The Nicaraguan Canal: Globalism in (In)Action The proposed Nicaraguan Grand Interoceanic Canal is three times as long and twice as deep as the Panama Canal (Watts, 2015). The increased size would allow the Nicaraguan Grand Canal to accommodate shipping vessels significantly larger than what the Panama Canal can currently fit, and was a central theme of President Daniel Ortega’s victorious 2013 reelection campaign. The massive project is funded by Chinese billionaire Wang Jing, and controversy surrounding
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Despite its location, Dot’s Donut Shop was about to get famous. I mean, being the crash site for the second wave of aliens on earth can earn quite the reputation, and what are the odds I would be working there that very day? Well, to understand my position entirely, we need to go back to the beginning. In 1939, the U.S. declared itself a neutral country in the European conflict that would come to be known as World War II. In 1941, Franklin Roosevelt became the first and only president elected for
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In my opinion, I think that article #1 is more informative and useful for a person who knows nothing about the sugar plantations in Hawaii because it provides information about different cultures of people on the plantation where as the 2nd article talks more about the plantation being sold and the sugar industry. Article #1 is mostly about the racial groups that were working on the Hawaiian plantations in the 1800’s and I think that it would be most useful to someone who knows nothing about the
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The Bomb The U.S. is heavily responsible for the detremental nuclear effects set on Bikini. Bikini Atoll was selected as a nuclear testing site and utilized in July 1, 1946 under Operation Crossroads. The U.S. military delivered more than 200 ships, 20,000 radiation detectors, and 5,000 animal test subjects onto Bikini (“The Marshallese”). Bikini Atoll, with beautiful sandy coasts and shimmering crystal waves, soon became a dark wasteland after the dropped atom bombs. Theodore Taylor, who was present
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Tora! Tora! Tora! Is a mostly accurate account of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. This film has both the Japanese and American accounts of the events preceding and up to the attack. They were filmed separately and then edited together to make one story. Tora! Tora! Tora! was the code word used by the Japanese to show that a complete surprise attack had been achieved. In the first part of the film the Japanese are planning their attack on Pearl Harbor. It starts with a summation of the events that
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Jon-Nolan Clingen was born in Brandon, Mississippi in 1938. He was Brandon’s only billionaire, coming from a humble beginning with his mother, Ginnie Clingen being an editor for “Mississippi Journal” and his father being a reporter for “Toilets Quarterly”. After receiving modest high school being a middle of the class student, he also became a star cross-country runner. Soon this sport will give him the know how to dominate the competition and become a household name in the world of running shoes
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Kaylen Simmons Ms. Benson History Block 3 17 October 2014 Sacagawea Annotated Bibliography Clark, Ella E., and Margot Edmonds. Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. Print This was a great source because it didn't only talk about Sacagawea’s life it included information on the expedition and information about Lewis and Clark's life. It talked about how people spell Sacagawea's name with j, there are 8 different ways to spell
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Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange: An Enduring Mark of Japanese Identity California’s Central Coast, home to vast acres of land, endless rolling hills, and high concentrations of rich soil, set the stage for strong Japanese agricultural influence in the early 20th century. In the beginning of the 1900’s, Japanese immigration figures were at an extreme in order to meet the cheap labor demands of a developing agricultural industry (Suzuki 127). As this demographic of workers began to advance and purchase
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Hawaii is considered a powerful asset to the United States as a state for many reasons. The process in which the island was acquired for the US took many years and what many see as manipulation. Regardless of opinions on the morality of the annexation, the means by which Hawaii was annexed gained the United States a valuable resource. When trading ships traveling between the west coast of the United States and Asia need to stop in order to replenish supplies, Hawaii is the perfect midpoint. Pearl
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Australia’s Foreign Aid Relationship with.. The Solomon Islands Adeline Donkin 10G Australia has had a lasting relationship with the Solomon Islands for many years. As we are neighbours of the world we feel that we should help their country out of moral obligation and to eventually lead to a partnership which would increase the likelihood of them helping us if we were to ever run into trouble. The Solomon Islands are in need of aid, The Australian government provide aid through funding and non government
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