...This data is collected from a vantage point using measurement devices designed with remote sensing in mind. One of the original examples of remote sensing still in use today is the use of cameras mounted on aircraft to produce aerial photography. The objects on these photographs are then identified (identification is discussed on page Error: Reference source not found) after close examination and are then digitised according to their features and significance. The data itself can contain any feature or characteristic about the observed phenomenon, for example, the features of a particular object in a group, or the characteristics of the group as a whole. The devices used for remote sensing (referred to as sensors) can be mounted on orbital and suborbital platforms. Orbital platforms are those situated in Earth’s orbit, such as satellites. Suborbital platforms are located closer to Earth, such as aircraft. There is no specific distance defined for remote sensing, meaning that the sensor could be, for example, one-hundred kilometres or one centimetre from the phenomenon observed and still qualify as remote. Most sensors record EMR (electromagnetic radiation), which changes depending on the properties and quantities of the phenomenon observed, allowing objects and their attributes to be differentiated. Sonar is another form of remote sensing, but it is not used nearly as often since EMR is usually better suited. Remote sensing has several advantages to other methods of...
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...Schwarz Mr. Whelan English IV 11-20-2017 Should Puerto Rico become a state? On August 21, 1959, Hawaii was admitted as the fiftieth state of the United States. In order for Hawaii to become a state, under Article 73 of the United Nations charter, citizens of the territory must vote in a special referendum. Hawaiians were not given the option of independence, so statehood won by a seventeen to one ratio (Best). Hawaii became a state, based on the results of the referendum. On the November 6, 2012 a referendum was held in Puerto Rico, 54 percent of citizens said that they do not like the current status of the island. The next question had three solutions following the United Nations guidelines. Of the three options, statehood received the highest vote getting 61 percent of the votes. Since the mid-twentieth century, the status of Puerto Rico has been in discussion both in Congress and on the island. With the three options proposed by the ballot, many believe that statehood was the best choice. With statehood; Puerto Ricans will remain citizens of the United States, they will receive all the benefits of a U.S....
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...WHY I FEEL THAT ENGLISH SHOULD BE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE “Mauro Mujica the current chairman of United States English Inc., which is the oldest and largest citizens’ action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language.” Mauro is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Chile who speaks fluent English, Spanish, and French. When he came to the United States as an immigrant he knew he needed to learn the language of the country in order to be successful. He already assumed that English was the official language of the United States. In declaring English to be the main language of the United States, I feel he is saying to his country that in order to succeed in business you need to know English as a common language. I did not know that a quarter of the world’s population is already fluent or competent in English except Puerto Rico. There was a poll taken by the residents of Puerto Rico in all eight electoral districts. “ Just 37% of the residents strongly agree that Puerto Rico should become a state of the United States of America. Only 28% of those polled would still support Puerto Rico to become a state if the U.S. Congress required that in order to do so, English is made the sole official language of Puerto Rico. The average household income in the United States in 2010 was $50,046. In Puerto Rico, it was only $18,862. Should statehood be chosen and approved, resident of Puerto Rico would become eligible for U.S. government programs such as food stamps and...
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...Alex Mooney 4th Hour Puerto Rico CERC Is Puerto Rico a territory of the United States? Yes, they are, and they should stay that way for a long time. One reason Puerto Rico should stay a territory is for financial aid. Currently, Puerto Rico receives over $2 billion in aid each year from the United States. If they became a state, they would most likely get a lot less aid then now. If Puerto Rico became its own country, they would probably get minimal aid from the United States. Another reason Puerto Rico should remain a territory is the taxes. As a territory, Puerto Rico does not have to pay any federal taxes to the government. The only taxes they pay are local taxes. If Puerto Rico became a state, the Puerto Rican citizens would be forced to pay federal taxes and would become even poorer than before! Also, if they became their own country, they would have to pay federal taxes to the now new government of Puerto Rico. The final reason Puerto Rico should remain a territory is the United States military. As a territory, Puerto Rico does not have a military, so the United States protects them with our military. There would be no additional benefit of joining the Union for military. If they broke off, though, they would have to create an army and they are way too poor and too small to do that. In conclusion, Puerto Rico should remain a territory because of the military, the tax benefits, and the amount of financial...
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...Puerto Ricans Right to Vote Since 1898, after the Spanish-American War, North America has been in control of Puerto Rico. The Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917 only furthered Puerto Rico’s relationship with America, allowing Puerto Ricans to claim U.S. Citizenship. Even though Puerto Ricans House of Delegates all voted against the passing of the Act, the Act was still passed. According to HuffPost Latino Voices, 51% of Puerto Ricans would like to keep their relationship with the United States, leaving 49% of the population wanting to claim independence. Puerto Ricans have been denied the right to Vote for President of the United States, in which who controls limitations and laws that these citizens have to live by. In this paper, I would like...
