Yann Martel‚ the author tells a story of Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel‚ who is struggling with religious and psychological issues. In addition to that‚ after the ship sinks Pi must survive on a life boat with a tiger for 227 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker was named after an Edgar Allen Poe character from The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838). Pym and a friend leave Nantucket on a ship. It capsizes and the two find themselves on the hull of the
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Japan earthquake and tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the
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Did you know that Okinawa was the deadliest battle of the Pacific in World War II? Have you ever wondered how this battle got so gruesome and what the intent could possibly be? Maybe you’ve wondered how this battle was significant to both sides of the war. In this paper we will discuss why the American’s had to defeat the Japanese to control the war. This piece will also cover some of the maneuver tactics used to try to enter and win the battle causing this catastrophic operation. The key points
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the means by which generations of adventurous voyagers were able to extend the human frontier far out into the Pacific‚ discovering a vast realm of Oceanic Islands. By 1000 B.C.‚ when Mediterranean sailors were sailing in their land-locked sea‚ the immediate ancestors of the Polynesians had reached the previous uninhabited archipelagos of Fiji‚ Tonga‚ and Samoa‚ in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Their descendants went on to settle all the habitable islands in a large triangular section bounded by
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Islands By the beginning of 1944‚ United States Marine forces had already made a start on the conquest of areas overrun by the Japanese early in World War II. Successful American assaults in the Southwest Pacific‚ beginning with Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in August 1942‚ and in the Central Pacific at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943‚ were crucial battles to mark the turn of the Japanese conquest. The time had now come to take one more decisive step: assault of the islands held by
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of 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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America. ] Distribution ▪ APB has breweries in Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ China‚ New Zealand‚ Papua New Guinea‚ India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Laos and Mongolia. The company has a strong market share in several countries within the Asia Pacific Region‚ primarily in Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. ▪ In Malaysia‚ Tiger Beer is produced and marketed by Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB). ▪ In the USA‚ Tiger Beer’s brand is well known in New York and San
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playing a completely defensive role as they tried to prevent the Japanese from overtaking the Pacific. Looking at the Principles of War‚ the offensive stance is critical to waging an effective campaign‚ and it showed. The United States was had made little progress against the Japanese forces in almost a year until the battle at Midway. Winning the battle for that tiny island shifted the momentum in the Pacific from the Japanese all the way back to the United States‚ and the U.S. took advantage of it
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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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AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) systems and solar cells technology will change the future of the AUV. In the Asia-Pacific region specifically‚ the BRIC countries will prove to be the emerging markets for the UUV with their activities in the scientific research‚ and oil and gas sectors. The growth in North America and Europe will be sluggish compared to Latin American‚ Asia-Pacific‚ and the Africa. APAC countries will focus on growth‚ try to create obvious market space‚ and direct their regions economies
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