On September 11‚ 1992 at exactly 5:15 am‚ the sound of sirens filled the island of Kauai. This was the day that the category 4 hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii. Iniki was the most powerful storm‚ the deadliest‚ and by far the costliest storm ever to strike Hawaii. The death toll of six was remarkably small for such an intense hurricane‚ however the cost for damage repair was insanely high. Iniki caused roughly $3 billion in damages. More than 14‚000 homes were affected‚ with 1‚421 completely destroyed
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similarities. Both Britain and Japan are islands secluded from their continent‚ but their location was key to their success with industrialization and imperialism. Britain was known as the origin place for the Industrialization and Japan shocked the world with its rise to power. Both learned how to use their geography to their advantage. Critical geography lead to efficient and effective Industrialization‚ that later help with Imperialism. Britain‚ a small island nation in the western part of Europe
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who came to our region at various times. One classical example of such theory is by Andrew Sharp‚ who stated through his hypotheses that Hawaiian were settled by voyagers on a drifting canoe blown of its course while sailing between closed spaced islands (unit 2 Arrival). However‚ some of the debated theories has been disapproved due to archaeological evidence and traditional navigational knowledge. The two wave of migration was later believed to be true into Pacific‚ when it was proven with evidence
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Citizenship syllabi to include an Environmental Education Module. By inculcating students with respect and love for nature‚ Singapore will grow a group of leaders devoted not only to bring the country to greater heights but to also protect all our islands. Additionally‚ teaching the young to bear in mind environmental costs of their decisions will increase public awareness of climate issues that affect Singapore and increase support for our plans for a Clean and Green
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privilege to marry Hatsue. Yasuo was a young man on the island who came from a very rich family. He was first described as “quite fat” (Mishima 22) as he entered the meeting of the Young Men’s Association‚ to which he was the leader. Yasuo was relatively smart for his age. As he was returning from a business trip‚ Yasuo was portrayed as taking “great pride in showing this girl from a Tokyo university how well he could speak‚ without any trace of island dialect” (Mishima 59). On the other hand‚ the story
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able leadership and diplomatic skill‚ you will steer the work of this session to a successful conclusion. Mr. President‚ Maldives being a nation of very small islands had to face the issues of shelter in its own special way. Due to the fragmented nature of the country‚ with the population distributed over a large number of small islands‚ provision of infrastructure to small pockets of population‚ on an effective and sustainable manner‚ required new thinking in planning. At present a very important
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archipelago. RA 3046 stood unchallenged until 2009‚ when Congress amended it and passed RA 9522. This amending law shortened one baseline and determined new base points of the archipelago. Moreso‚ it has identified the Kalayaan Island Group and the Scarborough Shoal‚ as "regimes of islands"‚ generating their own maritime zones. The petitioners filed a case assailing the constitutionality of RA 9522. To their opinion‚ the law has effectively reduced the maritime territory of the country. With this‚ Article
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The Archipelago Is the Reflection of Our Society After reading the “Archipelago”‚ a story which dealing with the evolution of inhabitants of an island‚ writing by A.C Tillyer‚ we begin to understand that the island depicted in this short story is reflecting the evolution of our own society trough time. This story is dealing with fear and intolerance‚ problems that each of us is facing every single day. First we will see that the Archipelago at the beginning and before the construction of the
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the water sports facilities along its stunning beaches make Mauritius an ideal location for a magical honeymoon. Seychelles This haven in the Indian Ocean is a smidgen of coral atolls. A silent and peaceful getaway‚ the island of Mahé is the vivacious hub of this island. Sparkling deep blue seas line and tall palm beaches sweep you off your feet. You will love to walk over the soft‚ powdery sands and or just
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Things that seem unrealistic become reality. However it is not hard to imagine how advances in technology such as cloning could lead to a dehumanized society if pushed too far. The Island‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ is a movie that imagines a future society where the ethical boundaries of science have been breached. The movie is about a future society in which human clones are created for their organs. These clones live in an underground complex‚ kept separate from the outside world. In their small underground
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