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only able to remove a few small pieces .He was later captured and punished severely. The earliest evidence of kite flying in India comes from paintings from the Mogul Period around the year 1500. There are a lot of stories about how people of Micronesia used leaf kites to carry bait far out over the

Pad·dle Paddling. To paddle. Pad·dle. /ˈPadl/. This verb is the present tense of paddling, meaning to move through the water in a boat using a paddle. There are different variations of paddling, such as, canoe, kayak, rafting, rowing, and surfing. Paddling can be applied to multiple activities in different locations, therefore the emphasis will be on canoe paddling in Hawaii. To illustrate the commonality of paddling in present day living, I’ve paddled for both, school and summer club regatta,

Special Troops Battalion, 101st Abn. Div. Sust. Bde., said after being separated from her husband and children during her tour in South Korea this trip was perfect. “My Family was spilt up into different places last year,” said Mailos, a native of Micronesia. “I was in Korea, my husband was in Fort Hood, and our kids for the majority of the year were in Guam, with my parents, so this trip was a great opportunity for our Family to reintegrate with each

in an attempt to protect the nation 's youth. This placed the USA among the few countries whose drinking age is above 18. These countries include most of Canada, the Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Egypt, Indonesia, Micronesia, and Palau (Jernigan). Around the world, drinking ages vary; for example, in Slovenia, Italy, Portugal, Malta and Greece, you can drink before you turn 18, and in parts of India, you cannot legally obtain alcohol until age 25 (Jernigan; Mukherjee)

Please mark the bubble which correctly describes your ethnicity. I scan the options which range from Caucasian to African American to Hispanic and as usual, I proceed to mark the bubble which says Pacific Islander. Whenever people first meet me I get the inevitable query, “Are you Mexican..Hawaiian..Korean..Chinese..Vietnamese..etc.?” Typically, they get half my ethnicity correct, but no one has ever guessed what the other half is. What many people do not know about me is that I am a full-blooded

In recent history, the Marine Corps offered only limited options to the combatant commander to respond to crises. This response capability was usually resident within the Marine Expeditionary Unit in the form of noncombatant evacuation operations, foreign humanitarian assistance, and embassy reinforcement. However, as the global climate has shifted from a Cold War, or even OIF I, paradigm to one of small conflicts or crises of short duration. Within this context the Marine Corps continues to seek

The grand expanse of the Pacific Ocean possesses a very extensive, and often debated history of human expansion into the thousands of islands that exist within the region. There exists a range of fields that are interested in the voyaging of what is called Remote Oceania, or the parts of the Pacific that would require advanced navigation techniques due to the fact that the next island is either out of sight or simply unknown. Biologists study the movement and development of the human race while linguists

Introduction The Constitution excludes a substantial number of American citizens from the democratic process. Approximately four million Americans residing in the U.S. territories lack voting rights and full voting representation in Congress; consequently, creating a second-class citizenship with partial constitutional rights. These policies articulate the historically silenced voices of the people of the U.S. territories by their "democratic" government. However, amending the Constitution does not

Similar to HIV, the Zika virus was first discovered in marsupials in 1947. The virus originated from the Zika forest, specifically being carried by members within the population of rhesus monkeys. Just a year later the virus was also detected in the mosquito Aedes africanus. Mosquitoes are the main culprit in spreading zika, however it has been reported that Zika can pass between organisms through sexual transmission. Blood tests have found antibodies that protect humans from the virus in people

Introduction Diversity; a small word with a large meaning. Diversity is present in all aspects of our lives. Whether we are talking about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, or even sexual orientation we are talking about diversity. Diversity is not always looked at in a positive manner but without diversity we would all be the same. We would all be normal; no one would have unique backgrounds or interesting life stories. Our society is built on diversity and the individualism of our population. The