If I could go anywhere in the United States I would go to a place that is hard to get to and few have ever been to. I really want to go to Howland Island, which is a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. It is a 3sq. mile island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There are no inhabitants, although a town was built on it in the 30's, but was destroied by a Japanese submarine. The only standing structure that is standing to day is the Earhart Day Beacon. This is a short, one-two story concrete tower that is hollow on the inside and is visible to passing ships. It was named for Amelia Earhart, who died trying to find the island on her flight around the world.
Today there is the old day beacon, an unusable landing strip intended for Earhart, foundations of the town, some aircraft wreckage, and a shallow depression in the middle of the otherwise flat island that is the site of long since dry lagoon. The rocky ground supports no vegetation higher than scrubby little plants and there is no fresh water or any source of food. The whole island is a bird sanctuary for seabirds and is visited by the US government once every 2 years. Although a permit is required to visit the island, it is unlikely anyone would care, much less notice, if you decided to travel there; which I intend to do some day.
cia.gov and wikipedia
Will,
ReplyDeleteGood blogging so far for third quarter, but you can step it up a few notches, since you are nearing your sophomore year. Your travel blog to the desolate island is very interesting. Your earlier blogs for the quarter though are too brief and full of typing errors. Make sure that you run spellcheck and proofread your own writing. Having so many errors makes the reader not take yoru writing seriously. This blog project is a major part of our English year, so it is important to put more effort into the quality of writing.
80/100 B-
Great Story!!
ReplyDeleteHi Will - Your blogs are really informing and factual. They are also very interesting and the fish app is really cool. The only thing you need to work on is your spelling, because there where several pretty obvious mistakes. Other than that, perfect!
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