Abstract
In this article, the writer studies the environmental and demographic history of Easter Island. The writer maintains that basically Easter Island was very isolated. The writer points out that the human population grew quickly. Further, the writer notes that eventually most of the resources were depleted and the civilization collapsed.

From the Paper
"Easter Island is one of the most unusual places on the planet. It is one of the most isolated places occupied by humans. In 'A Green History of the World' Clive Ponting notes, Easter Island is one of the most remote, inhabited places on earth. Only some 150 square miles in area, it lies in the Pacific Ocean, 2,000 miles off the west coast of South America and 1,250 miles from the nearest inhabitable land of Pitcairn Island. The extreme isolation of Easter Island or Rapa Nui is not the islands most distinguishing feature."

Tags:easter, island, history

Abstract
The paper relates that the story of Easter Island is one that has captured the imagination of the public almost since the discovery of the island. The paper notes that the worldwide fame of such a seemingly insignificant island would be hard to explain except for the fact that it possesses one of the most fascinating Neolithic cultures anywhere in the world. However, the paper relates that less well known to a wider populace is the story of the island's ecological devastation; while there is no doubt about what occurred, scientists still debate the causes of this sudden change. The paper examines the two main lines of argument and attempts to discover if a consensus in favor of one or the other can be established.

From the Paper
"The story of Easter Island is one that has captured the imagination of the public almost since the discovery of the island on Easter Day of 1722 by Dutch explorers. Known more accurately as "Rapa Nui" in its native language, the tiny volcanic island of about 160 sq. km. is one of the most isolated landforms in the world, more than 2,000 kilometers from the nearest inhabited neighbor (Peiser, 2005, p. 513). The worldwide fame of such a seemingly insignificant island would be hard to explain except for the fact that it possesses one of the most fascinating Neolithic cultures..."

Tags:easter island, colonialism, deforestation

Abstract
The Easter Rising of 1916 became the catalyst in Irish history that would lead to the establishment of an independent Irish state.
The paper shows that the events leading up to the Easter Rising stem from many years of turmoil and frustration suffered by the island of Ireland. The paper explains how Ireland's struggle with Britain for independence has been one that has lingered over centuries. The struggle has been increasingly difficult due to the simple fact of proximity, further complicated by the issue that Ireland itself was divided by Protestant and Catholic lines. Such inner turmoil has made any revolution almost impossible. The paper shows that the history of Ireland, however, is much more complicated than that. By encapsulating past events is to do an injustice to the Irish cause. The paper therefore takes a deeper look into the issues surrounding the Easter Rising and helps bring understanding to a complicated issue.

From the Paper
"The Irish Republican Army was, at the very best, a bit uneasy about this treaty. Led by DeValera, the IRA objected to the treaty because it divided Ireland "and was not sufficiently humiliating enough for Great Britain" (Wells 945). DeValera incited his followers to revolt against the Free State and a civil war between the Republicans and the Free State began. 945 This split the Irish Republican Army members into the pro-treaty and anti-treaty members. Collins had many followers, acknowledging that the treaty paved the way to freedom. These loyalists were transformed into the Free State Army and the anti-treaty forces became known as the Irregulars."

Tags:Ulster, Redmond, Home, Rule, Michael, Collins

Abstract
This paper discusses how Diamond uses the Easter Island example as a moral illustration for contemporary society and what will happen if it persists in its unmitigated consumptive habits. The paper discusses the lesson, as portrayed by Diamond, that contemporary societies the world over must adopt sustainable economic strategies or they will meet the same ignominious end as Easter Island's original Polynesian tribes that eventually found themselves few in number, struggling to gather even basic food supplies, and generally in a state of abject poverty even by primitive society standards.

Tags:environmental, economics, diamond

Abstract
This paper discusses Miki Makihara's in-depth case study of the way in which diglossia has operated with respect to the Rapa Nui language on Easter Island. It discusses the content of the article, "Linguistic Syncretism and Language Ideologies: Transforming Sociolinguistic Hierarchy on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)" and its importance. The paper then compares Makihara's article alongside Charles Ferguson's original article on diglossia, "Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Papers on Language in Society."

