What was Kokoda known as? Kokoda was known to be one of the most successful military campaigns in world’s history. Its significance to Australian history can be known as a historic campaign and can be proudly talked about in centuries to come. Strategically and symbolically the Kokoda campaign saved Australia from being possibly invaded by foreign invaders or more importantly United States of America leaving Australia to be completely on their own. Winning the battle of Kokoda also meant for the
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The war with Japan was occurring throughout WW2, and while Germany was fighting with Britain, France and the US, Japan was thinking of invading Australia. Eventually, the Imperial Generals deemed their manpower to be constrictive, and worried of the US help that Australia would receive, and instead decided on attempting to isolate Australia from help. They would do this by taking Samoa, Fiji, and most notably Papua New Guinea (PNG). At this point in time, PNG was considered Australia, so this would
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My favorite constellation is Cassiopeia. It is named after a queen from Greek mythology. Cassiopeia was discovered by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer. It's been one of my favorites since I heard the story behind it when I was younger. So, I picked it to have a chance to write my own origin of Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia was a queen, married to King Cepheus, with a daughter named Andromeda. Cassiopeia was a very vain woman, and she said that she and her daughter were both more beautiful than Nereids(sea
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Growing up in the United States I have seen several types of people who are from different cultures and those who are from mine. The differences are vast and cover everything from what we wear to how we handle situations and go day by day. Although we are all so different, we have many similarities amongst one another. When comparing myself to people in the United States culture I realized that most of us here like the individualism we acquire throughout life. Every day we are striving to better
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Tips for Adventures trip of Salmon fishing in Ketchikan Ketchikan is a very popular port on Alaskan Cruise and also known as the “Salmon Capital of the world”. Ketchikan Alaska fishing is very different and amazing in comparison to all other fishing spots and places of Alaska. If you are a beginner or an experienced fisher-man or fisher-woman you’ll surely love the adrenaline rush of the Ketchikan port. The best thing is that to catch salmon, halibut or even trout here, you do not need to go far
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Do you know how many coral reefs are hurt by pollution? Scientists say that by 2050 70% of coral reefs will be destroyed do to pollution. In 1972 the Florida department of environmental protection gave authority to over 1,000 boats to drop 700,000 used tires bound together off the coast to create an artificial reef. This reef is known as the “fail” Osborn reef. Present day 40 years later we are now picking up those tires, one by one off of the ocean floor due to the fact that they have created a
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The Watchtowers started in the 1880’s, it is to be considered to be also a guardian, to bless someone’s workings that are involved in ceremonies that help represent the north, south, east along with the west. The Watchtowers also means to observe or to guard. The Watchtowers is said to mean those who watch, they are said to be magic, along with they never sleep, they are always awake, they can also represent the elements which are earth, air, fire, water along with spirit.The term The Watchtowers
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The beach is on the Pacific Ocean, on the outskirts of Vina del Mar. The beach is ideal for hiking, biking, and for a long walk along the beach. Playa Negra Past the Higuerilla Cove is this nice-sized beach with moderate waves. The dark-colred sand, fine in texture and rich
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In order for the Panama Canal to be built, there needed to be an in-depth take on geotechnical analysis. The geotechnical team working on that project had divided up the area into the big and small picture, which are: geotechnical characterization, stability analysis, retaining walls, and the design of accessibility for the ships. In order for the project to begin, the geotechnical engineers had to take the small picture approach for the research on the type of rocks and soils that were in the area
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Hawaii is a island that is located in the North Pacific ocean. The weather in Hawaii Is usually warm, but it rains sometimes. The capital city in Hawaii is Honolulu. There are eight different islands in Hawaii. The highest point in Hawaii is Mauna Kea. The state fish is the reef triggerfish. The state flower is the yellow hibiscus. In the 300-500 AD the polynesians from the south Pacific of the Marquesas Islands, found the Hawaiian islands, they had to double hull voyaging canoes. The first heiua
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