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During the late 1880’s to the early 1900’s, the United States began to look overseas to expand their territorial control through imperialism in order to gain economic growth, military strength, political power, and social expansion. Imperialism is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories and was occurring as a major global trend around this time. There were a multitude of politicians, industrialists, historians, and even…

World War II was easily one of the most impactful wars in human history. It destroyed the lives of tens of thousands of people and has directly impacted the future of nearly every nation on earth. Starting with the Japanese invasion forces that spread across the Pacific Islands until the aftermath of the post-war period in the Pacific of the 50’s and 60’s, the changes wrought by the Pacific War on the island civilizations were drastic and severe. During the war, more troops were stationed on…

share. This Company will help Cineworld to expand into new markets, it’s based in the US and operates one of the largest geographically diverse theatre in the United states with 7315 screens in 561 theatres in 43 states such as Guam, Saipan, America Samoa and the district of Columbia. Regal partners are Coco Cola, Atom tickets, movie tickets.com, Fandango. The potential acquisition of Regal would therefore help provide Cineworld with highly attractive platform in the world largest cinema…

Aside from college, I cannot recall a single moment in school that I felt like my voice was heard in the classroom. I went to an elementary and a middle school in American Samoa, a small island southwest of Hawaii, where the students had to learn respect first before the teachers could educate them on school subjects. We were taught to obediently listen to the teachers with fewer questions unless we were told to do so. On the summer of my eighth grade year, my parents decided that moving to the…

Strengthen local community support services To develop holistic practice and cultural competency, community interaction may be another way to support academic achievement in school and clinical settings. As a result, the Ministry of Education (2013) has recommended strengthening of local community support services to support Pasifika education. The number of community support services is on the rise. Research by Pasikale and Wang in 1998 recognised two Pasifika organisations that were run by the…

INTRODUCTION Human trafficking is becoming increasingly popular nationwide due to economic hardships and supply and demand. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has become involved and created efforts to aid these individuals in slavery. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against his/her will. Traffickers use violence, threats, blackmail,…

When thinking of globalization in reference to traditional Japanese sumo wrestling, this concept is not one that is very forthright. First, globalization must be defined. Globalization is the compression of the world and the intensification of the consciousness of the world. Consequently, this means that the knowledge and awareness of worldviews, culture, and products are increased. As previously stated the connection between globalization and sumo wrestling in Japan is not one that is simple.…

Volunteer Service Abroad, VSA, is one of New Zealand largest, most experienced volunteer organisations, targeting international development in the wider Pacific. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it is funded by the New Zealand government, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). VSA originated in 1962, by the founding President, Sir Edmund Hillary, he passionately believed that people working together as equals had the ability to achieve incredible things (Volunteer Service…

There is a topical ongoing debate in society about whether citizenship is becoming an outdated notion in the 21st century. Citizenship refers to the “state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen” (Dictionary, 2016). In the last century, the concept of citizenship has altered drastically and in addition, there is now more then one type of citizenship in existence. Until the modern era arrived, there were only two types of citizenship; natural born or naturalised. A…

Talosanga was born on the island of Savaii, Western Samoa in 1955. His poetry has been published to audiences all over the Pacific like this piece in the book Nuanua. The poem speaks about a Polynesian boy who is growing up in the modern society; well educated, successful, and affluent. Yet, how could a boy…