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    In the late 1400’s and all the way to the mid 1700’s, the way we look at our planet changed drastically. Ferdinand Magellan set out on September 20, 1519 to find the Spice Islands for Spain. Magellan discovered the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of Argentina. He crossed through the Strait and found an ocean which he named the Pacific Ocean. Though he died on an island, Magellan is credited as being the first man to circumnavigate the world. Ferdinand Magellan and his expedition to…

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    Geography In Moby-Dick

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    emotion, metaphors for characters and relationships, and metaphysical beliefs. Although examples are abound in the novel, I will focus on interpreting Cape Horn as an analogue for the physical and spiritual life of the whalers, and how this…

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    to its ~ this song expresses a theme of older technology being overshadowed by newer, more advanced technology. Trevor Horn met Geoffrey Downes at an audition for Tina Charles’ backing band in 1976. While neither of them got the part, the two got along and kept up communications. In 1977 the two got together to form the group The Buggles with Downes on the keyboard and Horn on vocals. The duo worked on writing and recording…

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    The nation's is situated on the Horn of Africa in Eastern Africa. Somalia borders Djibouti and Ethiopia in the northwest, the Gulf of Aden toward the north. Towards the east, the country touches the Indian Ocean and borders Kenya in the southwest. The boundary of Somalia with Djibouti…

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    Johnny Gioeli's Crush 40

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    Johnny Gioeli is the lead vocalist of the band Crush 40. He was born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York. Johnny's musical career began after forming a band known as Phaze with his older brother. At the age of 17, he started drumming with the band Killerhit in 1983. By 1987, Johnny and his brother were able to purchase their own lighting rig, truck and tour bus, which was purchased from Jimmy Buffet. After re-locating to Hollywood, Bret Michaels gave Killerhit his former publicist…

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    Somalia Geography Somalia is located in eastern Africa. It has three countries that border it. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The capital is Mogadishu. The absolute location is 2.0333 N, 45.3500 E. The Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden are the two bodies of water that surround it. Somalia is a small country, they don’t have many major landmarks. But there is a place called Lag Badana National Park. It’s located in Badhaadhe, Somalia. It is located on the far southern coast. The tallest mountain…

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    1992 Somalia Famine

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    Somalia is located in the north-eastern part of Africa. Famine in Africa has always been an issue. Recently there was a spike in this issue. In 2010 to 2012 there was the Somalia famine.This famine killed nearly 260,000 people in the country. Half of the people who were killed were children under the age of five.The famine was caused by a severe drought. This worsened because of conflict between rival groups who were fighting for power. The number of deaths during the most current famine was…

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    Sitting here and thinking back, I don't know where to start. My life in Somalia wasn't troublesome for me as it was for my parents, I was just seven years of age and I've heard bombs and gunfire, seen numerous individuals kick the bucket. In my nation, we haven't had a utilitarian government since 1990 which was before I was conceived. I was conceived when they were slaughtering one another; I was raised when they were murdering one another. War, apprehension, war, trepidation, war! You may…

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    Djibouti Geography

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    The Republic of Djibouti is a small country located in the horn of Africa to the north east of Africa which is bordering the Gulf of Eden at the south of the Red sea. The bordering countries are: Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia covering both north, west, and south and finally Somalia which borders them in the southeast with the approximate area of 23,200 km2 of land. The location of the country is in a manner that it forms a link between several countries of the world through trade and commerce.…

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    Have you ever wondered about traveling outside your city or state, but you were thinking in your mind what should I do? Today I will be explaining and giving some advice to help you be ready and ready to travel without getting worried or complicated. We all know that traveling requires taking your personal stuff with you to whatever place you are traveling to, either you were traveling aboard (airplane) or driving on land (car). Sometimes human brain won’t be really helpful in…

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