The Bahamas

Human nature loves the thrill of the chase. Including the chase for money and success, that is why movies and books about gambling do so well. There was a movie in 2008 that did very well called 21. The movie was mostly fictional but it was based off of real events. There was a team that included MIT students but also included students from Princeton and Harvard that chased the money and beat the house at blackjack by becoming card counting teams. In real life there were multiple teams and they…

The Earth is made up of seven continents, 196 countries, with over seven billion people across them, speaking 6500 different languages. There are thousands of different cultures and subcultures, and no two people will have the exact same preferences, but almost everyone in the world appreciates a good party. Oktoberfest is an annual German festival held in Munich, with the first being held in 1810. It is the world’s largest beer festival, lasting 16 days with over 6 million people attending…

If I had to rule any country it would be Ecuador because to upgrade construction and help people who live there have a twice as better life just like people in the United States. Ecuador a very known country to alot of Spanish-speakers and Portuguese-speakers a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Some people ask me why would I rule a place like Ecuador if people are living right and this country is not against any other country. As I explain some of the new rule that I…

The Western and Eastern Routes are known by almost every student around. These two routes are some of the very first adventures that led human beings to the Americas. The Eastern Route was the first one traveled. In the passage, it describes how the Americas were some of the largest pieces of land ever discovered on accident. During this time, many believed that an Eastern route could be found through Africa, and Prince Harry the Navigator was going to be the first to explore and find the new…

Hurricane Katrina were one of the most costly storms in U.S. history. It was a powerful storm that left thousands without homes, caused thousands to evacuate and took many lives with. However Katrina initially formed about 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on august 23rd, 2005, as a tropical depression. (Complex) as Katrina progressed it struck the gulf coast with devastating force at daybreak on august 29,It 2005. (Complex) It hit five southern states: Mississippi,Louisiana,Georgia,…

A hurricane is an intense storm with very high winds. It is characterized by how fast its winds speeds are and how bad the storm is (“Hurricane.”). There were four category 5 Hurricanes in 2005, the most that were in record for an Atlantic hurricane season, and Hurricane Katrina was one of them. Hurricane Katrina was a very disastrous event that occurred in New Orleans. The hurricane was a very effective one but not as effective as Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Katrina did various amounts of damage…

This paper is about the explorer, Giovanni De Verrazano. Then, it will discuss three significant moments of his life. Lastly, there will be a conclusion. Giovanni De Verrazano was born in Italy in 1485, he also, as I found out, had a brother named Gerolamo. He went to school in Florence then moved to Dieppe, France and entered the France’s maritime service. He first set sail in 1523 to the Levant, a geographic area of the middle east. The next exploration he did was to find a passageway…

I’m Akerra Campbell I’m 16 years old I was born on March 7, 2001 at Wayne General in Waynesboro Ms. I’ve been living in Silas Al. for about my entire life. For 5 years I was the only child, you I use to get everything I wanted but, on Feb. 28, 2006 my first sister was born I was so excited when I found out she was born I was so happy. She is one of the best things that has happened to me even though now all we do is fuss and fight. In about 2012 or 2013 my family and I moved to Montgomery. When…

Greater Flamingo has an unusual anatomy, graceful habitat, and a strange but beautiful way of moving around to make this odd yet graceful bird. The Greater Flamingo regularly live in marshy areas; seas, marshes, and lakes. "Found in America from the Bahamas, Tierra del Fuego including the Galapagos Island and the Old World from southern Europe to south Africa across India."(Aller 923) In the marshy areas of their habitat they build nest out of mud, grass, and twigs they find to make a strong…

Rio Negro Colombia. He started his life of crime in his early teenage years and after years of progressing, he ended up joining the notorious Medellin cartel in Colombia. By the early 1970's, he started smuggling huge amounts of cocaine to Mexico, Bahamas, the United States, and many other countries. To begin with, Pablo Escobar was the biggest drug lord in Colombia, if not the world. Escobar put all of the money he collected when he was a teen into a large amount of cocaine, joining forces…