Fresno Pacific University

Greetings classmates, The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific. The manifest destiny belief was even put into practice in the 20th-century. The Panama Canal was a representation of the United States' power in the region. The United States did not lose control of the canal until 1999. China is the top exporter and is having a greater influence in the region. Container ships and cruise ships pass through the canals bringing money to the region. The canal gave the United States…

Love Locks This past summer I travelled to Tofino and had the great, good fortune to find myself exploring the Wild Pacific Trail. Over 9 km long, the trail winds along the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island. Waves crashing on the rocks below, giant cedars towering overhead, it is unquestionably an authentic west coast experience. Inspired by the breathtaking vista, I stopped for a few minutes to savour the view. As I gazed out across the mighty ocean swell, my eyes came to rest on a…

Alina Kravchenko — Open-Net Salmon Farming in British Columbia — Minister of Agriculture and the Provincial Aquaculture Program (BC Government) "A Competitiveness Survey of the British Columbia Salmon Farming Industry." British Columbia. PricewaterhouseCoopers, n.d. Web. 26 May 2015. . • Canada is the world’s fourth largest producer of farmed salmon, after Norway, Chile, and UK. • US is the largest import market for salmon, and because Canada and US are close trading partners, BC constitutes…

My grandparents grew up in Hawaii and they moved to America in 1938. I remember them telling me that they met in Hawaii and that Hawaii will always be their home. Whenever I go to Mimi (grandma) and Yaya’s (grandpa) house Mimi would show me pictures about the way she lived and Yaya loves telling me stories about how their people lived in Hawaii. Did you know the volcano was made in 1762 and didn’t erupt until 1874. Mimi told me that my father was born in Hawaii but he only lived there for 6…

Low Lifespan ` Native Hawaiians have been statistically shown to have a lower lifespan. In 2005 the average age for Native Hawaiians was 24.6 years which is the lowest in the state compared to the median age for Non-Native Hawaiians that was 38.5 (Naya, 2007, 15). This low representation of elderly Native Hawaiians can be related back to their low socioeconomic status. It has been shown that Native Hawaiians in general have a higher rate of obesity, many chronic conditions, and greater poverty…

The construction of the Panama channel came from a French construction team in the 1880s, but around 1896, the President and the Senate of the United States were interested in establishing a canal across Panama to South America, with some favoring a canal across Nicaragua and others advocating the purchase of the French interests in Panama. The French manager of the New Panama Canal Company, Phillipe Bunau-Varilla, who was seeking American involvement, asked for $100 million, but accepted $40…

Post-apocalyptic Hawaii The population of Hawaii is dying. People are dying from left to right from the disease that the kelp contracted. In quadrant L, we are dying from starvation. The scientist have to figure out on how to stop the disease from spreading and to find a new food resource before we all die from starvation. Scientist hasn’t found anything to explain the contagious disease from the kelp and how to stop it from spreading to others. We will not be able to live our long lives. We…

You’re stranded in the ocean, with a Bengal tiger with many dangerous events coming towards you, trying to survive for a long time with limited supplies, Pi had to go through in the 2001 novel by Yann Martel. I’ll say a few things about what I like and dislike and whom I would recommend it too. One of the things I liked about Life of Pi is the details he used to describe nature. It helped me vividly feel like I was in the book, for an example the text “The water was shot through with…

Hulihe‘e Palace is located in historic Kailua-Kona on Ali‘i Drive. The Palace was originally built out of lava rock during the Kingdom of Hawai‘i on land known as Kalāke‘e, a former residence of Kamehameha the Great. The Palace itself was first home to High Chief John Adams Kuakini, brother of Ka‘ahumanu the favorite wife of Kamehameha, and later home to more members of Hawaiian royalty than any other residence in Hawai‘i. Hulihe‘e Palace consists of six large graciously appointed rooms, two…

the United States. Without the leadership of our beloved emperor and the efforts of the flowers of the Japanese soldiers, we would be under the perils of the United States' inky black tentacles right now. We were able to sink every single American Pacific carrier, no battleships were left behind. The Americans were greatly unprepared and were no match for our brave imperial forces. We attacked the beast with a preemptive strike. We easily took Wake island, Guam, Shanghai, the Philippines, and…