Kasha Haugh Final Draft (Revised) 4-14-10 WR90 Descriptive Essay Perfect Vacation The perfect vacation spot is Hawaii during the Christmas season at the Waikiki Hilton Hotel and Resort. Located on the main island of Hawaii‚ the exquisite monument sits right on the beach surrounded by beautiful golden colored sand. Miles of sandy beach can be seen coiling around the island as gigantic waves come crashing down on to shore. The most breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean
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I had always dreamed about going to Hawaii. It was the evening of April 1st‚ 2003 when my husband called me from his work and told me that we are going to Hawaii for one week in our holidays next month. I couldn’t believe my ears what I just heard. I asked him again if he is not making it up‚ but he said he already purchased tickets online and made plans. On 10th May we departed Maryland and headed towards our first destination‚ The Big Island of Hawaii. As soon as we reached there after a long
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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? December 7‚ 1941 is the date that America woke up in hell. Planes and submarines made a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii by Japan on that day. President Franklin Roosevelt instantly declared war on Japan. Japan had their reasons why they attacked Pearl Harbor‚ and the reasons was the way America reacted when Japan announced a new order in East Asia‚ the freezing of all Japanese assets and bank accounts‚ and that the U.S imposed an embargo on oil shipment
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Japanese-American Internment Camps A historical fact that is not really talked about is the fact that‚ during World War II‚ over 100‚000 Japanese-American people‚ the vast majority of which were actually American citizens‚ were rounded up and shipped to internment camps. These consisted of poorly constructed barracks surrounded by barbed wire‚ sentry posts and armed guards. It all began when Franklin D. Roosevelt gave this war message to Congress on December 8th‚ 1941; “Yesterday‚ December 7th
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It was made with chunks of salmon‚ onions‚ tomatoes‚ cilantro‚ and with or with out poi. The most commonly eaten meat in Hawaii is pork. However‚ it was only usually eaten at ceremonial events (Kittler‚ 2004). "Fruits and nuts are important ingredients in many Hawaiian dishes. This included bananas‚ citrus fruits‚ pineapples‚ coconuts‚ guavas‚ litchis‚ jackfruit‚ mangoes
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autobiographical narrative form which discusses about his family and the lessons he has learned throughout his life from his childhood to his adulthood. He describes about how his father’s death affects him and being as a myth to him since his first visit to Hawaii to see Obama when he was young‚ about how both of his parents met and fell in love to each other‚ and about how he learns to love rather than to hate the people around him and the experiences he goes through his life. In the beginning of the story
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Lava is the molten rock that is found on or above the Earth’s surface. When given the assignment to write on a specific volcano‚ I chose to write about Mount Kilauea . The volcano Mount Kilauea is located in the state of Hawaii and it can be found on Hawaii ’s biggest island which is Mauna Loa. In the Hawaiian language the name Kilauea means “spewing” or “much spreading” because of the mountain’s constant outpouring of lava (Wikipedia). Mount Kilauea has been expelling lava on
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flow‚ and pyroclastic material made up of ash and other debris. These types of volcanoes have a tendency to have very explosive eruptions and pose a great many problems for people and animals nearby1. This is in contrast to the volcanoes found in Hawaii which have slow flowing lava eruptions and few if any massive explosions. Mount St. Helens is formed by a subduction zone where the Juan de Fuca Plate plunges beneath the North American Plate causing the uplifting of the Cascade Mountains. The last
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family from small-town Kansas to the Hawaiian islands; the love that develops between his mother and a promising young Kenyan student‚ a love nurtured by youthful innocence and the integrationist spirit of the early sixties; his father’s departure from Hawaii when Barack was two‚ as the realities of race and power reassert themselves; and Barack’s own awakening to the fears and doubts that exist not just between the larger black and white worlds but within himself. Propelled by a desire to understand
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before entering my freshman year of high school was one of the most memorable and completely magical summers of my life due to the fact that my family and I went on an amazing vacation together. We all decided to take a wonderful two week vacation to Hawaii. We stayed on the beautiful island of Maui because my aunt decided to get married there. My aunt’s wedding was one reason we stayed on Maui but also because Maui is less populated with tourists then any of the other islands. There were many other
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