Samoans

Society Science explains many of the things in today’s world that, just decades or centuries ago, were complete mysteries. One of the things science has made clear is the fact that sexuality is very biologically based and driven. While this is truthful, it is not one hundred percent accurate. Sexuality is biologically based, yes, but it is shaped by society. Biology defines sex as the way humans reproduce. Sociology takes this definition and furthers it by adding that, while it is how humans…

who is half Samoan and half black in regards to his race. He would said, “go sit in the back like how it was meant to be”. Majority of the youth would laughed along with the instructor because it was meant to be a funny joke. My cousin would silently smiled at him, but I knew that he was burning with anger inside. Because we grew up learning that we must not disrespect our elders, my cousin could not say much. We were conditioned by our parents that age and respect matters in the Samoan culture.…

Gangs are considered a group of people who are cliqued up together. They are also known for committing crimes selling drugs and for the title the most powerful gang in the streets. The gang that I will be doing my research on are called bloods, I chose to do my paper on them because I have a lot of close friends that are a part of this gang and there things that cannot tell me because I’m not a part of the gang and I want to find out somethings that they cannot share with me. The black gang…

In the past year there has political turmoil about raising the minimum wage to improve the economy and help the destitute. What is minimum wage? Why was it introduced? Why should we change minimum wage? What happens when we change the minimum wage? Would the people we want to benefit from a wage in minimum wage actually receive the perceived benefit? Minimum wage is the legal floor of a person's wages, meaning they cannot get paid less than the minimum wage. Minimum wage was first introduced…

1). Bibliography Anthony, Jim. Sex Across the Color Line: A neglected topic in Pacific history. PhD Thesis, Suva: Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, 2007. Annotation This is a memoir written by the Author on behalf of his mother to search for her real identity as to who her real father is after she was born out of wedlock from an Indo-fijian woman and believed that her was was a white man. This memoir is an account on Owen Scott's seminal disclosure and, for the first time additional…

United States do not persecute the illicit intercountry adoption which the adoption agencies commit all the element associated with trafficking. For instance, the adoption agencies based in Hawaii, Seattle, and Utah enticed hundreds of Cambodian and Samoan families to relinquish their children for better lives in the States (and putting them through adoption, without adequate background checks on their new parents). Even though, their practice depicted all basics associated with…

According to The Washington Post, an American Samoa island produces 99% percent of its energy through the use of solar panels and creates enough energy in 7 hours to power the whole island day and night. The American Samoa island is one example of how clean, renewable energy is beneficial and more useful than the traditional fossil fuel. According to preview data, the American Samoa island has saved about one-hundred-ten-thousand gallons of oil, and reduced carbon emission by two and a half…

To start off with, what is culture? Culture is a particular set of customs, morals, codes, and traditions from a specific time and place. Without culture, everyone would be the selfsame and unoriginal. Some examples of culture would be ethnicity, religion, social class, and family identity. But, does your culture affect the way you view others? Many people don’t think about it daily but their cultures do affect the things they do. Culture constantly informs the way one views others and the world…

Who I Am I am a PB&J sandwich to the world, not a popular food choice but well known. In life I don’t stand out but I leave a lasting impression on those that have known me. I have a lot of things that make me, me. There have been to many important events to count that make me who I am today. But if I were to summarize a few main points they would be food, my background (Ancestors, past family members), and Education. These are very important to me and I hope that it will always stay that way.…

Romeo and Tusi transforms a canonical tragedy into a suburban comedy. Using examples from the text, demonstrate how comedy is used to both celebrate and criticise/critique Shakespeare’s play. Oscar Kightley and Erolia Ifopo’s Romeo and Tusi transform the canonical tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into a suburban comedy, specifically targeting a Maori and Pacifika demographic. Romeo and Tusi mimic Shakespeare’s dominant themes of the forcefulness of love and the rivalry between two…