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House Of Representatives Sq Mi
1,477 wordsCOLOMBIA Climate The climate, however, varies with the elevation. The low regions along the coast and the deep Pata and Magdalena river valleys are torrid, with mean annual temperatures of 75 &# 778; to 80 &# 778; F. From about 1500 to 7500 ft the climate is subtropical, and from about 7500 to 10, 000 ft it is temperate. Above about 10, 000 ft is the cold-climate zone, where temperatures range from 0 &# 778; to 55 &# 778; F. The average January and July temperatures in Bogot are 58 &# 778; F and...
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Spanish American War Spanish Fleet
2,842 words... some could not even sail because their bottoms were covered with barnacles. The Spanish ships were armed with old cannons, and the crews lacked proper ammunition and skilled marksmen, causing additional fires to break out of the old wooden planks of the When the news of the stunning victory reached home, Americans cheered ecstatically. Dewey, "the conqueror of the Philippines, " became an instant national hero. Stores soon filled with merchandise bearing his image. Few Americans knew what an...
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Inca Emperor Three Years Pizarro
562 wordsFrancisco Pizarro was born in the year 1445 in Trujillo, Spain, a small town near Caceres, Spain. He was the son of a Spanish infantry captain. He spent his childhood in one of the poorest regions of Spain with his grandparents. He never really learned to read and write. In 1502, he traveled to the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola with the governor of that Spanish colony. Pizarro took part in an expedition to Columbia in 1510, and three years later accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in a journey th...
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Combat Missions Combat Units
1,037 wordsWomen should be allowed to fight in combat and in combat missions. Being a women should not be a disqualification for any military job. By excluding women from fighting in combat positions, the military is not giving them the opportunity to advance as easily in rank as men and as a result make it difficult for them to occupy commanding positions in the services. If women meet the physical standards and those standards are the same as the mens, what reason is there for women not to be allowed to ...
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Latin American Countries Monroe Doctrine
530 wordsTheodore Roosevelt's first presidency came after assassination of President McKinley. He was thought of as the first modern president because he was the first to get involved in foreign affairs, with his Big Stick Policy. Other things he did during his president that are remembered for his Square deal, Hay-Pauncefote treaty, his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and The Big-Stick Policy came upon after Roosevelt said that his motto was to speak softly and carry a big stick. After this the press ...
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Balboa A Spanish Conqueror And Explorer
788 wordsVasco Nuez de Balboa, a Spanish conqueror and explorer, was the first to see the coast of the Pacific Ocean. He saw the ocean in September of 1513, from the top of a mountain of what is now Panama. On September 29, 1523, Balboa claimed it and all its shores for Spain. His findings opened Spanish explorations and conquests along the western coast of South America began. The Spanish called the ocean the South Sea because it lay south of the isthmus of Panama. In 1520 a Portuguese explorer named Fe...
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The Spanish American War
1,281 wordsDuring the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave. " From an American standpoint, because there were few negative results, and so many significantly positive consequences, John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "s...
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Spanish American War Open Door Policy
451 wordsAmerica had remained mostly an isolated country until the late 1800 s when the United States was faced with the opportunity of building a colonial empire. By 1890 the United States, like Europe, had began to expand its influence onto islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific areas. They entered in other countries affairs claiming that it served the interests of all peoples and were motivated by Idealism. In reality, the United States was mostly after its own self-interest. The Spanish-American ...
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Panama Canal Culebra Cut
997 wordsHow did we, humans, accomplish these great tasks? Such deeds are the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Egypt. But one of these magnificent accomplishments is more significant than others: the Panama Canal. Encouraged by the French, the US built a vital link for the entire world. Despite previous failures by preceding organizations, the US was able to survive. This structure remains today as one of the greatest engineering marvels of the modern world. The Canal goes as far back as the 16 th...
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Latin American Countries Costa Rica
1,618 wordsCosta Rica Costa Rica, a mountainous Central American republic located north of Panama, has coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The country has an area of 19, 575 square miles and, in 1997, had a population of 3. 6 million inhabitants. Most Costa Ricans live in a central valley where the capital of the country (San Jose) is situated. Temperatures average 15 C in the central valley and 27 C in the coastal areas. Costa Rica is notable among Latin American countries for its longstanding demo...
