Samoans

Within the novels The Day of the Locust and The Grapes of Wrath, both authors create meaning through the use of symbols, metaphor and allegory. Both novels, The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, were published in 1939, a year of high tension both within America and the world on a whole. Nazism seemed ready to sweep through Europe, Communist Russia looked an unlikely ally and, within its own boarders, America was still recovering from both the…

culture. Due to Hawaii’s melting pot, The culture of Hawaii has evolved into one where various ethnicities gather together, but don’t fully blend, creating a whole new identity with their ethnicity and local society. Koreans, Filipinos, Japanese, Samoans, and many more ethnicities have part…

that there are different kinds of people living in New Zealand. So after looking this thing, they have hired different employees related to different cultures. They are having employees from different communities like Chinese, Indians, Maoris, and Samoans etc which can give the customer service to their community people if needed. How quality service is implemented and monitored Quality services are implemented by rewarding to customers and employees, responding to the need of customers,…

I am a Tongan descendant born in American Samoa speaking both Tongan and Samoan. I come from a low-income family and I am a first generation college student. Having the opportunity to continue my education is vital for me to be an example and a role model for my family to follow. I am the second of six siblings and the first to seek a higher education. My family is my number one motivator and even though they cannot afford to pay for my education, their love and support is enough to push me to…

With the billions of people out there in the world living today, it causes a lot of cultures to arise. On the other hand, all these different cultures ancient or modern, are not a negative thing, in fact, it is not only positive, but also significant, with the diverse world we live in today. With that being said, the Meras were a small, yet significant ancient civilization with a rich and long culture, known to few till this day. They were a highly advanced, ancient society living near what…

Introduction Languages are becoming an increasingly important part of the world’s society today. Through the rise of technology and communication, the English language especially (among others) has progressively become more and more popular throughout the world. Yet some people have trouble learning even the world’s most widely spoken second language. (Bloomsbury International, 2013) To understand ‘Why English is often described as one of the hardest languages to learn and how do different…

Anthropology appeared as a distinct field of study during the nineteenth century. Europe’s successful efforts in geographical exploration, and the colonization of the America facilitated public intrigue regarding the relationship between human evolution, nature and culture. Early anthropological theory was highly concerned with the classification of cultures and peoples along a static, evolutionary timeline, ascending from savagery to barbarism, and finally to civilization, typified by European…

the reproductive organs, height, voice, abundancy of hair, lactation, etc. While our culture believes in the division between genders, that concept isn’t universal. For example, the Berdache sometimes dressed as the opposite sex occasionally or the Samoan culture, where sexually identified males have masculine and feminine traits. 2. A health social movement is a cause around the health care system. Groups and/or organizations come together in order to address medical concerns that effects the…

Introduction When tasked with the assignment of interviewing a person that considers himself or herself culturally marginalized, the first person that came to mind was Melissa DelRio. Melissa is a close friend and former social worker for the Department of Health and Welfare. Melissa has advocated for the needs of her own children, patients and other families within the community for as long as I have known her. Lineage Melissa was born to Diane and Ray Martos, in San Diego California.…

Investigate and Discuss Creativity in Early Childhood Education. The aim of this paper is to discuss what is the definition of creativity in early childhood education. To do this we first need to understand what creativity is and I think this quote by Linda Niamen (cited online 2016) “Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways to find hidden patterns” sums it up perfectly for me. So it’s…