Guam

the late 19th Century, the United States began to expand its territories overseas much like Great Britain, France, and Spain had done many years prior. With the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, and the acquisition of territories like the Philippines and Guam, the United States looked as though they were going to fulfill their quest in finally becoming a ‘superpower’. Supporters of imperialism believed it was time for America to expand its horizons and once again show their dominance to the rest of…

Who all has traveled out of state? Out of the country? Did it change your perspective on life? When I grew up in a town population of literally two, I was sheltered from reality. All my friends lived the same as me. We went to church on Sundays, had bonfires and BBQ’s on Friday nights, went to the pool on Saturdays… life was perfect and I felt protected and safe. On Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, I was pretty close to self actualization. This all changed, though, when I moved to the other side of…

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, also known as L. Ron Hubbard was an author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. Scientology is a religion based off of a fiction piece of work, Dianetics. Dianetics describes a program of self improvement and spiritual awakening and continues to be the Scientology bible. The church currently has over seven hundred churches, missions and groups, and Dianetics still sells over four hundred thousand copies a year. As a result of L. Ron Hubbard’s determination,…

The historic period of exploration started in the 1400s. Many navigators are known for exploring parts of the globe. Christopher Columbus is known for discovering the Americas in 1492 . Jacques Cartier found Canada by sailing up the ST Lawrence river and claimed it for France in 1534 . Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil in the 1500s . The main reason these explorations started was to find direct trade routes to Asia. They were looking for Asia because at that time it was the land of spices…

says, “more than 14 million men, women,and children have been forced to skedaddle homes, town,and countries because they are afraid to stay”. In Inside Out And Back Again, page 96 stanza 1-2, ‘Tent City’, it says, “We have landed on a island called Guam...many other arrived before us and are living in green tents and sleeping costs.” Based on this, the reader could see the number of people that always have to skedaddle their homes and the same number of people that have to find a place to stay.…

and Mother go through many socialistic challenges of being accepted into their environment and many personal challenges of fleeing a country that many people may go through. The family was forced to get on tightly packed boats to a refugee camp in Guam, to get to the United States and be free. On their to freedom, the family had to go through many challenges that all refugees go through such as getting bullied, not being treated equally, and missing loved…

We actually fell in love with it right away I ate Ramen at least once every week and curry so many times I couldn’t even count! And while I was there, I was able to travel because of the mission that I supported. I’ve been to Mainland Japan, Alaska, Guam and Singapore. It was such a lovely tour. I hated it when I got the news that I was getting moved here at Hill AFB UT because leaving and saying goodbye to a place that you got so attached into and loved was hard and I am more homesick of…

Jack in the box is an American fast-food restaurant. The first “Jack in the Box opened in 1951 and expanded to the East and Midwest under ownership of Ralston Purina Co.”(Kramer) They have “more than 2,200 quick-serve restaurants in 21 states and Guam” (Jackintheboxinc) making Jack in the box one of the leading fast-food chains in the nation. Since Jack in the box acknowledges that customers like to customize their food order, they do not make the food items until a customer orders it, making…

Booming South Korea South Korea is booming in every realm of industries from technology to military they continue to advance and surprise the world with their accomplishments. South Korea has come a long way from basically starting from scratch after the Korean War. South Korea have continued to grow rapidly and are technologically advanced, a distinguished economy and have a modernized military defense. South Korea is a well diverse geographical place to travel to with all the…

out they continued to let me play. I immensely appreciated their faith and grace in me. Towards the end of the tournament, I started to improve a lot and I also got the chance to meet some people from different schools, such as Korea, Hong Kong, and Guam. It was an amazing experience for me and I can’t wait for next years…