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The Blood Knot by Athol Fugard

In eleven pages the 1961 play is examined in terms of the effects of the culture and history of South Africa in its textual conten...

Kingship and Society in Sundiata

In three pages this African literary epic is examined in terms of its themes of kingship and society with topics including artisti...

Women at Point Zero by Nawal Sadawi

In three pages culture, sexuality, and feminism are considered within the context of Nawal Sadawi's Women at Point Zero. Two sour...

'Emilie Plead Choose One Egg' by Paule Barton

In six pages this short story considers the author's diagnosis for what is ailing the Caribbean culture and how it can be cured as...

In God's Country 'So Far From God'

This is a paper consisting og 5 pages that features Ana Castillo's novel and supplements the analysis of environment and culture a...

Societal Roles and Differences Between Men and Women

In five pages this paper examines how time and culture have defined the social roles of male and female and formed expectations of...

Adolescence According to Jerome Kagen

In five pages this paper discusses Jerome Kagen's notion that adolescence begins in biology and ends in culture in terms of its al...

Self Esteem and Body Image

image particularly as it relates to sex and age. As suggested above, media plays a role in a culture besieged by messages of wha...

Gender Relationships Across Cultural Lines

Few things have changed as much as gender roles and expectations in the 20th century. This paper examines ideas on gender among va...

Edward T. Hall's The Silent Language

In five pages this text is reviewed in which nonverbal elements of language are discussed with the emphasis upon the role culture ...

Whites, Blacks, and Leisure Practice Variances

This paper examines the cultures of blacks and whites in a contrasting and comparison of leisure practice variances between the tw...

Steam Engine and Its Modern Social Impact

In five pages this research paper analyzes how modern society was impacted by the steam engine in terms of culture and technology....

Jack Weatherford's 'Native Roots'

This is a book review consisting of 5 page that supports his belief that the basic constructs of society, culture, and politics in...

Native Indian Technology and In the Absence of the Sacred by Jerry Mander

This paper consists of five pages and presents a review of this texts as it portrays the impact of technology on Native American s...

'Anglo Indian Conflict' and Mary Rowlandson

In five pages this paper examines 'The Sovereignty and Goodness of God' by Mary Rowlandson in a consideration of how religion serv...

Native American Religions, the Sacred Pipe, and Peyote

In five pages this paper discusses the major significance of peyote and the Sacred Pipe in the religious cultures of Native Americ...

The Vision of Black Elk

In five pages John Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks is discussed in terms of the ways in which Black Elk succeed in increasing public a...

Modern Youth and Nihilism

In five pages this essay examines the 'street culture' of young black men and how they illustrate concepts of nihilism. Four sour...

'Cultural Aspects of Women's Health Care' Article

respond to the American way of medicine. It seems only logical that a health care professional would consider at least some of the...

Christian Progression of Celtic Paganism

In five pages the literary progression from Celtic paganism to Christianity is discussed through the ways in which the emerginc cu...

Santa Claus Legend and its Origins

In ten pages this paper discusses the origins of the Santa Claus legend in American culture in a consideration of the good deeds o...

Judaism During the Renaissance

In five pages this examines the Renaissance period with the focus being upon Judaism's art and culture with the faith and treatmen...

Alchemy and Islam

In ten pages this research paper discusses the mysticism of Islamic alchemy and also examines its impact upon the culture of the W...

Cultural Concepts from an Anthropological Perspective

a unclouded awareness of that specific anthropologists viewpoint and his or her own cultural indoctrination. The Last of the Yahi ...

Ibo Social Changes and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In eight pages this argumentative essay considers how it was the ways in which the abuse of power defined Ibo society that prevent...

The Settlement of Anglo Saxons in England

In a paper consisting of eleven pages the reasons why the Anglo Saxons moved to England along with the culture and society that de...

Music of Ancient Greece and Rome

nothing terribly convincing (48). It might be prudent to look at some early poets. There is evidence of someone called Mimnermus ...

Men and Change

This 5 page paper uses the works of Robert Bly (Iron John) and Nathan McCall (Makes Me Wanna Holler) to evaluate the way in which ...

Washington DC Neighborhoods and Sociocultural Change

In eleven pages this paper examines how Washington DC neighborhoods have been affected by changes in economy, religion, culture, a...

American Baseball and the Balinese Cockfight

In six pages these 2 sports are examined in terms of what they reveal about their respective countries' history and culture. Five...