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Essays 1981 - 2010

Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

that honors cultural diversity, the teacher begins the same unit by reading a Native American folktale that describes the first fo...

Interpreting For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

fresh in the minds of many leaders, this work takes on many topics. One man struggles with his political ideals but in the process...

Blues, Growth, and Cultural Wisdom in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

a reference to "St. Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy which is one of the very first, and most popular, of blues songs (Morrison 25). F...

'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' by Langston Hughes

societal scheme. This poem is a direct assault and repudiation of this stereotypical image of blacks, as it presents African Ameri...

'Rational' Case Study

their beloved - not as a child abuser but as a victim of society who needed the help and guidance of his family rather than the co...

Cultures, Communications, and Comparisons Between Do the Right Thing and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

to give them their blessing before the evening is over. What is interesting to see is that Joanna has turned out just as the Dr...

RV Travel, the Retirees, and American Culture

is a relatively expensive endeavor as RVs do not get great gas mileage. In addition, their RV is not often their home. It is their...

James Rachels and the Theory of Cultural Relativism

as backward and wrong. They are even more critical of such practices as infanticide, a practice affecting female infants among th...

American Society Problems

of Navajo and Zuni reservations and this is widely seen and known by most. And, it seems that no matter how educated they become, ...

Children's Services and Communication Activities

childrens activities while her mother and I talk. Body language with both would include a smile, pleasant demeanor and outstretch...

Global Negotiations

as opposed to American English, in Japan it may be American English, and even in this there are differences in meanings and infere...

China's Modernity and the 'Crucible' of Shanghai

other areas of Shanghai are marked Chinese" (Goodman, 2004). Researchers have discovered that studying Shanghai in particular "sh...

Ape Tool Utilization and Language

sticks are the primary example of such primitive tools. Apes select these sticks, modify them, and use them to entice ants to cra...

Cultural Images in the Media

The broader version promoted by Hall is that a "text" of any kind - "be it a book, movie, or other creative work - is not simply p...

Personal Essays and Cultural Backgrounds

Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist who passionately portrayed the ongoing class struggle between the peasantry and t...

Mayan Technological, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Development

Mayan culture (Brady, 1995). There appears to be little differentiation in individual wealth levels as can be determined from exa...

Social Identity According to Bourdieu

culture is not superior to that of working class cultures, only different. Failures that are classified as class related, such as ...

At Risk African American Male Learning and a Discussion of Cognition and its Cultural Influences

2004). "The majority of reporting states-26 out of the 46 responding to the latest survey-have dropout rates ranging from 4.0% to...

U.S. Hazardous Waste Facilities and Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Information

problem stems from the fact that polluted water flows directly into the Apalachicola Bay from other sources, rendering the bay def...

Cultural Aspects of Game Shows

can be found to replace it. Observers not only see the individual advantage but enjoy the same type of participation they have che...

Carolingian Renaissance and its Importance

making Europe, and especially Italy a dominant force in the world. This was accomplished in both the realm of politics and religio...

French Business People and Negotiations

a good lunch, 2000). One thing that will offend the French quickly is failing to maintain strict formality in addressing in...

Cultural Migration and the Russian 'Old Believers'

the Psalter prepared by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Nikon, who began to modify traditional beliefs in favor of a...

Creating a Personal Ethical Philosophy

that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...

Italian-American Culture

in their religion, they rely upon its influence to see them through difficult times. This strength allows them to overcome obstac...

Folk Culture Conceptualization

Giollain, 2000; 4). In this we can understand that a folk culture is actually something of a rebellion against certain aspects of ...

Native American and European American Cultural Interaction

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

Designing Entertainment Venues

gambling establishments has served to completely transform otherwise impoverished communities and even afford them the ability to ...

Past and Present Waterloo Village, NJ

and negotiated the return of all prisoners as well as offering 1,600 pounds to purchase any land they owned in the colony as well ...

U.S. Immigration Policy - 1800's to the Present

suffering and difficulty adjusting associated with Immigration. Even the relief of being removed from whatever hardship that brou...