Micronesia

During this semester, we have read many chapters and articles and have had many discussions about issues related to culture in our work. What, if anything, in your opinion, does the article by Munoz add to our knowledge about cultural issues in our work places? Is there anything mentioned in the article that you can add to your approach to practice that has not been mentioned in our readings previously? What is your impression of the research methods used and the way in which the research was…

all relates back to the theme of; things can change and be shifted in a mere second. Some of these huge shifts or “tips” include the rise of Sesame Street and its educational virus, the smoking trend, the rise of HIV/AIDs or even the suicides of Micronesia, regardless of the topic these all caused major shifts in society and the world we know and live in. Wonder where exactly am I getting this information from? It’s from the very well-written book titled “The Tipping Point” by Gladwell…

Introduction • A shoe brand called the Hush Puppies became popular out of nowhere between 1994-1995. • The crime rates in New York dropped drastically in 1995. • When small factors causes something to become an epidemic or trend, it is known as a "Tipping Point". Chapter One- The Three Rules of Epidemics • There are three rules of a tipping point: Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, and the Power of Context. • These rules can be used to explain why STD epidemics such as syphilis and HIV…

When I was seven years old, I moved here to Washington. I came from a small island in Micronesia called Yap. Culture back in Yap was very different from culture here in Washington. I needed a little time to get used to how things worked in America. Some aspects of my culture that differ from the culture in Washington are the food, we generally eat rice with almost everything. Another aspect of my culture was music, there is a variety of music here in the states. Back home, my family and…

Bill Ezzard has always loved reading and writing even to this day. From keeping journals while traveling, telling ghost stories around a campfire with his friends cheering him on, to an advanced fantasy novel manuscript similar to "The Hobbit." He always had a passion to write. Imitation is the best form of praise, a quote from Mr. Ezzard is one of the reasons why he wrote "The Magerian Power." The Magerian Power" was started when he was twelve and was a story much like The Hobbit by J.R.R…

Two new fossil representatives of plant bugs of the family Miridae that belong to the subfamily Psallopinae: Psallops eocenicus sP. nov. and Psallops bitterfeldi sP. nov. from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene) are described as new specimens. These representatives of Psallopinae are one of the oldest fossil bugs of the recent genus Psallops to be known to date. Keywords Heteroptera, Miridae, Psallopoinae, Psallops, new species, Eocene Baltic amber. Introduction The extinct Psallopinae are important for…

If he had to locate Pohnpei and Micronesia on a map, he would most likely answer, “Huh? I never heard of it.” Promoted to lieutenant, Ed Canfield is now in charge of the department’s narcotics division. Lieutenant Andrew Riley retired, his career cut short by Bottomly. On his last…

The mosquito-borne flavi-virus known as the Zika virus was originally found in the Zika forest of Uganda in 1947. Zika first was found in a febrile rhesus macaque monkey and later identified in Aedes africanus mosquitoes from the same forest. The first three cases of human infection were reported in 1954 in Nigeria. The first of the recurring events in humans arrived from Africa and Asia in past years. However, not until 2007, on Yap Island that a major widespread was conveyed. Zika infections…

The political, social, and monetary qualities of the early states in the Sudanic belt and Sub-Saharan belts of Africa, the Meso-America and Andean South America, and the Pacific incorporated a wide range of and comparative angles. To start, the Sudanic realms (Sudanic Belt and Sub-Saharan Belt) were an extremely directing gathering of states situated underneath the Sahara leave. Their economy comprised of cows, agribusiness, and angling, which is fundamentally the same as a week ago's…

divided into two chains. In this case it’s the western group, or Ralik chain; and the eastern group, or Ratak chain. These islands are of coral reef types and rise only a few feet above sea level. The country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country consists of 29 atoll and also 5 isolated islands. The Marshall Islands flag features the symbolic representation of the islands’ place within the ocean. It was officially adopted on May 1st, 1979. The colors of the Marshall…