The Treasure of Lemon Brown Your family is the greatest treasure. In the short story‚ The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers‚ a boy named Greg wants to play basketball‚ but his father says no and gives him a lecture about how he needs to improve his grades to play. Greg goes on a walk and meets an old jazz musician named Lemon Brown. Lemon Brown says that his family is his treasure and everyone should know that that’s their treasure too. This short story shows that family is worth more
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only around twice the size of Kerala. To its north lies Persian Gulf (The Ocean). It shares it’s boundary with Saudi Arabia to the west and south‚ Oman to the East and Qatar to the northwest. [pic] Fig 1.1 Map of UAE 1.2 THE NEED FOR THE ISLANDS Dubai’s booming economy was built on revenues from the oil industry after oil was discovered there in mid 1960s. However scientist predicted the oil reserve will die out around 2016. Therefore the prince of Dubai (Sheikh Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum)
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Like the character Lemon Brown in the story "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"‚ I have a treasure. When most of think of treasure‚ they think of money or wealth‚ but my treasure is my family. I treasure my family so much because I couldn’t live without them. My family is important to me‚ but it makes me feel sad when I think that some people don’t have a family or don’t like their own. Lemon Brown and I have a similarity because we both treasure our family‚ and the losses in between it. A short
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The Galapagos Islands Axia College of University of Phoenix SCI/230 Introduction to Life Science Carly Davidson The Galapagos Islands The government of Ecuador needs your help to preserve the natural resources and beauty of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands were declared National Park by the government of Ecuador in the late 1950’s. More than eighty percent of the islands are protected and carefully managed (Galapagos)
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Jacquelyn E. Peran December 5‚ 2012 HUM 2 V-5R Reaction paper on the “Avian Treasures” Many species are present here on Earth. This includes the flora and fauna present in different ecological biomes. These envelop all organisms from microscopic algae to the gigantic sequoia trees. Meanwhile‚ this paper circulates its discussion on this certain group of vertebrate warm blooded animals belonging to Class Aves—birds. Many birds are of interest nowadays due to their aesthetic
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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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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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honour of god‚ a deity or a nation. During every program or gatherings‚ the Boholanos sing the Bohol Hymn after the Philippine National Anthem. According to Bohol: "The Boholanos are a freedom loving and independent people‚ who take pride in their Island‚ wherever they are. No wonder‚ the province even has its own provincial anthem". Dance It’s a dance originating from Bohol‚ Visayas; it is popular at Ilokano and Visayan
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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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1. Intoduction Spratly Islands is made up of over a 100 islands‚ shoals and reefs. The land area is less than 5 square kilometers right at the center of West Philippine Sea. So why do regional players such China‚ Taiwan‚ Vietnam‚ Malaysia‚ Brunei and the Philippines squabbling over it? And what is the interest of the United States of America in the issue? The simple answer is the potential for oil and natural gasoline in the area. The more complex geopolitical answer is power projection.
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