One of the first colonies to be established‚ Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States and one of the most densely populated. This state is half the size of the second smallest state‚ Delaware. Rhode Island lacks valuable mineral deposits and fertile farmland. It was the first state to become industrialized‚ especially in the textile and jewelry trade. Rhode Island lies on the beautiful Narragansett Bay‚ and is a popular vacation area to which boaters‚ fishermen‚ and other water-sports
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Being a survivor of a hurricane must be one of the most emotionally and physically tasking situations. Many individuals lose countless belonging‚ but also family members and friends. Depending on the damage that occurred and various other factors‚ everyone that was affected by the hurricane is going to react differently. Some individuals might not have a strong reaction‚ while others may have a severe reaction to the situation. Individuals may even develop a psychological disorder after experiencing
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disaster I chose is Hurricane Ike. September 13th near Galveston‚ Texas. Ike was a category 2 hurricane at landfall with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Ike produced a damaging‚ destructive and deadly storm surge across the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts‚ and ended up being the third costliest natural disaster in the United States behind Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Andrew. They had structured telephone interviews assessing immediate effects of Hurricane Ike (damage‚ loss
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Jersey who totally impressed with the miracle of Redang Island in Terengganu. Redang! The very name seems to whisper of Paradise. I am truly hope that one day I will got a chance to visit this pristine island. The islands are scattered with random perfection‚ like a fabulous necklace of topaz‚ emerald and turquoise in a setting of silver‚ each one a treasure‚ a discovery‚ a secret you will cherish for the rest of your life. Redang is a true island paradise‚ unspoiled by commercialism. Whichever you visit
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Deserted island My name is Lisa. This year I’m thirteen years old. I live in Queenstown‚ New Zealand. My house is a villa near the sea because my parents like sea‚ and from my bedroom you can see the best view of the sea. It seems to me that toward evening‚ the sea is the most beautiful‚ and usually at that time I just sit down near the window and enjoy the scene. I have a sister called Rosely‚ she is one year older than me. Our personalities are quite similar‚ so we are very good friends‚ and
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investigation. Typical of the Intuitionists text‚ Courcy Island is a classic closed setting physically and socially cut off from the outside world‚ which can only be accessed by boat. In this respect the investigation is limited to a certain location and group of people‚ creating an atmosphere of fear and suspense‚ intensifying the sense of immanent threat- “Here on the southern shore where the mainland couldn’t be seen‚ it was easy to imagine that the island was totally lost at sea..”. Crime fiction is often
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Joshua Darnell Hillard Composition I 17 April 2008 Dr. MacVaugh A Much Needed Change: FEMA & Hurricane Katrina It has been almost three years since the catastrophic hurricane winds and water of Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast. New Orleans was the most damaged city and media coverage showed the outcries of the neglected people. Many feel that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is to blame and‚ rightfully so. FEMA is a very disorganized and dysfunctional agency;
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29‚ but first touched down in Florida a few days earlier. In Florida the storm was only a Category 1 and caused minimal damage to people and the environment. However‚ the well documented damage caused in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana was one of the greatest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. While much of the Gulf Coast was adversely affected by the hurricane‚ the majority of damage to human life and the environment
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Jarmeshia Johnson Dr.Kelly ENGL 1101-57 January 29‚ 2013 Island of Paradise One of the most elite‚ beautiful‚ and stunning places on earth to visit is really worth ones time. Within this place is this rich tropical atmosphere. The very warm temperature here is incredible almost every day here on this land is the weather is awesome. The people that live here on this island are very welcoming to all. Everyone around has a happy spirit which makes the visitors fell more at home. The culture here
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The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been a key site of anthropological study for over a century. Trobrianders were first made famous by Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century‚ and were studied further by anthropologists such as Annette Weiner. Katherine Lepani’s ethnography‚ Islands of Love‚ Islands of Risk: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands‚ provides a modern analysis of HIV in the cultural context of the Trobriand Islands. Lepani sought to display HIV in the Trobriands as
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