Research notes for Geography final assignment: List of major earthquakes in Haiti • 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake (18 October): According to French historian Moreau de Saint-Méry‚ "only one masonry building had not collapsed" in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital city. • 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake (3 June): The city was leveled in this magnitude 7.5 quake‚ which killed over 200 people. • 1783: A strong quake partially destroyed the church in Santiago.[1] • 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952‚[1] the first elected governor‚ Luis Muñoz Marín‚ signed law #2 of July 24‚ 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico. The words that go with the composition were approved by governor Carlos Romero Barceló on July 27‚ 1977‚ law #123.[2] The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico‚ Borinkén or Borinquén
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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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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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November 29‚ 2000 RAOUL B. DEL MAR‚ petitioner‚ vs. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION‚ BELLE JAI-ALAI CORPORATION‚ FILIPINAS GAMING ENTERTAINMENT TOTALIZATOR CORPORATION‚ respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x G.R. No. 138982 November 29‚ 2000 FEDERICO S. SANDOVAL II and MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR‚ petitioners‚ vs. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION‚ respondent. JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI‚ intervenor. D E C I S I O N PUNO‚ J.: These two consolidated
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Overwhelmed. The only word I can think of when the flight attendant calmly says‚ “Welcome to Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti‚ you may now unfastened your seatbelts.” Tears fell from my eyes and all the emotions that I was feeling for the last 4 hours suddenly began pouring out. I had never been to Haiti and the only mindset of it I had was that there was killing and kidnapping. I was extremely anxious because of that. “NO!‚ YES!‚ NO!‚ YES!‚ NO!!”‚ my conflicted mind begins to yell. I couldn’t believe that
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Child sexual exploitation is a type of sexual abuse in which children are sexually exploited for money‚ power or status. Anybody who practice or is sexually exploited a child must be intervened by the law of Puerto Rico immediately. This has become a problem for Puerto Rican society. Children should be educated on this themes more often‚ show them different strategy to overcome a situation of sexual abuse also have parents aware of what their kids are doing daily. Sexual exploitation it has always
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on earth and to share the pleasure of the living (Sayer‚ Chloë 8). The day of the dead is celebrated on November 1& 2 of every year known to be as All Souls Day. Introduced in the Mexican population by their Aztec indigenous ancestry known not to be afraid of death but to embrace it. Meso-American Indians have strong belief of the afterlife and the underworld that came after death. The day of the dead is celebrated by giving “ofrendas” offerings to the dead on “altares” or alter. This dates back to
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David Mean’s short story “The Secret Goldfish” compares the unpredictable and constantly changing nature of human life to the ups and downs of the fish’s life inside the aquarium. Mean utilizes the symbols of the aquarium and the fish to show us reality‚ unpredictable and transient‚ and the outright will to live which guides drives us onward. The fish tank is a symbol of the ebb and flow between good and bad times. The fish’s existence which relies solely on the owner ’s hand is predictable only by
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The political and military policies of a decaying Spain and the emerging regional power of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century‚ however‚ placed Puerto Rico‚ along with Cuba‚ at center stage in the Caribbean. Out of all the colonies under Spanish rule‚ the island of Puerto Rico was the only one to never obtain its own independence. The final quarter of the nineteenth century carried dramatic radical‚ social‚ and financial alterations to the island‚ setting the tone for the advancement
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