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    Formation of Volcanic Islands When people think of volcanoes‚ most would imagine a deadly explosion of liquid hot magma that ruthlessly obliterates anything in plain view. If volcanoes demolish everything in sight then how did life become what it is today? Volcanoes are not just a source of destruction and mayhem‚ long before civilization‚ while the earth was still being developed its apocalyptic surface consisted of nothing but molten rock and volcanic eruptions were a common occurrence; it was

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    The Trobriand Islands

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    The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been a key site of anthropological study for over a century. Trobrianders were first made famous by Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century‚ and were studied further by anthropologists such as Annette Weiner. Katherine Lepani’s ethnography‚ Islands of Love‚ Islands of Risk: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands‚ provides a modern analysis of HIV in the cultural context of the Trobriand Islands. Lepani sought to display HIV in the Trobriands as

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    Shutter Island

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    Martin Scorsese uses a variety of film techniques in his ever changing film Shutter Island‚ to reveal the truth about the protagonist Teddy Daniels. Dialog‚ symbolism‚ characterisation‚ music and setting help express the truth about Teddy’s investigation on the Island which is an intricate role playing experiment designed by Dr. Cawley and Dr. Sheehan. This helps reveal the truth and trauma regarding Teddy’s murder of his wife and children. The scenes that best help reveal the truth are the first

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    Spratly Island

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    1. Intoduction Spratly Islands is made up of over a 100 islands‚ shoals and reefs. The land area is less than 5 square kilometers right at the center of West Philippine Sea. So why do regional players such China‚ Taiwan‚ Vietnam‚ Malaysia‚ Brunei and the Philippines squabbling over it? And what is the interest of the United States of America in the issue? The simple answer is the potential for oil and natural gasoline in the area. The more complex geopolitical answer is power projection.

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    Easter Island

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    recesses of their extinct volcanoes.” So although there was recent thought the Easter Islanders were totally stranded after all the trees were gone‚ maybe not. Heyerdahl also cites plants as a tie between South America and the Islands. “The most important plant on Easter Island when Roggeveen and Captain

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    The Arginusae Islands

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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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    Apo Island

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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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    Pangkor Island

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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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    Virgin Islands

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    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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    Alcatraz is Not an Island

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    The documentary‚ Alcatraz is Not an Island‚ describes the occupation that made Alcatraz a symbol for Indigenous people as motivation to stand up against the cruelty that they have experienced since the arrival of the Europeans. Hence the name of the film‚ Alcatraz can be seen as an inspiration for Indigenous people rather than an island. The first attempt to occupy Alcatraz took place in 1964 when a group of four Native Americans landed on the island and claimed it for four hours before the

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