.... No one person, the college professor, the taxi driver, or the merchant is sure that their solution to these life and death problems are the right decision. On Friday, May 14, 1948, after much deliberation the modern state of Israel was voted into existence by the United Nations. Finally the Jews around the world had a country to call their own. Unfortunately, the road ahead of them was not an easy or peaceful one. There are many organizations that have dedicated their existence to destroying the people and country of Israel. The leader in this battle against Israel is Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement. Hamas uses many tactics to a .....

.... modern economy. While there continued to exist substantially economic inequalities, distribution of wealth was probably a bit more equal than in most Western countries. While there were great variations in income between different villages, and between different jobs in the urban sector, the overall averages showed a clear pattern: the cities were much richer than the countryside. Most capital investments were going into urban industries. The urban workers, using considerable amount of heavy machinery, had a much higher average level of productivity compared to the rural workers. The natural consequences was for the city people to arrange themselves .....

.... The Caribbean's largest deposit of Bauxite is buried within the island. These are all qualities of the island nation of Jamaica. Jamaica was once under control of the United Kingdom, but on August 6, 1962, they broke free and became their own sovereign nation. But as with any small country trying to live without aid from other countries, they had their problems. Under the leadership of their Prime Minister, Michael Manley, Jamaica began to build up their economy and eventually made the quality of life better than anybody could remember. Manley started building up his country from their most valuable and most wasted resource: bauxite. The Jamaicans were ba .....

.... and see the shore line. The shoreline is covered by boats, which are full of people. Peoples’ eyes start to wonder, and their minds explore the surroundings, trying to figure out if there is an end to the lake. However, all they can see is the blue water that seems endless, where in the middle there is a mountain where most of the boats are headed. As they get near the mountain, other people are already climbing and others walking through the path other villagers had made long ago. Once off the boat, the first steps to the path are few feet away from the shoreline. The steps they take are considered sacred and the people are supposed to go on them bear .....

.... of Fairmount; how it was placed on the beautiful Schuylkill River and is the Largest landscaped park in the United States. To begin the tour, our first stop was actually out of the way of the main route we would be taking; so as to get a start on things. The first sight was the Rower Statue(the first of many statues to come), where I learned a little bit about Grace Kelly and Her Dad. So has it that ‘ there was an amusing remark making the rounds in 1956 when Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco that her father's domain (John B. Kelly, Sr., was president of the Fairmount Park Commission) was larger than her husband's. Indeed, the Principalit .....

.... one of the orignal 13 states. First I am going to tell you how New York became the 11th state. On Joly 9, 1776, the provincial congress of New York met in White Plains. It approved The Declaration Of Independence which the Continental Congress had adopted on July 4. The congress also organized an Independent goverment. The next year, New York adopted its first constitution George Clinton was elected governor. About a third of all the battles were fought in New York. New York City was the United States capital from 1785 to 1790. In 1789, George Washington became the first presjident of the United States. He took the oath of office at Federal Hall on Wal .....

.... boasts the Azores with the most extravagant beaches of all the islands. All of the sand here is black, from the volcanic activity the islands have experienced in the past. The Azores do not have a wide range in climate. It never goes below 40 F and rarely ever higher than 80 F. You can always find wave-lovers, fisherman all across Santa Maria. Sao Miguel is the largest of the nine islands. There are some stories that have been told about this island. One of the tales is about Set Cidades, which is a lake, caught between two mountainsides. When you walk across the lake you see shades of blue and green. The tale states that there once lived a princes .....

.... makes Buenos Aires a major trade route in Argentina and in South America. Argentina's national language is Spanish and the major religion is Roman Catholicism. Argentina is a country with much natural beauty. It has miles of beautiful beaches and is also surrounded by the majestic Andes mountains. The Andes mountains are among the highest mountains in the world. Argentina's tallest mountain is the Cerro Aconcagua. This mountain reaches an amazing height of 22,200 ft. America's tallest mountain only reaches the height of 20,000 ft. Argentina has a huge industrial and agricultural base. Argentina has a large amount of natural resources which includes cop .....