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interestingly enough to mean "wingless siphon" (Kettle, 1995). The flea is a highly specialized creature and subsists by sucking ...

celebrations, for example, the calls made by the organization Comissao Indigena 500 Anos actively opposing the celebrations (Lupiy...

were struck by the similarities between Falasha liturgical practices and Judaism and this perspective became so entrenched that in...

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

is also an element to the culture that believes in the forces that are both feminine and masculine, studying both in order to bett...

of Vietnam was born ("Earliest known history of Vietnam," 2007). In 1946, it was all agreed that Vietnam would be independent ("E...

thus the Northeastern shore of Ohio (Hansen, 2007). In terms of its history, which is not as ancient as some may believe, Hansen (...

that was with Allen disagreed with his theological position and attached themselves with the Quaker movement (About.com, 2006). Th...

not explicitly intended to depict any concrete object or situation, but rather seeks to create a "mood or atmosphere," which elici...

areas this number rises to an even more embarrassing 51.3 percent (Canada and the World Backgrounder, 2006, 4). This compares to ...

find and rescue her. Early on, the reader is also introduced to Cap Huff, an adult friend of the Nason family, and Phoebe Marvin, ...

Standard Oil of California negotiated a contract with the King of Saudi Arabia that granted the company the exclusive concession t...

performing these rites for the multitude of abducted Africans who died in transit to the Americas. In the second chapter, Rabote...

himself to be a benevolent master, and after his death, his wife Caldonia tries to uphold this legacy, the novel nevertheless show...

English who had come to steal corn and the result was that the English colony waited until 1613 before their leaders were sufficie...

took a vicious Civil War to legally end the "peculiar institution," although the South continued to pass such things as the Jim Cr...

of the Native Americans, inasmuch as the settlers had no desire to include the indigenous people in their progressive plans. Rath...

People identify, after all, with people that are similar to them. Ebonics has the potential, therefore, to serve as a common link...

example, that shaped the tribal communities and their emphasis on sharing resources as a primary value (Larson). The land was far ...

beginning. A blending of cultures is almost immediate in that even a culture which rises from the ashes of a decolonized nation is...

culture is quite different from mainstream culture in many aspects, on a daily basis. In this region of the country, for ex...

certain representatives European origin made their way to the Americas. The exact time of the earliest of these encounters is con...

rapid rate in the African-American community. Even with the growing number of new cases of HIV, some African Americans are still r...

greatest superpower exerted her independence from Great Britain. The focus of the American Revolution was to win politi...

respect local tradition (Monmonier 71). The place-naming process outlined in Monmoniers book illustrates the transitional ...

society, so much so that the Irish ultimately became "more American than the Americans in their appreciation for the blessing of c...

Modernity," contains 6 chapters, which are characterized by the editors preferred political economy approach. Part 2, "Political T...

they ultimately became part of the majority as their facial features and skin color were not obviously different. But, with the Na...

also being reflected in modern culture with the search for a spiritual connection with the earth, which is a value being adopted a...

have long been "possessed" by adventurers, as this act would eternalize "the memory of those that effected it" (Smith). As this su...