The Cultural Areas Of The Pacific Ocean

The diversity of culture is an incredible notion. It is unfathomable how the anatomy of the human race is so similar, yet so different in the behaviors and ideas that take place. The two primary cultures I am focusing on throughout this essay are the differentiation between popular culture, and indigenous culture. I will also make the point of folk culture, and how it has slowly transformed itself from its self sufficiency, to relying more on the ways of popular culture.

The Hawaiian Islands are well known for their beauty, tranquility, and unique culture that have shaped this state into what we see today. The special bond that the natives have formed between themselves and nature is not exactly one of a kind, but it is something that can truly be admired. Around approximately 300 AD, Hawaii was discovered by Polynesians who arrived by canoe from Tahiti. These migrants brought their polytheistic spirituality and formed a large intricate society with hierarchies consisting of many chiefs. Alongside the ruling of the chiefs, the newborn Hawaiians followed a strict belief system known as Kapu akua otherwise known as the “law of the gods”. The Kapu was a strict set of rules and restraints that dictated all

In this chapter Jared Diamond describes how two societies the Maori and the Moriori were almost whipped out by the environment and in some cases each other. These two societies had some of the same ancestors but the Maori were way more developed than the Moriori. In the chapter Diamond explains how they were separated but developed in opposite directions. Diamond then goes on to explaining how the islands these societies lived on were different from each either. The next main point of this chapter was how population and politics were worked out on these islands. It is shown how many people lived on each island from populations as little as 5 people per square mile to 1,100 people per square mile. Diamonds last topic explains how both of these societies needed to advance their tools in order to survive the conditions they lived in.

Kalihi is the geographic area, but Census data exists for Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., but current Census information does not filter minority groups such as Chuukese or Filipino. Rather the Census data categorizes various ethnic groups into such as Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. The assumption is that the Hawaiian culture involves more collectivistic families than individualistic families. Collectivist families have more group cohesion and collectivistic cultures make decisions based on the betterment of the group. The statistic that proves the previous statement is there are 1,673 households out of the total 8,383 with 7 or more people living in one household (Census Bureau, 2010). The languages spoken in Honolulu include Tagalog, English, Hawaiian, and Pidgin, which is a blend of Hawaiian and slang words.

For the Polynesian people, Maori is able to develop a more complex economy and culture system than Moriori, because of the availability of new environment allows them to farm. With farming they can have surplus, which allowed them to establish their community to develop denser population, support army to specialize in fighting. Further more, with a larger group, they develop strong leadership and political organization.

Polynesian (Greek: ‘poly’ = many, ‘nēsoi’ = islands) is the predominant culture of the South Pacific region. Of many Polynesian cultures, the most famous is Hawaiian. Polynesian traditions evolved differently on other islands over the centuries, due to the isolation imposed by great distances between them.

This traditional society in Samoa and other Polynesian islands was based on the clan and the extended family, each of which had elders, chiefs and patriarchs. It was a collectivist and hierarchical society, not at all a democracy, in which the hereditary elites were the governing

There’s a difference in knowing your culture and living your culture. The difference of it is living your culture is to know your identity and just knowing the culture isn’t enough. A very important way to live your culture is through language. Without language many of us would lose who we are and where we came from.With the help of a video called “ ‘E Ola Ka Olelo Hawai’i, ” made me understand more how important language is to one’s culture. And by learning your own or even someone else’s culture you better understand them or yourself.

Polynesian societies and cultures have developed by living in a place hard to survive for centuries. Throughout these years the Polynesians have developed into a group of people with a strong sense of community. Many things have shaped the way the Polynesians developed. The country of origin for the Polynesians heavily influenced their own traditions and culture. When the Polynesians first settled in Polynesia their traditions most likely would have been the same as those of their country of origin.

1. The impact is that people who migrate bring money back to the village. Along with the money they also bring new cultural ideas and myths about the places they’ve traveled.

C. In addition to the time that we have spent extensively studying this culture, I have family living on the island of Kauai who have a deep connection to the culture. D. The Polynesian culture is an expansive one, evolving as it touched a series of islands. Some of the most influential parts of

One of the elements of culture was childrearing. When we were in Matelot the main house had kids at it for most of the day. It seems that these kids were raised in a more community drive idea, than more of an individual where it just your parents. I stayed with Miss. Kate and in her house there was three generations live there, so it was more community in the raised of kids. Another element of culture we say was preference between competition and coopation. In Matelot it was a community and that seems to be how they functioned. There was not this focus on Individual, that is seens in the US. It seemed to be focused on the community. The next element that we saw was how animals were treated. In matelot we saw that the dog were part of the community

A number of islands in the Pacific Ocean, including the Hawaiian islands, were born when magma from a hotspot ejected through the Pacific Plate. The lava which eventually solidified formed the islands or seamounts (mountains under the ocean). Such a theory was proposed by J. Tuzo Wilson in 1960s, suggesting that the volcanic ocean island chains were created when Earth’s plates move continuously over a stationary hotspot. With this mechanism, the islands and seamounts are formed one after another at certain distances apart. The rate at which the Pacific Plate moves can be calculated if the age of a volcanic island and the distance from its hotspot source is known. What you are going to do is to calculate the rate at which the Pacific

It is not easy to define culture because culture is too broad a concept, can be both abstract and specific. However, what is agreed is culture covers all faces of our life as well as direct the way we behave, interact and communicate. (Liu et al., 2011). One popular definition is that “Culture is the total way of life of a group of people, comprising of the deposit of knowledge, experience, belief, values, traditions, religion, and notion of time, roles, spatial relations, worldviews, material objects and geographic territory”. (Liu et al., 2011, p.57). In this essay, I will analyse components and characteristics of culture, and based on that grounds, I will reflect on my own culture-being a Vietnamese. Dodd (1998) considered that culture is made up by three layers which consist of the core layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer. I will examine what values and beliefs are considered important in my culture. Those are components of the inner core. Then, I will take some examples of the intermediate layer (expression of cultural activities by manifestation) such as communication patterns, customs and festivals.

The following paper examines the history and religion of the ancient Maori people. It is my belief that exploration of traditional belief systems and ritualistic practices will lead to a greater understanding of the Maori culture in present-day New Zealand. The objective of the paper is to illustrate the Maoris’ unique perception and spiritual connection with their natural environment.