Voyager

“Eddie Would Go.” These three words continue to capture the story of Eddie Aikau. For those living in Hawaii or apart of the surfing community, this saying speaks to a man who exuded bravery, courage, selflessness and sacrifice. It is a call to action, to push yourself out of your comfort zone and to do the right thing no matter what. Most importantly, these three words are a way of honoring the late and great Eddie Aikau. To understand the legend of Eddie Aikau, one must first understand…

The Jesuits in Japan: An Attempt at Christian Conversion During the sixteenth century, an order of Roman Catholic religious men called the Jesuits attempted to convert the country of Japan to Christianity. Their efforts to accomplish this goal were first sparked by the Age of Discovery, followed by the Counter-Reformation of 1545, and then by Francis Xavier’s meeting with an exiled samurai from Japan. The Jesuit mission began with Francis Xavier’s entrance to Japan in 1549 and saw two more…

The book Into the Wild by author Jon Krakauer tells the incredible story of Chris McCandless who decided to abandon his old life and free himself from the shackles of society that dragged him down so that he may live in complete freedom and happiness, no longer would he suffer from the constraints of everyday life but could instead focus on things he felt that truly mattered so that he may live a fulfilling life. Chris was an incredibly determined young man who had a strict moral compass. From…

According to the remembrance of his family and university friends, Christopher J. McCandless was a outwardly well-adjusted 21 year old at the time of his disappearance. Chris was a caring, nice and unique individual, but he also had a side that many people did not know about. "McCandless’s personality was puzzling in its complexity. He was intensely private but could be convivial and gregarious in the extreme. And despite his overdeveloped social conscience, he was no tight-lipped, perpetually…

The nation known as the Commonwealth of Australia was a colony of the British Empire and then its own independent state, this can be traced with the settlers from other parts of the world, namely those from Europe and Great Britain. I will focus on the immigrants who went to the continent of Australia and its development as a colony then how it became a nation. In particular, there will be a concentration on how mining and prospecting interest help cultivate Australia as we know it today. This…

with foreign travelling too. Vacations and trips to foreign countries become bargains as travelers are able to see the world at adjusted package prices. Here, not only has the cost of travel (buying a ticket, booking a hotel room) become cheaper, voyagers can also stretch their budgets to include more activities that would have otherwise been foregone. This tends to boost consumer confidence as the shift in exchange rates make US citizens feel wealthier. Besides, the United State investors can…

The Star Wars Series is a saga of films loved by just about every person in the United States. From middle-aged Sci-Fi nerds to middle school jocks, you’d be hard pressed to find somebody that “just didn’t get the hype.” The first Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, was released in 1977 and the last film of the series (so far), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was released in 2005. Though the original movie was a pop culture phenomenon and has changed film forever, the…

from around 1420, their caravels or small ships were patrons of the African coast, ferrying slaves, gold, spices, and other merchandise between Africa and Europe, including Asia (Wilford 66). One explorer, in particular, stood out as a champion voyager at around this time, and his name was Christopher Columbus. This paper examines him as the person of interest in the discovery age and discusses his four trips made from Spain across the Atlantic…

What interests you about this position? This position represents a great opportunity for me to put my experience and knowledge amassed over the past few years to good use. I have recently graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Librarianship and Corporate Information and since 2011 I have been working at the North Metropolitan College of TAFE (formerly Central Institute of Technology). I am keen to be heavily involved in the changing nature of the public library…

The primary source that I decided to read about and study was “Vasco da Gama: Round Africa to India”. In the Western Civilization course, we were taught about the different explorations that many men were apart of in order to explore and create relations with other countries in the world. Vasco da Gama was in charge of leading a Portuguese exploration to sail from Portugal to around the tip of Africa and to India. His task was to find a route that could lead to open up European enterprises for…