Pacific Rim

Historical Source Essay #2 Polynesians are, and have always been a spiritual people, relying on the Gods or spirits throughout their lives for guidance, as we see in the story of Laiekawai. Hawaiians are no exception when it comes to myths and signs from Heaven through dreams and the skies. Malaekahana’s first born were all daughters who were put to death at birth because of the vow that her husband had taken until he had received a Son as first born, so in her last pregnancy she sought the…

Ever since the immigration act of 1965 went into action, many foreigners came to Hawaii to seek for a better life. People left their homeland due to political, economical, and survival issues. Leaving their homeland by migrating to America was opening the door to opportunity. Since so many people of different ethnicities lived in Hawaii, the Hawaiian culture became diluted, which allowed other ethnicities to throw in a piece of their culture into the local culture. Due to Hawaii’s melting pot,…

I will be very sorry if I don’t get back to you to see you when your first born, but I’m stuck on the Sandwich Islands to refit the ships for our next whaling adventure. It’s been taking longer than normal and missionaries have started coming here. All of the islands are very peaceful and they have many different customs than us. Some of our crew has started staying here getting jobs and building homes. There have been a lot more people coming here and we have been complaining a lot of the…

Question 4- The perfect destination for the romantic niche market is the Hawaiian Islands. Here, the clients can be sure to have an experience of beaches, beautiful sunsets, tropical gardens, relaxing accommodations and dining experiences to remember. With this, the client can even listen to the waves of the ocean as they sit by it watching the sunsets on the warm nights. Then, during the days there can be water sports, sightseeing and sunny beaches to enjoy. Oahu offers things to do for the…

In the Life of Pie by YANN MARTEL the excerpt “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” felt important to the advancement of the plot. I felt that this excerpt mainly told the whole story of the book. In the zoo people wanted to find the most dangerous animal so PI father set up a booth with a curtain. In the booth was a mirror and when people opened the curtain they find out that it was them all along. In the later part of the book Pi was in a heavy predicament. He was pinned…

A drive from Maine to California takes approximately five hours. One of the persons I would love to accompany me on such a journey is Hannibal Hamlin. His name might not be a household name, but he served as a Vice President under one of America’s forefathers, President Abraham Lincoln. Hannibal Hamlin had direct insight and input to the development of America and its founding principles. Additionally, Hannibal was a member of the Senate, and am sure the journey would be quite intriguing. As a…

As you can see in the chart titled “Alaska's ASFR 2000 & 2010” above, the Age-Specific fertility (ASFR) rates differ very much in 2010 compared to 2000. The Age Specific Fertile Rate is also abbreviated as ASFR; it is the number of live births per 1000 women. It is focused on a certain age group in an area at a specific point in time. While looking at the Age specific fertility rate graph for 2000 for all age groups, it quickly increases at the beginning and then slowly begins to decrease as…

Oceania and today’s society have very much in common including: how certain countries are managed, how the commonwealth carry themselves in reaction to governmental control, and the aftermath of the maltreatment implemented. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the superstate of Oceania, consisting of the countries Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, and Southern Africa, was run by a group called the Party. The Party ran the country based upon a totalitarian/ dictatorship government, which put…

In the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,300 miles north of New Zealand, there is a country that is made of 300 islands and 540 islets. These islands combined form the republic of Fiji. Out of all 300 islands, only about 150 are inhabited by humans. The largest island is Viti Levu, also known as Great Fiji, and the capital is Suva. Fiji is a democratic country, with the government system set up very similar to the United States. Sports are also popular in Fiji, such as rugby and soccer. My goal…

Fleet of boats were used as intimidation as well The same belief in the Manifest Destiny that pushed Americans to settle the entire United States led Americans to seek colonies in other parts of the world What America wanted: American port in the Pacific Japan held large amounts of coal Safe harbours- assistance in case of shipwrecked sailors Fillmore authorized a naval expedition to Japan to return shipwrecked Japanese sailors and request that stranded Americans in Japan be sent back to the US…