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    What Is Alcatraz?

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    Alcatraz is an Island located 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California, United States in the San Francisco Bay. The Island was originally developed for a lighthouse, a military fort, a military prison, and a federal prison. This was like this from 1933 until 1963 and has since been changed to an official National Historical Landmark as of 1986. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Areas and is open to tours. Out of the 1576 prisoners on Alcatraz, only a few were…

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    The Alder Door

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    In the beginning of the book, Seth promises he will use the Sands of Sanctity, if they obtain it, to heal Graulas. Later, Seth and Kendra head out soon, going to Obsidian Waste, one of the secret preserves. When they arrive, they discover that the Society is already there, trying to get the Translocator. They quickly make their way past obstacles, such as the… Kendra and Seth end up in a battle with the Society over the Transporter. Luckily, they won the battle and got the Translocator. In the…

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    Strengths Ownerships/Partnerships One of the main key strengths that Zenda Farms contains is their relationship with the Thousand Island Land Trust (TILT). TILT acquired Zenda Farms through the MacFarlane gift in 1997. Ever since then, TILT has dedicated itself to preserving the local wildlife, as well as Zenda’s own buildings and infrastructure. TILT manages over 7,000 acres of land in the surrounding region and has much knowledge about land conservation, and land practices, so they are…

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    Amelia Earhart Theory

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    location. Later remains were recovered of what they believe to be a piece of metal from her plane. Gardner Island, also known as Nikumaroro, is a remote island located in the Western Pacific Ocean. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, also know as, TIGHAR; has been studying the mysterious disappearance for the past 25 years. TIGHAR has been researching on and near Gardner Island; they recovered a piece of metal believed to belong to Amelia’s plane. The piece is described and…

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    My professional goal is to become a NBA player. I choose this professional goal, because I was playing basketball since I was young till now. Also I love to play basketball with my family’s and friends. This professional goal is important to me because I love it, and also its pretty fun playing with other teams, plus you also get paid while you playing. Sport is one of the good things that I like to do in my life. This professional goal is good to those who are not healthy because if they grew…

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    The Contrasting Adversaries of the Island In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew is major character that has tension with another major character, Ralph, throughout the book, becoming arch enemies, or, rivals if you will. Jack and Ralph have a paramount power struggle over who exactly is the leader of the boys that crashed on the island along with them. The two boys gain and lose followers or tribesmen throughout the book as these two different figureheads clash in almost…

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    The Haida Gwaii Tribe

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    civilization. They also live throughout the islands of Haida Gwaii, which means “islands of the people”. The geography of the Haida’s mainland affects their culture because, it affects the animals that can be hunted for food, it makes them need to be able to travel over water, and the climate affects the shelter they need. They Haida people have adapted and continue to survive and thrive over the years. About half of the people live on the Haida Gwaii island and the other half on the northern…

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    Japanese and German warships. There were around one hundred and seventy five ships and each would carry around two hundred goats, two hundred pigs, and five thousand mice and guinea pigs. These naval fleets were put in the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. There were three nuclear tests done here called Able, Baker, and Charlie and would detonate in alphabetical order. Able exploded at nine hundred feet above the water, Baker would explode around one hundred and fifty feet under the naval…

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    Look at the plane's wing, now look back at me. Now look back at the plane's wing, and back at me again. Repeat ad nauseum. Then suddenly, the screen flips over, and your worst nightmares become true. You're trapped on an island, in the dark, with only other survivors of the great screen flipping cruddy sci-fi sound effects in the background crash. But that's not the worst part. Soon, you are split into a truly terrible dilemma, one of choosing two tribes, each with its own fatal foibles. Which…

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    no morales and being only 12 years old? Lord Of The Flies is a story about a plane full of british children that crashes over the pacific ocean where everyone survives besides for the pilot. The young school boys find themselves on an uninhabited island with no laws no parents and just there morales to hold on to. In lord Of The Flies by Stephen King , Piggy and Jack can be catagorized under the archetypal character roles of the Mentor and the dark side The character that most adequately fits…

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