Japanese-controlled airfields (including the South Field and the Central Field), to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands.[2] This five-week battle comprised some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World War II. After the heavy losses incurred in the battle, the strategic value of the island became controversial. It was useless to the U.S. Army as a staging base and useless to the U.S. Navy as a fleet base.[4] However, Navy Seabees rebuilt
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tranquil hideaway. This island is delightful and peaceful, the air is fresh and cooling, beautiful coconut leaves moving in the air, on the blue sky is stunning to watch. This image makes me feel happy and relax after 20 hours of travel across the Pacific Ocean from United State of America. We were brought to the rainforest chalet by the hotel shuttle car. The chalet has a traditional Malaysian –style look, is tucked away in 70 acres of lush tropical rainforest. This is a secluded
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History and Polynesian Tattoos History is all about studying past events and how they relate to human beings. The study of historical events informs us of the things that helped shape the world as we know it today. While most continue to evolve the way our predecessors did, some continue to carry on the traditions of the old world. Polynesian tattoos are one of those traditions that have withstood the test of time and maintained their heritage. In this paper I will cover the history of Polynesian
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USA. It lies on a hilly coastal plain with the Pacific Ocean as its western and southern boundaries. Background information on Los Angeles: * It is the second largest city in the USA * Population stands at around 4 million * Port of Los Angeles is the busiest in the US * LAX, which is the main airport, is the third busiest worldwide * Racial composition; White-49.8%, African American-9.6%, Native American-0.7%, Asian-11.3%, Pacific Islander-0.1%, Other-23.8%, Mixed-4.6% *
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I will compare the cultural dimension of the United States and Japan. Japan is an island nation in Eastern Asia. Located in the North Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan’s name mean “sun-origin”, which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan’s current population is estimated
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San Diego Creek not to be confused with San Diego River, is a 16-mile channel flowing into Upper Newport Bay in central Orange County in the U.S. state of California. Its basin covers 112.2 square miles in parts of eight cities, including Irvine, Tustin, and Costa Mesa. From its headwaters in Laguna Woods the creek flows northwest to the confluence with Peters Canyon Wash, where it turns abruptly southwest towards the bay. San Diego Creek flows northeast, fed by tributaries from northern Laguna
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In class we read two articles about the San Joaquin River Restoration Project , a project that will cost the federal and state governments millions if not billions of dollars to complete and to put salmon back into the river.One written by Bill McEwen in the Fresno Bee Newspaper called “River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds” caught my attention the most. The way that the author brought up every aspect to go against it and had strong enough evidence to support his reasoning on the restoration being
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Aizawa Seishiai’s new proposal (Shinron) in 1824 was strongly argued the entry of American to Japan. He described that western countries liked to invade other countries. Japanese should not only think that they were coming for trade. Japan should prepare for their invasion anytime. Meanwhile, promotion of Christian to influence people’s religion was actually invading their countries (Aizawa Reading, p595-603). In fact, it was no doubt that Aizawa’s concern about the western power invasion was correct
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The ultimate guide to San Diego! Located about 90 minutes south of Los Angeles is one of the most beautiful, vibrant and exciting cities California has to offer. San Diego is one of the top tourist destinations in the country, and here's just a few of the reasons you should check it out. No respectable California city would be complete without a number of pristine beaches, and San Diego has it's share. Depending on your tastes, you can catch some waves off the coast of La Jolla shores, where people
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The Panama Canal is a canal that leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Lots of people thought about digging a tunnel from one end to the other. It was potential land for this but the technology wasn’t there yet and no one had the money for it. After some time, technology rose and France started the first attempt at the digging of the Panama Canal. This canal would be dug out at sea-level and go through the narrow bridge between North and South America. About halfway through the
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