.... a "triangle of defense" designed to protect the entrance to the bay. The island was also the site of the first operational lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States. By the late 1850's, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. While the defensive necessity of diminished over time (the island never fired its guns in battle), its role as a prison would continue for more than 100 years. In 1909, the Army tore down the Citadel, leaving its basement level to serve as the foundation for a new military prison. From 1909 through 1911, the military prisoners on built the new prison, which was designated the Pacific .....

.... viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza. A distinguishing characteristic of colonial Mexico was the exploitation of the Native Americans. Although thousands of them were killed during the Spanish conquest, they continued to be the great majority of inhabitants of what was referred to as New Spain, speaking their own languages and retaining much of their native culture. Inevitably they became the laboring class. Their plight was the result of the 'encomienda' system, by which Spanish nobles, priests, and soldiers were granted not only large tracts of land but also jurisdiction over all Native American residents. A second characteristic of colonial Mexico .....

.... colonizers forged empires here, often by playing one state off against another; the Europeans divided and ruled.� These Colonial Powers extracted resources from these countries and utilized the natives as a source of cheap labor. Consequently, when the Europeans ended their colonial reign over Southeast Asia, the countries in this realm were left with little or no industry of their own. When the colonial powers freed Southeast Asia they constructed borders that were not beneficial, or would have naturally occurred, in this realm. For instance, it is improbable that without colonial intervention the 13,000 islands of and many diverse e .....

.... Bangladesh. This paper will try to argue how these countries have had relative success or failure to deminish poverty by contrasting their physical setting, social system, and the economic welfare. Poverty has made development uneven around the world specially in most developing countries. Physical Setting the physical setting which is the geographical setting, of Bangladesh and Singapore have some similarities , but many differences. The similarities basically just show that both of these two countries are located in the south east Asian realm as shown in figure 1. Along with these similarities, there are quite a lot of differences a .....

.... other lands. The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile, because floodwaters of this great river deposited rich, black soil on the land year after year. Egyptian farmers planted their crops in this fertile soil. Sandy plateaus and towering cliffs bordered the river valley. Beyond these waters stretched the barren wastes of the Sahara desert. On the edge of the desert, the Egyptians built giant pyramids as burial places for their pharaohs. They carved the Great Sphinx out of solid rock as a guardian of King CheopsÕ Great Pyramid at Giza. The ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet, which means black (after th .....

.... today Wisconsin has more than 250 varieties, types, and styles of the best-tasting, superior-quality cheese in the world. Many Americans today aren't eating a well balanced diet and neglect many of the important nutrients that our bodies need. The dairy group is one we should be concerned about. This group provides us with calcium, protein, riboflavin (Vitamin B2) and phosphorus, which are necessary nutrients for our bodies. By using the Food Pyramid guide, we should have 2-3 servings per day of the milk, yogurt, & cheese group. We should strive to get these very important nutrients that come from cheese and other dairy products .....

.... the first observatory in Arizona. It is a great family attraction with its location being in the popular Tourist City of Flagstaff; the observatory looks over the city. You are guided through a tour and experiments, and also are allowed to use the telescopes they have located on Mars Hill. There are a total of nine telescopes, eight which are at the observatory, of these many of them are historic, such as the 24" Clark Refractor that is 102 years old. The Pluto telescope dome and John Vickers McAllister telescope dome, which is 16" long, are also telescopes you would find at Lowell Observatory. The most modern telescope they have th .....

.... For many centuries the language spoken throughout the country was Gaelic. Gaelic, or Irish, is one of the oldest languages in Europe. Gradually, this beautiful language was replaced by English, which is now the common language for almost the entire population. For more than fifty years, all of the governmental leaders of the republic have tried to restore Gaelic. So far, they have had little success. Today, it is spoken by only a few people. Religious and moral training is a basic goal of Irish education. Almost all primary education is run by religious groups and is supported by state funds. The Irish people are deeply religi .....

.... feature of these border zones. There are three climatic zones in Tropical Africa: 1. a region of persistent rain at and near the Equator, 2. a region on each side of this of summer rain and winter drought, and 3. a region at the northern and southern edges afflicted by drought. All the climates listed in the previous paragraph are modified in the eastern parts of Tropical Africa by the mountains and monsoons. The soils of Tropical Africa pose another problem. They are unlike the soils of temperate areas. Soils are largely products of their climates, and tropical soils are different from temperate soils because the climate is differen .....

.... the region's cultural heritage. Within a century, Islam spread west to the Atlantic Ocean and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and China. With Makkah as its core, the Islamic world witnessed a flowering of culture, the sciences and the arts unparalleled in human history. Every year for the past fourteen centuries, Muslim pilgrims from around the world have traveled to Islam's holiest sites in Makkah and Madinah, helping further enrich the culture of the people of the peninsula. With the formation of the modern Kingdom of in 1932, King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud directed his efforts to preserving and perpetuating Arab trad .....