The Bahamas

later of the two has been ignored. As the tales go, “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” We are taught from the day we step foot into schools that Christopher Columbus was a hero who sailed the seas and stumbled on the Bahamas by accident. This day changed the course of history. It opened a new trading route and more than anything, it changed the way we saw the world. Prior to the discovery…

Slavery Experiences Experiences make one’s story. Whether this experience is good or bad depends on the person. Slavery is a touchy subject that has caused controversies for decades. It has caused wars, amendments to be passed and segregation. Slavery was never a good thing, but the harshness shapes the experience. In this essay, I will explore various literary works on slavery and the different experiences involved. First, I will discuss the life of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was…

What was his Beliefs Despite his relations to Plato and Socrates, Aristotle was more empirically- minded than Plato or Socrates and believed that in the purposefulness of education. According to Socrates and Plato, “the aim of education is to attain knowledge.” It was their belief that it was necessary both for the interest of the individual and the society, therefore it was virtue by itself. Aristotle however, believed that the aim of education was not only to attain knowledge but also to…

still recovering from the trauma of the dreadful attacks on the World Trade Center and Operation Iraqi Freedom was just beginning. While everyone was focused on National Security and fighting Al Qaida, Tropical Depression Ten was moving over the Bahamas and moving towards a tropical wave resting in the Gulf of Mexico. Catching everyone off guard, these two collided and began to move towards the states surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. The result was what is today known as Hurricane Katrina, or as…

Furniture 2015 Annual Price Notes Data for 12-1 Household furniture is seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for 12-2 Commercial furniture was not available From December 2014 to December 2015 prices for 12-1 Household Furniture rose 3.1 percent. Previously, a 1.5 percent increase was seen for that index for the December 2013 to December 2014 period. The chart above shows steady increases for 12-1 Household Furniture over a ten year period. The 12-2 Commercial Furniture…

about one hurricane that occurred recently and caused a lot of damage, hurricane KATRINA. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane of all time to have ever hit the United States of America. The hurricane Katrina originated in the coast of Bahamas where it was formed Hurricane Katrina caused major havoc that affected the planet earth in a very big way. The hurricane Katrina damaged the oil mining of Bp along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico leading to massive oil spillages…

It was a bright sunny day in Virginia Beach when I went outside to check for mail in the mail box. That is when I realized that I was invited to Wiz Khalifa’s birthday but there is one thing better than that it’s in atlantis in the Bahamas! Then the unthinkable happened Travis Pastrana and Kevin Hart showed up in a big jacked up super duty Dodge with a trailer full of dirtbikes, and at that moment I knew it was time to party. “ I said i’ll be right out with my stuff!” “Ok make it quick, I mean…

point in Columbus’ life. This event changed the course of history, and without Columbus’ finding the New World, things might have been very different today. Although Columbus believed this land was the Indies, the land was actually the present-day Bahamas. Also, Columbus claimed the land for Spain and searched for gold, spices, and silk. Columbus and his crew went to many different islands searching for riches. Columbus once said: “Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he…

We talked about having a family and living together. But, it did not seem right. I felt like I was missing something. Someone. It was Kelly. She was the one, well what I thought was the one. When Kelly and I first met, it was on a cruise in the Bahamas. She looked amazing. The red dress, and her blonde hair flowing down her back. I could not stop looking at her, she was beautiful. I finally got the gut to ask her for her name. She told me, and after that we talked all night, until we said our…

Coral Divers Resort Introduction Mr. Jonathan Greywell is contemplating a business decision in which there are four realistic options. He is the owner of Coral Divers Resort, located in the Bahamas on the island of New Providence. He caters to customers looking for a resort package that includes diving. This case discusses a decline in revenues for the three-year period of 2005-2007. His options include: selling the resort, partnering with another business, focusing on higher margin…