During the height of WWII with the US I was still only a kid and therefore never got the opportunity to be drafted in the war‚ however‚ I learned a lot of things about the war and the Americans in school. I grew up learning how evil the Americans were and how they would torture our soldiers and kill them mercilessly‚ never taking in prisoners. Even in papers I would see them represented as Onis or read about how imperialistic and impure they are. What I was confused me as a kid was why we said bad
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After the Japanese forces had successfully captured Singapore earlier on in February of 1942‚ they set their sights upon Port Moresby‚ located in New Guinea. The capture of Port Moresby would assist the Japanese in their continued expansion into the Pacific and to control the waters around Australia and as a result block off American supplies to the mainland. This would leave Australia isolated and subsequently could force them out of the war. It would also aid continued Japanese expansion in the
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Hawaii (20%)‚ and the Government of Tonga (40%) established Bank of Tonga as a joint venture. 1975: BNSW incorporated its local business in Papua New Guinea as Bank of New South Wales(PNG). 1977: BNSW formed Pacific Commercial Bank in Samoa as a joint venture with Bank of Hawaii‚ buying into Pacific Savings and Loan Company (est. 1969)‚ in which Bank of Hawaii had had an ownership interest since 1971. Westpac is formed
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Cocos Island National Park Costa Rica Province of Puntarenvas‚ South Eastern Tropical Pacific Date of Inscription: 1997 Cocos Island National Park‚ located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica‚ is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Its position as the first point of contact with the northern equatorial counter-current‚ and the myriad interactions between the island and the surrounding marine ecosystem‚ make the area an ideal laboratory for
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"Adornments." The art of Tonga = Ko e ngaahi ’aati ’o Tonga. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press‚ 1997. 94-99. Print. 3. Hooper‚ Steven. "Pacific Arts Association." Pacific Arts Association. http://www.pacificarts.org/node/430 (accessed October 1‚ 2012). This website article contains an article that Steven Hooper wrote on the importance of tabua 4. Hooper‚ Steven. Pacific Encounters: art & divinity in Polynesia 1760 - 1860; London: British Museum Press‚ 2006.
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celebrity famous for his Treasure Island (1883)‚ Kidnapped (1886)‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1885). He was a poet and his famous poetry collection A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885) is constantly reprinted. He wrote about the south pacific Sea Islands broadened the imagination of millions of British Readers giving them insight into far lands and strange communities. He wrote the beach of Falesa after he travelled to Samoa in 1889. The edition of the text was reproduced in the Oxford
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current age‚ alliances between countries are common‚ with Australia being in many forums and agreements. One such forum is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ or APEC for short‚ which promotes and supports free trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region. It was established in 1989 to combat the interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies‚ and it has 21 members from the Pacific Rim economies. Both Australia and United States are active
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to stop the fighting in Asia. Due to extreme shortages of oil and other resources that the United States provided along with the desire to knock the U.S. off as the “dominant Pacific power”‚ his lead to the attack Japan made on Britain and U.S. as they seized the resources in Southeast Asia. When the U.S. moved the Pacific Fleet from California to Pearl Harbor Japan felt threatened. Japan had attempted to warn the US of the attack but the warning came to late due to messages being botched at the
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Essay Entertainment has become a concept that has undergone the trials of time and evolution to become a very influential part of everyone’s lives. In regions such as the South Pacific‚ the various forms of entertainment such as music‚ movies and art have a major impact on the daily lives of every individual and due to its extensive reach‚ everyone is seen to be well-versed with what entertainment has to provide. This essay shall exhort discussions based on the pros and cons of entertainment
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Shark Attacks in Hawaii Sharks are one of the most feared carnivores in the ocean. Most of them eat live fish‚ including other sharks. Sharks have the record of attacking human beings. But fewer than 100 shark attacks a year are reported throughout the world. The Hawaii state government genuinely want to protect ocean users‚ but at the same time they are well aware that there is no “magic bullet” to prevent shark attacks in Hawaii. The Hawaii State Government will not be able to prevent shark attacks
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