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    country destroy the land and lifestyle of another in the name of peace? Bikini Atoll is located 850 kilometers northwest of Majuro on the northern fringe of the Marshall Islands and it has more than 23 islands and islets. The four islands are Bikini, Eneu, Nam and Enidrik. Out of the four islands, Bikini and Eneu were the only islands that have had a permanent population. On August 1945, United States dropped two nuclear weapons in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 120,000 people immediately…

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    Big Island Tourism Analysis

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    Negative Impacts of Tourism on the Big Island Hawai’i Island, Hawaii, otherwise known as the Big Island, is the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. The Big Island’s population was estimated to be 196,428 in 2015 (Census 2015). The number of tourists per year far exceeds the number of residents. In 2014, the number of tourists that visited the Big Island reached 1,445,939 (Big Island Now). With record setting highs in visitor numbers, the island must keep up with the continual demand for…

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    10 Things you Have to do in the Galapagos Islands Located off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are a true paradise and are known for their vast amount of endemic species, and their association with Charles Darwin. This chain of islands has remained relatively untouched, and due to their relative isolation, features a wide range of wildlife that cannot be found elsewhere in the world. Visiting the Galapagos Islands presents a traveler with a plethora of different activities and once…

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    Bora Bora Research Paper

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    Polynesia, a small island northwest of Tahiti, is a beautiful vacation spot with the right amount of peace, relaxation and amusement. “Bora Bora, the land of coral beaches, pink ginger and tropical perfumes will be the bit of paradise you return to in your dreams, time after time”(Williams 15+). When traveling in Bora Bora, people can go around the whole island in only one day. Bora Bora is known as the best island around. It is also known as the most romantic place on the island in French…

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    Analyse Positive Impacts

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    A casino will most likely provoke many gambling problems and encourage gambling influencing many people. Gambling will create many issues in Australia and affect many families and individuals. The community enjoys and uses the Broadwater and islands as they go swimming, boating, sailing and fishing. Proposal 2’s development will destroy this freedom and privilege for locals. The Australian Government stated that in 2009, 70% of Australians participated in some form of gambling. The proposal will…

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    Haiti and Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Cayman Islands. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. Currently, people can legally travel to Cuba if it is educational, religious, volunteer work, etc. Plane tickets to Cuba from the United States can only be booked through third-party travel agencies. However, there are many Americans who travel to Cuba through Mexico or another Caribbean island and not get their passport stamped so they won’t go to jail once…

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    Virgina Key Geography

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    Just north of Key Biscayne in sunny Miami, Virgina Key is a protected barrier Island in the Atlantic ocean. Consisting of 863 acres of land, it was once much larger, extending into the Ft. Lauderdale area. Between 1835 and 1838 hurricanes eroded the beach, creating inlets and dividing the island in two. The other portion became Fisher Island, which sits at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach. Virgina Key was a part of the civil rights movement. In a time when blacks were prohibited from going…

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    ecosystems, and the species within them. Coral Reefs Coral reefs are valuable resources for ocean life. Coral and algae have a symbiotic relationship, with the algae living in the coral and being the primary food source for the coral. As a consequence, this symbiotic relationship provides habitats for small fish and plants due to the abundance of food found in the coral. Many species rely on the coral in order to have a home and food to survive. Not only do coral reefs provide invaluable…

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    rarest species of america at the moment, approximately there are 63 adult maui dolphins left. They are very interesting because of how different they are compared to the other dolphin species. They are found off the west coast of New Zealand's North island. Have you ever heard about a dolphin with a round back fin? Well if you have to check out the Maui dolphin. These dolphins are not only rare but they do have such a lighter skin tone than other dolphins. They have such smaller bodies than…

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    Rhyme and Reason Climate change is a hot topic at this point in time and has been for many years. The dying of large amounts of coral is one of the consequences of climate change and the main topic discussed in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Unnatural Selection”. Kolbert’s influences the readers to care about climate change through her use of unusual introductory, pathos, ethos, logos, and her omission of and opposing argument. Unlike many essays, Elizabeth Kolbert does not begin hers with the…

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