Panama Canal Zone

“TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN!” The sound of counting down got louder and louder as crowds started to count with the referee. It was the semi final of the interclass basketball competition of my school. My team was leading the game by one point. Knowing that there was nothing the opposite team can do, we started to have an early celebrate for entering the finals. To my surprise, our opponents started a counter attack, charging to our ring at full speed! With only less than six seconds, one of them…

8 paragraphs that describe the book of octopuses Octopuses are considered the world’s smartest invertebrate, which is one of the reasons that sparked Sy Montgomery’s interest in the animals. As a naturalist and author, she decided to explore the world of the octopus and describe her journey in her book “Soul of an Octopus”. Montgomery describes her journey from the beginning, giving readers facts and information about these interesting invertebrates, and describing how she developed a strong…

being mad at Nasser for nationalizing the canal, and the invasion, a lot of things happened concerning the Suez Canal Israel will want to control the Suez Canal for multiple reasons, they might want the money that may come from it, or they may just want to see who is trying to get through the canal. (Jazeera 2008) Also they may want to control it for yet another reason, that may want to be able to control who gets to be able to get through the canal. If they do not like who wants to come…

INTRODUCTION General background: The Sinai Peninsula is based between the Mediterranean Sea to the North and the Red Sea to the South serving as a land bridge between Asia and Africa. The Sinai Peninsula has been a part of Egypt from the first Dynasty of ancient Egypt until the 21st century. In periods of foreign occupation, Sinai was, like the rest of Egypt, also occupied and controlled by foreign empires. In more recent history the Ottoman Empire (1517-1867) and the United Kingdom…

Infected teeth and those that are badly decayed typically require a root canal if they are to be saved. During this procedure, the dentist removes the pulp and nerve of the damaged tooth before cleaning and sealing the inner portion. If this process isn't done, tissue surrounding the affected tooth may develop an infection, leading to the formation of abscesses. The term root canal refers to the cavity located in the central part of the tooth where the pulp or pulp chamber is located. This is…

In 1956, one of the officers who drove out their idle King, Farouk, and took over the government, Gamal Abdel Nasser, became Egypt's President. Nasser performed great contributions to the growing power of Egypt. Regarding a duty of Egypt as a leading Arab country, Nasser was trying to help the Palestinian refugees to fight for their rights to return. So he provided Palestinian armed groups with financial and military aids. By 1956, Israel was no longer capable of ignoring the tricks Nasser was…

Roosevelt also used this as a time to tell Churchill that he decided upon Dwight D. Eisenhower as the commanding general to lead the Normandy Invasion. The result of the Cairo Conference was the declaration that was issued during the first meeting and stated that the Allied powers would use military force until Japan decided to surrender, so the allied countries could punish Japan for its aggression and hostility towards its neighboring countries. Arab-Israeli conflicts are still an issue in…

Egypt is a very interesting country. Did you know that if you display any form of affection to your significant other in Egypt you can be accused of committing a crime? It is a very drastic difference from being in America where things like this a completely acceptable. Egypt is located in Northeast Africa near the Nile river. Egypt is mostly known for its amazing history and landmarks. One of them being the pyramids. Many people have been fascinated by these huge three dimensional shapes that…

justice?” The general, pre-1989 consensus was no, however, after the Panama Defense Forces (PDF) under Noriega killed a Marine, captured and brutalized a Navy Lieutenant along with his wife, as well as threats of sexual abuse, President Bush could no longer turn a blind eye. Operation Just Cause was thrust into effect, citing the US’s right to protect its citizens and its right to protect the waterway (Panama Canal) via the 1979 Panama Canal Treaties as justification for the invasion, and the…

that certain organisms posed. Periwinkles dominated the region increasing interspecific competition within the microhabitat. Since the site was studied during high tide and was barely submerged, it indicated that perhaps the area was in the subtidal zone. Due to the barnacles’ constant need of submersion, this…