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    The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, this is also one of the seven modern wonders of the World. In the past years, there are more than 850,000 ships and 250 million tons of cargo that had passed through the Panama Canal. The United States began building the canal in 1904 and completed in 1914, after France unsuccessfully build a canal through the Isthmus of Panama in 1800s. The canal is a man-made waterway, when they were constructing the Panama Canal there were…

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    Greetings classmates, The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific. The manifest destiny belief was even put into practice in the 20th-century. The Panama Canal was a representation of the United States' power in the region. The United States did not lose control of the canal until 1999. China is the top exporter and is having a greater influence in the region. Container ships and cruise ships pass through the canals bringing money to the region. The canal gave the United States…

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    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 million in the face of the…

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    Here are some differential diagnoses for perineal itching and ways to determining the diagnosis. For example, Litmus testing for pH, wet mount from a pap smear, K hydroxide (KOH) preparation and whiff test, cultures for fungi and trichomonads can be used to determine if the diagnosis is Vaginitis, candida albicans (monilia); Vaginitis, Gardnerella/bacterial (mix); Vulvovaginitis, Fungal (Diagnosis of, n.d.). According to Neistein (2008), laboratory tests, clinical findings, signs, and symptoms…

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    CLANK, CLANK, CLANK! Digging with your tools into what soon will be a canal is your job. Despite the environment you are destined to create this canal, but why? You don't realize what you're creating is about to be a historical landmark. Just imagine being a construction worker on the beautiful figure, the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was an invention that impacted the world and global trading system. It was an invention that impacted American history, a technological construction on nature,…

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    The Nicaragua Canal began construction during the month of December in 2014. The Canal is being built towards the south of Nicaragua starting from the city of Brito and ending in Bluefields; another city in Nicaragua. The Nicaragua Canal will be connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; or the Atlantic Ocean. Back in the 16th century, Napoleon III of France dreamed of building the canal after a Spanish explorer conducted the first survey for the project at that time, but the project…

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    that Americans needed lands to create more enterprises. We can further see remnants of American imperialism for economic benefit, when the US created the Panama Canal. In order to achieve this, the US assisted an independence movement which allowed the Panamanians to separate themselves from Colombia. However, the people who worked on this canal were told to have pride for what they were doing for the United States, by Theodore Roosevelt. Economic self interest was also seen when the US…

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    soon expanded, filling up every minute space in my external auditory canal, almost strong enough to make my ears explode. The instruments’ sound volume was then turned down; less music flew into my ears. The earplugs, as though the physical…

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    Suez Canal, the rise of power of Nasser, and the complete Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict itself. The Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. This canal is an important waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It allows for lesser distances to deliver goods to other parts of the world. Without this waterway, ships would have to travel copious amounts of miles to deliver their cargo. In 1854, an agreement between France, Britain, and Egypt lead to the building of the Suez Canal.…

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    Panama Canal How was the Panama Canal constructed? The construction of the Panama Canal was a very important event in history. The start of the canal was in 1905 July. In the start the french was the ones running it because they needed a shortcut through South America to get to America. Sadly the french failed, but they did give the Americans a starting point. President Roosevelt hired many people. The Americans started digging and digging. They spent many days just digging, and never got…

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