Easter Island

1) I have never chosen to read a nonfiction book on my own time because when I think nonfiction I oftentimes think of something boring and dry. The ones I have read have been strictly informational and in general very uninteresting. However, I am excited to read a biography as as of late there have been quite a few I have wanted to read and I think I will find them more interesting than what I traditionally associate with nonfiction books. 2) I am reading the memoir Let's Pretend This Never…

Suffolk Men’s Lacrosse Over and Out The Suffolk County Community College Men’s Lacrosse season came to an end this past Saturday. After beating ASA College by a sore of 13-10, Suffolk advanced to the Region 15 Championship. Unfortunately, Suffolk had to face a familiar rival, Nassau County Community College. Nassau has always had a target pinned to their back. According to the NCC website, Nassau has never had a losing season. Since the program’s inception in 1966, Nassau has won 21 NJCAA…

A rescue attempt was immediately sent and became the most extensive search in naval history. On July 19th, after spending 4 million on her search, the United States finally called off the operation. In 1938, a lighthouse was built on Howland Island in her memory. And all around the U.S., there are streets, buildings, schools, and airports that are named after Amelia. Atchison, Kansas became a became a virtual home and shrine. Amelia Earhart awards are given…

planned and the plane crashed in hawaii. Later on a seconmd mission now attempting to cross from a west-to-east direection, amelia and her flight naviagtor dissapereaed in the area of New Guinea to a small isnalnd in the mid-Pacific called Howland Island. Amelia Earhearts body was nebvr found. Alough her death was tragic, her story lives on today ispriging people because of her endless determination during a sexist time and fro over coming every callenge and becoming the first women to cross the…

In August of 1587, a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, which is now called North Carolina. Later in the year, John White, a governor, would sail back to England to get food and other tools that they needed. However, once he arrived, a major war broke out between England and Spain. Therefore, Queen Elizabeth I called every sailor to help defeat the Spanish Armada. When John White came back from England in 1590, there was not a trace on where everyone went or what…

The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the most amazing natural and physical environments in America. Spanning from grassy fields up to the jagged mountains of the Cascades, down to the many islands in the waterways of Puget Sound. I am fortunate enough to call this land home. I have lived here my whole life and have no intention of leaving. For some it's a mountain conversely for some it's a tiny hole-in-the-wall coffee shop, a beach, a road, a bed, a view, a place to call their own, but for…

meal will come from. Both Castaway and Life of Pi revolve around men alone, taken away from the comforts of society and facing impossible odds. Castaway is about a FedEx employee named Chuck Noland, the only survivor of a plane crash, who lands on an island and is forced to spend four years there. Similarly, Life of Pi is about a boy named Pi Molitor Patel. Pi is the only survivor of a shipwreck and survives for 227 days in a lifeboat with a tiger. Throughout their journeys, both Chuck and Pi…

Contextual and Biographical Background In a typical military organization, fighter pilots are considered among the most challenging, stressful, and specialized positions to see combat. These aerial soldiers have uses as varied as any other military branch, often being used for things like soldier/cargo transport, air support, or direct air-to-air combat. Starting in World War I, single-seater fighter planes became more effective, and henceforth a large contributor to air victories. This trend…

Power is the skill for someone or something to have influence . Lord of the Flies by William Golding discloses a story of some schoolboys that are stranded on an uninhabited island during the time of war due to a plane crash. On the island, the boys live in a self-created society and selfmade rules while they hope to get rescued soon. Some boys have unique powers and knowledge to survive well in wild conditions. The discovery of the conch shell and Ralph’s organizational skills, Piggy’s glasses…

tree. I am forced, out of lack of other options, to believe they all went to live with a group of Natives who live on an island called…