US Virgin Islands

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This paper attempts to ascertain both the similarities and the differences between the United States and the United States Virgin Islands. The paper compares and contrasts the differences with the United States in general and especially in regards to specific states and geographical areas as compared to the islands. Additionally, the paper addresses the issues of physical patterns, population patterns and human patterns, as well as issues concerning socio-cultural, economic and political concerns.

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"The problems of the mainland are to a small degree felt in the culture of the islands, but much of the life in the islands is concerned with the day-to-day tasks required of small resort countries. The overall effects of the culture imported on a daily basis from America seem to complement the culture(s) already established and flourishing there. A service-oriented culture such as the one that seems to be required by the paradise found on the US Virgin Islands is one that requires the people to be hard-working and diligent in providing those services. A comparison can be the mainland ski resorts in Colorado that seek to provide the tourist industry with all the amenities that a skier could want. The natural beauty of the snow-packed Colorado mountains can be favorably compared to the coral reefs provided by the Virgin Islands, and the services provided by the people of both areas are comparable as well."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Agardy, T., (2004) America's coral reefs: Awash with problems, Issues in Science and Technology, Vol 20, No. 2, pp 35 - 42
• Shotwell, T.A., (2004) Mandatory prayer in public schools: The British Virgin Islands school system, The Negro Educational Review, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 197 - 208
• Sidetrip: Virgin Islands National Park, (2006) National Parks, Vol. 80, No. 1, p. 49
• Stout, G., Sanctuary, Runner's World, Vol. 42, No. 12, p. 63

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