists of two ten-line stanzas of varying line lengths. It draws much of its power from the appearance of the poem as a shape‚ in this case‚ a pair of wings viewed sideways‚ and sandglasses viewed straight on. These images emphasize the speaker’s desire to rise to heaven to be with the Christian Saviour. The sandglass has a direct connection with the title of the poem. To Christians
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This was the best holiday I’ve ever had! I came here with my boyfriend for a 2 week stay and found the hotel brilliant. I was a little worried after booking it as some reviews on websites were quite negative but I am pleased to say that these worries did not come true. The rooms are basic but nice and clean‚ always had toilet paper and the maids were very contentious - we were in our rooms one day when they came to clean as it was raining and they came back later - many would have left it for that
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Easter Island is one of the most unusual places on the planet. In A Green History of the World Clive Ponting notes‚ “Easter Island is one of the most remote‚ inhabited places on earth. Only some 150 square miles in area‚ it lies in the Pacific Ocean‚ 2‚000 miles off the west coast of South America and 1‚250 miles from the nearest inhabitable land of Pitcairn Island‚” (Ponting‚ 1991). The extreme isolation of Easter Island or Rapa Nui is not the islands most distinguishing feature. The most interesting
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spreads for different countries. While you can use these numbers as rough estimates of country risk premiums‚ you may want to modify the premia to reflect the additional risk of equity markets. To estimate the long term country risk premium‚ I start with the country rating (from Moody’s: www.moodys.com) and estimate the default spread for that rating (US corporate and country bonds) over the treasury bond rate. This becomes a measure of the added country risk premium for that country. I add this
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