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Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, located about 1,600 kilometres west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 kilometres north of the coast of Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. Aruba's first inhabitants are thought…

1.3. Curacao Information Curacao (of Kòrsou) is an island in the southern Caribbean near the South American coast. The capital of Curacao is Willemstad. Curacao is one of the four countries of the Dutch Kingdom (other countries are Aruba, St Maarten and Netherlands). Previously, the island was part of the Netherlands Antilles (with Bonaire, St Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius). Curacao is famous for its gorgeous sandy beaches, excursion to the nearby volcanic rock known as “Klein Curacao”…

Is it true? Are you the one? Were you stuck on a island by yourself? In the book, The Cay by Theodore Taylor there is a young man whose name is Phillip. In the book Phillip’s character reveals that many conflicts he had help developed intelligence, independence, and his thankfulness. At first though he had trouble doing all theses things he would’ve never had done if he didn’t get stuck on a island. Phillip is a eleven year old boy who lived in Willemstad on the island of Curacao. Since…

the Netherlands and the WIC’s involvement in privateering came to an end. The WIC was in dire straits from 1645 until their bankruptcy in 1674. What kept them alive was not the VOC who chose not to assist their step-sibling, but rather the gold industry and slave trade on the West African coast. “And since the slave trade has always been considered, and always should be, one of the biggest and chief concerns of the company, we should time and time again pay good attention to it, continue it,…

The Severity of Racial Prejudice: A Thematic Analysis of The Cay Have you ever been judged by someone before they even took the time to get to know you? Many people have a racial prejudice towards certain ethnicities or cultures. In the novel The Cay, Theodore Taylor develops two main characters, Phillip and Timothy, who are stranded on a deserted cay. Throughout the novel, Theodore shows how racial prejudice can make you “blind.” Since the novel is set during a…

finish what Timothy had started and knew that he could not be afraid to be alone. He states, “It was my blindness was protecting me from fear.” Ch.16 (pg. 114 Taylor) The change of character from the beginning of being fearful to now being determined shows how the actions of Phillip changed throughout the novel. Philip demonstrates contentment after experiencing the confusion of what had happened on the island as evidence in the novel shows when he returns to Curacao and continues life as…

Anguilla, Bahamas, Curacao, Dominican Republic and Jamaica all have at least one dolphinarium. We need to make sure that the destination we are comparing Aruba to is in many ways the same as Aruba. You cannot compare apples and oranges. The destination that we have found to compare to Aruba is Curacao. What do Aruba and Curacao have in common? Curacao is an island in the Caribbean. It happens to be located right next to Aruba. So, geographically speaking it is the same as Aruba. The…

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I truly understand why Anthony Tung describes the 20th century "as the century of destruction," because of a number of things that happened in that era. It was just when industrialization is happening in many big cities. This caused many people to move from farmland to cities. Causing these cities to increase so much in destiny that even some of them becoming metropolitans. Allot of the old cities were not ready for the change causing the infrastructures to fail in a way. By 1900 allot got…