Ryukyu is the old name for Okinawa that originated from the Chinese, which means “glazed horn-dragon”. It’s a small patch of islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan and is referred as Nansei Islands, “Southwest Island”, by the Japanese (Britannica, 2013). Okinawa is surrounded by beautiful oceans and amazing coral reefs that makes it an attraction for travelers around the world. Okinawa has a history of influences from outsiders since ancient times to the modern era. Pressures from China, Japan, and the United States have been received by the Okinawan people into developing its own unique culture.
With these examples, The Odyssey and Atala are similar. Towards the end of the prologue of Atala, it is revealed that Chactas had adopted a Frenchman named René and was asked to tell of his adventures. That is similar to what happened in the Odyssey with Odysseus and King Alcinous. Odysseus had arrived at Phaeacia, which was ruled by Alcinous. Alcinous was kind enough to offer a ship to Odysseus but asked Odysseus to tell of his adventures.
David Taylor Hawaii Pacific University Professor Poe Anthropology – 2000 30 Nov 2013 Ainu People Ainu in the native tongue means “human” and in Japanese it is “Ezo.” They live on the island of Hokkaido, the most northern island of Japan, second largest to the main island Honshu. Could this protective archipelago surrounded by ocean preserve a civilization for over 10,000 years? Well the Ainu are arguably the direct decedents of the well published Jomon who lived throughout Japan. Jomon means corded marked, a name archeologist attributed to a civilization for the construction style of their pottery, which dates to the Neolithic revolution. The Ainu, however, maintain hunting and gathering as a primary means, agriculture is only to supplement their diet.
Tokelauan Culture is Alive and Well To understand the diminishing language and culture of the Tokelau people Diasporas, one must understand the history of this island group. Over 3,000 miles south of Hawaii lay the island group of Tokelau. It consists of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaoka. According to Historian Betty Ickes, Tokelau traditionally included the Swains Islands or Olohega before becoming a territory of American Samoa in 1925 (Ickes 3). In the mid 1860s, along with other islands around the Pacific, the people of Tokelau were stolen from their islands to become labor workers in Peru and at the same time, missionaries from the Protestant and Catholic churches arrived to spread their beliefs (Glenn 9).
was the first to have left behind written records and solid archaeological evidence of its existence. Through the Shang’s written records Keightley asserts that for the first time, one can describe in confidence the Chinese civilization. Aspects such as their political system, art forms, DIs (high Gods), religious practices, Ancestors, Tablet & Temples, rituals of their society, diet & agriculture and even warfare could now be learned through written records known as oracle-bone inscriptions and Bronze inscriptions. The oracle-bone inscriptions as described by Keightley were made on the back of a turtle shell or cattle scapula. The process first started by applying intense heat to hollows bored into the shell or scapula.
Marine Biology is the scientific study navigation of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. The history of Marine Biology began in the 1200 BC when the Phoenicians went out to sea using celestial navigation. In the modern day study of Marine Biology began with the exploration by Captain James Cook in 18th century Britain. Cook was most known for going on a lot of voyages out to sea. Following Captain Cook Charles Darwin has been doing a closer study of Marine life (he was also known for the Theory of Evolution).
As a living laboratory Galapagos island have a rich scientific history! And today I am going to tell you the location, its brief history and what Charles Darwin’s discoveries on Galapagos island. The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles west of Ecuador, which is on the western coast of South America. Their first recorded discovery was on March 10, 1535, by Fray Tomas de Berlanga, who happened upon them accidentally while sailing from Panama to Peru. Some historians believe the islands were visited and used by groups of Incas as early as a century prior to de Berlanga's discovery, but this has never been proven.
(Martel offers us the blueprint in the second-to-last chapter.) You could also see Richard Parker as God. Pi's ordeal on the Pacific could be viewed as a spiritual journey. And what about the algae island with human teeth hidden in sacs of leaves? Doesn't that have to symbolize something?
Ethnic Groups and Discrimination ETH/125 Cultural Diversity 2/5/2012 Jose Rodriguez Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Filipino American history began on October 18, 1587 when they immigrated to the United States. Filipinos were the first Asians to cross the Pacific Ocean as early as 1587, fifty years before the first English settlement of Jamestown was established. From 1565 to 1815, during the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade, Filipinos were forced to work as sailors and navigators on board Spanish Galleons. (Espiritu 2003) In 1763, Filipinos made their first permanent settlement in the bayous and marshes of Louisiana. As sailors and navigators on board Spanish galleons, Filipinos -- also known as "Manila men" or Spanish-speaking Filipinos -- jumped ship to escape the brutality of their Spanish masters.
Captain Cook is credited with bringing this tradition to western culture following his Tahitian expedition in 1771. He coined the term tattoo from the Tahitian word tatauâ, which is onomatopoetic to the sound a tattooing instrument makes. In the early 19th century, tattooing became very popular with criminals and the working class in Britain and the US. Toward the end of that century, it became [popular] among the elite. Body