Archerfish The archerfish is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Commonly found in small rivers and stream across Asia (The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica). They are mostly found in fresh waters and occasionally in brackish salt water. According to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, they can live 5 to 8 years while in captivity but only around 2 in the wild. The archer fish is most commonly known for their ability to shoot land-based insects down using water from their mouths. When the archer fish
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Direct competitors of the company are Vera Bradley: Coach Inc, Michael Kors Holdings and Kate Spade & Company. The case says about Coach that "In 2013, says Coach operated 351 stores and 193 stores full price of factory outlets in North America and maintains more than 1,000 accounts department store wholesale. The company operated 191 stores in Japan and 218 stores in other Asian nations. Coach products were also available in 183 locations in other international markets. The coach also operates
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Dayra Cerda Extra Credit Assignment Comparing Japan with USA The United States and Japan differ in many things, such as power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence. Power distance refers to how power is distributed and the extent to which the person who is less powerful accept that power is distributed unequally. The power distance in the United States is a 40 on the scale, compared to Japan with a 54. Japan exhibits a more unequal distribution
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suggests otherwise. Louis was stationed in Hawaii at a naval base in Oahu during WW11. At the base he was assigned to the plane nicknamed “The Green Hornet”. The crew went out on a reconnaissance mission to find another plane that was downed over the Pacific ocean. While on the mission one of the engines of the Green hornet failed and
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I miss you all so much and I want to go back home again. I hope everything is going well in Japan. I thought it was paradise in Hawaii but I realized that it was exactly the opposite. I especially miss the Japanese food like ramen, sushi, and other kinds of delicious food. One thing that is good is that the ocean is very alluring. One sad part is that the house looks totally different from our house back in japan. In japan, the house 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and a kitchen. This Hawaiian plantation
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The Dumbo Octopus The Dumbo Octopus belongs to the mollusks phylum, however, it is a subdivision of the Umbrella Octopus, which belongs to the Cephalopod phylum. The mollusk phylum is extremely diverse, with about 50,000 species within it. You can find these creatures living towards the very bottom of the ocean. The average ocean depth is roughly 3,800 meters, and the Dumbo Octopus lives 3,000 to 4,000 meters under the surface of the water, which is about 13,000 feet . Living in these deep conditions
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Santa Cruz is a city known for its moderate climate and the natural beauty of its coastline, redwood forests, as well as the beautiful Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an oceanfront amusement park operating since 1907. It is also home to the University of California, Santa Cruz, a prestigious research institution, educational hub and one of the nine UC campuses. With all of it natural beauty it is a wonder about just how much crime has affected this city since the decline of the 1990s in the United States
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Right after christmas day also known as boxing day, a huge disaster happened. On of the worlds most deadliest tsunamis hit the indian ocean. This tsunami came to a shock because there was not many if any signs that a tsunami was coming. Even though this tsunami happened around 14 years ago it still has been affecting the places they were hit at. The hardest hit and most severely affected countries were India, Indonesia, because there was not many if any signs that a tsunami was coming. Even though
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Hawaii is the 50th state of America, but should Hawaii be considered part of the United States? Due to Hawaii’s monarchy not agreeing to the annexation by the U.S, Hawaii should not be considered a state. In 1887 King Kalakaua was forced to sign the “Bayonet Constitution” while being held at gun point. Hawaii’s last reigning monarch Queen Liliu’okalani was imprisoned in her own palace by U.S businessman and was forced to sign Hawaii over to the U.S. Hawaii was later on Annexed in 1898 and then became
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newly laid plan to develop a naval base in Singapore to guard against attacks in the Oceanic region. The British built a large naval dockyard on the north coast of the island, for use as a base to extend their superior naval power throughout the Asia-Pacific. The main problem with the so-called “Singapore Strategy” was wholly
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