Atoll

With the wide range of service, huge array of apps, and virtually anything you can think of in your palms of your hands, they are a big time distraction. Greengard lets us know that “There’s cell service atop Mt. Everest and in remote South Pacific atolls. Incredibly, the average 13- to 17-year-old in the U.S. sends about 110 text messages per day.”(Greengard 17) Power like this is hard to contain. It is so easy to send a quick text in class or check an instagram post. The endless possibilities…

The causes of Pearl Harbor stemmed from intensifying Japanese-American rivalry In the Pacific. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declared War against Japan. Also four days after the attack upon Pearl Harbor, on December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, thus bringing America into World War 2. The day After The Attack On Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt Said “The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked,…

place, but it has faced its share of devastating circumstances as well. When comprehending the environmental issues that have struck the islands, it is an understatement that the low sea levels have affected their environment. “The majority of the atolls is barely more than six meters above sea level and surrounded by barrier reefs”(Kiribati For Travellers, 2014). This has cause massive flooding in various parts of the islands. A slight increase in precipitation usually does not affect us in the…

Codenamed the “Manhattan Project,” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2 was the single-biggest military construction project in history (The Atomic Bombings, n.d.). Responsible for approximately 200,000 casualties, the atomic bomb left a path of total destruction and devastation in these two major Japanese cities (The Atomic Bombings, n.d.). It was the only time nuclear weapons had been used on civilization, which gave us a true idea of what the effects…

Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart was one of the most popular celebrities of her time, and one whose story still resonates with the public today. Partly because of her mysterious disappearance as well as being the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic. Earhart is also well known for her activism and being one of the earliest supporters of the equal rights movement and being a member of the National Women’s Party as well as setting many records, and even writing bestselling…

to their future victory at the Battle of Midway. These messages revealed that “[the Japanese] were about to launch an even bigger operation, one involving most of their fleet… [in an] attack that would take place in early June… [targeting] the tiny atoll of Midway” (Symonds 205). Such knowledge and future knowledge that was ascertained through this and other such future broadcast messages informed the American fleet of the movements and intentions of their foes, ultimately allowing them to not…

The Battle of Midway was fought in World War II. The battle occurred between 4-7 June 1942, but on 5 June 1942 the United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. This marked a turning point in the war of the Pacific theatre. Due to the United States being able to break codes, they could anticipate and takeover Japan’s planned ambush of its few lasting aircraft carriers, imposing permanent damage on the Japanese Navy under Admiral Chester Nimitz. Nimitz interpreted the codes…

Tamales are a national food that Salvadorans eat during special occasions. The most common ingredient used for most of their meals is corn. Corn produces the use of making thick tortillas, also tamales, and of course a thick corn drink called atoll, according to the locals of El Salvador. In addition, many other countries rely on crops from El Salvador to export to them. There is a wide range of crops they have exported, although this may be true, the sweet taste of sugarcane, soft cotton,…

There had been previous protests in which the Rainbow Warrior had been a part of and it had arrived back for another. The protest it was involved in was a peaceful protest against the French Nuclear testing going on in the Moruroa Atoll. The crew had moored their boat and were preparing for bed when a sudden explosion left them in shock, at first they believed that they had been hit by something like a tugboat, but after a following second explosion they realised they were under attack…

Ethan Parks Mrs. Trahan English 2 25 October 2017 The War on Two Fronts The Second World War featured two different theaters of war in the Pacific and Europe. These two theaters had many similarities and differences. These similarities and differences include battles, tactics, climate, and weapons of the war and each nation’s use of these. During World War II the Pacific and European campaigns had a range of battles. Many of the war’s naval battles took place in the Pacific, since ships…