Field Island

In Anton Chekhov's 1904 play The Cherry Orchard, a Russian family who is used to a life of riches begin to experience the hardships of poverty. Due to an extreme amount of carelessness and selfishness, the mother of the estate Lyubov Andreevna Ranvskaya loses the funds that have been allowing her to keep her family in a comfortable position financially. Throughout the play, Chekhov uses many items to represent symbolism, such as the cherry orchard itself to represent the golden age of…

In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, human nature is placed conspicuously in view as a group of British boys find themselves stranded alone on an island without any adults to supervise or lead them. The conflict between the human as a civilized entity and the human as an unsophisticated animal are represented by two of the main characters in the novel, Ralph and Jack, respectively. Being in their youth and thus not totally biased towards the workings of a civilized, adult world,…

the indigenous people. The word Ainu is compared with Kamuy for gods meaning people and human. In the thirteenth century, Ainu settled their traditions and culture in the Northern part of Hokkaido, Northern part of Honshu (the main island of Japan), and the Kuril Islands which are the Chishima for Japanese. The settlements of Ainu were called ainu mosir, which meant, the great peaceful land, and located near the ocean. Their method of earning was fishing and hunting. Their languages were totally…

York’s Coney Island as his main catalyst to define the changes people were going through at the time. The late 1800s and early 1900s really served as a great time of change in the United States. The coherent set of values that were prevalent throughout the 1800s were beginning to change and people were beginning to…

Conflict grips the World in 2014: civil war rages in Syria, ISIS ravages Iraq, and Ukraine remains a battleground. These conflicts resemble Mister Pip’s setting, 1990s New Guinea, in which rebels combat government forces, pressuring the inhabitants of Bougainville, a small village, including the widow Dolores, her daughter Matilda, and Matilda’s teacher, Mr. Watts, to make quick decisions regarding their essential values. In each of the three cases, the characters make hasty choices because they…

When deciding what you want to do post high school, you must take a serious look in the mirror and not only evaluate what you are good at, but what you want to do with your life. Some say do what makes you happy. Others say do what will make you the most money. I was lucky enough that my major holds true to both of these ideals. It is a competitive world, especially in a business environment. That sense of being a competitor is one of the driving reasons behind me wanting to attain my MBA and…

they will not comply with external authorities like the international standards set by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Value of the disputed areas: Besides maritime claims among sovereign states, the Spratly and the Paracel Islands are also involved. The interests extend from acquiring fishing areas for exploitation of crude oil and natural gas as well as major shipping lanes. By the numbers these particular regions are of great importance for the development of the…

plant. Following this, they planted four Churches in 2001. None, however, was in Victoria Island. In 2002, Rev. Amos Achi Kunat, became the pastor of New Estate Baptist Church. Later in 2004, he made a presentation to the Church…

One place you should go to is Grand Cayman. In September 2016, I went on a cruise on the Carnival Breeze. The Carnival Breeze left from Galveston, Texas. It was a seven-day cruise that stopped at three ports. The three ports were Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We had four sea days and three port days. The days at sea were very different than the days at port. My favorite day out of all seven days was the fourth day. The fourth day we stopped at Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman was beautiful.…

Allow me to begin by expressing that I regret my actions that have led to me writing this letter. In the fall of 2014 I decided to begin my college career; however, this later proved to be a mistake for multiple reasons. During the summer before the fall semester, I met a girl which led to the first relationship that I have ever had. I spent every night with her and stayed awake, most nights, until five in the morning, disrespected my parents, and began calling out of work. These poor habits…