Pacific Islands Forum

The allegory, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is a fictional novel about a plane crash on an island without any adults. The setting of the book is an island; “the shore was fledged with palm trees. These stood or declined against the light and their green feathers were 100 feet up in the air.” And that the is,and is hot and tropical; “here and there, little breezes crept over the water beneath a haze of heat”. There are three main conflicts in this novel, they are a conflict with nature,…

Doctrine of Perpetual Growth – Robbin’s presents the idea of perpetual growth, an earmark of capitalism, which is defined just as it sounds: an idea or believe that a society or culture can experience an everlasting growth within their economy. Western culture holds on to this idea of perpetual growth, and through agents such as capitalism, modernism, industrialism, they attempt to make it possible. As such, it is pertinent to understand the belief of perpetual growth because the aforementioned…

Since the beginning of the “working woman,” women everywhere have been earning less than men for equal work. On average, women make only 80% of what men do. This gap in the American workforce is a prevalent issue that has led to the revolution of women everywhere, demanding equal pay. The main issue, however is that many people don’t care enough to actually implement a change. When looking at this topic through the ethical lense, it is easy to see that there are varying viewpoints on the wage…

ocean crashing onto the sandy white beaches. The sand on the beaches does not feel like the beach in Panama City Beach; it does not stick to you as much and it is easier to get off. The sand is bigger grains than one might be used to. On some of the islands in Hawaii, there are black sand beaches where the sand…

This paper is about the Chile and Easter Island.The Easter Island is right off the west coast of Chile.It is 2,700 km or 2,300 miles. This island is very isolated and inhabited with only 5,761 people living there(in 2012). The area of this island is 63.17 mi2. Easter Island’s capital is Hanga Roa. This island is famed for the wonderful archaeological sites with around 900 monumental statues. These statues were made between the 10th -16th century, They are called moai, having large heads and…

There is a place where many people go to for a wonderful vacation, it’s called Tome Island. It is fifty miles north of Hawaii, I don’t just visit, I live here. This isn’t a regular island, the grass was more green than a green marker or paint brush, beautiful crystal blue waters and bright white sand. But that's not the kicker, the kicker is that Is wasn’t just formed, it was made. Beautiful creatures built it, they are like giant white birds who can blow massive winds and fly up to 190mph, we…

very real danger to living here. This is epically true if you reside or visit the Big Island, home of Mauna Kea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Keck Observatory. Even though Mauna Kea is the largest volcano on Earth it remains dormant and possess very little threat or hazard to mankind. The true danger comes from Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Over the decades Mauna Kea has spawned countless lava flow on the big island of Hawaii (see illustration below). Mauna Loa alone has erupted 32 times…

Easter Island was remote speck of land. A forested island with an ample supply of fruits, nuts, and small animals. This was until humans started to use up all of the islands resources. This island was great for settlers who wanted to start a new colony. But, with a rising population it confronts shrinking resources. Destruction of the forest resulted in extinction of many exotic animals and birds. Humans were destroying this diverse forest by using all of its resources. Before human…

spend, and the poor know how to spend what little money they have. Therefore, while the rich provide the means for the poor to improve society, the poor will teach them how they can use their money to do so as well, In Zapiro's cartoon World Economic Forum, the annual meeting of international leaders of industry, government, and academia in Davos, Switzerland to propose solutions to global economic issues is depicted. One might expect these leaders to approach the issues with a significant…

Sireen Tamrakar identifies herself as a global citizen who is dedicated to bring positive change in others around her. Currently working on her Business Administration major in concentration in Finance and Marketing, she is passionate about working with people and building positive relationships so that she will be able to help them in the future. She values full dedication and operational results in any work she does. Sireen is an upbeat and active leader at Westminster College who is…