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often held in Maldives. Especially, Asian Surfing Championship held in Maldives in 2014 affirmed the attraction of Maldives beach to surfers around the world. Notice this strength, Maldives now provide resorts especially for surfers in the North Malé Atolls, where some of the most popular surf spots are found. Water jetpack and surfing in Maldives are highly recommended for someone who is looking for a new sport to throw themselves in water this…

fleet codes about a month before. These codes revealed that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was planning to attack Midway. His plan was to sink the American aircraft carriers that escaped. (During this paragraph use encouraging hand motions) Upon the Midway Atoll is the American Midway…

The Cold War was a state of political and military issues after World War II. It was between the United States and the Soviet Union. This great tension was between the Western Bloc and Eastern Bloc, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991. This war lasted for the second half of 20th century, resulting in mutual suspicions. The Cold War affected people tremendously. It was a series of incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the verge of disaster. The policy that rationale for an abnormal…

Reefs are considered one of the true beauties of our world. The many organisms who live there thrive and flourish in an explosion of colors, as seen in figure 3. Over time, humans have been building fake islands on top of these ecosystems. But, yet our kind is destroying these ecosystems in order to build fake islands on top. The early steps in the process is dredging, where huge ships scoop up sand from the ocean floor and dump it on top. This has been shown to suffocate and kill every life…

World War II was easily one of the most impactful wars in human history. It destroyed the lives of tens of thousands of people and has directly impacted the future of nearly every nation on earth. Starting with the Japanese invasion forces that spread across the Pacific Islands until the aftermath of the post-war period in the Pacific of the 50’s and 60’s, the changes wrought by the Pacific War on the island civilizations were drastic and severe. During the war, more troops were stationed on…

released over Nagasak, Japan surrendered unconditionally on August 15, 1945. Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated 2,054 nuclear test explosions at dozens of test sites from Lop Nor in China, the atolls of the Pacific, Nevada, and Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device. Some bomb opponents argued that the atomic bomb was built as a defensive weapon and not an offensive one. The intent of the bomb, was to be a deterrent…

Underwater detonation of 23 kiloton nuclear weapon, 1946 This detonation, known as the Baker Test, was part of Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships. The Crossroads tests were the first of many nuclear tests held in the Marshall Islands, and the first to be publicly announced beforehand and observed by an invited audience, including a large press corps. A fleet of 95 target vessels was assembled…

Reflection on Matisse Henri Matisse was born in 1869, the year the Cutty Sark was launched. The year he died, 1954, the first hydrogen bomb exploded at Bikini Atoll. Matisse lived through some of the most traumatic political events, worst wars, greatest slaughters, and the most demented rivalries of ideology. Yet, this did not affect his artwork. He never express his political opinion or experiences living throughout the horror of the 20th century, instead his painting were “the equivalent of…

Of the many wondrous and great places of the world, few can stand parallel to the beauty of Bora Bora. Bora Bora is an island in the Pacific Ocean and part of the French Polynesia. It also very warm in Bora Bora, with year round temperatures averaging around 80 degrees fahrenheit for both the air and lagoon water ("Bora Bora Island Guide, Beach Vacation In Tropical Tahiti Paradise." 1). The weather is also fairly mild on the island, but very rarely, Bora Bora is subject to tropical cyclones,…

active volcanoes, and vast biological and cultural diversity. What makes Hawaii so attractive is that all these qualities can be accessed within a small geographical area. The Hawaiian archipelago is made up of eight main islands and a series of atolls and smaller islands. Hawaii activities are numerous and anyone visiting the region is spoiled for choice. Three of the best Hawaii activities that give you a taste of what this state has to offer are outlined below. Hawaii Volcanoes National park…