Hawaii

Hawaii

Thursday, October 28, 2010

LESSON 7-A Body of term paper (continued)

Methods of organizing the body section of your paper can be done in these ways: a) Chronological order (time) is effective for sharing personal narratives, summarizing steps, and explaining events, b) Order of location (spatial) is useful for many types of descriptions (e.g., left to right, from top to bottom, etc.), c) Illustration (deductive) is a method of arrangement in which you first state a general idea and then followed with specific reasons, examples, and facts, d) Climax (inductive) is a method of arrangement in which you present details followed by a general statement or a conclusion, e) Compare/Contrast is a method of arrangement in which you compare one subject to another subject, f) Cause-and-Effect is a type of arrangement that helps you make connections between a result and what came before it. Normally, you begin with a general statement giving the cause of something, and then you discuss a number of specific events, g) Problem/Solution is a type of procedure in which you state a problem and explore possible solutions, and h) Definition or classification is a type of arrangement that can be used to explain a term or concept (a machine, a theory, a game, and so on). Begin by placing the subject in the appropriate class, and then provide details that show how your subject is different from and similar to others in the same class.
The first part of the body deals with the political facet: The death of King Kaumuali'i of Kaua'i realigned (divided Kaua'i into several parts) making the Garden Island now part of the Hawaiian Kingdom ruled by King Kamehameha I. But when Kamehameha passes away, his son Liholiho is now heir to the throne.
Liholiho wrote in his will, before traveling to England, that, "my younger brother Kauikeaouli shall be your king."(insert footnote) Unfortunately, Liholiho dowager Queen Victoria Kaumuali'i were inflicted with the measles died in London in 1824. Again, Kaahumanu still acts as Kuhina Nui for the very young Kamehameha III.
The second part of the body may be written in this manner as it addresses the social and economic parts of the body:

Foreign influences started the decline of the Hawaiian food supply because of the natives preoccupation with searching for sandalwood. The sandalwood trade became the first industry of Hawaii and Kamehameha the Great wanted to capitalize in enriching Hawaii with an abundance of sandalwood. Thus, Kamehameha II also encouraged the aliis to search for as much sandalwood as possible. This led to the neglect of their farmlands and crops and also destroying their cultural way of life. I must parenthetically add that prior to the sandalwood obsession, the Hawaiians used the barter system and not the use of money. Starvation by untended farms were not the only massacre of indigenous people as foreign ships brought many diseases especially in 1804 and during the reigns the Kamehameha II and III. According to historian Kamakau, ""thousands died, especially in the country districts, of an epidemic of coughs, congested lungs, and sore throat."" (footnote inserted here). But it did not stop with only colds and flus because smallpox, leprosy, and tuberculosis became widespread (prevalent). The seamen had a negative impact upon Hawaiians as these foreign sailors spread their diseases on the Hawaiian population. When law and order was enforced on the drunken visitors, seamen reacted violently. Sailors who knowingly spread contagious diseases ashore they were punished. In addition to spreading contagious diseases, sailors were also fined for carrying dangerous weapons.

The abolition of the Kapu System gave way to the introduction of Christianity. The first missionaries arrived on the ship, Thaddeus, in 1819. The missionaries were given difficult assignments because they built schools, churches, and dwellings in addition to planting in the fields. But the most challenging task was to convert the natives from pagan worship to Christianity and reading the Bible.

Teaching the Hawaiians to read called for a written Hawaiian language to be devised, a printing press, and a school system started.

The rise in mercantilism began with sandalwood trade as Hawaii's first industry. By 1825, whaling took the place of sandalwood as the next industry for Hawai'i.The fur trade cannot be considered to be part of Hawaii's industry because merchants carrying furs on their ships from North America, stopped in Hawai'i to rest and restore their supplies, and then off on their way to China to sell them. Whalers also hired Hawaiians as crewmen. But the boom period of whaling lasted only from 1840 through 1860.
Minor industries such as cattle and salt production were also established in the 1820's. Agricultural production also increased. Also in demand were coffee, pumpkins, cabbages, breadfruit, taro, bananas, arrowroot, melons, pineapples, and firewood.
The need for consuls from England and the United States grew due to increase in trade as Hawaii steadily grew more important as a center for transpacific commerce. By 1840, places such as Hilo and Waimea in Kauai were considered to by towns. Honolulu and Lahaina were already established cities by then.