Kate Camou Geography 30 Wednesday 1:00 Section 9 November 2015 Sinking History: The Subsidence of Venice‚ Italy The everlasting battle between land and ocean is seen through the sinking of Venice‚ Italy caused by both natural and anthropogenic effects on the land. While natural subsidence preceded human influence‚ human factors that affect the earth‚ sea‚ and atmosphere overshadow the natural submersion and sea level rise. The sinking of the region has greatly impacted the geography of the city and
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My summer vacation to Europe Europe has always fascinated and attracted me‚ but I never thought that it would be anywhere close to what it seemed to me by the way of reading books and watching documentaries on the subject. You know how whenever an event you anticipate becomes a reality; it never lives up to your expectations? So‚ when my friend suggested that we go to Europe on a summer vacation‚ I was prepared to be a little disappointed‚ even though I was really excited about the trip. But‚ it
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June of 1805 into Napoleonic rule. He went on to play a vital role in the unification of Italy up until 1850. Although many of his endeavours failed‚ and he made mistakes that may even have backfired on his goal of Italian unification‚ he did play an important role. This was not so much directly‚ however‚ as through the influence he had‚ and the ideas he brought out of the shadows. Mazzini aimed to unite Italy‚ and made a lot of failed attempts to do so. He had a vision of an independent nation of
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My Best Vacation Ever As a student‚ my summer vacation is sometimes very busy. I don’t have many oppotunities to travel to somewhere on holiday. To me‚ my best vacation ever is the time I spent in Dalat 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and memorable that I always keep it in my mind. My vacation lasted 3 days and I was really happy during these days. On the first day‚ I enjoyed some beautiful valleys. They were as beautiful as heaven. The flowers smelt so sweet that I wanted to lie down and sleep
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“Oh! You’re Chinese? You must be sick of rice by now” or “Ah! You’re Italian? How’s your spaghetti?” Are the sentences of an ignorant person? This kind of behavior segregates the truth from the people and creates a stereotypical attitude that if someone’s Mexican‚ he must be selling drugs‚ is poor‚ or crossed the border at least once. In this case‚ I wish to compare the Italian and Chinese customs just to simply show what their norms are. Remember though‚ this is the average but it does not mean
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Different people have different choice. During vacation some people like to enjoy sleep some people like to visit different places. Some people like to play games and some like to read. But I have great love for visiting other places. Summer holidays are a big chance to visit the place of your own choice. Last year when summer holidays were near we were all tired of out work and studies. My father proposed that we should go to our native place during our holidays. But I suggested that we should
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Tori Breland Mr. Ainsworth English VI July 15‚ 2013 Monkeys The monkey is a small‚ lively‚ intelligent mammal. There are nearly two hundred kinds of monkeys‚ most of which live in the warm parts of the world. Unlike many other animals‚ monkeys can see both in depth and in color. So‚ have you ever wondered what certain monkeys look like‚ how they sleep‚ their life expectancy in captivity verses wild‚ what they eat‚ where they live‚ and how many kids do they have at one time? Well
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Palm Springs‚ California has been a vacation home and party city for many years now‚ despite the heat people still flock over here to vacation and heres why! The name of the town comes from the Hot Springs found in the Indian Canyon. The ancestors of this lovely town are known as Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Today the town is split up among the natives and everyone else. There are a lot of areas where the land is referred to as “Indian Land’ and they have full rights to do whatever they
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Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe shared common goals‚ they fulfilled their goals in differing manners. Individuality was celebrated differently during the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe. Love of classical learning shaped values during the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe. Also‚ enjoyment of worldly pleasures was benefited differently during the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe. Individuality was celebrated differently during the Renaissance in Italy and Northern
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Italy Earthquake Recently‚ Italy had a devastating earthquake‚ many cities were destroyed and jobs were lost. From above‚ cities looked like piles of rocks. The earthquake on August 24‚ at 3:36 AM. It struck in the Apennine Mountains and the northern coast of Italy. There have been roughly around 292 deaths and 365 injured. Cultural buildings have been destroyed and many camps have been set up to account for the homes lost. Search crews have been set out and are working hard to try to find signs
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