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    Diaoyu Islands

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    the Diaoyu Islands. The islands have been under the jurisdiction of China’s navy as islands affiliated with Taiwan since the Ming Dynasty. The Ming and Qing dynasties of China exercised sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands‚ and officially included them in maps. Japan has its own claims. It believes that Japan and China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895 and as a result‚ China ceded Japan the island of Taiwan together with all its affiliated islands. Japan put

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    goat islands

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    The controversy of allowing the Chinese to occupy the Goat Islands thus developing it into a logistics hub has caused uproar from the relevant institution in Jamaica and its citizens toward the Jamaican government. This has caused the asking of these questions what the environmental regulation issues are? What are the contemporary infrastructure development issues? Will this multi-billion dollar project cost more to the people of Jamaica than it benefits them and has the Jamaican government adequately

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    Shutter Island

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    The Law of 4: You Are the 67   If you have seen the movie Shutter Island‚ you will notice that topic is according to scrip in this film. Andrew Laeddis was a soldier who joined the World War Two and killed Germany prisoners of war in death camp. Then he became a U.S. Marshal in Boston‚ and became alcoholics and ignored his suicidal-wife. Her wife burned their apartment then drowning their three kids in the back yard. Andrew killed his wife to “set her free” and burned their house. According to

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    Island Resort

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    GRANDE ISLAND 1. Physical Inventory * Grande Island Resort is located at Subic Bay Freeport Zone‚ located 110 kilometer northwest of Manila‚ and south of the Zambales Province‚ a 5 hour drive from Baguio through Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and just about an hour drive from Manila through North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and SCTEX. The island resort consists of different recreational activities that tourists would definitely enjoy. One of their potential attractions in the island resort

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    Rhode Island

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    One of the first colonies to be established‚ Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States and one of the most densely populated. This state is half the size of the second smallest state‚ Delaware. Rhode Island lacks valuable mineral deposits and fertile farmland. It was the first state to become industrialized‚ especially in the textile and jewelry trade. Rhode Island lies on the beautiful Narragansett Bay‚ and is a popular vacation area to which boaters‚ fishermen‚ and other water-sports

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    Marshall Islands

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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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    Elizabeth Bishop

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    Background Elizabeth Bishop was a keen fisherwoman. This poem was written when she lived in Florida‚ and it tells of a real experience she had when fishing off Key West. Summary and analysis The poem is narrated in the first person‚ which gives a sense of intimacy and draws the reader into the tale. The poet tells us of a fishing trip in a rented boat. She succeeds in catching ’a tremendous fish’ and pulls him half out of the water with her fish hook lodged firmly in the corner of his

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    Redang Island

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    Jersey who totally impressed with the miracle of Redang Island in Terengganu. Redang! The very name seems to whisper of Paradise. I am truly hope that one day I will got a chance to visit this pristine island. The islands are scattered with random perfection‚ like a fabulous necklace of topaz‚ emerald and turquoise in a setting of silver‚ each one a treasure‚ a discovery‚ a secret you will cherish for the rest of your life. Redang is a true island paradise‚ unspoiled by commercialism. Whichever you visit

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    individual‚ this will be based on my chosen celebrity; Queen Elizabeth II. Nature and Nurture Childhood Physical Queen Elizabeth inherited good genes from her mum‚ a she is a healthy person‚ for instance she has inherited grey hair form her mum so this indicates that she inherited her mother’s genes. On the other hand she has also inherited her mother’s skin colour complexion; she inherited her mother’s facial features. Queen Elizabeth has good housing so this means they have good health‚ besides

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    deserted island

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    Deserted island My name is Lisa. This year I’m thirteen years old. I live in Queenstown‚ New Zealand. My house is a villa near the sea because my parents like sea‚ and from my bedroom you can see the best view of the sea. It seems to me that toward evening‚ the sea is the most beautiful‚ and usually at that time I just sit down near the window and enjoy the scene. I have a sister called Rosely‚ she is one year older than me. Our personalities are quite similar‚ so we are very good friends‚ and

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