Essay On Easter Island

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As Abraham Lincoln said “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Meaning, whatever you want to be try to be the best you can at it. Easter Island is one of the most famous island there is but it started out not being that popular. The Moai land, history and mysteries, and statues are some of the different elements that make Easter Island what it is today. a mystery. Easter Island was founded by Dutch explorers in 1722. History.com recently stated, “ Easter Island roughly covers 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean.” Scared sites recently said, “ Easter Island is one of the world’s most famous yet least visited archaeological sites.” Meaning that it is famous ground but archaeologists hardly go there. (land paragraph) History.com stated, “ The first inhabbits of Easter Island are believed to have arrived in an organized party of emigrants around 300-400 A.D.” History.com also stated, “ Easter Island was annexed by Chile in the late 19th …show more content…

Later, visitors reported on more statues that have fallen as the years pass.” History.com said, “ Easter Island’s most dramatic claim to fame is an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many centuries.” (statue paragraph) The Moai statues make Easter Island what it is today. If the statues weren’t in South America, South America might not be the South America that it is known as today. The statues are what helps Easter Island become so famous. Easter Island today would not be the same if people didn’t carve the statues to make it such a breathtaking

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