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...English 102 10 March 2008 Puerto Rico walks away from commonwealth. I will not pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. This must be the words of thousands of Puerto Ricans living in the island today wishing that their small island would once and for all become free from the colonization of the United States. Puerto Rico has been living under U.S. domination for the past 92 years and it’s considered the last nation in Latin America that is still living in colonization. Puerto Ricans want to be free and should be allowed to be free; to have the opportunity to vote for the president who sends its young people to war, to have their own currency, to fly one flag in all their schools and finally to feel pride in being an independent nation and not labeled with terms like “territory” and “commonwealth”. Bigger and more powerful nations that inhabit smaller nations for various benefits should never deny a nation’s culture and roots, instead in these modern times people should be allowed to govern themselves and be independent nations. In the midst of the struggle over status (U.S commonwealth or Independency) only one clear realization can come of this, Puerto Rico ought to be independent and refuse commonwealth to the United States of America. One of the many benefits citizens from all democratic countries enjoy is the ability to choose their chief in command. As a commonwealth under the United States, Puerto Rican citizens cannot...
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...Higher Education in Puerto Rico Amanda Morris Consumer Behavior 10 December 2012 Higher Education in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is an interesting country when looking in comparison with the United States. They have been largely influenced by the US in culture, economics, and education. Because they have had aspirations of becoming the 51st state, they have historically tried to mainstream their culture in tandem with cultural trends in the mainland US. The interesting thing about that is that Puerto Rican people are fiercely proud of their cultural identity, and their heritage. They refer to themselves as Puerto Rican, even when they are second and third generation United States’ citizens. They have fought to keep Spanish in their schools instead of strict English. They hold themselves to even higher standards of education in many aspects. This leads to some interesting nuances in Puerto Rican education and the choices people make when it comes to choosing a college. This paper seeks to briefly examine how consumer behavior relates to higher education in Puerto Rico. Economics play a large factor, as well as strong involvement from the government, and US cultural influences in how and why secondary education choices are made for the people of Puerto Rico. To being with, when thinking about Puerto Rico, one must first look to what makes the country unique. A good starting place would be its basic facts regarding its demographics. Puerto Rico is one of the most...
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...After years of government corruption and neglected infrastructure, Puerto Rico has finally collapsed and is in desperate need of help. Help they know, they will receive if they were to become the 51st state. According to the New York Post, Puerto Rico’s government has been inept at taking care of their precious infrastructure. Even before hurricane Maria, their power and water systems were crumbling due to being outrageously outdated and they were up to their eyeballs in debt, 118 billion to be exact. According to CNN, people were leaving the island at a historic rate with an “average of 230 people leaving a day”. This was due to essential resources shutting down. Hospitals no longer had the funding they needed to help their people and schools...
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...Telecommunications Expansion Report: Evaluating the Culture and Benefits of a Business Venture inside Puerto Rico for Mr 3101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 850 Arlington, VA 22201 Submitted by Circuit Actions' Military Lead, USCENTCOM 7114 S. Boundary Road Tampa, FL 33621 March 29, 2013 March 30, 2013 Mr. Jim Sutton Senior Director of Operations By-Light Dear Mr. Sutton: I am submitting my report entitled Evaluating the Culture and Benefits of a Business Venture inside Puerto Rico. The purpose of this report is to identify the challenges and benefits to a telecommunications expansion inside of Puerto Rico. This proposal outlines the hurdles inherent to the Puerto Rican culture, the Spanish language barrier, as well as the potential gains By-Light can expect to enjoy based on location, ease of access, and reduced costs. I hope this report will be of value to you and By-Light and promote a desire for further inquiry into a telecommunications expansion into Puerto Rico. Sincerely yours, Circuit Actions' Military Lead List of Illustrations Figure 1 How Puerto Rico and Comparator Economies Rank on Doing Business 2 Figure 2 Latin American Telecommunications Fiber Ring 4 Executive Summary ...
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...paper address the challenges to determine what parts of the Affordable Care Act can apply to Puerto Rico and the impacting the Medicare, Medicare patient services and employees. Most of the people in the island think that the Affordable Care Act is giving more security and help to address the existing disparities in the healthcare system. With the new Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, the insurance companies can no longer drop the coverage if one becomes sick, bill individual into bankruptcy because of an annual or lifetime limit, and they will not be able to discriminate against anyone with a pre existing condition. Most of the Medicare and Medicaid community suffers do to the imbalance in our healthcare system this situation affects the quality of care and places a financial strain on the government, individuals and families, employers and employees, and public and private providers. Most of the Medicare beneficiaries have to enroll in the MA program to help them to succeed and receive the adequate treatments without MA to help the disadvantaged seniors on the island, Puerto Rico's elderly citizens will be forced to turn to Mi Salud in larger numbers. Although Mi Salud is scheduled to receive an average of $690 million annually during the next five years, the widening deficit in MA funding is likely to create a net negative impact on federal funding for healthcare in Puerto Rico. The Health care Policies and Issues Ethical concerns and issues The Affordable Care...
