including environmental issues and a lack of readily available alternatives. Despite the problems of global warming and possible disasters like the British Petroleum spill in 2010‚ many Americans still feel as though offshore drilling will provide some sort of relief in fuel prices. Offshore drilling is not a solution to the nation’s long-term energy issues. As a nation‚ The United States must reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and develop alternatives that are both reliable and environmentally safe
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“river split into two” before flowing into the sea. As it is‚ the Bauang River is split into two by a delta. Like other towns in the province‚ Bauang also had its share in the devastating invasions of Moro pirates (“tirong” in the local dialect). In the stillness of the night‚ the Moro pirates would swoop upon the town without any warning‚ killing people and kidnapping women and children only to be sold into slavery. They stole cattle looted the town and broke into the church and robbed it of its
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Bishoff and Allen (2004) state that “most cultural heritage institutions are mission driven; their primary purpose is to support and promote the public good.” Just as The National Maritime Museum mission statement is “to illustrate for everyone the importance of sea‚ ships‚ time and stars and their relationship with people”. Swan (2012)‚ explained in her presentation that “this is the largest maritime museum in the world which attracted 2.45 million visitors in 2010 /2011 and 709.000 visitors just
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2014 Treasure Island Book Review Treasure Island is classic a pirate tale written by acclaimed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins and his quest for the legendary treasure of “Captain Flint”‚ a notorious pirate of the seven seas. The story is narrated and told through the perspective of Jim Hawkins. The treasure of Captain Flint is located on Treasure Island‚ a place every pirate wants to go. The story begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn‚ where
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"Dance like a Monkey".[30] * A section of the open letter to the Kansas School Board appeared in the January 2006 edition of Playboy. * Bryan Killian‚ a high school student in Buncombe County in North Carolina‚ was suspended for wearing "pirate regalia"‚ which he said was part of his faith. Killian protested the suspension‚ saying it violated his right to religious freedom.[31] * The Flying Spaghetti Monster was featured in the Dec/Jan issue of the science magazine Seed in a section
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John Elliott‚ Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker‚ and Gregory O’Malley have all written works based on the conquering of America and the reasons Europe funded expeditions to this “New World”. John Elliot focuses on Spain in chapter 4 of “Empires of the Atlantic World” and their burning desire for resources. Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker in “The Many-Headed Hydra” focus on the idea that the maritime state and other lower ranks were the biggest aids to Europe when conquering the Americas. Finally
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J im Hawkins is a young boy who lives at his parents’ inn‚ the Admiral Benbow‚ near Bristol‚ England‚ in the eighteenth century. An old sea captain named Billy Bones dies in the inn after being presented with a black spot‚ or official pirate verdict of guilt or judgment. Jim is stirred to action by the spot and its mysterious‚ accurate portent of Billy’s death. Hastily‚ Jim and his mother unlock Billy’s sea chest‚ finding a logbook and map inside. Hearing steps outside‚ they leave with the documents
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Indonesian waters Shipping lanes servicing 50‚000 commercial ships Seaborne piracy loss US$13-16 billion Media piracy loss $30-250 billion Pirates Rampant piracy secondnature Thesis: piracy as form of wanting to become middleclass in contemporary Philippine society Middle class precarious position Outline: I. Historical emplacement of Moros as pirates II. Philippine state formation and “middle class affect III. Informal sector and class in piracy I. Moro Profiling 1. decay theory 2. rivalry
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Peter Pan. You hear that name and you automatically think of pirates‚ fairies‚ lost boys‚ Wendy and her two brothers on the adventures they had in Never Never Land. The 1953 cartoon movie‚ Peter Pan‚ is mainly about him living out his life as a young boy‚ never to grow up. He and the lost boys live their lives fighting evil pirates‚ swimming with mermaids and just having dangerous but fun adventures. Peter Pan can’t seem to grasp the idea of Middle Childhood unlike Wendy who is somewhat ready to
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The theme/themes of a story are greatly affected by a story’s main character’s actions. In the story “Baucis and Philemon”‚ this is demonstrated by Baucis and Philemon kind actions and their true love for one another. In “Pirate Grace”‚ retold by Richard Walker‚ theme is affected by the king’s rudeness‚ and Grace’s vengeance. These two stories greatly demonstrate how the actions of main characters in a story can have great impacts on that story’s theme. In the story “Baucis and Philemon”‚ a couple
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