Territory of Hawaii

Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Organizing For Action). Before obtaining a political career, Barack Obama was a teacher and a civil-rights lawyer. In 1996, Barack Obama was elected into the Illinois State Senate and served for seven years, from 1997 to 2004. In 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Obama made history, as he was the first African American president to be elected. In 2012, President Obama beat his…

The United States Government reigns over and provides for millions of people. The Government uses taxpayer dollars and administers to the people in order to keep the country united and functioning. However, there is only so much money to go around to all the different departments that need assistance; therefore, some harsh decisions must be made based on what areas need the most help. Native American’s have not only been underrepresented in the government, but in the media, job systems and in…

At 0755, December 7th 1941 the empire of Japan Attacked a naval base on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. As a result, thousands of men and women lost their lives. This act of savagery sent tremors throughout the United States. Citizens, including me have been in a state of panic ever since the brutal attacks on Pearl Harbor commenced. People from all across America paid tribute to the fallen soldiers, victims of a devious attack. Flowers were laid at sites such as the statue of liberty in honor of…

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In The Lone Ranger and Tonto and “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” by Sherman Alexie, reservation realism is portrayed through continuous references of Native American conflict. In The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Thomas-Builds-the-Fire was arrested for detaining the reservation postmaster, Eve Ford. Several years later, the case goes to trial and the Bureau of Indian affairs grants Thomas an opportunity to give his testimony. During the trial, Alexie mentions Eve Ford sitting among the…

The Cook Islands is a Polynesian country comprising 15 small islands with a total land area of 240 km2 (Table 1), located in the South Pacific Ocean, but its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an ocean area of 1.8 million km2. The country of the Cook Islands consists of two main groups, one in the north and one in the south. The southern group is nine elevated islands mainly of volcanic origin although some are virtually atolls. The majority of the population lives in the southern group (Fig.…

are the different extreme sports that the people in the culture enjoy, the famous Hula dance, and the food that the people in the culture eat. Most people have seen and/or heard of a dance called the Hula. Hula dancing is the traditional dance of Hawaii. The movements in the Hula are very smooth and free flowing. According to some, the…

as each surfer rides waves differently, and they know better than anyone how their surfboard needs to perform. Surfboards have evolved as surfers tackled new ‘liquid terrain’. Ancient Hawaiian surfboards In the early days of surfing in ancient Hawaii. Surfing was a deeply spiritual affair, from the art of riding waves itself, to praying for good surf, to rituals surrounding building a surfboard. Surfing was not only a recreational activity, it was also a training exercise for Hawaiian chiefs…

Drunk, stupid, lazy, these are just a few of the words that popular culture has used to describe the Native American Indians. The so called “Spaghetti Westerns” were constantly painting these “savages” as less than human. Even John Wayne, who perhaps had more respect than most for Native Americans, still portrayed them in a negative connotation. One of Wayne’s most popular movies, McClintock, has the American Indians stating a party was fun but “no whiskey, so we go home.” This movie…

nature, for as long people have been around people been conquering each other. From the Romans to late Europeans the idea of imperialism and colonization were very normal things large countries would do. So when America first went into the kingdom of Hawaii it wasn 't that unheard of. After all the only reason America was founded was because of colonialism. ` When native Hawaiians had their first encounter with Americans, obviously, colonialism was almost inescapable. Colonialism is a system…