Swirly Thing vs. Palms

On page 158 I saw something that looked kinda cool. It was a giant swirl of dirt, placed in a large body of water, as seen to the side. But then I thought, well, that is sort of worthless. Its not big enough to do anything on, and it is not that creative of a shape. I guess I am biased, because I have seen better. But why is this hunk of junk in the book as opposed to what I have seen? Perhaps it is because this writer refuses to include anything of Arab origin.

I bet some of you have seen what I am about to show you, but I bet there are also a large number who have not. The people of the United States tend to ignore some really cool stuff just because it does not exist between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

The structures that greatly exceed the "swirly thing" that I speak of are commonly known as Palms. They are located in the city of Dubai which is in the United Arab Emirates. For those of you who didn't do so well in geography, thats to the right of Saudi Arabia on a map. Below is a picture of one of the Palms:

There is really no denying that that thing is absolutely awesome. They are completely man made, they have roads, buildings, and houses on them..... and did I mention that they can be seen from space?

I feel that anyone writing a Humanities book needs to take a field trip to Dubai. They have structures seen from space, and they even have the world's tallest building, they have islands that are in the shape of continents, forming a miniature world. If you think the "swirly" looks cool, try googling Dubai.