.... every morning. When I reached preschool, and found out how to “brag”, my trip to Disneyland was some of my best ammo. I laugh now at the fact that Mickey and Goofy were just normal people, yet I was overwhelmed at the time to meet such stars. Several years passed, and I was now a twelve year old who remembered Disneyland as a place where “little kids” go to meet Mickey Mouse. Fortunately upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I soon realized that that my mature height of five feet and one-half inch had given me a golden key to the doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the world will ever know. I was now seeing Disneyland in a totally different ....

.... will always find the statues of Buddha are higher than you. They do that in respect of Buddha. Buddha taught people that they should free themselves of desires and wordly things. He believed that people should follow the Middle Way. This means they should avoid too much denial or too much indulgence. He also taught that there is a continuing cycle of death and rebirth and your happiness in rebirth is based on your behavior in your past life. The best goal is called “nirvana” which is total peace and happiness. The houses in are different from the houses in the United States. Most of ’s houses are made of wood. These houses are built up on stilts because is a v ....

.... by the original ruling country of Great Britain by way of the Irish Sea. Ireland is actually a detached fragment from the European Mainland. Most of the country is 500 ft. above sea level. The surface of the country is covered by glacial drift from the Pleistocene ice age. This period left eskers, or long gavel ridges, and drumlins or small hills that were left behind by the glaciers. You can find the start of this belt in the west of the country by Clew Bay. It continues across the country. In the south of Ireland, there is a series of parallel ridges of Devonian sandstone. The ridges rise in elevation westward and lead up to Carrantuohill, the largest mountain i ....

.... period. It was not until the Revolutionary War that the island was owned by Samuel Ellis. Ellis was a farmer and a merchant. He passed the island down to his relatives at his death. New York state purchased the island in 1808 and sold it to the federal government to build a fort on it. New York Harbor was being reconstructed by the federal government during that time as well. Ellis Island saw little action during the war. The army and navy hardly ever used the island. Sometimes the Army assigned recruits there.In 1835 the Navy opened a weapon head quarters on the island. The navy continued to store weapons on the island until May 24, 1890 when it moved it ....

.... Alley, the fourth leading from Cheapside to Paul's cross (known as Little Gate), the fifth St. Augustine's Gate at the end of Watling Street, and the sixth from the river leading to the south transept. The cathedral consisted of a nave of twelve bays, transepts and a short apsidal choir, which were all built in the round-arched. The cathedral was completed in 1240. The length of the church was 596 feet. It was the largest church in England. The spire was 489 feet and was completed in 1315. It was struck by lightening in 1447 and was not repaired until 1462. Surrounding the Norman cathedral was the bishop's palace, the deanery, and the houses of the residentiary cano ....

.... Valdivia made a second expedition into CHILE He arrived in CHILE in 1541 and claimed the land under the crown of Spain. He founded the city of Santiago in February of that year, and appointed a Cabildo (Council) of Conquistadores to control local affairs. II. COLONIAL RULE In December of 1553, Valdivia set out for the fort of Concepcion to avenge the death of three soldiers, after word had reached him that the Indians had murdered them. He did not know the Indians had an ambush prepared for him. Valdivia was captured and executed, his entire army was also killed. The Spaniards eventually dominated CHILE During this period CHILE was a Captaincy General of ....

.... and French Guiana to the south; and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. PLACE OF BRAZIL The landscape of Brazil is covered with plains, plateaus, and tropical grasslands. The plains has a fertile ribbon of lowlands, about ten through thirty miles wide which are along the country's coastline. Behind the plains sits a huge interior plateau that runs steeply near the lowlands in front of it. This drop forms an escarpment, steep cliff that separates two level areas. In Brazil there is much poverty. People make a living there by subsistence farming. Even though they do farming subsistintly, they use much advanced farming there. Aside from farming there is much more to there ....

.... the flag was changed to black, red, and gold stripes, with no symbols on it. These colors have been associated with German unity since the 1800's. The Land In Germany some interesting places are: The Rhine River,the Olympic Stadium in Munich, the Bavarian Alps where the Newschwanstein Castle is, the Black Forest, the Harz Mountains, and Berlin. There are many natural resources in Germany. Germany is bordered by the North and Baltic Seas. These have busy shipping ports. There are also four main rivers in Germany. In the West is the Rhine River, the Danube is in the South, the Oder is in the East, and the Elbe and the Weser Rivers are in the north. The soi ....