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U S Government Drug Trafficking
1,606 wordsApproaching and addressing international drug issues in 1999 is not a simple task due to numerous contradictions that involve the inherent nature of economics, politics, culture, and individual ideologies. The normal attributes of drugs, as well as the changing characteristics of these mind-altering substances, makes them the center of complex studies that end up producing contradictory and inconclusive reports. Furthermore, confusion results from the study of available literature due to moral p...
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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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Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees Celsius
1,392 wordsOFFICIAL NAME: Commonwealth of Dominica SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 79, 800 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Dominica is an island located at the northern end of the windward chain of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. It is situated between the French island groups of Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south. The island is almost rectangular in shape and has a deeply indented coast line. It is of volcanic origin with many fumaroles and sulfur sprin...
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Caribbean Islands British Control
1,330 words... early - the Caribs either killed or held the missionaries hostage and the Spanish were not willing to pit their fighting skills against a skilled enemy and the rugged terrain of Dominica. In fact, this attitude pretty much summed up how the next wave of European colonists, the English and the French, were to feel when they arrived in Dominica at the start of the 1600 's. The English and the French were in a race to colonize the Caribbean in order to tap into the riches that lay in exploiting...
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Caribbean Islands White Man
880 wordsEthnic Affairs of The State All men are created equal. In the books this statement is valid, but in everyday life we have a long way to go before this becomes more than just a perception. The Caribbean Islands that were once only populated by blacks has now become a white man s world. Whites have forced their ideas on the whole world and just about everyone has accepted them. The actions and words that come from the new inhabitants are the white man s views. This change in cultural politics has ...
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Caribbean Islands African American
1,904 wordsA major source of concern affecting many African Americans today is the loss of their heritage. Gloria Naylor has written a novel about a timeless society where African roots and heritage are celebrated, even in a modern world that smothers cultural identity rather than encouraging or celebrating diversity. Mama Day, a 1988 novel written by Gloria Naylor details the lives and customs of a colony of former slaves who are far closer to their African roots and cultural traditions than any blacks li...
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2,721 wordsOFFICIAL NAME: Commonwealth of Dominica CAPITAL: Roseau SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic AREA: 751 Sq Km (290 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 79, 800 LOCATION 038; GEOGRAPHY: Dominica is an island located at the northern end of the windward chain of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. It is situated between the French island groups of Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south. The island is almost rectangular in shape and has a deeply indented coast line. It is of vo...
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