Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is the most remote island in Polynesia and one of the most isolated places on Earth. Rapa Nui lies in the Pacific Ocean and is located off the coast of Chile. It is only 11 by 17 miles and very far from all other Polynesian island. Rapa Nui was first settled around the 8th to 9th century. It’s called Easter Island because a Dutch explorer found the island in Easter 1772. The Rapa Nui are the native inhabitants of that island. Once a rich and fertile land with various wildlife
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Maui is called the “Valley Isle of Hawaii” because it derives from the fact that Maui sits between two mountains. To the east is Haleakala and to the west is the Maui mountains. The Maui population is about one hundred forty-thousand people. Maui has many beautiful waterfalls and beaches, but the waterfalls can carry a bacteria called leptospirosis which comes from animal waste seeping into the waterfalls. Maui has Green Sea Turtles which are known as “honu” to the Hawaiians. These majestic sea turtles
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Hinchinbrook Island lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, Queensland Australia. Hinchinbrook Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and wholly protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, except for a small resort. It is the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef.[2] It is also the largest island national park in Australia.[3][4] On the mainland adjacent Hinchinbrook Island is Girringun National Park, Kirrama National Park, Edmund Kennedy National Park and the Cardwell
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southern islands" to be tourism attraction.(pulau tekukor,kusu island,sisiter's island,pulau seringat,st.john's island,lazarus island) As part of the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) plan to develop the other Southern Islands after Sentosa, land reclamation was started in 2000 to link Pulau Seringat and Lazarus Island. The reclamation created a sand bank between the two islands, forming a lagoon that has an unobstructed seaview. Pulau Seringat, which is now part of the extended Lazarus Island, now has
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Dear Ms Corbett, I note that your ethos says 'Granton pupils are encouraged to be thoughtful and responsible young people with high self-esteem and with the motivation, skills and knowledge to succeed in life.' I believe that I will be able to help these young people by being at the same level as them so that I can understand them and find ways of encouraging them to have high self–esteem and believe in themselves that they will succeed in education. I will be able to include this in any work that
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“England and Japan” England and Japan both, which are island nations, have a lot of difficult obstacles, which they must over come to be stable and successful nations. Both shares a rich and vibrant history but on opposite ends of the planet. They both import and export a wide variety of items from different industries. Each island nation has its own special geographic features that are unique to their own nation. England and Japan that they are on two separates sides of the world makes them
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From the e-Activity, explain the most important information you would require on which to base sound economic judgments. Explain your rationale. Inflation happens when the government increases the amount of money circulating in society while the amount of goods in circulation is less. When occurs, the dollar value goes down and prices generally rise in order to compensate loses (The Money Alert). Inflation may cause individuals to spend less therefore, lowering the economy. Some people may try
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Comprehensive Report on Global Staffing Strategies Comprehensive Report on Global Staffing Strategies Mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being used by firms to strengthen and maintain their position in the market place. They are seen by many as a relatively fast and efficient way to expand into new markets and incorporate new technologies. Yet their success is by no means assured. To the contrary, a majority fall short of their stated goals and objectives. While some failure can be explained
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Kiara S. Randolph about 518 words 12197 Raccoon Rd Manning, SC 29102 678-314-2717 simeonrandolph@gmail.com don’t tell me i’m not By Kiara S. Randolph Seems like all I’ve ever heard is what I couldn’t and wouldn’t be... Just because I’m 5’5 and would rather stay in and read; then play outside don’t tell me I would never make the team. Just because I’m slow to speak and in crowds I tend to blend; rather than be the life of the party don’t tell me that I don’t deserve to be heard.
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For this discussion I had to take the RHETI Ennegram sampler test, and according to the results I am one of those that fall into type nine; the peacemaker. “The peacemaker is basically easy going, accepting, trusting, grounded, and supportive person, which pretty much describes me to the tee ("Rheti Sampler Test Results", (1998-2013); I strive on ensuring that everything that I have a hand in runs smoothly and without conflict. The only thing that I had never thought of myself as though was being
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