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    about pineapples that numerous people may not know. This is only several them. Reason for pineapples Botanists have taken after the reason for pineapples to South America. Specifically, pineapples started from Brazil, in the Amazon Bowl. The Aztecs were creating and eating pineapples a long time before North, Central, or South America were "found". Christopher Columbus was among the essential people from the old world to taste the results of the dirt is kept that he passed on it down to…

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    Sex Trafficking North and South America: A Comparison Human trafficking has existed for years and is considered one of the largest and most complex global human rights problem that is also linked to economic, social, and psychological impacts (Reid, 2012). Particularly, sex trafficking is rampant in both developed and developing nations, with different patterns witnessed in these countries. Factors associated with these trends include wealth distribution, demographics, legislation, and a myriad…

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    The topic of this discussion is to explain why Africa and South America are moving apart. The drifting apart of Africa and South America has to do with the theory known as the theory of plate tectonics. Based on this model, the crust the coolest part of the mantle, make up Earth’s strong outer layer, known as the lithosphere. Right beneath the lithosphere is the asthenosphere, the hottest part of the mantle. Rocks at this depth are very near the melting temperature, and respond to forces by…

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    Chile, as one of the most significant countries in South America, has been known for its extreme geographic diversity. As one of the narrowest nations around the world, Chile extends from a latitude of 17 degree south to Cape Horn at 56 degree between Andes and the Pacific Ocean. (Smith, 1904). The country extends more than 4,000 km from north to south while only around 170 km from east to west. According to the data, around 80% of the country’s interior land is covered by mountains, with the…

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    Without the North, the South couldn’t process their cotton and export it to make money. Without the South, the North wouldn’t have much business and wouldn’t make much money in return. In both regions, everyone on the family farm had a job and worked, including the children. Cities developed along bodies of water…

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    The differences between the North and the South of Antebellum America were the main motivations in the Civil War. The sectional differences between the North and South caused extreme problems maybe even one of the causes of the Civil War. In the South People were provided with sunny days, long, hot summers, and short, mild winters. The flat land and rich soil gave the agrarians a great place for plantations. There were also many slow rivers which gave great irrigation and easy boat stream trade…

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    The South America is a diverse meteorological region with various climatic zones, containing temperate, sub-tropical, tropical and arid. However, the warm and sunny long summers with mild winters are the most common one, hence the reputation for their plantation systems. In contrast, the Northeast region is about halfway between the North Pole and the equator, cold, harsh winters and lack of fruitful land make it arduous to grow crops and develop agriculture. Instead, the cities in the Northeast…

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    Olympic Dream The flight to South Korea felt like it took forever and I became more anxious as we approached Pyeongchang. I kept thinking to myself, “ I can't believe that I'm going to the Olympics to represent my country.” 12 hours later, my flight landed in Pyeongchang, and I disembarked off the plane to go and find my luggage and the transportation to the games. About three days passed before the opening ceremony. I grew more anxious and excited as the countries were announced one…

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    During the colonization of America tension was often present between the lower class and the upper class. This occurs in both South America and in the Sothern colony of Virginia, some examples would be the Pueblo Rebellion, and Bacon’s Rebellion. Taking place in South America the Pueblo Rebellion reflects the tensions between the lower class Indians and the higher class Spanish colonist. Taking place in the colony of Virginia, Bacon’s Rebellion reflects the tension between the lower class…

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    preparations before embarking on his journey. Dias headed south along the coast, heading towards and later arriving in Walvis Bay, a bay on the coast of modern day Namibia. After leaving, Dias and his crew got caught in a storm that prolonged for almost 2 weeks. Once the weather cleared up, Dias and his crew could not find land sailing Eastward. It was then that Bartolomeu Dias decided to sail North, believing that they had gone further south than the southern coast of Africa. This decision…

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