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    “Vittoria Mio Core” by Carisimi was also performed by Evan. Giacomo Carissimi (baptized April 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. Carissimi established the characteristic features of the Latin oratorio and was a prolific composer of motets and cantatas. He was highly influential in musical developments in north European countries through his pupils and…

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    History tends to evolve, what has happened in the past is that the Europeans took over Africa and made a huge impact on the area in ways that the Africans did not want nor wanted to change. Rules should have been established before asking for help because Africa was controlled by Europeans and the same thing could happen if US colonizes with South America. What happened before should not have been a choice, if the Europeans wanted things from Africans they could have just asked. The United…

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    Andre Freire 1. The Pacific Coast Migration Model theory states that hunters and gatherers traveled in boats along the Pacific Coast line and into the Americas. This theory can neither be totally confirmed nor denied because of the rise in sea level and therefore lack of evidence. Although there is no definite proof of this model, seafaring cultures found in the Pacific Rim support that people may have traveled from Asia into the Americas by boat. Another theory on the population of…

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    Narrative Essay On Hawaii

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    The warm windy breeze blew over the hillside and rustled the lianas of the palm trees. A man stood apart from them. His round face gave the impression of friendliness. His skin was dark from his Polynesian descent and from his time spent outside in his younger days. The dark eyes scanned the beautiful beach and the setting sun. The water reflected the golden light which stretched out as far as the eye could see and the white beach glowed red as the sun’s warm glow burned onto it. Time was…

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    The U.S. Possession in the Pacific Ocean closest to Japan prior to 1898 because U.S wanted to import and export goods so there were major shipping routes in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States and it passes by the Hawaiian and Samoan Islands. There are also ports and bodies of water with land all around where U.S. and Japan competes…

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    militaries besieged U.S. troop in Philippine Island. The supplies were difficult to transport to island and the bad situation caused debility of soldiers. John Conroy’s letter also referred the bad living condition on Guadalcanal, an island in southern Pacific Ocean, and he described there were “little food or hope.” Allen Spach’s letter had more description, “with no supplies coming in we had to eat coconuts, captured rice, crab meat, fish heads.” Under difficulties, militaries had to collect…

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    Nauru Case Study

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    Nauru, is a small country located in the Pacific Islands that not many people know of. Nauru is located approximately twenty-five miles south of the earths equator, and it’s closest neighboring country is Banaba, another island that is about two hundred miles east of Nauru. The territorial size of the country is only about eight square miles, with a population of “9540” people (Nauru: 2016 Country Review, 3). Nauru “became an independent” country “in 1968,” making it the “smallest republic in…

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    Shipwreck Analysis

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    This topic is about excavating the shipwrecks by using the digital technologies near the Cyprus. Cyprus is an island full of treasures. There was one ship from Athens to Egypt, then to Cyprus and another ship was from Athens to and Sicily. They shipped out at the ship season and trade with these two countries in 323-322 BC. The trade was usually between seven to twenty days. As the archaeologists went through water to excavate in 1967-1969, they found the skeleton of broken ship, the Kyrenia…

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    An Essay On Chile

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    The country of Chile runs 2,670 miles down the west coast of South America. Few countries in the world have the incredibly diverse geography and climates of Chile, especially considering that it measures less than 220 miles in width at its thickest part. The famed Andes mountains runs through the Spanish speaking country, and stunning beaches line the coasts. In the north, massive sand dunes rise out of the ground. With Chile are at least seven major climate types including low-desert in the…

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    directed by Angelina Jolie, Louis Zamperini being played by Jack O'Connell, Russell Allen Phillips being played by Domhnall Gleeson and Francis McNamara being played by Finn Wittrock. The obstacles Louie, Phil, and Mac face while stranded in the Pacific Ocean are portrayed in both mediums, however, the novel gives one an astounding amount of detail in which the movie fails. The lack of details…

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