because it captured and explained a lot of the issues the Pacific Youth are facing today in society. Watching this film allowed me to see a lot of similarities in what we are learning in this course. Respect is of the essence within many Pacific Island cultures. In this film we see this through the character of Tino. Tino’s facial expressions often show how he is afraid of his parents and that he has no choice but to obey. As Pacific people we can relate to Tino and his siblings as our parents
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Courtney Armstrong Mr. Kerr ENG3U0-L March 30, 2014 The Journey Of Pi Patel The settings of a book determine the individualities of a character. With the journey through Pondicherry, India; the Pacific Ocean; and Tamatlan, Mexico, Pi Patel had mentally, physically and spiritually grown as a person. Each setting is a new chapter in his life, which had had an impact on new characteristics to his personality. The settings of a book are what keep the reader visually active and entertained by
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increased up too about 164,000. The expansion of the railroad promoted industrialization by providing a means for reliable transportation. In document three it states “…a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively demanded by the interest of the whole country”. This phrase states that a railroad to the Pacific Ocean will help with interstate commerce. This helped towards the industrial growth because it boosted profits and made trading much simpler. New machines were a big part of
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original name was "Pora Pora" since there is not letter 'b' in the Tahitian language, but changed to Bora Bora when Jakob Roggeveen discovered the island in 1722. Bora Bora is located in The Volcanic Society Island which is in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and the United States. This island is called home to roughly 9,000 people, which is about how many
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Big Island is a fantastic city in the world. It is located in US state of Hawaii and about 185 thousand people live in there. The area is 4,028 square miles and it is the largest island in state of Hawaii. Many tourists visit Big Island because it has lots of things to do. It has various tours and attractions. You can go to hawaii Volcanoes national Park, do snorkeling in Kealakekua Bay, see the lava chasing, or experience manta ray night dive. It is also well known for Kona coffee and Mauna Kea
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assignment: I. Where in the World? 1. Which nation or US state was the photo taken? This photo was taken in Indonesia. 2. Which countries or states share its borders? This country is bordered by Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. 3. What specific geographic features mark the nation or state? Indonesia has is an archipelago, and is the largest country made up of islands. It straddles the equator, and as previously stated has several islands, such as the Sunda, Halmahera
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of the 658 Regional Support Group (RSG) in Korea, which I regularly coordinated with the 10th RSG in Okinawa. A little factoid, we are the only two RSGs outside of CONUS that makes our presence material to the Army’s readiness posture in the Asia-Pacific
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In these three paragraphs I will be telling you how the Panama Canal was built, the struggles the men who built it had to go through to build this massive canal, I will also talk about how it made an impact on the world past and present day. First I’ll talk about how the Panama Canal was built. First, the French started the canal, which ended in total failure, where there was many cases of Yellow Fever,failed equipment, and loss of too many lives. Then a few years after the French backed out, the
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Since the island of Madagascar has always been of great interest to me because of its exclusivity and biodiversity I was drawn to the vignette in Chapter 9. The fourth largest island in the world, situated in the Indian Ocean; Madagascar is home to an extraordinary variety of plants an animal species. As the text states, 85% of plant species and 90% of animal species are endemic to the island. Home to 21 million people, Madagascar’s numerous ethnic and religious groups only embellish the nation’s
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The paper Low prey abundance leads to less efficient foraging behavior in Steller sea lions details research done by Elizabeth Goundie, David Rosen, and Andrew Trites, in order to explain the recent and significant decline of Steller sea lions. Steller sea lions are a specie of sea lion that live in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering sea, which is located in the Western part of Alaska. In Western Alaska, the four seasons are clearly distinguishable, and Western Alaska generally has warm summers, 15.5
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