Micronesia

This paper discusses the economic significance of tuna fishing, and related industries to island nations in the Southwest Pacific, including the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papa New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Due to the limited number of exploitable resources available to these island nations, tuna is an essential renewable resource, and, represents a multi-billion dollar-a-year global industry for these

Despite Guam’s geographic isolation, the island is still part of the global economy and community. Exposure to world events and the challenges of the 21st century are unavoidable, especially with the rising use of technology and social media by Guam’s students. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the island’s students are still educationally disadvantaged to compete globally as professionals--not only with their U.S. peers--but also with their Asian peers. This is due to the various academic, social

The Tipping Point What can one consider being a tipping point in a situation. Is it when a situation changes from bad to worse? Could it be when it changes from good to better? Or could it be from when it changes from a bad situation and all of a sudden it turns around and becomes good? In my essay we are going to explore the tipping point from four different authors: Malcolm Gladwell, Mary G. King, Lynne M. Anderson, and Christine M. Pearson. From subject of: hush puppies, teen suicide, crime

A Synthesis of Tipping Points The 21st century experiences countless fashions and trends as they come and go. There are many new shirts, new book genres, new flashy games etc. that are not uncommon news headlines. However, one must consider exactly how these trends spill into mainstream outlets in the first place. What causes an arbitrary fashion choice to become the epitome of a teenage girl’s dream shoe closet? What causes a noxious and hazardous activity to become a full blown addiction? In Malcolm

American Samoa (Listeni/əˈmɛrɨkən səˈmoʊ.ə/; Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa, [aˈmɛɾika ˈsaːmʊa]; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.[2] American Samoa consists of five main islands and two coral atolls. The largest and most populous island is Tutuila, with the Manuʻa Islands, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island also included in the territory. American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west

This paper discusses the economic significance of tuna fishing, and related industries to island nations in the Southwest Pacific, including the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papa New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Due to the limited number of exploitable resources available to these island nations, tuna is an essential renewable resource, and, represents a multi-billion dollar-a-year global industry for these

The purpose of this 10 minutes interview with three different individuals in age ranges of 20’s, 40’s, and 60’s is simply to give me a better understanding of how and where adult education practices. With the use of some questionnaires, the three interviews have shown that in different age ranges view learning differently. Everyone can learn new ideas and concepts even with age differences and economic status but, what needs to be learned and the purpose of learning are different depending on the

People have been etching tattoos into their skin since the beginning of time. The first known tattoo, of a mustache, was discovered on a South American mummy from 6,000 B.C. However, the 1991 discovery of the "Iceman" in the Alps, whose corpse dates back about 5,300 years, revealed tattoos that were used for a different purpose. “Eighty-five percent of his tattoos line up with acupuncture points — so the tattoos were used for medicinal purposes, he appeared to have terrible arthritis. [The tattoos

First was in 1994 and 1995 school year I was classed as a student missionary on the island of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It was called TRUK during WWII. During that time I taught English to 9th, 10th, and 11th grades plus Reading to the 9th and 10th grade and assisted 3rd grade Reading. Next was my trips to Bangkok, Thailand. I was there three times doing tasks as

(Compact of Free Association) Act was formalized between the Pacific Island nations of Micronesia and the United States in 1986, there have been rising influxes of Micronesian citizens that have the privilege of entering the U.S. without the need for a visa or time limit. These FAS (Freely Associated States) include the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. While there is no obligation to immigrate to a specific state within the U.S., many