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You feel the cool breeze as winter recedes in the beautiful Alaskan Yukon. As you stand in the breeze you think, “this is the most beautiful place in the world”. Everyone who has visited Alaska has said the same thing, and even the most strict critics have admitted to its splendor. Alaska is an amazing place the history, landscape, wildlife, and the many things to do will show you that Alaska truly is a place of wonder and majesty. Historians still do not know when and how people began to live…

Picking a tropical destination for your annual vacation is sometimes an overwhelming task. If your choice of destination favors a Caribbean getaway setting, your best recommendations would be Jamaica or the Bahamas. Each of these islands provides remarkable sceneries, a cool, relaxing atmosphere and the tropical sunshine. Both Jamaica and the Bahamas are what vacation destinations are made of. In this regard here are some points to assist you in making your pick. On arrival, you may want to…

Lazio is also known as Latium. It is located in center of Italy and it is home to the capital city of Rome. Lazio is the third most populated region in Italy it has 5,732,212 population in 2011 estimation. The region total area is 6,655 sq mi. Shares it's bounded by the Apennine Mountains to the east and the Tyrrhenian coast to the west, Lazio is occupied with woods and pastures, hills and valleys, rivers and lakes, and as many as twenty-five nature parks and reserves. Lazio experienced a rush…

The Squalus acanthus is nicknamed the dog fish because they are known to feed in packs which is similar to the habits of dogs, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium website. These sharks are classified as chondrichthyes (“Squalus Acanthias”). According to the article Spiny Dogfish, the dogfish’s relatives include the Pygmy shark and the Sleeper shark. The Squalus acanthus has an endoskeleton skeleton type. They live in the interdial zone up to 900 meters deep. The dogfish sharks swim in water…

When I first think of Egypt all I can picture are the pyramids located there and miles of hot desert. I learned a lot about Ancient Egypt while I was in school. I also watched many documentaries about Ancient Egyptian history and the pyramids themselves. I never pictured people living there or even imagined anyone living in Egypt. The only people I imagined to be in Egypt were archaeologists and tourists. But, approximately 92 million people do call Egypt home. In movies and documentaries, Egypt…

Strategic access to the Suez Canal made Egypt valuable to British interests. During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire attacked the unprepared British troops in Egypt but fell back before reaching the canal. Alarmed by the Ottoman Empire’s attack in 1915, Britain further increased its presence in Egypt under the command of General Edmund Allenby. By maintaining an efficient supply line to Egypt, the British were able to hold their ground against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt until the…

Algeria Algeria's coast provides easily-defended harbors that served as the basis for port cities since the time of the Phoenicians in the first millennium BCE. Since then, Romans, Vandals, Ummayyids, Abbassids, and Fatimids all controlled the coast at different periods, and by the 1500s, the ports were brought under the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government was represented by officials in Oran and Algiers who received protection from Ottoman military garrisons. By the…

Rick Riordan the Myth Thief The movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief, is an interesting adaptation of many Greek myths. The major plot line isn’t actually an ancient myth at all. This movie, based off the book by Rick Riordan, creates the perfect blend of Hollywood and Greek myth. It follows the main character, Percy Jackson, through many different myths and legends in a tangled story about the Olympic Gods and their wrath. The main storyline is that Percy Jackson, son…

After reading Sea-Tasty’s letter, I believe that their response is ineffective. Although, Mr. Reeves initial letter didn’t demonstrate professionalism either, I believe that the company could have offer an honest and authentic resolution to give the customer a sense that the company really cares for their customers. This letter fails to demonstrate the characteristics of a technical document, considering the following facts: First, the writer’s response begins by reinforcing the customer’s…

The Sea Horse and the Whale There once was a whale that was bigger than all of the creatures of the world. He could rock the earth with his mighty splashes, that were larger than any other splashes in the world. The Whale lived with a community of animals including sharks, octopuses, stingrays, dolphins, crabs, jellyfish, lobsters, eels, seals, starfish, sea turtles, clown fish, rainbow fish, and one little Sea Horse. The Whale bragged day ,after day, after day, about how he could make humungous…