However‚ they should also not forget about the other issue because it might elevate from its status. The U.S. should also monitor the happenings between the East Asian countries. The South China Sea functions as the gateway of the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. So‚ the American interests in the region are increasingly at risk due to the economic and military rise of China and concerns about its willingness to uphold existing legal norms. Because of that the U.S. should intervene. The United States
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Figures of the Renaissance Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a leader of the Renaissance and a benefactor to modern science. The results of his voyage around the globe were such that the average person living during the Renaissance re-thought their paradigms of the world surrounding them‚ even know most scholars and other educated types knew that in fact‚ the world was round in shape. Ferdinand‚ however‚ proved it. Thus he lays claim to having circumnavigated the first voyage around
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their home in India and were moving to Canada to start a new life‚ but their boat gets caught up in a disastrous storm‚ sinking the boat and killing everyone aboard except for Pi. Pi then survives 227 agonizing days abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on an undirected lifeboat with an Orangutan‚ Zebra‚ Hyena‚ and a fearsome Bengal Tiger‚ named Richard Parker. The way of nature eventually took course and left the boat with only Pi and the strikingly aggressive Bengal Tiger. Pi realizes that living
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Life of Pi Background Life of Pi is a fictional novel about the incredible journey of Pi Patel as he travels across the Pacific Ocean in the company of a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. During his journey‚ Pi is able to learn about survival at sea and the power of faith. Pi spends his early life in Pondicherry India. His family consists of his parents and his older brother Ravi. Because he grew up in a zoo‚ Pi learns at an early age many things about animal psychology and behavior. These things
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Harbor Seals Harbor seals inhabit the costal regions of the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans‚ and the Arctic regions. They can dive to 1450 feet and stay submerged for 25 minutes. The harbor seal weighs around 180 pounds and are six feet in length. Pups weigh about 24 pounds at birth. Harbor seal pups appear skinny when born and make sounds like they are crying. Harbor seals inhabit areas that are also frequented by humans and are easily disturbed. When disturbed the mothers sometimes abandon
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he first set sail along the coast of Africa before crossing the Atlantic. Also the other ship captains disliked and distrusted him because he was Portuguese. No one at the time had any idea of how big the Pacific Ocean was or the location of the hospitable islands. Once into the Pacific Magellan headed west with favorable winds‚ but still took 98 days to reach land where he could obtain fresh water and food. During that stretch‚ he lost many of the crew to scurvy and malnutrition. Magellan encountered
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only 17 years old while Pi had to break out with his first lover. On the ship to Canada‚ a rainstorm occurred and the ship sank. Nevertheless‚ Pi survived dramatically with an unexpected companion Richard Parker—a Bengal tiger‚ drifting on the Pacific Ocean. During the adventure with the tiger‚ he struggled to explore the true humanity when he faced death so closely. At last‚ he came back to the human society and understood himself in a better way. 1. The first story 2.1 The final result
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Magellan The Great Conquer by: Arado‚ Reñel Joseph T. Magellan‚ as we all know is one of the greatest traveler of mankind he lead the first expedition to the pacific to find the spice island which is located at Jakarta‚ Indonesia. But first let us take a look on the life of Magellan before he becomes the greatest traveler. Magellan was born either in the city of Porto or in Sabrosa‚ circa 1480. Since childhood Magellan has been studying
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Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of World War II. Guadalcanal is a large mountainous island with tropical rainforests and sandy beaches. It is a province of the Solomon Islands‚ an independent island state located north-east of Australia in the Pacific Ocean. Guadalcanal is known for its diving and snorkeling sites where the wreckage of ships and planes from the Battle of Guadalcanal. The Battle for Guadalcanal between American and Japanese troops was one of the most strategic battles of WWII (www
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Born in 1917‚ Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete‚ a castaway ‚ and a war hero. He was living in California as a are these your words? petty street thug‚ until he had a your word? revelation that eventually led him to become a track star. However‚ as World War II broke out ‚ not even that could keep him from being drafted. The story of Mr. Zamperini’s courage begins in a small town in Southern California ‚: Torrance. There he grew up your word? scavenging the town for any trouble he could get
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