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…two main islands, Sand and Eastern, 3,632 United States Navy and Marine Corps personnel, along with a few Army Air Force aircrews, stood at battle stations in and near their fighters, bombers, and seaplanes, waiting for the Japanese attack they had been…

…the government sent a diver under the spill to investigate the well. The source showed that more oil leaked than the oil company reported. The environmental damage was horrible and it was a massacre of much of the marine life in the area. The sea lion and seal…

…on January 8, 1815. Under the command of General Andrew Jackson the Marines soundly defeated British forces that were attacking the city of New Orleans. The British lost approximately 2,000 men while American losses were less 100. Thereafter, Great Britain…

…for juvenile delinquents. Counsellors found Lee to be withdrawn and emotionally disturbed and sometimes violent. Later on in Oswalds life one of his cousins whom Lee admired joined the U.S. Marines. So as soon as Oswald turned 17 years old, he also joined…

…Coral reefs are massive limestone structures, made from skeletons of millions of marine animals called coral polyps. As polyps die, new polyps grow on top and next to the dead ones. Many layers of skeletons from the dead polyps form the limestone…

…of electricity. No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it was discovered in ancient times. The atomic symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word "hydrargyrum" which means "liquid silver". It is named after the planet Mercury. Mercury…

…of electricity. No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it was discovered in ancient times. The atomic symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word "hydrargyrum" which means "liquid silver". It is named after the planet Mercury. Mercury…

…to common features in their environment. For example, the Maori of New Zealand and the ancient Greeks both had myths that described how the earth became separated from the sky. Genetic relationships. A large society may develop a particular myth…

…In Ancient Egypt there were very few things that provided the Egyptians with a variety of different resources. One of them was its pyramids. They served as protection for pharaohs, an act of faith, and they also showed the pharaohs how much respect…

…Ancient Greece was a magnificent civilization filled with many extravagant buildings and wondrous works of art. The Parthenon was one such building, and Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, is one such work of art. The Parthenon was a temple to Athena and her…