The Seafarer

Human trafficking can be broadly defined as, ‘the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force’ (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2017, p. 1). Victims of human trafficking are often vulnerable and desperate for money. They are exploited through any number of means, some of which include; abduction, fraud, blackmail, deception and coercion. Two common types of human trafficking, that inhibit those characteristics are;…

settled the area we know as Greenland. Two famous Vikings that came from an era that would be best known for its brutality, the legendary warriors and the mythology. From 700-1100 AD, Vikings ruled the land. A strong and proud race of Nordic seafarers who traveled the Norwegian and Baltic seas in long boat, from battle to battle, from raid to raid. Viking Warriors were often seen wielding a sword and shield or a mighty ax in battle. In the old Norse language, Viking meant “pirate raid”, and…

There are cultures all over the world that while they have contrasting beliefs, they have a similar story of a god in an egg which creates the world and universe within. These beliefs have been transferred through generations of hymns, chants, and written records. Similar cosmogonic traditions are almost parallel in China, Tahiti, India, Africa, Finland, Greece,. According to Sir Isaac Newton, “God is able to create Particles of Matter of several Sizes and Figures, and in several Proportions to…

Resulting it hard and difficult to explain this social occurrence to the people at living at home these seafarers called it ‘caste.’ As for in India Today the people seeks to layer and parcel castes and hierarchies society in socio-economic conditions and changing of the prestige or the need of it. We can clearly say that Caste is inherited by birth and holds…

Islam, according to religious and linguistic texts, means “voluntary submission to God”. Chronologically, Islam is the third Abrahamic tradition to have manifested within Medieval and Modern society, after Judaism, and Christianity. The primary foundations of the Islamic faith had been codified into Al-Qur’an, which means, “the recitation”. “Muslims believe the Qur’an is the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.” “When…

“Wyrd often spares a warrior, who is not ripe for death, if his courage is strong.” (Iliásics 10). This quote from Beowulf describes something called “Wyrd” which is the concept of fate that manifests as a hero’s willingness to fight heavy odds courageously, which could push back their end (Benét 1131). Macbeth and Beowulf, though both affected by fate, are in control of their own destinies and were capable of changing what happened to them. The concept of Wyrd in Beowulf is not an all…

Polynesia Population Polynesia has an estimated 691,346 (Not including New Zealand) people to inhabit the earth and spread over different countries. The records show that the population since 1955 has increased by over 400,000 people and still is increasing today. In 1955, the population was 274,119 then by 1990; it reached 547,896 then after 15 years in 2005; it got to 641,022 then to the present we know as 691,346 (Not including New Zealand). The population each year increases from 3.8…

The darkest depths of the world's five oceans are among the most mysterious regions on Earth. Indeed, humankind knows very little about these dark, yet rich, ecosystems, as more than a staggering ninety percent of the oceans remain unexplored. This unfamiliarity generates a range of human emotions, from fear, to revulsion, to fascination, which has informed human conceptualizations of the ocean depths for centuries. The prominent Epic of Beowulf, written as early as the eleventh century, offers…

wedding night” (173). Victor does not take this forewarning very seriously because he does not end up creating a partner, and following his threat; the Creature kills Elizabeth on their wedding night. Once Victor dies, the Creature admits to the seafarer Walton that “my heart was poisoned with remorse… and wrenched by misery to vice and hatred…” (172) and refers to himself as “...the fallen angel [who] becomes a malignant devil” (223). The Creature realizes his mistakes and takes full…

The nation had jagged coastlines breaking the land into numerous areas. No king ever united ancient Greece, and the Greeks became seafarers, who enjoy traveling by sea rather than land travel. The principal deities in Greek mythologies lived in Mount Olympus, which was the highest point in the all of Greece, and Zeus reigned over all the other gods. The city-state comprised of independent…