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Barbados is an island located in the southeastern part of the Caribbean Sea. They got their independence on November 30, 1966. Barbados is an example Folk and Local culture. They have their own way of doing things, and many traditions. They have many traditions that distinguish themselves from everyone else. The capital and largest of Barbados is Bridgetown. “Barbadian culture emerged out of the plantation slavery economy as a distinctive synthesis of English and West African cultural…

China might have had with other countries. the panama canal is like a station for ships and it all started to be a train canal were trains pick up people and take them were they are going to go to. The Panama Canal was a waterway that links into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.…

A. Country Information: Panama is located in Central America between Costa Rica and Colombia. It is also known as The Republic of Panama. Panama is situated on isthmus connecting north and South America and bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to east, Caribbean Sea to the north and Pacific Ocean in the south. Panama has 772 kilometers from east to west in length and width that varies from 60 to 177 kilometers. Panama has an area of 77,381kilometers which makes it slightly smaller…

In the early 1920’s, a group of dauntless Norwegian sailors attempted a voyage no one had ever successfully mastered. Through the rushing, diligent, and harsh waters of the cold Antarctic these men voyaged to the isolated island of Bouvet. As this accomplishment was exciting enough, the zoologist on board, Ditlef Rustad, discovered a fish like no other vertebrae ever seen. The Chaenocephalus aceratus, as it was deemed, changed thoughts of evolution with its physical appearance,defied rules of…

major cities in Cuba is Havana, Mariel, Pinar Del Rio, and Las Tunas and the capital is Havana Some nearby countries is the United States and Bahamas and the Cayman Islands Some nearby oceans in Cuba is the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean There are few mountain ranges in Cuba but one that is really known is Sierra Maestra. It is steep and mostly flat and has rolling plains which is 1974 meters 6476 feet tall In Eastern Cuba there are hurricanes from August to November.…

The Re-enactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham In August of 2009, over the course of a four-day period, a planned re-enactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was set to take place in Quebec City. This re-enactment would commemorate the 250th year anniversary of the battle, which originally took place in 1759. However, due to violent threats from Quebec sovereigntists, the National Battlefields Commission cancelled the re-enactment. I agree with the decision to cancel the…

It's always right to follow your own heart, whether other agrees with you or not. The novel Our Only May Amelia introduces us May Amelia, a female with a unique, independent character. May Amelia is born as a girl, but being a female doesn't restrain her from doing what she wants. Unlike most of the girl, May Amelia is a "no proper young lady" who acts like a boy. May Amelia is always seeking for fun, never act like a polite lady, casually getting into trouble, and always trying to prove to…

The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is often associated with Canada; this company started off as a fur trading business and currently operates as a transnational retail store. A recent HBC commercial portraying Dr. John Rae, a Scottish surgeon who explored Arctic Canada with the help of the Inuit peoples, was released with narration by Les Stroud, a famous Canadian survivor-man. Viewer’s reactions to the commercial have been mixed, with some comments on the YouTube video praising the “Inuit being…

Comparison of the New England and Southern Colonies The colonies were first developed in the 1600’s, however the New England colonies and Southern Colonies were very different despite them both having similar reasons for coming to the new world. The southern colonies, consisting of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia, were centered on making money and agriculture, whereas the New England colonies, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, were centered on…

a unique culture marked by the exploitation of the natives and slaves by the European colonizers and North American imperialists. The lines drawn by the North Atlantic powers have created an image of what is wrong or right, good or bad, high or low, worthy or undeserving. This line lies between the Caribbean and what these North Atlantics deem as the modern world. In an interview, Oscar de la Renta once said, “Do you know why I almost always wear a tie? I have this complex that if I walk into a…