Guyana

A former member of the People’s Temple cult once said: “Don’t drink the Kool Aid”. You may not be familiar with this saying but this is in reference to the 1978 cult mass-suicide that took place in Jonestown, Guyana. Jim Jones, the leader of the group, convinced every single one of his followers to move to Jonestown. Later in the year he hosted a party for his followers where he then commanded his flock to commit a mass suicide by inducing a cup full of grape-flavored…

Doris Rambohan, female, 66 years old, widower, disabled The first person that I interviewed was my grandmother. She was born in 1949 and is considered to be a Baby Boomer She is currently 66 years old and a widower. Her husband had a stroke years ago and at the age of 73, he passed away. He retired before that, and he started to get social security benefits because he was disabled after he had a stroke. After he passed away, his social security benefits were passed down to my grandmother. Social…

Social Media has been widely used around the world, most especially teenagers. Social media is the collective of online communication channels dedicated to community-based interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. (2016 September). Retrieved from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/social-media. Social media has been widely used among people, especially the teenagers. The most popular social networking websites for teenagers are Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter. Social…

In his publication, Introduction to Realistic Philosophy, John Wild unravels the social order of human life. The foundation of social order is constructed by arguing how human social interactions differ from any other living organism. Humans and mammals (closest biological ancestor) are both social by nature. Humans need others to mature mentally and physically. We gravitate toward others (friends, family, romantic relationships). Mammals like buffalo travel in herds across the great plains.…

Southeastern University has a culturally and geographically diverse student population with a strong sense of community, which I believe is the perfect fit for me. I have a very diverse cultural background baring the fact that my parents were born in Guyana, South America where we are of Indian descent. I have also been very captivated and fascinated by the fact that Nova Southeastern University provides students with the opportunity to join various student organizations that celebrate the…

The Amazon Rainforest is located in 9 different countries, but more than half of it (around 60%) is located in Brazil. The rest of the 40% can be found in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Image: Map of the Amazon Rainforest. Unique characteristics: The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests, in the Congo Basin and Indonesia, combined. The Amazon River is by far, the world's largest river by…

of the country Brazil, you may think a beautiful country, a great tourist attraction, or a great place to take a vacation. What you did not know is that isn’t always the case. Located in South America, Brazil is bordered by French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela to the North; Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to the East; Uruguay to the South; and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. There are several ups and downs to not only this country but many others too. Brazil is the largest…

NEWS STORY SUMMARY Dr.Raffael Ernst and colleagues at the Senckenberg Natural History Collections studied how abandoned forest roads in the rainforest of Central Guyana impact amphibian diversity. The study suggest that these roads serve as a sanctuary for amphibians during severe dry periods to enhance their survival and reproduction. For example, the water-filled potholes of roads act as spawning grounds. Researchers suggest these roads should not be disturbed as they are advantageous to…

Computer Scientist is also really high. Picking a white-collar job like this would surely make me gain the honor and prestige that I want society to acknowledge me for. Currently I’m a middle class citizen. But before I came to America, I lived in Guyana for at most 5 years. When I transitioned into the American society, I remembered my parents struggling to provide for our family. So at that point one could say that we were apart of the lower class. However, Weber stated that in society it is…

Martelet et al. (2006) used Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering algorithm to classify airborne gamma-ray spectrometry data in French Guyana and noticed that ferralitic and bauxitic duricrusts display elevated U, Th content relative to K. In West Africa, Grimaud et al. (2015) used the Th/K ratio images to map the extent of the High glacis regolith surface. Regolith landform-maps were derived…