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Drug Enforcement Agency U S State
1,637 words... has a letter of intent from the government that makes OSI the frontrunner to develop the project. But the plan still needs several government approvals and, even then, the project or its components will have to be put out for public bid. For example, at an October meeting in Kansas City to discuss the dry canal, some of the attendees included construction company Morrison Knudson, the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. , Tran systems Corp and officials from the Port of Ghent. "That is true, but n...
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Percent Of The Population Costa Rica
975 wordsThere Central America Central America There are 26 million people in Central America. Mestizos of mixed white and Indian heritage make up one half of the population. Indians, who make up one fifth, are concentrated in Guatemala. Whites are dominant in Costa Rica, and blacks and mulatto's in Panama and the Caribbean coastal plains. Central America extends for a distance of 1, 200 miles east southeastward from Mexico to South America. Its wider western half is occupied by the nations of Belize, Gu...
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Sri Lanka Dry Season
4,091 wordsContent Gliricidia Septum GLIRICIDIA SEPIU Content History Introduction and Description Common Names Chemical Compounds Toxicity Uses and Efficacy History Gliricidias was first used in Mexico to provide shade for cacao plantations. It is from this use that the Aztecs labeled the tree Madre de Cacao (Mother of cacao). Later, in the 18 th Century, Gliricidias was brought to Sri Lanka to provide shade for coffee plantations. Today, the trees long leafy branches are used to shade vanilla and tea cro...
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California Gold Rush San Francisco Bay
2,773 wordsCalifornia Gold Rush By: Don Gibson The California Gold Rush Shortly after the acquisition of California from Mexico a man by the name of John Sutter arrived in East San Francisco Bay in 1839. Born in Germany he had to leave because he was unable to pay his creditors. With plenty of charm and letters from friends he convinced the Mexican governor of California to award him a land grant of more than 50, 000 acres. John Sutter built a stockade and a fort and soon after became referred to as Captai...
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Panama Canal Million Dollars
733 wordsThe History of the Panama Canal The idea of constructing a short route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean began in the early 16 th Century. The first plan for a canal came from Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who ordered a survey of the Isthmus in 1532. Plans for a working canal were drawn up in 1529, but were never submitted to the king. Later in 1534, a local Spanish official suggested a route that was very close to the canal present location. Several others came up with ideas for a ca...
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Russo Japanese War Open Door Policy
1,046 wordsImperialism is the pursuit of colonial empires. Many countries took part in this, but none quite like the United States. The motivation that the United States had to get involved in such an enormous task was first shown in Samoa in 1889. After that important part of United States history, there were many more events that occurred in the eyes of United States imperialism. There were many positive aspects concerning America s intervening with other countries affairs. These proved to shape the soci...
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Spanish American War United States Entered
2,666 wordsMonroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine: Monroe's gift to mankind On December 2, 1823, Monroe went to Congress and delivered one of the most important speeches of his life indeed one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States. The contents of this speech became known as the Monroe Doctrine. During this period of time many Americans believed that there should be enough land for every American citizen, what was known as the Manifest Destiny, and the only method in which the Uni...
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North And South Panama Canal
345 wordsVery few human endeavors have ever conceded to change the face of the planet on which we live as did the successful completion of the inter oceanic Panama Canal in 1914 by the United States. Such projects before this time had only managed to build up or tear down existing geographical features the pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China, the trans-continental railroads but none had ever even aspired to accomplish something so incredulous as splitting the continents. This the United States did...
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Jesus Christ Spanish Speaking
1,107 wordsPanama has Panama Panamanian Arts Panama has rich folk culture, which Panamanians at all levels of society enjoy. The country s folk music reflects Spanish, West Indian, African, and even North American influences. The memoranda is a folk song probably imported from Spain in the eighteenth century. It can be either vocal or instrumental but is seldom used for dancing. The national folk dances are the tamborine and the cumbia. Couples perform the cumbia in a rotating circle to the sound of maraca...
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Afro Americans Social Problem
453 wordsRecent years have seen a significant reduction of poverty in many countries of the world due to the recovery of economic growth after the? lost decade? of the 1980 s. Yet, poverty keeps on being a social problem that affects thousands of individuals of different countries like Panama and the United States. Everyday, more and more children and women are living on the streets. In both Panama and the United States, most of the poor are the children under 18 years old, as well as the women, most of ...
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