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The Panama Canal
Number of Words: 838 / Number of Pages: 4
... on there is more in the canal. The Spanish goverment abandoned
its interest in the canal but in the early 19 th century the books of the
Germam scientist Alexander von Humboldt brang back the interest in the project
of the canal, and in 1819the Spanish goverment formally athorized the
construction of a canal and the creation of a company to build it. Nothing
came of this effort, however, and the revolt of the spanish colonies soon took
control of possible canal sites out of spanish hands . The republics of
Central America tried to interest groups in the United States and Europe in
buildin ...
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Lake Erie Islands
Number of Words: 460 / Number of Pages: 2
... the bay. My father’s best friends have the camper right next to us and they come up every weekend too. They also own a boat, except it is no ordinary boat. It is a thirty-four foot Scarab III powerboat. It has two rebuilt 454 big block motors with 550 horsepower per motor. That’s 1100 horsepower in a boat, which is very extraordinary. The boat has great sound because it doesn’t have mufflers, and its exhaust makes me think of speed. The boat tops out at about seventy-seven miles per hour, which is blistering fast. We like to go places such as Kelley’s Island, Put-In-Bay, and Damon’s, on the boa ...
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Barbados
Number of Words: 863 / Number of Pages: 4
... the months of July, August, September, October, and
November. The annual average rainfall is 40 inches in the coastal areas and 90
inches in the central areas.
The net migration into Barbados is 4.82 per 1000. The annual growth rate
is 0.4%, which is one of the lowest in the world. The annual birthrate is 15.45
per 1000, and the annual deathrate is 8.27 per 1000. Barbados ranks fourth in
the World in population density with the overall density being 1526 per square
mile. The whole island is inhabited, leaving no sparsely populated areas. The
main race is Negro, which is about 92% of the ...
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Canada - Of The United States Of America
Number of Words: 2713 / Number of Pages: 10
... or a not quite United State
of America?
In Canada, strong government involvement plays an immense role in
determining the destiny of its people for the good of the society.
In Canada you are reminded of the government every day. It parades before you.
It is not content to be the servant, but will be the master...
Henry David Thoreau, 18861
Although slightly outdated, as of 1982 47.3 percent of Canada's GNP was in
government hands, compared with 38% in the United States. Government spending
in Canada was 24.4% greater than in the U.S. and if you subtract the U.S.'s
excessive national defen ...
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Thailand: My Perspective
Number of Words: 1210 / Number of Pages: 5
... and hospitality to strangers. Although they’re often depicted as fun-loving, happy-go-lucky folk (which they often are), they are also very strong-minded and have struggled for centuries to preserve their spirit of independence.
Thailand’s two coastlines and countless islands attract schools of water babies. Diving and snorkeling are—particularly popular in Phuket. The islands of Chumphon Province, just north of Surat Thani are less developed and the reefs here are practically undisturbed. Touring the islands and coastal limestone formations around Phuket and Ao Phang-Nga by inflatable can ...
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Kuwait
Number of Words: 914 / Number of Pages: 4
... Sheikh Sa'ad Al-Abdullah al-Salim Al- Sabah.
Kuwait's major cities are Kuwait city, with a population of 46 00
located at 29.20N,48.00E, Salmiyah, with a population of 154 000 located at
29.20N, 48.00E and Hawali, with a population of 152 000 located at 29.20N,
48.00E. Life expectancy of the average Kuwaiti male is 69 years while the
life expectancy for the female scored 74 years of age.
The annual rate of growth for the GNP in kuwait is -0.6%. The GNP for
agriculture in Kuwait is 0%, for indusstry 73%, for services is 27% and for
defense is 6%. The major imports of this country ar ...
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England
Number of Words: 379 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the greatest would
be the Tower of London. It is a great fortress, with not to pleasurable memories.
In there Queen Elizabeth 1 and Sir Walter Raleigh were imprisoned. Anne Buleyn
was killed there. You could take a tour deep below the castle to see the
beautiful crown jewels.
England is also famous for the Buckingham Palace. There is where the
Queen of England lives. At the Buckingham Palace you can see a wonderful
ceremony called the Changing of the Guard. In this ceremony men with red tunics
and black helmets march down the street.
One major thing England is famous for is Big Ben. Big Ben is a ...
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Cuba's Tourism
Number of Words: 736 / Number of Pages: 3
... island through third countries like Jamaica to visit place like Varadero, Cuba's premier tourist beach area. Like the other Caribbean islands Cuba as beautiful beaches that attract people who "worship" the sun. Many Americans also may be found at the legendary Tropicana outdoor nightclub where chorus girls dance to Cuban rhythms. Curiosity is another reason people visit, they want to actually see what Cuba is really like. Some Americans who are traveling to Cuba for the first time are very surprised by the friendliness of the native people. Today there are two Havanas old Havana and new Havana. ...
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Galicia
Number of Words: 1430 / Number of Pages: 6
... They seem to have many things in common with the Irish and the Scots
because of this. Including a bagpipe-like instrument called a Gaita.
The language of Galicia is different from the rest of Spain also, they
speak a variation of Castillian which has some French tones as well as
Portuguese. They have their own favorite foods also, which consist mainly of
seafood. Some of their specialty dishes are: merluza (hake), cigalas (prawns),
camarones (small shrimp). chipirones (little squid), langostines (crayfish),
vieiras (scallops), percebes (goose baracles), and trout and other local fish.
Mos ...
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"The Baltics: Nationalities And Other Problems"
Number of Words: 9109 / Number of Pages: 34
... East Prussia, were early subdued and assimilated
by the Germans, while the Letts tended to push northward into Livonia."(1)
The area we now call the Baltics remained sparsely populated and
predominantly non-Christian until about the middle of the 13th century,
when the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Knights began the first
incursions into the region. "The first invaders of these regions were the
Danes, who conquered the northern half of Estonia in the twelfth and early
thirteenth centuries. German merchants and missionaries had meanwhile
penetrated into Livonia, where a bishopric was establi ...
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