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    Essay On The Hunger Games

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    In a nation called panama , which exist in the land once known as North America , there are twelve districts. Previously, there were thirteen districts, but because of the start of a revolution against the capitol, the thirteenth district was eliminated. Because of this attempted revolution, the capitol holds the annual Hunger games. The Hunger games is literally a fight to death in which each of the twelve districts sends two contestants , one male and one female. Being entered into the games…

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    The first of the four required sections that I read was titled, “Making the Dirt Fly”. This particular section outlined a few of the many obstacles that engineers and laborers faced throughout their endeavor to make way for the Panama Canal. Torrents of rain, mudslides, and the terrain’s apparent resistance of such alterations engulfed equipment and thwarted months worth of progress. Despite these naturally occurring interferences, American equipment was fundamental to this astonishing…

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    The Panama Canal

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    1902 when the United States was flirting with building a canal in Nicaragua, while France was experiencing much turmoil in their attempt in Panama, when a volcano erupted and killed 30,000 people. Therefore, the United States were deterred from building a Nicaraguan canal. Therefore, the United States focused their efforts on acquiring control of the Panama Canal zone, which was under Colombian control at the time, albeit a small independence movement. The U.S. utilized their military power to…

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    The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. The canal was dug up through the dessert by hand. The Suez Canal became an important route in the world trade market that provided a shortcut between Europe and Asia by eliminating the long journey around the African continent. The Suez Canal is very similar to the much more known, Panama Canal. Ferdinand de Lesseps wanted the Suez Canal to be able to be used by everyone in the world…

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    The First Panama Canal

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    “A canal, of about 166 km (103 mi) long, from the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez with the Mediterranean Sea,was Built under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps, it was opened in 1869 and came under British control after 1875. The modern canal was planned by the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, who also supervised construction (1859-69). Great Britain, which had opposed the construction of the canal, became the largest shareholder in 1875 by purchasing the…

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    The construction of the Panama channel came from a French construction team in the 1880s, but around 1896, the President and the Senate of the United States were interested in establishing a canal across Panama to South America, with some favoring a canal across Nicaragua and others advocating the purchase of the French interests in Panama. The French manager of the New Panama Canal Company, Phillipe Bunau-Varilla, who was seeking American involvement, asked for $100 million, but accepted $40…

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    building of the Panama Canal is considered one of the greatest engineering feats in history. In the 1820s, at the time of initial American interest in the Panama Canal, Panama was part of Gran Colombia. The building of the Panama Canal would create a new alliance for the U.S. while gaining financially and acquiring independence from Colombia. The building and maintaining of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s allowed the United States to develop and gain economically while Panama received…

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    Panama Canal is one of the coolest traveling canal people and things can go on.The Panama Canal was constructed by a man made waterway. The United states built it from 1904 to 1914.But some things they had to overcome was rain,diseases,transportation, and more. While constructing the Panama Canal. Canals are built for a variety of uses including land drainage, water supply, hydroelectric power generation, and transportation of cargo and people. To conserve water and to facilitate two-way travel…

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    through Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Luckily, America was able to find Panama which was well fit to place a canal. Republic of Panama is a country located in Central America between North and South America. Bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Panama has dense forests, tropical jungles, vast mountains, and harsh weather which made it difficult to build the canal. The Canal is 51 miles long and is located between Panama City on the Pacific coast to Colon on the coast of the…

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    Imperialism is the act of controlling smaller nations for military, social, economic, and political benefits. Exploitation is the act of harming others for personal benefit. The two of these combined is a history filled with resentment but plenty of positive progress. The exploitation America caused is justifiable due to the benefits imperialization had on America including the imperialised territory. Some may think the main idea of exploitation is the harm, but the part that needs attention is…

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