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On April 22, Mac Arthur surprised the Japanese by attacking hollandia and taking the village of Aitape. Nearly all-Japanese air power was destroyed and their eighteenth army was forced to retreat into the jungle. Battle for the Island of Biak ( May 27 1944 – July 29 1944 ) This battle was a turning point in Japanese military Strategy. The Japanese practice is to meet the invaders beachhead, and if unsuccessful, they proceed to launch suicidal Banzai charges at the enemy’s position

Life in Extreme Conditions Planet Earth plays host to a myriad of exotic ecosystems and environments, both natural and artificial, from the deepest hyper-saline lake of the Dead Sea to the hydrothermal vents along mid-ocean ridges in the Pacific and even the nuclear radiated wastelands of Chernobyl. In these extreme environment where humans generally can’t live or would die there, organisms known as extremophiles flaunts life’s ability to exist inside the harshest of environments. In mankind’s

Adapted from an activity by Laurel Goodell February 2013 Introduction to Plate Tectonics via Google Earth (24 pts) B. Topographic Patterns Uncheck all of the layers and focus on topographic features of the earth. Topography of the earth ABOVE sea level Questions Answers 1. Are mountains randomly distributed on the continents, or do they tend to occur in particular patterns (clusters, linear chains, arcs, etc.)? Some appear in lines and others in arcs 1pt 2. Find Mt. Everest, the highest point

abd was there for 2 1/2 hours.In recent years we got into ocean travel.Filmmaker James Cameron invented the 1 man submarine call the Deepsea Challenger.The deepest submarines could go was 4 miles.James broke that record by going to the bottom of Mariana Trench. Mr.Cameron didnt begin his love with the ocean then it goes way back.In 1989 when Filming his movie he learned that he could use cameras for his water studies.Cameron was abale to make films and advance ocen technology. My conclusion is

The earth on which we live is full of wonders beyond our comprehension. Some came about long before the time of humans, leaving beautiful yet puzzling structures in its wake. The ocean is a particular hotspot of incredible constructions, born through erosion and other natural forces taking place over millions of years. The structures called “blue holes” are an example of such constructions. A particularly unique blue hole is located in the Czech Republic, named Hranice Abyss. As of now, Hranice Abyss

right corner of the painting are Mari Barbola and Nicolas Pertusato they are the dwarfs. There is a large canvas to the left and the painter is behind it. In the mirror in the back of the painting shows the King and Queen, it is King Philip IV and Mariana of Austria. There is an open door in the painting were Jose de Nieto is standing, that is the aposenrador of the queen (Brown, 88). Now Jonathon Brown thinks the setting and characters do not have much importance on what the painting really means

Las Meninas is an old painting that Diego Velazquez made long time ago. It talk about the king’s family and maids. Las Meninas is one of the most important paintings made in the nineteenth century. It was made using oil and canvas. Diego Velazquez is a well-known Spanish painter born in June 6, 1599 in Seville, Spain. He was only thirteen years old when he started drawing. He got married Juana, Pacheco’s daughter ‘a person he worked with for five years’ the couple had two daughters. He lived his

“The New Gold Rush” Is deep sea mining the next frontier for mining or a search for fool’s gold? Should the ocean be mined? Rare earth elements are not necessary rare but are rarely found in pure form. Rare earth elements are hard to find in large concentrations, mix together with other minerals and elements underground. Rare earth elements are a group of soft, lustrous, sometimes magnetic metals that form trivalent salts that include thorium, yttrium scandium, lanthanides, neodymium, trivalent

The Effects of New Age Technology on Underwater Exploration According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “roughly 95% of the ocean has been unseen by human eyes”. (How Much of the Ocean Have We Explored?) With 70% of the earth covered in water, it is a big issue that exploration of the earth has been put on the backburner. With the slow movement of underwater exploration, we are missing out on vast possibilities that the undiscovered underwater world holds. There have been many

Deep Ocean: The truth of the Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Everyone might have once imagined dark environments and scary creatures which live in the deep sea. These childlike dreams are visualized in the popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. In the novel, the main character, Pierre Aronnax, searches for a mysterious sea monster while fighting with scary undersea creatures. Although many undersea creatures have been depicted in the novel, one of the striking deep sea creatures