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    we continue to do nothing to stop it. The Republic of  Kiribati is a set of 33 islands in the south pacific ocean, and its capital, Tarawa, is about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. It is bordered by the Cook Islands, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, French Polynesia, Tokelau and Tuvalu. Kiribati has no international disputes, which is perhaps made more evident by the fact that it has no military. Originally a British Colony,  Kiribati is today a member of the commonwealth of nations. It’s 2

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    Unbroken was written in 2010 by Laura Hillenbrand and later adapted into a movie in 2014. It is a story about a young Olympian named Louis “Louie” Zamperini, who made it into the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He later gets drafted into the Air Force and fought in World War II; only to get stranded in the ocean and captured by the Japanese. The book and the movie both cover the same main topics and are over the same events, but they aren’t both the same. The book goes into more detail than the movie in many

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    Unbroken

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    A motion picture Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie establishes on a true story written by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is an autobiography story about a man named Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner propelled into the world of war during World War II. The film starts with Italian Zamperini family living in a diminutive American town. Louis has a slight problem with the police when he’s young by drinking under some bleachers. From there he runs away finding that he has a talent in running. After years

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    Every once in a while we come across facts that change our perspective of the world. One such fact is the existence of countries which when put together can probably cover half of the area of some cities from the rest of the large countries around the globe. These countries, like most countries, have their own set of laws, governance, cultures and picturesque locales. 1. Vatican City. Spread across an area of 110 acres, the Vatican City is a country within the city of Rome. With a population of

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    Unbroken is the story of the life and hardships faced by Louie Zamperini. Starting as a troublesome child Louie is a constant problem to all around him. He turns his ways around and turns to running where he is rewarded greatly, qualifying for the olympics. After his reign of fame, Louie joins the air corps where he struggles with fear and boredom. During one mission his plane fails and he and two other crew mates are stuck stranded in the ocean. After battling sharks and starvation for 40 days,

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    Unbroken is a non-fiction book that tells the life story of Louie Zamperini, an Italian from Torrance, California. As a boy, Louie is the town troublemaker until his older brother, Pete, decides it’s time to guide him in the right direction. To do this, Pete makes Louie go out for the track team and personally coaches him. Throughout the years, Louie wins more and more races and eventually qualifies for the Olympics. However, they were unfortunately canceled and Louie signed up for the military as

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    Unbroken: Movie Analysis

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    Unbroken was made into a book in 2010 by Laura Hillenbrand and later adapted into a movie in 2014. It is a story about a young Olympian named Louis “Louie” Zamperini who made it into the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He later gets drafted into the air force and fought in World War II only to get stranded in the ocean and captured by the Japanese. The book and the movie both cover the same main topics and are over the same events, but they aren’t both the same. The book goes into more detail than the movie

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    Unbroken: Movie Analysis

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    Unbroken, a movie about Louis “Louie” Zamperini was released on December 25, 2014. As a kid growing up Louis always found his self in troubles way, but then he started running to keep out trouble. Later on in his career he qualified for the 1936 Olympics team. After World War II Louie signed up to join the military. When he was at war his plane crashed into the Pacific, and he was captured by the Japanese navy and survived 47 days in a raft. Louis “Louie” Zamperini (hero in the movie), Russell Phillips

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    Australia has always leaned heavily on China as a key trade partner China being the fastest growing nation creating the need for raw materials. A key investor Australia remaining as Chinas preferred investment Candidate. As well as a labour market offering cheap labour to Australian businesses, large commodities buyer and limited taxation and an average of 50% cheaper materials. Creating a heavy reliance on China showing that ultimately Australian businesses would not be able to survive leading to

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    Louis In Unbroken

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    The movie Unbroken was about an Olympic athlete who participated in the war against Japan. His name was Louis Zamperini. Louis is from Italy and he started off being a trouble making rascal in the town that he lived in Torrance, California.  Louis's brother Pete one day saw him run and decided that Louis should get into track. Pete made Louis start practicing even though Louis did not want to cause he thought that he wasn't anything and wanted to keep being nothing. Pete told Louis a very important

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