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Thematic Comparative Analysis of Gloria Anzaldua's Hybridity and Creative Identity as Described in Borderlands and Toni Morrison's Sula

related to sexist elements in society. Within her work are the essential themes used in "African-American and expressive enterpris...

South Africa Setting for a Fictional Story

some people spend their whole lives asserting that innate desire; it is this quest for improved social, economic, political and cu...

Black American Perspectives on Death and Dying from a Religious View

traditions carried down through the generations (Ruark, 2003). Dr. Ronald K. Barrett has spent many years studying how African Am...

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

the worst storm to batter England in recorded history in late November through early December, 1703 (De Wire 34). One DeFoe schola...

Identity and American Assimilation in My Antonia by Willa Cather and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

the daughters have difficulty understanding their mothers past lives and their perspectives on their daughters lives. The daughter...

Popular Culture and the Influence of TV News

scientists, parents and educators are becoming more and more concerned about the influence television has on the lives of American...

Post Revolutionary American and the Roles Played by Native Americans and African Americans

extent of freedom. With more and more populations becoming indigenous by virtue of their longevity in America, a blending of cult...

Communism, China, and the Paradox Represented by Chairman Mao

important to recognize their interaction with the West prior to the revolution was extremely limited. Indeed, even European merch...

Educational System and Issues of Culture, History, Economics, and Politics

disabilities did not receive equal opportunities for education and even though the enactment of compulsory attendance laws was ini...

Culture and the Effects of Globalization

sweatshop conditions or child labor. One of the benefits is that globalization brings other perspectives into areas where they wo...

Communication Structure and Global Management

especially important in Istanbul where a woman is thought to be less important than a man, although in some business environments ...

Views on Slave Documents

by one of his masters, Gustavus Vassa (Equiano, 1969). On first being consigned to a slave ship, Equiano wrote that his first reac...

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

apply and be accepted into the graduate creative writing program at Boston University; eventually getting her Masters in English, ...

International Marketing and the Formidable Barriers of Culture

some massive mistakes and marketing has required backtracking and a new launch with different branding messages. One of the first ...

UK Health, Ethnic and Class Differences

and education levels. Health is also an education issue, with greater knowledge better healthcare practices may be developed and a...

Loss of Individuality and Culture Thesis of Adorno and Horkheimer

which run counter to industry standards, they state, are sadly lost in the mix of sameness. In other words, culture has now become...

Medicine and Culture: Varieties of Treatment in the United States, England, West Germany, and France by Lynn Payer

between the patient and physician (technology, caring and values) are always present but may differ in balance. In addition, the r...

Contemporary Grandparents

other day, keeping in close contact with them. In addition, she is active in the lives of cousins, a sibling, and aunts and uncles...

A Comparison of the Tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf

warrior society that Beowulf invokes derives from these "newcomers" to the British Isles. Abrams, et al also state that in this wa...

Conflict in the Relationship Between Mother and Daughter in 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan

an article entitled "Every Womans Dream," which appeared in April 7 edition of The Weekly (1954, p. 59). The student researching t...

Singapore and China

leave after anther two years (CIA, 2003). The position of the country is now as one of the worlds strongest economic countries, wi...

Machiavelli's The Prince, Thomas More's Utopia, and European Identity

with the following excerpt: "Under the equator, and as far on both sides of it as the sun moves, there lay vast deserts that were ...

Vietnamese and South Korean Canadian Immigrant Groups Compared

to the point where the Korean Consulate General of Toronto was established in August 1975 thus beginning a process of Canada welco...

Urban School Districts of the San Francisco Bay Area

experience on a daily basis. While the district works hard to address these ongoing issues, educators and administrators are ofte...

Critiquing 'The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium' by Gulru Necipoglu

deal of architectural, cultural and religious renovation and change. Summary & Critique Necipoglus article compares the Hagia Sop...

Great Britain's Concept of Empire

citizens by every means available. Most colonization takes place because the invading nation states that they do so in the foreign...

Family Installments by Edward Rivera

there are grand manmade variances that separate one from the next when it comes to overall acceptance. While people may share var...

United Nations' Human Rights Commission

has failed quite miserably in recognizing the ethical significance of human dignity throughout the world, with particular emphasis...

Generational Effects of Rock and Roll Music

to understanding the cultural changes it brought. The 1960s was a decade defined by race relations. Thus, it is interesting to not...

Asians and Beliefs on Health

of the true nature of their illnesses. While keeping such facts from the patients may be considered merciful it does, at times, en...