Queen Emma of Hawaii Essays

  • Essay On Queen Emma

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    Queen Emma was very loved by the ancient Hawaiian people during her reign. During the 19th century, ancient Hawaiians lacked health, education, and spirituality facilities. It was at this time that the Hawaiian's population was decreasing dramatically due to the diseases of smallpox and measles which were brought by the foreigners. There were no hospitals, for many of the Hawaiians believed in traditional healing and practices. Not only that, but schooling was only offered to Hawaiian boys. Because

  • King Kamehameha IV

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    gaining back rights for the Hawaiian people. Alexander observed the ways of the foreigners and used his experience in Europe to help better serve his people. At the age of 20, Alexander 'Iolani Liholiho became King Kamehameha IV. In a letter to the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, he explained his crowning and intentions, he wrote, "Great and Good Friend: -Believing that Your Majesty takes a sincere interest in every thing which concerns the Hawaiian nation, I doubt ...

  • Essay On Queen Emma

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    The Great Efforts of the Extraordinary Queen Emma Queen Emma was a crucial figure in improving the overall wellbeing of the Hawaiian people. The Hawaiian people did not have many options for good healthcare and schooling. Queen Emma cared about her people, so she made the effort to get better resources for them. Queen Emma contributed to the overall wellbeing of the Hawaiian people by founding Iolani School and St. Andrew's Priory, by founding Queen's Hospital, and by working to represent her people

  • King Kalakaua Research Paper

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    election after queen Lunalilo's death in 1874. ( HawaiiHistory.org) dowager Emma vs. David Kalakaua (HawaiiHistory.org) King Kalakaua won elction and dowager Emma’s supporter started to riot (HawaiiHistory.org) King Kalakaua was the first king to travel to Washington (HawaiiHistory.org) King Kalakaua also got a trade treaty. (HawaiiHistory.org) King kalakaua married Kapi`olani in 1863 before he was elected king. (HawaiiHistory.org) During King Kalakaua named his younger brother William Pitt Leleiohoku

  • Discrimination in Education

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    Imagine a new student at a school. Since they are not like everyone else, they get treated differently. There is a chain of schools in Hawaii called Kamehameha. It is a public school that mostly accepts Naïve Hawaiians with Hawaiian ancestry. It’s a very hard school to get in to; the admissions percentages are 6.4% to 14.7% (Kamehameha Schools) This school teaches the kids about Hawaiian culture and traditions. The whole point of the school is to keep the Hawaiian culture alive by teaching young

  • Hawaii

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    Hawaii: Paradise Island Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the physical geography, history and culture of Hawaii. Central Idea: We will see that Hawaii is a special place, by looking at its physical geography, history, and culture. Introduction I.     What comes to mind when you think of palm trees, beautiful beaches, luaus and hula dances? A.     Hawaii B.     The “Aloha” state. II.     Do you know what aloha means? A.     Aloha is the Hawaiian word meaning love. B.     It is

  • Queen Lili'uokalani

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    Queen Lili'uokalani had ambitious plans for the nation of Hawaii, and wanted to see the rightful power of the monarch restored. Even though she was doing what she thought was best for the people of Hawaii, her dream was never meant to be. She would become known as the last queen ever to reign over the Hawaiian Islands. In the beginning, Hawaii was unknown to any humans. Polynesians eventually came across its islands, and decided to make it their home. In the early days, each island was ruled by

  • King David Kalakaua Essay

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    forgotten. King David Kalakaua is also known for creating the famous festival that is known around the world today as The Merrie Monarch. However, many people are still unaware of all the other great historical things that King David Kalakaua did for Hawaii, and the history behind David himself. King David Kalakaua loved to travel, was very well educated and even rebuilt the famous ‘Iolani Palace that still stands today in Honolulu, and these are just to name a few of the long list of great achievements

  • The Importance Of Diversity In Hollywood

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    Many aspects of Hollywood have seen dramatic improvement . For instance, when comparing the special effects in movies such as “Jaws” (1975) to more recent movies such as “Avatar” (2009) there is a remarkable improvement in computer generated imagery. Unfortunately, a certain aspect of the movie industry has not seen nearly as much improvement. Think about the biggest movies from the past year. There was “Guardians of the Galaxy” with Chris Pratt, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” with Ralph Fiennes, and