Lighthouse

1.Why do you wish to be part of the Equity and Inclusion Team? For my whole life, I have been subjected to racial stereotypes. Being a Korean-American, I am put in a box, made for other people to push me in. This has not only suppressed my confidence in sharing my heritage, but has also scared me that I would be generalized in a negative manner. Surprisingly, I have not met a single person who has asked me what ethnicity I am before assuming that I am Chinese. This happened a lot in my…

Waimanalo, Hawaii One of the main reasons people like to travel is to get away from the day to day schedule of working and going to school. However, there are a handful of people who travel for the adventure that certain destinations could bring them. One of the most important things is to get out and do things, live life to the fullest and never settle for the norm of day to day life. Waimanalo is a little town just 30 minutes outside of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Despite Hawaii…

Ignorant New World Why do people laugh? Is it an effect from a witty joke, a nervous tic, or perhaps a humorous accident? Whatever the reason is, laughter is a contagious and social occurrence. In the book, Brave New World, there are many circumstances where laughter takes place. However, the people in the book are not necessarily aware of what they are laughing about. It is not that they are replacing thinking with laughter, instead, they do not have the ability to comprehend what they are…

Alcatraz is an Island located 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California, United States in the San Francisco Bay. The Island was originally developed for a lighthouse, a military fort, a military prison, and a federal prison. This was like this from 1933 until 1963 and has since been changed to an official National Historical Landmark as of 1986. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Areas and is open to tours. Out of the 1576 prisoners on Alcatraz, only a few were…

Do you know where the first battle in the Civil War was located? That first battle was located at Fort Sumter, and was one of the most historic battles to ever happen on U.S. soil. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina, which was a very important place to win because the state was undecided on which side to choose in the conflict. Many people do not realize the importance of this battle, and the conflicts leading up to it. Due to the major conflicts Fort Sumter brought it was definite the…

shrink into the neutron rich dense ball. Finding of the pulsars which are the leftover of supernova releasing emission became the first evidence of Zwiki. Her findings proved that neutrons stars are composed of strong magnetic field and spin like the lighthouse, releasing beam every time it spins. Also the finding of the pulsars led to acceptance of existence of the black hole. If the pulsars are 1mm denser than it was it would turn to black hole. Existence of the pulsars led to believe that…

In the mid-1800s, the United States could be identified as a ticking time-bomb on the brink of Civil War. One direct cause of the Civil War was the secession declarations of South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. Their willingness to secede from the Union is an undeniable example of how divided the country was at this time. When the government denies inalienable rights of the people, according to the Constitution the people have a right to abolish it. This idea is acknowledged by the…

There 's a quote I was told by my father when I was a little girls. When I was feeling despondent or was unable to accomplish a task he would say, “You were strong yesterday, you are strong today, and you will be strong tomorrow.” Due to my adolescence state I didn 't think much of the quote and the inspiring meaning surrounding his wise words. It pleases me to say that peering back on my past I can discern the effect my father 's words had on shaping me into the person that I am today. A girl…

Music is usually something that everyone can relate to. Music has conformed over many years and will continue too many years to come. The numerous genres of music have made it possible to touch many different lives, because not everyone likes the same music. Music is something that is different to everyone. Some may use music to help lift their spirit, and then someone else may use it to calm down their self. No matter how you use music in your own individual way, it is something that our world…

For example, in Cambodia they offer five holistic programs designated for female sex trafficking victims in the Cambodian region. The first program “Lighthouse” acts as a safe-space the minute a sex trafficking victim gets brought to their door. It acts as a haven for girls who have been recently victimized and have escaped or been rescued. This multifaceted program finds summation in the final regiments:…