From the Paper
"Makihara's article is, of course, very interesting alongside Charles Ferguson's original article on diglossia (Ferguson, 1996). In particular, Makihara's expansion on Ferguson's conceptualization of diglossia is instructive. Ferguson's concept showed how one language can co-exist with another in situations where, typically, one is resigned to being a more casual, personal and devalued one, while another is typically valued as being more beautiful, spiritual, intellectual etc. Although Ferguson showed that this situation does not necessarily result in the prior or devalued language facing extinction, Makihara shows how two languages can be diglossic together in one syncretic language, used across contexts, functions and speakers and can actually, and most importantly, serve to uphold and preserve the original language against the odds."

Tags:diglossia, grammar, audience

Abstract
This paper discusses Jared Diamond's article relating the decline and fall of the Easter Island Polynesians, "Easter's End." The paper examines Diamond's use of the Easter Island example as a moral illustration for contemporary society and what will happen if it persists in its unmitigated consumptive habits. It discusses the points that Diamond makes and the lessons that he attempts to teach his readers.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Overview
Point and Hypothesis
Hypothesis and Theory
Evidence
Validity of Assumptions
Policy Recommendations
Conclusions

From the Paper
"This is a different perspective then. Where Diamond is accusatory of the state and its economic model as being implicitly responsible for the environmental destruction of Easter Island, other researchers view the state and the political apparatus as an integral part of the solution. That is, where human kind and human nature deserve at least as much of the responsibility for the environmental destruction as the economic model. The primary recommendation is that economic policies founded in the principles of sustainable development should aligned with the political apparatus which governs the broader society."

Tags:sustainable, policies, degradation

Abstract
This paper examines the connection between a civilization's destruction of the environment and the collapse of that civilization. The author analyzes the decline of civilizations by tracing the inhabitants' negative interactions with the environment, focusing on three examples: civilizations from Easter Island, the Maya in Central America and the ancient Sumarian societies of Mesopotamia.

From the Paper
"There is a matrix of interrelated factors that influence the rise and fall of civilizations and the ecosystems they exist in. Mankind does not exist in a vacuum nor are all ecosystems the same. Some physical environments are more resilient to manmade stresses than others. In many cases, man has greatly impacted the environment yet society has sustained minimal lasting effects. In other ecosystems, even a minute amount of interference permanently alters the balance of nature. In the modern era, man has resorted to artificial means (i.e., fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides) to combat environmental damage that in previous ages would have been detrimental to society. Every civilization, past and present, has impacted the environment to varying degrees. Will future archeologists stand puzzled over our ruins and ponder the civilization that once ruled? Or will we learn from the past, tread lightly, and try to become more attune to our surroundings? Only time will tell."

Tags:Maya, Easter, Island, Sumaria, Mesopotamia, Central, America, ecosystems

Abstract
The paper analyzes the theme of coming of age within this study of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island". The paper discusses how the main character, Jim Hawkins, must learn to outgrow his youthful fancies for adventure by realizing the real mortal danger that he must undergo as a mate of the Hispaniola. The paper relates that not only must he learn to understand the dangerous actions of the mutineers he faces, but he must also rely on his own personal initiative to survive and resolve the place of the hidden treasure.

Tags:island, treasure, pirates

Abstract
This paper discusses the theme of greed in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island", focusing on the relativity of greed and its futility.

Tags:greed, Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, pirate, boy, futility, relativity

Abstract
This paper summarizes the book Jared Diamond"s "Collapse". The author explores some of the examples of social collapse presented. The paper argues that the book falls short by failing to consider other possible causes of social collapse besides environmental disaster.

From the Paper
"As the keyword of its title suggests, this book deals with the catastrophic collapse of societies. Specifically, it deals with collapse ..."

Tags:collapse, environmental

jared diamond

maya

greenland

environment

easter island