He signed up for the Peace Corp. Coincidentally, it was Becky who interviewed him for Peace Corp. He was sent to the Federated States of Micronesia after passing the interview. Although, before he was sent there, Peace Corp trained him how to teach. There, he taught English to children that were 13-15 years old. He, then, stayed there for two years. After the two years, he applied to Peace…
divided into two chains. In this case it’s the western group, or Ralik chain; and the eastern group, or Ratak chain. These islands are of coral reef types and rise only a few feet above sea level. The country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country consists of 29 atoll and also 5 isolated islands. The Marshall Islands flag features the symbolic representation of the islands’ place within the ocean. It was officially adopted on May 1st, 1979. The colors of the Marshall…
The Polynesian Islands are a cluster of islands in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. The secular hymns, or himene, of Tahiti and the French Polynesian Islands serve many purposes. These include storytelling, entertainment [bringue parties], celebration, and spreading cultural awareness. The music of the French Polynesia is logogenic, which means it is word oriented rather than melody oriented. The words in French Polynesian songs must be clearly annunciated, while the accompanying melody is mainly…
The concept of amphibious warfare seemed impractical and generally absurd to naval powers, which led to the ideas being ignored for an extended period of time. The main deterrent from utilizing amphibious forces was Great Britain’s attempted landing at Gallipoli in 1915, which ended in a horrible failure due to poor planning and execution. However, the idea of using Marines to fulfill an amphibious role for the United States gained traction and set the tone for many beach landings that would…
The United States Army, is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces. The United States Marine Corps, one of the smallest branches. These two branches have many differences when it comes to their mission, initial training, eligibility requirements, notable missions, and even insignia’s. The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is…
Scientists and healthcare professionals have conducted un-ending researches to understand how a trend or outbreak becomes an epidemic or reaches a tipping point. Malcolm Gladwell tries to rationalize this phenomenon in his book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.” Gladwell, a staff writer for the New Yorker, was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post whose interest in writing focused on trends and the nature of things. The author forms…
More recently, after the 2016 election, I attended peaceful a demonstrations that took place in downtown Portland. I chose to do this to inform myself of the issues faced by many in our country who are oppressed and worried about the new administration. This was something that I wanted to have a better understanding of and why people were feeling the way they were. There was no way for me to understand beforehand what the impact was going to be on me. By the time the evening was over, what I…
The Pohnpeian Language I. Introduction As human beings we communicate in some form weather its using our mouths, sounds, motions, clicking sounds, etc. Either way we communicate to build relationships or to simply get a task done. There are roughly about 7,000 different languages spoken around the world and changes yearly (BBC). All different and from various regions of the world all have one thing in common and that is grammatical structure. A. Background Information First, thing about writing…
upper hand against other nations. Oura suggest that gaining power and dominance over another country through exploitation of native communities causes an increase in environmental damage and resource drains. Similarly, in The Nuclear History of Micronesia and the Pacific, author Richard Salvador illustrates the consequences that more than 2000 Micronesian islands had to endure due to nuclear testing conducted by the United States after these islands were chosen as a place for military activities…
traversing the fluid stream. They carried a miniature coffin. This tragic spectacle stirred me to tears; and although this event occurred more than ten years ago, its vision still evokes strong emotions in my heart. As a Christian missionary in Asia and Micronesia, I witnessed a lack of social justice in ways I never could have imagined. Children and adults suffer and die from curable diseases. People with disabilities are not given fair access, and they are left to beg in the streets. Young…