The flag of the United States Virgin Islands is one of the most attractive flags of this world . The flag is very similar to the United States presidential flag. The flag consists of a white background on which a strong bald golden eagle sits in the center holding a green branch on the right talon and three light blue arrows in its left talon. These three light blue arrows represent the three islands St. Thomas‚ St. Croix and St. John. The mighty shield on its chest bears a blue chief on the top
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with the support of warlords. Warlords continued to gain power‚ with Japan divided into 300 little kingdoms ruled by daimyos (warlord rulers). In 1573‚ Nobunaga overthrew the last Ashikaga shogun and unified most of Honshu (the largest and central island of Japan) by the 1580s. After Nobunaga was killed‚ Toyotomi Hideyoshi‚ Nobunaga’s general‚ rose to power. He continued Nobunaga’s campaign and created a system of alliances with the daimyos so he could crush any other resisting opposition. Hideyoshi
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INTRODUCTION A. Do you know about Palm Island? B. Of course you ever heard about this world’s largest man-made islands. C. I believe all of you are interested to know more about this precious creation in the world. D. There are many interesting story about this island. E. Today‚ I would like to inform you about the Palm Islands.(Let’s me start by explaining a little bit about Palm Islands.) | BODY 1. Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates which constructed
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Marshall 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
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who visited the Historical Spot in Corregidor Island. This chapter includes the opinions‚ reactions and reviews of tourists inside and outside the Phillipines who visited Corregidor island‚ The literature about the death march in bataan‚ malinta tunnel‚ the Filipino and American defenders‚ and the world war 2. Also included are the number of tourists visiting the philipines. Reactions‚ opinions and reviews of foreign tourists who visited the island fortress “Definitely worth a visit” Reviewed
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Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal‚ between the Indian peninsula to the west and Burma to the north and east. Most of the islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India‚ while a small number in the north of the archipelago belong to Burma. 12 00 N92 45 E is the longitude and longitude of these islands. Paragraph on the topography of the land: Flat? Mountainous? Plateau like? The climate
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Helen Palsgraf‚ Respondent‚ v. The Long Island Railroad Company‚ Appellant Facts A passenger carrying a package‚ while hurrying to catch and board a moving Long Island Rail Road train‚ appeared to two of the railroad’s (Defendant’s) employees to be falling. The employees were guards‚ one of whom was located on the car‚ the other of whom was located on the platform. The guard on the car attempted to pull the passenger into the car and the guard on the platform attempted to push him into the
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A group of archaeologists discovered a lost island. The island was once the ancient city of Kane. It was discovered in the eastern Aegean Sea. Xenophon was a Greek historian that mentioned the island. The island is memorable because of the Battle of Arginusae in 406 B.C. The Arginusae islands are now referred to as Garip islands. Venerable sources refer to three Arginusae islands. However‚ the precise location of the third island is vague. Researches used geological evidence to confirm that Kane
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ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY DUMAGUETE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM SY 2010 – 2011 THE IMPACT OF ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ON THE MARINE SANCTUARY TOWARDS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN APO ISLAND FOR THE PERIOD 2000 – 2010. CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING INTRODUCTION In a remote fishing village in the Philippine archipelago‚ coastal fishers responded to falling fish stocks by working harder to catch them. The combination
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Have you ever heard Pangkor island before? If popular global destinations are generally what you look for in an overseas trip‚ chances are Pangkor Island in Malaysia won’t make it in your itinerary list .However‚ there are many beautiful islands within Malaysia.Today ‚ I would like to talk about pangkor island. Pangkor‚ with its charming mix of fishing settlements and resorts‚ is a fascinating and convenient holiday destination. It presents the visitor with a rare chance to live near fishermen and
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