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    Virgin Islands

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    The flag of the United States Virgin Islands is one of the most attractive flags of this world . The flag is very similar to the United States presidential flag. The flag consists of a white background on which a strong bald golden eagle sits in the center holding a green branch on the right talon and three light blue arrows in its left talon. These three light blue arrows represent the three islands St. Thomas‚ St. Croix and St. John. The mighty shield on its chest bears a blue chief on the top

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    The Galapagos Islands

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    The Galapagos Islands Brandy Nicole Welch SCI 230 Instructor Amy Hurst July 25‚ 2009 ‘Hence‚ both in space and time‚ we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact – that mystery of mysteries – the first appearance of new beings on this earth’ was the description Charles Darwin gave when describing his experience on the Galapagos Islands during his five year expedition on board the Beagle. (Levy‚ 2007) Many may ask ‘what are the Galapagos Islands‚ and why are so many trying

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    Alcatraz is Not an Island

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    The documentary‚ Alcatraz is Not an Island‚ describes the occupation that made Alcatraz a symbol for Indigenous people as motivation to stand up against the cruelty that they have experienced since the arrival of the Europeans. Hence the name of the film‚ Alcatraz can be seen as an inspiration for Indigenous people rather than an island. The first attempt to occupy Alcatraz took place in 1964 when a group of four Native Americans landed on the island and claimed it for four hours before the

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    The Galapagos Islands

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    The Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands are a group of 16 islands located in the Pacific Ocean that straddle the equator about 525 miles west of the South American Coastline. The islands were formed by underwater volcanoes millions of years ago and belong to Ecuador. The Galapagos are well known for their vast diversity in plant and animal populations. Some of the plant and animal life found on the islands cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Galapagos Islands are considered to

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    Ellis Island

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    Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For

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    River Island

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    Introduction The retailing world is the main conection that brings together two key groups which are customers and manafctures this report sets out to find the impact that river island has on the retailing world and inperticular anaylizises its retaling operations and tactics When try River island sets its self in the clothing industry inperticular focusing its self on the female segment but also penetrates others. When a business desides to operate in the retailing industry their are four

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    Corregidor Island

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    who visited the Historical Spot in Corregidor Island. This chapter includes the opinions‚ reactions and reviews of tourists inside and outside the Phillipines who visited Corregidor island‚ The literature about the death march in bataan‚ malinta tunnel‚ the Filipino and American defenders‚ and the world war 2. Also included are the number of tourists visiting the philipines. Reactions‚ opinions and reviews of foreign tourists who visited the island fortress “Definitely worth a visit” Reviewed

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    Pike Island

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    In my opinion‚ I think the Pike Island will probably be accepted by the management of the government. Their proposal has three steps. The first step is to add a concrete walking path in the island‚ and the purpose is to depict the unique shape of the island by the attractive path. The second step is to build two bridges to connect the mainland to other areas‚ and the purpose is to make visitors walk easily. The third step is to build a field station‚ and the purpose is to help the scientists collect

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    Spratly Island

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    The Spratly Islands are a disputed group of more than 750 reefs‚ islets‚ atolls‚ cays‚ and islands in the South China Sea.[5] The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines‚ Malaysia (Sabah)‚ and southern Vietnam. They contain less than 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles) of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers (164‚100 square miles) of sea. The Spratlys are one of 3 archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and which complicate

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    the ellis island

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    The Ellis Island Experience Historical Overview 1- How many years did Ellis Island operate as the principal federal immigration station in the US? 60 years closed in 1954 2- What percentage of immigrants were turned away at Ellis Island? 40 percent Registry Room 3- In 24 hours‚ how many people could file through the registry room? 5000 to 10000 a day 4- If you visited Ellis Island today‚ what time period would it resemble? it would resemble like 1920s because it is in a restored

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