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The Pacific Ocean Paradise documents the reefs of five islands named Flint, Vostok, Starbuck, Malden, and Millennium Atoll. With a small group of people that go on a mission to raise awareness and show “ ocean lovers” what is going on at these reefs of the islands. The leader of the group is Dr. Enric Sala who is a research scientist and Natural Geographic Explorer. He sees Tahiti as an almost impossible goal to preserve and is looking for untouched places where no humans have been. They say it…

Theodore Roosevelt took the powers of the president to new heights in the international arena with his involvement in building the Panama Canal and building up the Navy. Roosevelt believed that building a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was key to becoming a dominate naval power. The proposed site for the canal was in the northern part of Columbia, modern day Panama. Roosevelt attempted to reach a deal to build the canal with the Columbian government, but when the deal fell…

Erica Bohuski History 1203 Dr. Meyer November 13, 2014 The Legend of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who later on mysteriously disappeared on her flight over the Pacific Ocean. In modern day society, she is known for her countless accomplishments and successes in the world of aeronautics. Amelia Earhart wanted to prove to the people of her time that any woman could become a pilot, despite their gender, and master…

Christopher Columbus’ ship should have been named Lady Luck. Why, you ask? Many people think that Christopher Columbus was an amazingly smart man who sailed the world and found America. Yet, when you read about his voyages in detail, you can’t help but wonder if it was his intelligence, or the way the tides happen to be working that week that landed him in North America. Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 looking to find India. When he landed in the Bahamas, he thought he had hit Asia and…

Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the new world and Charles Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean have similarities and differences. Even now there are 400 years between their accomplishments and each went to what each man wanted to achieve. Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant, was born in Genoa in about 1451. When he was still a teenager, he got a job on a merchant ship. He remained at sea until 1470, when French privateers attacked his ship as it sailed…

route to go to Asia from Europe. However, Hudson never did find such a sea passage. He did explore three waterways that were later named after him-the Hudson River in New York, Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada, and the Hudson Strait which links the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay. Historians know little to nothing about Hudson's early life, but some say he studied navigation and earned widespread renown for…

The colonists needed a new more reliable sea trading route towards Asia. So, a brave man asked his superior may he try to discover this route that person name’s is Christopher Columbus. During his travels Columbus created letters to document his surroundings for others, so they may understand. In that letter there are parts were Christopher Columbus is constantly complaining about the people around him are betraying him. Afterwards, Columbus says that “everyone from tailor is trying to seek fame…

mysteries surrounding the Bermuda triangle is the several missing airplanes and ships, such as Flight 19 and the USS Cyclops, but most of these disappearances can be explained by natural occurrences. The Bermuda Triangle is a geographic area of the North Atlantic Ocean located off the southeast coast of the United States. The enigma of the area is its great controversy. “The enigma is that more ships and planes disappear in this area, in fair weather, more than in any other place in the world,…

Following a dream is scary, but following a dream as a woman in the 1920’s was even scarier. This however did not scare Amelia Earhart, who followed her dream as a pilot. She was one of the first woman pilots and set a lot of records. Earhart grew up in an upper class home until her parents spent all of their money and it became harder to follow her dream. She went to an airshow with her father and fell in love with the thought of flying. She went to school but never graduated and instead became…

would not have occurred. The Columbian Exchange really changed the way of life in both the New World and the Old World. The people of both worlds encountered plants and animals that they have never seen before. The plants and animals that crossed the Atlantic Ocean benefitted both worlds by providing new foods and new modes of transportation. The Columbian exchange also had negative impacts that affected mostly the…