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    17, 2024 Introduction The Battle of Midway is regarded as one of the most significant naval conflicts in World War II, fought between the United States and Japan from June 4-7, 1942. The stakes were high, as Japan intended to take over Midway Atoll and establish a strategic foothold in the Pacific. However, the U.S. Navy intercepted their plans and launched a surprise attack that proved a turning point in the war. The battle was marked by the bravery and expertise of the U.S. Navy, who…

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    of, was whether or not to increase the budget for military spending. The answer? A definite no. I am not saying that we should decrease the budget, simply that it should not be increased. As a student residing on an army base located in Kwajalein Atoll, and therefore a benefactor of the…

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    According to the Oxford dictionary tourism is the commercial organization and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest. The Cambridge dictionary mentions that tourism is the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) indicates that tourism comprises the activities of people travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one…

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    Coral Reef Homeostasis

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    Those who had the glorious opportunity of seeing beautiful reefs, before they had been destroyed, must be truly devastated to see the decline of those reefs in such a short lifetime. Reefs support the human population with their health, economics, food, pleasure and the beauty of the ecosystem (Sheppard 20). Coral reefs are a very reliant source of food and protection for marine animals and are even a source of economic and coastal protection for human beings. The reefs are an area for spawning…

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    Radioactive pollution is affecting our oceans greatly today. There are numerous reasons why radioactivity and radiation are bad for both you and the environment. Radiation consists of several particles, gamma rays, alpha particles, and other elements that can easily penetrate the human body. When they make their way into your body the biological cells which make up your body are damaged and may decompose, cause fatal cancers, and or genetic defects in future offspring. The more radiation one is…

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    When we think of terrorists we think of the middle east, and how they attack the United States and other countries. This paper will briefly discuss what is terrorism and the weapons of mass destruction they use, and how it can affect western areas over a period of time. Terrorism has been around for centuries, terrorism is a group of people trying to terrorize a population or overthrow a regime either through the military or communities. The english term terrorism comes from the term regime de…

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    Introduction: In life adolescence is the most important stage because it is the stage where the developmental change between childhood and the adulthood occurs. Therefore, to understand about children’s behavior and everything about them having sufficient knowledge of developmental theories are quite useful. Most theorists believed that in order to shape the development of the children at this very crucial stage of their life, experience and biology are the main factors. Human developmental…

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    Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance Amelia Earhart was a very important woman in history. She was a role model for women and pilots all around the world. But something happened to her that has confused people and scientists for years. “July 2,1937, Amelia Earhart and Fredrick Noonan were reported missing in the Lockheed plane around Howland Island which is in the Pacific Ocean.” (1) What started out as a fun challenge for Earhart and her copilot Noonan turned into the biggest mystery we have ever…

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    Cold War Dbq

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    “Super bomb” the Soviet Union soon followed suit with the same weapon of mass destruction. So as a result of this the staks got higher when the first Hydrogen bomb was tested. It created a fireball of 25 square miles, destroyed the island of Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands, left a crater in the ocean surface, and had the strength to wipe out half of…

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    detect radiation, repair radiation instruments, decontaminate ships after a nuclear explosion. They were also taught how to handle samples of Cesium 137, along with tritium, plutonium, cadmium, cobalt, strontium and krypton. Boats from the Bikini Atoll tests were moored up to the island, one such ship the Uss Independance was used as a classroom, along with another ship monikered the Uss Pandemonium, to teach sailors on ship decontamination,and how to use the radiation meters. This exposure was…

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