The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and which complicate
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storyline set over thirty-six hours that reveals how utterly connected a group of people’s lives are‚ even though they all seem to be extremely diverse. The movie Crash emphasizes the interconnectedness of these people that originally appear very different from one another. Preconceived notions of stereotypes prevent the characters from fully understanding how similar and connected they really are. The director‚ Paul Haggis‚ crafts the movie so that the characters‚ symbols‚ and even the scene transitions
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dialect is a separate language from the ones Cebuano’s use. It is a rip off of the Cebuano but characterizes some differences. There are a couple of phonetic distinctions in the Boholano dialect that makes it distinctive from Cebuano. The Boholano dialect‚ in all its pureness can be heard in far-flung areas of Bohol. In the city area‚ especially in Taglibaran‚ the language is almost interchangeable with the Cebuano language. There are also other parts of Bohol‚ aside from Taglibaran‚ that uses Cebuano
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Island man is a poem written by Grace Nichols; she was born in 1950 in Guyana and is still alive today. In 1977 she migrated to England. Just like John Agard the author of the poem “half-caste” they both are of mixed cultures‚ and they try to show this mixture on the language in their poems. The themes explored in Island man by Grace Nichols are Cultural identity‚ the difficulty of belonging to 2 cultures‚ feeling separated from home and not being able to distinguish dream from reality. Cultural
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Describe how fishing has changed at Apo Island‚ and the direct and indirect effects on people’s lives. To the natives of Apo Island the ocean represents an irreplaceable source of food and income. These natives have built their entire community and way of life around fishing the rich seas which surround their island paradise. The fish that the men of Apo Island catch each day provide the vast majority of nourishment received by both themselves and their families‚ as well as a source of income
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the Spratly Group of Islands The Philippines claims Spratly Islands as one of the territories of the Philippines.The islands of Spratly’s are rich in natural resources such as oil and natural gas. According to Arlicle 1‚ "The National Territory comprises the Philippine Archipelago with all islands and waters embraced therein" the Philippine has claim over these islands as the Article 76 deals with the dealination of the shelf’s outer limits beyond the 200 nautical miles from the baseline. The good
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Cricket field and Drag strip on Pond Island Bad or Good Idea? Is it a good idea to build another cricket field and a drag strip on St.Maarten? Yet again another controversial subject has struck St.Maarten. Should we fill up the pond‚ which once upon a time had people at war for its ability to bear the once valuable and costly mineral which is salt‚ even though it is no longer able to? The cricket field: Another cricket field on St.Maarten is a situation that would be considered
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Angel Island Browsing history channel‚ I got to view a documentary about Angel Island. First I had no idea where or what this place was‚ but I found out that this place has so much history. I felt like we need to know about this place as an Asian American. Angel Island is in San Francisco‚ today it has a great state park and it’s a beautiful place to live in. It has not always been a beautiful place‚ between 1910 and 1940 this Island was once an Immigration Station. ‘It processed approximately
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Welcome to the Galapagos Islands! The Galapagos are an archipelago of several volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago consists of 13 major islands‚ six minor islands‚ and 40 smaller rock formations and reefs spread out over 17‚000 square miles of ocean. They are born to create fire‚ and in the last 200 years a remarkable 50 plus eruptions have occurred. Looking into the geographic location and plate tectonic settings can easily help show why more than 50 eruptions have occurred
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stereotypes in the movie ‘Crash’ are when the Mexican lock smith is replacing the locks on the doors‚ the owner expects that the lock smith will sell the keys for the house to one of his gang members because she thinks that he is a criminal as he has prison tattoos and a slight Mexican accent. At the end of the movie it is proven that in fact the Mexican lock smith Daniel Ruiz is not a bad guy he is a caring father and is not involved in gangs or criminal action. Another example in ‘Crash’ is when Rick Cabot
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