Islands

During my time at home celebrating my Thanksgiving break away from college, I decided to conduct my research in an area about an hour and 30 minutes away from my home known as Sag Harbor in Southampton. Southampton is an area of Suffolk County Long Island known for beautiful homes and wonderful living conditions, including many communities/villages of wealthy, upper class citizens. Many people who are unfamiliar with the hamptons location have probably heard about its wealthy society and…

I found a mindful activity at http://www.pocketmindfulness.com/6-mindfulness-exercises-you-can-try-today/ called mindful observation. I focused on the grass in my backyard for 2 minutes. I felt extremely connected to the earth after this exercise because I felt that I was appreciating the natural world and all it has to offer. This is an exercise that I can incorporate into my daily life because it is simple and it doesn’t take much time but the lasting effect managed to stay with me all day.…

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…

accompanied by mele. The chants used very few chromatic notes and were usually sung by poets. The mele were passed down through generations to preserve the history of the kings and Akua. The kings could share their entire family history with the other islands through these performances. The most common belief among Hawaiians as to how hula began is the legend of Hi'iakaikapoliopele. The legend states that Pelehonuamea, the Akua of volcanos, was on a war path of destruction after the death…

security, there was a riot and many prisoners died along with 2 guards. But it was also good because for every 3 prisoners, there was 1 guard when at a regular prison it was 1 guard for every 20 prisoners. The also had the prison gated and it was on an island that is 1 ½ miles away from land with freezing cold water of the San Francisco Bay. It would be so hard to swim all the way to land. They also had to go through metal detectors 8 times a day and were checked 12 times a day to make sure they…

considered treason. At her trial, she was pregnant with her 16th child, but she put her foot down and would not change her views. She was banished from Massachusetts Bay colony. Hutchinson and her husband relocated to Roger Williams colony of Rhode Island. This colony was based on religious tolerance. Then in 1642 she and her family moved to New York where after a year she and most of her family were killed in an Indian…

My professional goal is to become a NBA player. I choose this professional goal, because I was playing basketball since I was young till now. Also I love to play basketball with my family’s and friends. This professional goal is important to me because I love it, and also its pretty fun playing with other teams, plus you also get paid while you playing. Sport is one of the good things that I like to do in my life. This professional goal is good to those who are not healthy because if they grew…

Nut Island case highlights the importance of having a cohesive relationship between management and the workforce. The article explains the outcome of how discrepancy between management and employees can affect the entire outcome of a project. This paper assesses the reward system and individual and team discipline of Junior League of Richmond as well as evaluation of current existing evaluation system, critical tasks and processes. Reward System Junior League of Richmond has annual award…

In 1954, William Golding wrote a book called “Lord of the Flies”, which was an allegory of real life events that were happening at the time. The fictional book is set during WWII, when a plane with a bunch of boys crashes on an island. With no adults left alive, they were forced to fend for themselves; to find a way to survive without falling into the shadow of savagery. In the end, the shadow does take over most of the boys and they go into war to try kill the only other boys who are still…

many people with different personalities were put in a place to live together as a whole. We all are different, but same as well. “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This line is from a poem called “No Man is an Island” written by John Donne. Like Donne said, I think every man is not an island, but a piece of the continent. Different personalities come…