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    Can you guess where in the world this destination is from the clues below? Word Clue This is a country where St Patrick’s Day is a National Holiday…but it’s not Ireland. That’s because the Irish settled here and perhaps it reminded them of their lush, green homeland and that the geography of this country bears a striking resemblance to coastal Ireland (if coastal Ireland had black sand beaches). But the phenomenon that really put this area on the map was a massive, devastating volcanic…

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    it to kill someone, and told Deane to take it when he feels pain along with other advices for the voyage. As stated in the text, Bancroft was a surgeon and observed how poisons were made and administered to those that use them from the people of Suriname. Surinamers prepare a type of poison that “given in the smallest quantity, [it] produce[s] a very slow but inevitable death,” a substance that has “a composition which resembles a wheat-flour,” for which they “secretly [drop] the poison…into the…

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    Remember the 2016 Olympics some of the athletes decided not to go it. This was because of the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a very Transmittable disease. Athletes were afraid that they would become infected with the Zika virus. It also didn’t help that there is no current cure for the Zika virus. Do to the fact that there is no current cure for the Zika virus. People should take precautions. There are certain precautions you can take to prevent the Zika virus. For instance cover all your…

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    Why the Spanish and The Portuguese were huge contributors to the culture and development of Latin America. The Spanish were the first Europeans to set foot in central and South America. Christopher Columbus was the first European to arrive in the Americas in 1492. This sailor was funded by the Spanish king and queen. He landed in the Bahamas, a small group of islands in the Caribbean and claimed the land for Spain. Hernán Cortés, also from Spain, landed on the coast of Mexico in South America in…

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    Amazon Rainforest Essay

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    The Amazon rainforest stretches 3 million square miles across nine different countries including Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Perú, and Colombia. The main countries that house the Amazon are Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Columbia. However, majority of the Amazon is actually in Brazil. This place is teeming with life; vegetation, animals, and indigenous ethnic groups across hundreds of thousands of miles. There are about 80,000 species of plants, 3 million…

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    Narrative, of a five years ' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, composed by John Gabriel Stedman in 1796 depicts a Dutch soldier who is John Gabriel Stedman, himself, standing over a fallen slave from a Dutch slave colony of Suriname, South America, in 1773. This illustration depicts the empowerment that the Dutch had over the “maroon” people of the Dutch village. Not only do you see the empowerment that the Dutch had embodied, one may see the difference between…

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    of South America in a revolt against Spain. He helped to free Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and parts of Peru. The part of Peru he freed later separated to become Bolivia (named in honour of him). H. By 1830, all of South America except Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana was free from European rule. THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA…

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    this manner, move to another brand that will promptly lead to a decreased supply chance. The economic situations for the ‘Amka cables’ are not good as a result of high demand. These cables are made in Europe and have a very poor freight service to Suriname. Searching for new providers as well as other choices can enhance the position in the matrix…

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    One way to solve this issue is to stop using cars that need e10 fuel. The Amazon rainforest is located in South America the countries that have the amazon rainforest as their border are Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The amazon rainforest is located 10 degrees north and south of the equator and is 2/3 of South America. The Amazon is a rainforest ecosystem. It is the biggest of its kind. Some of the most important things to human survival…

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    In 2005, Monique Pool woke up devastated. Her dog Sciolo was missing. She called every animal hospital she could think of. One animal hospital called Suriname Animal Protection Society said they hadn’t seen her dog, but they told her about another animal. The animal hospital told her about Loesje, a baby three-toed sloth they had no clue how to take care of. Monique had no idea what to do but for to take the animal in. When she took Loesje in she instantly smitten. Sloths are very gentle and…

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