Santa Cruz Island

with including the following; Europeans, Africans, Amerindian, Asian, and many others. But like how other countries got their name, it was changed quite a few times. Brazil was first called IIha de Vera Cruz (Island of the True Cross). But very soon they quickly changed it to Terra de Santa Cruz (Land of the Holy Cross) because they were soon to realize that Brazil isn’t an

(36°55’-39°45’ N, and 25°-31°15’W) comprises nine islands and several islets in the North Atlantic Ocean (Fig. 1). The islands are of volcanic origin, having arisen along sea-floor fracture zones as the Eurasian, African and North American tectonic plates rifted apart. The oldest rocks in the archipelago are found on the easternmost island, Santa Maria, and date to 8.12 million years ago (Azevedo and Ferreira, 2006). Owing to their volcanic origin, the islands of the Azores are pock-marked with craters

A Brief History of the U.S. Virgin Islands Historians document that the first inhabitants, the Ciboneys, arrived on the islands during what is considered the Pre-Ceramic Culture. Arawaks were the next to arrive, establishing sites on St. John and St. Croix around 100 AD. Probably the best-known inhabitants, and those to arrive next, were the savage Caribs and the more peaceful Tainos. Evidence of their time in the islands has been unearthed in recent years, and includes stone griddles, zemis (small

foxes native to the Channel Islands, they had faced a major population threat, and were on the edge of extinction. It was not until they were placed on the list of endangered species, that their numbers rebounded to a sufficient level In the article, “California Island Foxes Removed from Endangered Species list”, Alicia Chang states,”Populations have returned to self-sustaining levels ranging from an estimated 700 foxes on San Miguel Island to 2,000 foxes on Santa Cruz Island”(Chang). This piece from

The maternity roosts are established in areas with ideal temperature and humidity, and are easily disturbed; this has made the species somewhat rare. At the park, the species occurs only on Santa Cruz Island, where it forms an annual maternity roost in a historic building in the Scorpion Ranch area. The Santa Cruz big-eared bat colony is one of only a handful known in the state of California All About The Bat The northern long-eared bat is a small bat, measuring an average of 8.6 cm (3.4 in) in total

WWII. The aircraft carriers, planes missiles, and atomic bombs of WWII had a big impact on the world. First, aircraft carriers played an important role in WWII. They were important at Coral Sea. At the time, Japan was trying to take over the Islands there in order to attack Australia. In response, the United States sent in the Navy to stop them. Because of the aircraft carriers, America won the battle. They were also important in the Battle of Midway. The U.S.S. Enterprise, an American

The Art of Sentimental Rhetoric in Thomas Day and John Bicknell’s The Dying Negro, and Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa By: Anjanie Brijpaul Heavily influenced by medium, genre and author, abolitionist rhetoric often varies during the eighteenth century. From lectures to rallies, many anti-slavery advocates supported the cause with passion. The abolitionist works produced from this century reflect the fervour former slaves and anti-slavers

that were known for discovering the American territories. One explorer in particular was Hernán Cortés. Cortés conquered Mexico, but he also explored other lands around Mexico such as California. He landed in Santa Cruz Bay, which is known as Baja California today. With his landing in Santa Cruz, he named that region California in 1535. He and his people explored the territories of California for riches such as gold and any other resources that were valuable to them. The Spanish did not end up finding

Life and Death in the Andes Travel Writing Assignment Kim MacQuarrie, the author of Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries is a writer, a four-time emmy award winning documentary filmmaker, anthropologist, and the author. MacQuarrie spent time living in Peru and consequently wrote four books on the country, and the events that took place and significant figures who resided there. With a large amount of time being spent in Latin America, he was able to view

Below is Nelson’s first draft of Anne obituary, which he first wrote on December 30, 2008. Anne Lefkowitz Blachman was born in 1919 in the Bronx but moved within a couple of years to Coney Island, Brooklyn, new York. She spoke only Yiddish till she entered kindergarten. After graduation from Brooklyn College with a specialization in economics, she went to work in Washington in the Office of Price Administration as a computrix, regulating prices and issuing ration cards for foods, gasoline, and