Chris DePriest Professor Simonian Why Read? 13 November 2012 Imaginary Prophecies It was said that "a book is not justified by its authors worthiness to write it‚ but by the quality of what has been written.......the real risks of any artist are taken in the work‚ in pushing the work to the limits of what is possible‚ in the attempt to increase the sum of what is possible to think" (Rushdie 14-15). Literature has exemplified these certain risks for many years now‚ however although these artists
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Puerto Rico the perfect paradise to visit Puerto Rico is the favorite destination on the Caribbean simply because it is the most diverse island with a range of attractions and sightseeing spots in every corner of the island. Puerto Rico is a gorgeous‚ sunny island of many different colors. It has green trees‚ fields and forests‚ brown hills‚ and white‚ sandy beaches. Puerto Rico is famous for its beautiful beaches‚ warmhearted people‚ and delicious foods. In fact‚ “Borinque” is also known to be
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In 1993 in Central Puerto Rico there was a huge hurricane with a magnitude of 4.7. There was also a earthquake with a magnitude of 8. The hurricane was named was named Hurricane Ching. The earthquake was called Chong. Ching was the biggest hurricane to ever hit Puerto Rico. It blew over houses‚ destroyed land‚ and flooded everything. Chong was the fourth biggest earth quake to hit Puerto Rico. There was a family hit by both disasters. There was a total of nine people in the Wang family. Lavar was
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Juan David Vivas Professor Holt ENC – 1102 Honors English Final Research Paper La ficción y la realidad en Seva "Seva: History of the first U.S. invasion of the island of Puerto Rico that took place in May 1898‚" is a story written by Dr. Luis López Nieves that defies the boundaries of truth and fiction. This story was published on December 23‚ 1983 in the supplement of the newspaper “Red Clarity”. A story that was able to leave a legacy behind. This legacy created an atmosphere of
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Puerto Rican history has a lot of dance and music styles that stand out. They are all little different in their own way. Out of all the dance and music styles I chose to write about the bomba. The bomba is a dance and music style that allows individuals to release their anger and stress. Further in the essay you will read more about the bomba being originated from African American slaves who worked on sugar plantations. The bomba was their safe place‚ where there was no stress – just dance. Another
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Nelson A. Miles was anxious to proceed as quickly to the island of Porto Rico. He started from Guantanamo on July 21‚ with 3‚415 infantry and artillery‚ together with two companies of engineers and one company of Signals Corps‚ on nine transports‚ convoyed by Captain Higginson’s fleet‚ consisting of the battleship Massachusetts (flagship) and two smaller vessels. Nelson A. Miles moved to the island of Porto Rico with about 3‚300 men‚ the other 115 soldiers were sick. At the time the island was occupied
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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Puerto Rico Background- Puerto Rico is located in North America in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of The United States of America. Puerto Rico does not share borders with any other countries. Puerto Rico covers 8‚870 square kilometers of land and 4‚921 square kilometers of water‚ making it the 164th largest nation in the world. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The national anthem for Puerto Rico is called "La Borinqueña".Puerto Rico has many amazing sides to it and is
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Barack Obama visit Puerto Rico Obama visited Puerto Rico‚ there was something like the premier of a movie‚ it was on every news. There was about a thousand special guests and one of them was the singer and actor Marc Anthony.Obama seemed more interested in talking to Marc Anthony‚ who he allegedly invited to accompany him on his arrival in San Juan. So it was evident that the President was more happy to talk to him than talk about the colonial problems and criminality. Its seems that everything
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trusted by others if you’re not being honest most of the time? A single lie can destroy a trust that took years to build. Respect is also very important to me. I think that trust should be earned to given. Society is the way it is because of the lack of respect. For example‚ gang members who spray graffiti in buildings should be punished for showing no respect for our cities. I think this behavior starts at home. Values are not being taught to children‚ which are the future of our society. What we
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