Time in New Zealand

Common national identity is an important and valuable quality of most states but the degree in which it is threatened by immigrants is often overstated. Though not common, instances arise through immigration which truly threaten the common life enjoyed by members of a state. In these instances, I believe that exclusion can be justified if the reasons for immigration are of a particular variety. I will outline in this essay with reference to Carens, Miller and Blake how I believe immigration…

After this time, pineapple and sugar cane plantations became a major source of wealth for Hawaiians. In 1900, Hawaii became a U.S. territory. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state. Over the years many Asians came to Hawaii from China, Japan, and other Asian countries…

During the film whale rider, we see the characters, Paka and Pai. Paka, growing up the way he did, follows every rule that their tradition has, whereas Pai, being born into the modern world, wants the Maori people to think more progressively. During childbirth, Pai’s mother dies, along with Pai’s twin brother, who was in line for the role of the chief. This is enough change for Paka as he decides that Pai cannot fulfil the role. At first, Paka is just blind to Pai’s ability to be the chief, he…

Weston C. Hargis Dr. Brad Barry English 2010 30 November 2016 The Collapse of Easter Island Every year, hundreds of tourist travel across the Pacific Ocean to visit a small, barren grass island. They do not travel to see grass they travel such a far distance to get a closer look at the giant stone-heads, call moai. These mysterious moai made by the ancient Rapanuian people hold a similar fascination like the Stone Hinge in England. They beg the questions when, how, why, and who? History teaches…

2 Introduction The following case study will focus on Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company. Utilising the eight environmental areas as defined by Morris as the means of conducting and focusing the analysis. These eight area consist of technological, economic, competitive, labour, resource, customer, global, legal and regulatory concerns. Using this information, a review of the current life cycle stage of Telstra will be discussed to further provide context for a related…

The 18th century explorer James Cook’s ambition in claiming Australia as authentically “British” manifested in the maps he produced. In the time he spent in Australia, James Cook named well over 100 different landmarks. Although it may seem at first as if the names he gave to these bays, isles, and mountains are arbitrary, they most certainly were not. The names given were all of English-style and more importantly arose from his history as a British-born citizen. He assigned names like “Cape…

late in the year to continue his quest and turned back to Hawaiian Islands for warmer winter quarters. After eight weeks of sailing, he docked his ships on Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawai’i on January 16th, 1779. His arrival occurred at the same time that the Makahiki, a Hawaiian harvest festival of worship for Lono, the Hawaiian god of agriculture and rain, was happening. The Hawaiians rushed to welcome him, believing that he was an incarnation of Lono and treated him and his crew with…

Australia during 1863 to 1904. The majority were forced out of their homes and others were bribed with things such as mirrors, knifes and other possessions that assist with their survival. The South Sea Islanders migrated to Queensland and northern New South Wales from over 80 Pacific Islands. They were known as the ‘Kanakas’ which is a Hawaiian word that defines to ‘man’. South Sea Islanders had a huge impact on Australia but were treated poorly and went through a high level of racism and…

I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. The Pacific Ocean 1. Over a period of several thousand years, peoples originally from Asia crossed the water to settle the islands of the East Indies, New Guinea, the Melanesian and Polynesian islands, the Marquesas, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands out to Hawaii. Polynesian use of the sweet potato, domesticated in South America, suggests that they may have reached the Americas. 2. Polynesian migration and establishment of colonies was aided by…

Revisiting “expeditionary operations” in Australian defence policy Introduction I thank you all for making this journey to Bita Paka and hope that all of us here today remember our servicemen and women, those who served in decades past and those who continue to serve today. It is up to all of us to ensure their legacy lives on. (senator michael ronaldson REMARKS AT THE BITA PAKA COMMEMORATIVE EVENT, 11 September, 2014) The fight in Bita Paka was Australia’s very first campaign during the…