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    the destination has changed over time. Puerto Rico has had a rich history that has affected its development, culture, and population. Puerto Rico's history has shaped the country into the beautiful tourist destination that it now is. Prior to the 1800s, Puerto Rico was a land that was inhabited by indians and was only beginning to be discovered by other large scale countries such as Spain. Between 430 BC and 1000 AD Indians known as Taino settled in puerto Rico. When settled these natives named the

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    The Country Of Puerto Rico

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    Larry W Dumas Jr Dr. Wilbert Karigomba World Geography 24 June 2015 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is an island that is impacted by not having enough land for cultivation. The Three thousand four hundred and ninety-two square miles of this island is about seventy-five percent hills or mountains (Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States b). With the large amount of land consisting of hill or mountains, Puerto Rico has limited amounts of natural resources. While under Spanish colonial rule, the island was largely

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    Puerto Rico Problems

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    Integrating Puerto Rico into the United States and changing its political status to state would be a great accomplishment on the United States part. Puerto Rico is facing many obstacles not just economically but also government wise, the structure of the government causes many problems to arise. Also the residents of the island are not provided with all the benefits and rights that are provided by the government to the states, Which is why it would be a great upgrade of the island to be integrated

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    Describe Puerto Rico

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    Two years ago, I went to Puerto Rico and I absolutely loved it! Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and a U.S territory. It is east from the Dominical republic. The capital is called San Juan with 77 other cities! Puerto Rico has about 3.548 million people living there. Since Puerto Rico is an island the weather there is one of the most unvarying climates in the world. All year around, the temperature is usually from 75 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, the island is the hottest and wettest

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    Puerto Rico Narrative

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    where me and my family took a roundtrip to Puerto Rico, to visit my father’s side of the family. As I’m walking out of the airplane, and into the airport, I hear these noises “Koki, Koki, Koki”, in a repetitive melody. I start wondering “what is that noise” and “where is it coming from”, and behold, it is a small frog. That was the first thing I noticed once I stepped inside Puerto Rico’s airport. But why did my family and I book a trip to Puerto Rico? To see frogs? Certainly not. My family is very

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    Puerto Rico’s absolute location is 18.2208” N, and 66.5901” W. Puerto Rico’s relative location is East of Dominican Republic, & bordered by the Caribbean Sea –which it is in the northern part of the Caribbean Sea- along with bordering the Atlantic Ocean. This Caribbean Island is located in the Western & Northern hemispheres of the world. This Island has many physical and human characteristics. Of course as you can tell by this islands name their languages are Spanish & English. Though their culture

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    on invading Puerto Rico and driving out Spain's rulers, Puerto Ricans welcomed the North Americans to their home. (To view an in-progress work dealing with the Spanish-American War from a pro-colonial expansion point of view, visit this site/ For an objective historical account view this site). The Puerto Ricans were tired of not having a voice in politics and government and with the knowledge that America was a democracy, there was hope that this status quo would change. Although Puerto Ricans felt

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    Puerto Rico Crisis

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    I believe that the crisis in Puerto Rico is straight-up devastating because over 3.4 million US citizens have been affected; there are approximately 48,000 people without power. In this extended response, I will be telling you why the crisis in Puerto Rico is so devastating. The Communication Conflict - The hurricane destroyed 1,360 out of the 6,000 cellphone poles on the island. Many regions of Puerto Rico have been completely disconnected from the outside world for days, only being able

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    Puerto Rico Essay

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    Showing up in sea tempest attacked Puerto Rico since Maria's landfall, President Trump offered a healthy round of congrats to government help endeavors and expressed gratitude toward the island's representative. In any case, the president likewise recommended Maria was not a "genuine calamity," made an odd and misdirecting correlation with the loss of life from Hurricane Katrina, and clowned about how the sea tempest would influence the government spending plan. “Puerto Rico survived the hurricane," President

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    Puerto Rico Trip

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    Puerto Rico, a spanish island unfamiliar to me, but five of my best friends and I were all on our way there. We all had talked each other into going on the 9 day trip with no parents, just our Spanish teacher. Running on about maybe 3 hours of sleep, we landed in San Juan to begin our journey. We had a group of 29 students and being in an airport with only Spanish speaking people was one of the most stressful places I’ve ever been. I was a little worried this trip might not end well at the beginning

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