The Bahamas

The Europeans wanted an alternate route to India for the spice trade. So, Christopher Columbus pitched an idea to king Fernidand and Queen Isabella of Spain to fund an expedition to find to move to the spice-rich East. Instead, Columbus land in the Bahamas and the new world was discovered. Instead of making communications with the natives, the Spanish took over and exported massive riches and resources in the name of the Spanish crown. Seeing as Jake is human, he can't just go to the knee,…

which has turned to be a very big headache, until she stumbles on a dead body on her brother’s lawn. To complicate even further she is now not so sure that her brother is innocent in the entire thing. The man has disappeared and last been heard of in Bahamas leaving her to deal with all the suspicion from the Atlanta PD. All of a sudden, she is forced into amateur sleuthing to try to clear her name and that of her brother. To complicate things further is the arrival of Trey Seaver, a corporate…

The United States is a nation where controversy is constantly present. There are numerous examples of different topics that divide the citizens of the country. These different topics of discussion range from gun rights, the rights of people, abortion, the list is never ending. An example of a controversial topic that is has started to receive more attention is the rights of animals. Although certain individuals believe that animals are solely forms of entertainment and pleasure, others believe…

INTRODUCTION The West Indian manatee’s scientific name is Trichechus manatus, which approximately translates to “sea cow”. They are a member of the order Sirenia which contain the dugong and the abruptly extinct Steller’s sea cow. Manatees are large and come in varying colors of gray and brown. They are marine mammals but unlike a dolphin or whale the manatee has a flat, paddle like tail. They have two front flippers which each has at least three nails on it, another quality distinguishing it…

celebrated? Columbus Day should not be a federal holiday. For one, Christopher Columbus was responsible for the enslavement of many Native Americans. According to “Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery” by Eric Kasum, when settled in the Bahamas, Columbus subjugated the native Lucayans, Tainos, and Arawaks. They were forced to work in the mines until they died of exhaustion. The article also stated that he “supervised the selling of native girls into sexual slavery,” especially those…

The Storm That Will Blow You Away – Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy began October 22nd, 2012 and continued for 10 days, November 2nd, 2012. The Hurricane went Eastern Coast of the United States, as well as Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean The storm began as a tropical storm in the Western Caribbean and made land fall in Jamaica (24°15′N 76°00′W) on October 24th, 2012 and ended in Eastern Canada (47.18971° N, -70.13672° E) November 2nd, 2012. The Storm was a Category 3 major Hurricane and…

voices of the people that lived it or the experts, who have studied it for years, gives the audience the sense of authenticity and urgency that needs to be conveyed. I knew I needed to first look at the stories that exist in my own country of The Bahamas, and it begins with a little island that was known throughout the nation for its master boatbuilders. To preserve a legacy that has all but disappeared, I’ve studied five successful films, Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922), The…

Commercial overfishing is a problem that is often discussed and scrutinized, with improvements made to fishery sustainability and methods of practice. While this may be considered progress, few species suffer the same peril that the sharks of our oceans do. Sharks are the apex predators of our waters, and if we continue our ways we run the risk of threatening our entire oceanic food chain. One may ask how this has become such a real possibility, and the answer is both simple and disturbing –…

deductive argument is unsound. Premise one “my mind is not spatially divisible” is true because you cannot have two thought processes at the same time. For example, you can’t think about being at home and also living like a million dollar in The Bahamas the mind can only have one thought at a time. The second premise “my body is spatially divisible” is true because body parts can be in different places at the same time. Like I stated before how multiple fingers can in different places and same…

Djibouti), New Caledonia Barrier Reef (Pacific ocean near New Caledonia, The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (Atlantic Ocean near Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras), Florida Reef (Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico near Florida), Andros Coral Reef (Bahamas), Saya Del Maha (Indian Ocean), Great Changos bank (The Maldives), and the Reed Bank (South China Sea, claimed by the…