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    Easter Island I was born today. My bones quarried at Rano Raraku near the northeast end of my homeland‚ Easter Island. My makers were small‚ with deep tawny skin that gleamed with moisture under the sun as they carved the gentle curves of my body. As I lay among the rock‚ an unmoving piece of stone that stretched across the land to the creatures that constructed me‚ I observed the thriving life around me. I was surrounded by trees‚ some whose unbranched bodies shot into the vibrant sky‚

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    adults. They make us believe that by doing nothing you can become famous. My proposed solution is to leave them stranded on an island and make them feed off the land. If the people would like to go visit the family‚ then that can be arranged. Unfortunately‚ there is one downside to visiting. Fifty million dollars per a person and you will also be stranded on the island as well. You will not be able to bring any luggage‚ food‚ or pets along with you. First‚ I’ll get a small team together; to help

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    There are two (2) methods of measuring temperature in order to justify urban heat Island: Urban Canopy-Layer (UCL) heat Island‚ and the Urban Boundary-Layer (UBL) heat Island (Qihao‚ 2010; Voogt‚ 2004). Urban canopy-layer entails the layer of air usually between urban surface‚ tree canopies and the building heights; the urban boundary layer is usually a layer of air directly above

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    In chapters 6-9 of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell‚ we learn how Karana’s younger brother gets them stranded on their island and how were brother dies. All of the villagers get on a boat ship to leave the island for good. As all of the villagers get on the ship‚ Karana worries that her brother Ramo is not of the ship. The captain of the ship is certain that Ramo is on the ship‚ but Karana sees him at the top of the cliff. Since they can not turn the ship around‚ Karana must jump off

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    Over the last few years prostitution has continued to rise in Rhode Island. The reason behind this is the increase in sex trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports hundreds of people being trafficked through Rhode Island every year. This is a big issue especially since the average age of sex trafficking victims in the state of Rhode Island ranges between fourteen and fifteen. These young females are being manipulated by people that they trust into a life of prostitution. Websites

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    The Chimaera’s Island I was on my ship‚ looking at a map trying to determine which direction we should head‚ to reach land‚ but suddenly some of my men barged open the door to my study. “Odysseus”‚ one of my men shouted to gain my attention. “When will we be home?” I had no clue when we would be home and I was in no position to lie to my crew. I looked up from the many maps scattering the large desk and said‚ “My men‚ I will not lie to those few who have survived with me. I have looked at many of

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    Tropical island picture question Edwin is looking out into the open sky from the inside of the AC-130‚ a large plane used in the military to carry troops as well as equipment to drop to a specific zone. His heart is racing as this is his first real situation where he needs to jump to a specified location. He in inexperienced with both being in the military and jumping from the plane. It’s a gloomy day. Clouds completely fill the sky like grey paint being painted onto a white canvas. It is slightly

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    Title‚ Island Directory Company‚ INC. VS Iva’s Kinimaka Enterprise‚ INC. In this case‚ plaintiff is Island Directory Company‚ INC. and defendants is Iva’s Kinimaka Enterprise‚ INC. The situation is Iva make advertising contract on yellow page‚ but the contract was not the one which Iva wants. Iva had been an advertising contract with GTE yellow page in last couple years. Then Iva wanted to make update contract with GTE yellow page‚ but the Island Directory Company’s sales associate fraudulently

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    butterflies filled my stomach. The picture that solicited this response was a memory from the day I rode the biggest roller coaster at King’s Island. When I conquered all of my fears and rode the Diamondback. That summer day in 2009 had started off innocently enough. It was sweltering and humid‚ but my sister and I were still adamant on going to King’s Island‚ the biggest amusement park in the area. I had approached the emerald gates of the park blissfully unaware of the harrowing experience that

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    The metaphor "no man is an island" can be applied to the nation of Cuba because this phrase means that people can’t thrive when they are isolated from other people. It can be proven that when they are isolated they can’t thrive like they can when they come in contact with the other countries. For example‚ Cubans had to rely upon the United States to conquer or defeat the Spanish. During the early colonial years‚ Cuba had served as a primary embarkation point for explorers such as Hernan

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