The Bahamas

Lady Gaga covered John Lennon's 1971 classic "Imagine" at Azerbaijan's Baku Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremonies of the 2015 European Games. Gaga brought the massive crowd to a reverent silence with her rendition. The Mother Monster was sat comfortably behind a floral piano cascaded in a foliage of pink and purple pastel flowers. She took the giant stage by wowing the crowd with an impressive performance and gave audience a chill-inducing heights on the third verse, when her voice became…

A huge hurricane, named Mathew, has killed many people in Haiti. It is a dangerous hurricane that it is moving away from the Bahamas and it is traveling toward the east coast of Florida. This hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean that was formed from a vigorous tropical wave that moved off the African coast. The United States is being threatened by the hurricane which means that we are in danger. The last time this hurricane hit in Haiti, it killed 283 people and…

My own cultural competency is built on a lifetime of international experiences. I grew up on the Dominican Republic, where I attended high school. Later, I was awarded a scholarship by the Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) program to study Graphics Communications at Modesto Junior College (MJC), Modesto, CA. I was surrounded by cultures different from my own, I was encouraged to identify and value both the commonalities and differences of the human experience. As a…

America. We all know about his journey over to the Americas in hopes to find a quicker route to the Indies. He took three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. He arrived on one of the many islands in the Bahamas, claiming it for Spain, on October 12, 1492. This allowed the Americas and the European nations to become connected. Many voyages followed after Columbus’ voyage. However Columbus has done many horrible things in order to discover the…

I feel the purpose of the Young Life ministry is to show students the power of God and teach them how to start or continue on in their faith journey all while having fun and being in a safe environment. Young Life shows that learning about God doesn’t only have to be a serious but can also be fun and with friends. Some fun ways include going to club and paying games then listening to a leader speak or going camp and listening to talks by the guest speaker. At both of these you are able to have…

Introduction The Impacts and effects that Hurricane Katrina had on the United States and how it impacted America socially, economically and politically during this time period it happened until now. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly category 5 hurricane that cause catastrophic damage along the gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Much due to the storm surge and levee failure. In addition, severe property damage occurred in coastal areas such as Mississippi beachfront…

In my entire life i have never been to an island. It all began on september 1st 2017. The day my family and i ventured into an exquisite place, Nassau bahamas. The place that brings families together. The journey began on a friday september 22nd 2017. My mother,sister,niece and I were packing our suitcases,and getting ready to leave for Statesboro georgia. This year we decided to ride the bus with my moms side of the family,since it would be cheaper than flying to Miami. The drive there was a…

interesting history. It is a United State territory, but does not have the same taxes and laws. Along with the history, comes the culture. Overall, Puerto Rico is an incredible island. Puerto Rico is an island located in the Caribbean Sea, along with the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Puerto Rico is about the size of Rhode Island, exactly 13,790 square kilometers (Central Intelligence Agency). The land of Puerto Rico is filled with mountains. The coast around Puerto Rico…

Hurricane Katrina is known as one of the most deadliest hurricanes in the United States. It initially started 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas at speeds of 40MPH. It was classified as a tropical storm. By the time it reached south Florida 2 people were killed and it was reclassified as a category 1 hurricane. It was beneath an anticyclone hovering over the Gulf of Mexico. Over water it gained momentum and was classified as category 5 at 175mph It became category 3 at 120mph as it hit…

life. He never had a great education but he still had many significant accomplishments! Sidney was born prematurely on February 20, 1927 to a poor family in Miami, Florida while the Bahamian family was on a vacation. After going back to the Bahamas, Sidney's mom, Evelyn, and his dad, Reginald, tried to raise Sidney and his brother, Cyril, to one day become great people. Sidney started "showing signs of becoming a juvenile delinquent (source…