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    Hawaiian Monk Seal Essay

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    The article I read was about Hawaiian monk seals. Obviously the seals are found in Hawaii. The seals have six main islands in Hawaii where they populate: Kure Atoll, Midway Islands, Pearl and Hermes Reef, Lisianski Island, Laysan Island, and French Frigate Shoals. The Hawaiian monk seals are named the official state mammal of Hawaii. The Hawaiian monk seals have a diet that ranges from fish, squid, octopus, and lobster. The seals hunt mainly at night and during the day they lay on sandy beaches.

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    People are really amazed by the formations and volcanos of the island. Hawaii is made up of volcanos and consists of a lot different islands that a lot of tourist go to visit every year. Volcanos have a really good effect on tourism rather than a really bad one in Hawaii. An average number of 7.5 million people visit every year. It attracts tourism because the volcanos are so unique and not many places have volcanos. If the volcanos had a really bad effect on tourism, then not as many people would

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    Shark God In Hawaii

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    In Hawaii, the major shark god is Kamahoali’i. The Hawaiian culture that surrounds Kamahoali’i is rich with his Legends, duties, aspects, and genealogy. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these parts of Kamohoali’i in greater detail, which will be done, in the following paragraphs. Kamohoali’i is the largest and most celebrated shark god in Hawaii1,a and is said to be the king of all sharks2,a. His main responsibility is to be the keeper of the Gourd of the Water of life, which has Reviving

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    One vacation option to consider is Hawaii where travelers can explore the ocean. According to the Hawaiian islands “See all of the thrills, beauty, culture, history and more.Get a taste of the flavors of Hawaii during your visit.’’This is saying that it is a beautiful place and has foods vecashinors may never tried.This shows that hawaii is a good place to take pictures of the great food and beautiful landscape. Travelers can see volcanoes and scuba dive,surf and jump of the most beautiful cliffs

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    The Hawaiian Islands were created from volcanoes over the millions of years. The Islands sit on the Pacific Ocean plate and the way these islands were formed was from the hotspots in the earth’s crust and from the underwater volcanoes that soon rise to make land. There is roughly eight islands and I believe there will be more islands created in the future and they will keep shifting northwest. The first island is the oldest and roughly near 5 million years old, while the younger ones aren’t as old

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    Leadership Of Ralph

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    Have you ever wondered what would happen to a group of young children if they were stuck on an island with no adult? This is the exact scenario that is depicted in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies. Children from the age of six to fourteen unexpectedly crash land on a deserted island, with no adult to assist them. No one has any idea whatsoever about whether they will be rescued or not. Some of these boys take a step forward to keep order between their minuscule population. One of these

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    Island Made Thesis

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    How was the Island Made By:Jonah Jacksteit Thesis Statement This report will talk about how the marooned island got made. An island 2000 km south of Hawai’i. The island is at 1°52'23.40"N and 157°19'6.69"W and spans 717 square kilometers of land. On this land there were volcanoes but after some time they got eroded away. In this report I will prove that there was a volcano on the island and I will do so by stating how the plants, climate, location and animals prove that there was a volcano.

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    Islands are isolated and often have rich cultures developed due to this fact. These cultures are threatened by various ongoing global issues and are left vulnerable in many ways; people of these islands struggle to maintain their identities against the threat of globalization while trying to deal with the capitalist economy. There are a small chain of 78 French Polynesian islands referred to as Tuamotu that is located halfway between Australia and South America (Bowmaster, 2002). These islands

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    interview I never thought about the Philippines up until this interview so forming any context of the island or culture was rather diffcult outside of its basic geography. Prior to this interview I associsated this island nation with nothing. From a cultural standpoint I knew nothing of what it held a belived it to be a largely indpendent nation in culture similar to the way of the rest of the pacific islands. When I thought of the Philippines I could not help but picturing a simply rainer version of african

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    Cloven Feathered Dove

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    The cloven feathered dove makes its home in New Caledonia. New Caledonia is located east of Australia. The cloven feathered dove is a beautiful green color. They have bands on their wings that are white and dark green. They have a green breast and it has a yellow patch below it and above it is a black and white band. They have a yellow and gray belly. Their ankles have fluffy feathers on them. They are 12.2 to 13.4 inches long and weigh 12.5 ounces. They are confined to humid forests. Most

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