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...taken a brief cyber tour of Puerto Rico, read this article from the Economist regarding Puerto Rican statehood. What is your view on the issue of Puerto Rican statehood and self-rule? Roberto Clemente lived from 1934-1972 was born August 18, 1934 in Carolina, a suburb of San Juan. He was recruited by the New York Giants into the National Baseball League. Most of the time he is known for playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates where he played from 1955-1977. Baseball is seen as a way out of Puerto Ricans so seeing Roberto Clemente who was one of baseball greatest player until his death in a plane crash trying to help people after an Earthquake in Puerto Rico. Rita Moreno was born on December 11, 1931 in Humacao. She is most famous for being an actress in films such as West Side Story, The Muppet Show, and The Rockford Files. Rita became the first women ever to win all four biggest awards in show business: Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy. She influenced Puerto Ricans by letting them know that they, too, can have a career in movies and television. Felisa Rincon de Gautier was born in 1897-1994 lived in Ceiba. She is most well-known for assisting in forming the Democratic Party in the 1930s. She was the first female mayor of San Juan and from 1946-1969 enormously popular for her children’s Christmas parties where she would make snow fly. In 1953, the League of American Women gave her its Woman of the Year Award. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. There have been some arguments...
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...Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and people from Colombia. While they are all Hispanic they have different languages, traditions and family makeup. In this paper we will discuss the differences and the similarities of these diverse groups of people. It is amazing that although they cover such a vast amount of land geographically, there is so many things that they have in common. Mexican Americans are people of Mexican decent that have either been born here in the United States or became a United States citizen after immigrating here. A lot of people that believe that Mexican Americans work at jobs here in the United States that natural born citizens will not do, such as harvesting crops, bussing tables in restaurants and general labor positions. They take these jobs and are not paid a competitive wage. It seems to stand to reason that if they would not take these jobs, the employers would be forced to increase the salary, and they would not have to work for such substandard wages. While they come to this country with Spanish as their primary language, many immigrants learn English and it becomes their primary language. While it is harder for the older people to master English, when their children are enrolled in public education it is easier for them, because they have English as a second language classes. So they get the extra instruction in English. The majority of Mexican American families are Catholic, and are very devout in their religion. Puerto Ricans immigrated...
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...The legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean at the hands of western powers particularly the English, French, Spanish, United States, and Dutch is overall negative due to the numerous African slaves brought to work on exploitative plantations who were even after emancipation and independence very poor and continued to suffer the consequences of exploitative colonialism brought by westerners. However, one of the few positives brought on by western colonialism in Caribbean is the introduction and subsequent spread of baseball. While baseball is commonly known as “America’s Pastime” it’s popularity across the world within the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean islands, South America and Japan makes it far more than just “America’s Pastime”....
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...(LegalCyberTips, 2007, Para 1). The concept of racism has existed for decades. The act of one race attempting to exert supremacy over others has often resulted in racial discrimination (LegalCyberTips, 2007). Racial discrimination is a constant reality in the lives of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Due to alarming migration rates over the past several decades, the United States has experienced significant growth in ethnic and racial diversity. However, racial minority groups like the Hispanics; “the largest and fastest growing population in the United States, continue to struggle for full acceptance and equal opportunity” (Louie, 2005, Para 1). The migration of Hispanic groups such as the Puerto Rican Americans was not readily accepted by the United States causing immediate social inequality. This social inequality caused segregation and forced the Puerto Rican Americans to work the lowest paying jobs and live in the poorest communities. This paper identifies factors that influence past and present discrimination trends that have lead to the segregation, racial redlining and stereotyping of the Hispanic American in the United States. The term Hispanic was established by the United States Government in the early 1970's, “in an attempt to identify a diverse group of people among the population with a connection to the Spanish language or culture” (U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany, 2008, Para 2). Although the term Hispanic is automatically associated with Spanish speaking or...
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...including their crystal clear waters and beautiful sandy white beaches, tropical rain forests, and ancient historical landmarks. Latin America’s tranquil atmosphere should not be underestimated as the little more than underdeveloped sibling. After examining the history, politics, and economic stand point of the countries in Latin America, they have many similarities with the United States and several differences that should be taken into consideration when dealing with United States foreign policy with Latin American countries. What is Latin America? Where is Latin America? What countries are considered to be a part of Latin American? These are the initial questions a person thinks about when Latin America comes into a discussion. Around the world people will have their own ideas and stereotypes about Latin America, but here are the facts. The term Latin America is used to describe the countries in the sub regions of the Americas that were once the old colonies of European nations. The reference to Latin corresponds to the fact that as product of the colonization from the European nations the languages now spoken in these countries are Latin based. The languages spoken are derived from the so called “Romance tongues” of Spain, Portugal, and France. Latin America stretches from the southern border of the United States to the southern tip of South America including the Caribbean. Latin America consists of twenty-six countries and dependent territories making up almost thirteen...
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