Pohnpei

A lost city found among the coral reefs of the Pacific, Nan Mandol is now ruins adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei that once was the capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty until 1628 (Ayres et al. 1992). Recently, a research group from the Southern Methodist University led by Mark D. McCoy found the earliest direct evidence of monument building at Nan Madol (McCoy et al. 2016). This is a significant discovery that pushes back the initial age of dynasty in the Pacific over 100 years

Martha Ward’s Nest in the Wind is the fascinating account of culture on the small island, Pohnpei in Micronesia. Ward is an American anthropologist from New Orleans who two years living on Pohnpei working on a blood-pressure research project and studying the culture of the island in the 70’s. She later returned for a shorter visit to the island to see how the culture had changed in the years she had been gone. Pohnpei is very different from western society in nearly every aspect of life, from how the people

All the other events and mishaps were just coincidental. Many societies believe that jealousy and greed will lead to misfortunes. This show s that unity is a very important part of the Pohnpei culture. The unity and the respect required for the feast makes it effective in getting rid of the curse . During Sohn Alpet’s funeral we can see how Pohnpeins value the connection of the tribe.One example of this is the “women of Sohn alpets

all of the above 2. What was the nature of Ward’s study on Pohnpei? a. how matrilineal descent changed to patrilineal even before modernization. b. how fish and other ocean foods took over the diet, which lead to rising mercury levels. c. an

problems faced in Pohnpei due to westernization, most importantly their health. In this paper I analyzed her journey and the changing culture of Pohnpei. After reading about the social changes and culture shift I was able to relate their current problems with the problems we face in the west today and the lack of a solution. I also analyze the differences and similarities between Pohnpei and western culture. In “Nest in the Wind,” Martha Ward and her husband Roger visit Pohnpei in 1970 and then

I had been so busy in Pohnpei with getting ready to leave that I had not thought about what it would be like in Hong Kong, and I had not prepared myself mentally. As we were driving in the taxi, it hit me, and I wanted to turn around and fly back to Pohnpei! It’s amazing that even though God has called me to travel, and I have a desire to travel, changing into new cultures is difficult, especially

For U.S. citizens to enter another nation there are some regulations that they must know. In all three countries, U.S. citizens will not need to have vaccinations to be able to enter (U.S. State Department). Additionally, I learned a safety method when traveling in a group, which is a counting system in each person, has a number for the whole trip. Thus, any time we would travel, we would count to make sure we have everyone together. We do this method to be able to know we all here and that no one

Micronesia was formed in 1978, located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, between Japan and Hawaii. Micronesia consist of 607 islands, which is grouped into four states. These four states are Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and kosrae. The capital of Micronesia, Palikir, is located in the mountains of Pohnpei. The population size is around 100,000 people. Micronesians culture consist of their religion, social standards, gender statuses, art and music, history, and their political life. The language of Micronesia

Growing up in a society or on an island where men, women, and young teenagers drink alcohol and chew tobacco occasionally, it has always been a burden to me as I watch many lives being taken away through alcohol and drug use. Coming from Pohnpei, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia that has been known for its kava – a sludgy drink served in various forms, and its betel nut - a local chewing tobacco, I have witnessed many lives suffering from severe medical and economic complications such

and are more then likely false, but a legend? Legends can sometimes be the truth, and legends never die. First lets take a look into the mind of H.P Lovecraft and his book "The Call Of Cthulhu". "The Call Of Cthulhu" was inspired by the island Pohnpei not the Pompeii that Mount Vesuvius erupted. This one is an island so tiny it is barley visible on google maps. In H.P Lovecraft's