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Research Essay, East Timor
Number of Words: 1044 / Number of Pages: 4
... and sought to cleanse and destabilise the area with outcomes designed in favor of Indonesia. While still in that year only a few months later in August the situation deteriorated dramatically with Indonesia stepping up its campaign. During this time there was a split in the coalition, that had been formed only months earlier with the UDT breaking away and as a result of this it sparked a short lived civil war. When the Portuguese forces moved to a nearby island of Atauro the UDT lost power and Fretilin gained control. However this did not help, as the Portuguese were refusing to return to Dili (Capi ...
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Nicaragua
Number of Words: 1032 / Number of Pages: 4
... and
Native American descent), about 10% is white, and the remainder is Native
American (4%) and black (9%). The population of Nicaragua is 3,745,000,
yielding an overall density about 75 per sq. mi. Approximately 60% of the
population is concentrated in the western part of the country, and more than 55%
is urban.
Political Divisions and Principal Cities
Nicaragua is divided into six regions and three special zones. Managua, with a
population of 682,100, is the capital and commercial center. León is an
important religious and cultural center. Granada is the terminus of the railway
from the main ...
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Mt. St. Helens
Number of Words: 270 / Number of Pages: 1
... volcano is south-western
Washington and is part of the Cascade Range.
Mt. St Helens had been dormant since 1859 and has let off its first
blast since then today. The volcano killed all life in an area of 180 sq. cm(70
sq. miles) including at least 60 people! The ash and dust spread much farther
than this, of course. Today it is continuing to emit to emit dust and ash at
intervals. Today a monument has been erected called the National Volcano
Monument, in memory of this tragedy.
How A Volcano is Formed
A volcano is formed in this way:
1)Magma starts off below the crust.
2) ...
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Ireland Or United Kingdom?
Number of Words: 1810 / Number of Pages: 7
... entire population. For more than fifty years, all
of the governmental leaders of the republic have tried to restore Gaelic.
So far, they have had little success. Today, it is spoken by only a few
people.
Religious and moral training is a basic goal of Irish education.
Almost all primary education is run by religious groups and is supported
by state funds. The Irish people are deeply religious. Most of the
inhabitants of the republic are Roman Catholic. As a result, laws on
divorce and on censorship of films and literature are more restrictive
than in most other countries. The Constitution of I ...
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China
Number of Words: 280 / Number of Pages: 2
... under a billion.
That is why in 1972 the Chinese government decided to implant the "wan xi shao"
family planning program. This program allowed families to have no more than two
children. By the late seventies apparently the Chinese population was still
growing. Thus in 1979 the government formed a new policy that allowed families
to have no more than one child. Because of this program it is known that women
who give birth to daughters are abused by their husbands for not having a boy.
One of the problems with such a program is that it is difficult to enforce.
This is why the government provid ...
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The Finger Lakes
Number of Words: 1928 / Number of Pages: 8
... vantage
point on the passing scenery. Crystal clear brooks meander through rugged
terrain as they constantly erode away at formations of prehistoric slate
and limestone, making it easy to find fossils and rocks shaped and
brilliantly colored by these ancient but persistent streams. Waterfalls
nestled deep in the woods serve as ideal places for a picnic or simply to
reflect upon civilization without being faced with the world's ordinary
pressures. While driving on the winding rural roads, you will greet many
deer with your headlights; hopefully not this other parts of your car.
Raccoons can become a ...
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Evaluation Of Baja Seasons Resort
Number of Words: 1763 / Number of Pages: 7
... from San Diego, California, this resort is easy to find just by going down the main highway in Baja California. The beautiful drive along the coast of Mexico just makes the drive go even faster. The Baja Seasons Resort is between two of Baja's major cities, Ensinada and Rosarito. Both cities are about a half-hour away from the resort.
Families are urged to visit this vacation spot in Mexico because of what it has to offer as far as recreation. If the parents are looking for rest and relaxation, and don't want to worry about the kids, then this is the place to go. On the other hand, if they w ...
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The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository
Number of Words: 2633 / Number of Pages: 10
... in the rocks at the repository level that indicates hot geothermal water from below has been there before and, therefore, could return. DOE mining engineers says those crystalline forms are more likely the result of minute amounts of water migrating from above over thousands of years. The issue was raised by a former DOE employee turned whistle-blower, Jerry Szymanski, who reported evidence of past geothermal activity for Yucca Mountain and that the area goes through periods with three times as much moisture. DOE maintained for many years it takes thousands of years for water to make its way thro ...
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Luxembourg
Number of Words: 993 / Number of Pages: 4
... people of Luxembourg like to eat smoked pork and beans, and
sometimes saurkraut. Smoked ham is available all year round, and pastries
are a Luxembourg favorite. Some of these pastries include rolls, muffins,
cupcakes, and a special dry cake translated "Random Thoughts". Luxembourg
makes beer and wine which is sold there and in other nearby countries.
The buildings in Luxembourg vary from place to place. Some villages
have charming old houses hundreds of years old, though in the cities there
are many modern apartment and office buildings.
For recreation, a Luxembourger might ride a bike, or ...
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Pompeii
Number of Words: 1386 / Number of Pages: 6
... amount of jewelry, person ornaments in gold and a small heap of gold and silver coins. Because the restoration and decoration were not finished yet, while a squad of masons was still finishing the roof, and house decorators and painters were still at work in the rooms that had not yet been refitted, the owner thought it probably wise to have his precious silver ware hidden away by a trusted slave within a small and dark recess in the cellar" Maiuri, Amedo ŕ The author was right in all of his observations but then he starts going off into these assumptions about painters and roofers. He g ...
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