HISTORY - ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AND ASIAN
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- California's Mexican-Americans and Asian-AmericansThe United States of America is a melting pot for many different people, from many different ethnicities and cultures. In no state is this more true than in California, where the two particular cultures I studied, Asian-Americans and Mexican-Americans.
Brief History and Significance of the Byzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire has a significant connection to a strong sense of Greek culture and heritage, but this relationship is not addressed in the Western narrative as currently taught.
Libya and Iraq Turning into "black Holes"Gumer Isayev, Middle East expert and faculty professor at St. Petersburg State University, talks to Gazeta.ru about causes behind the conflict in Libya, Jamahiriya, the Green Book, and Russia's stand in regard to the Libyan conflict.- Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East Since 1945Review of the book Epic Encounters by Melani McAllister, explaining what happened when U.S. interests encountered the Middle East.
- Asian Stereotypes in Film HistoryThis research paper covers a variety of stereotypes that Asians have portrayed throughout the history of film. Often, these portrayals stray away from the truth; however, directors have stuck with them in order to "give the audience what it wants."
Addicted to Tanning: Are You a Tanorexic?"Tanorexia" is the term, that refers to both men and women who engage in excessive tanning, to a point where it becomes a physical and psychological addiction they must experience.- Cardiac Risk Factors and What You Can Do About ThemThe leading cause of deaths in the United States is heart disease for both men and women, causing more deaths than cancer. 90% of people with heart disease have one or more risk factors.
- Stephen Greenblatt's New Historicism: Origins, Premises, Complaints, Critics, Texts and TrendsThis essay aims at briefly demonstrating the origins, premises, complaints, critics, texts and trends of Steven Greenblatt's theoretical framework of literary analysis called New Historicism.
- Immigration History of the Chinese and the Legacy of Angel IslandOverview of why Chinese people came to this country.
- Prostate Cancer: Risk Factors and CausesThe risks for developing the disease and symptoms which may indicate its presence.
- Celebrities, Poverty and the MediapolisRecently, many humanitarian aid advertisements have abandoned the use of crisis imagery. With the absence of the suffering other, celebrity images have tended to dominate many of these awareness and fundraising campaigns.
- The ONE Campaign: Celebrity, Poverty and the MediapolisIn the ONE Campaign celebrities are used 1) to signify Northern saviors, 2) to reinforce consumption and individualism, and 3) as part of the objectification of the poor who are largely absent in the mediation of poverty.
- American Racism and HypocrisyAmerican Racism and Hypocrisy
- The New Creative Mosaic: Addressing the Rise in Multicultural Art Appreciation and Increasing Cultural DiversityThis article addresses the rise in interest for multicultural art and the diverse communities that are calling attention to previously unknown artists and the impact on the art world.
- African Political EconomyA literature review of scholarly works concerning the political economy of Africa with a focus on the regions in and around Sub-Saharan Africa.
Expanding Views of Racial, Cultural and Ethnic Identitity in AmericaThough Senator Obama's Presidential bid and nomination has sparked new conversation over race and racial identity in America, it is a familiar topic that hits close to home; which I have frequently discussed with friends, acquaintances and classmates over the years..- Reality TV and GenderReality television, the "crack cocaine of programming," promises that their viewers will get unscripted, and unabashed access to the participant's lives (Lauzen, 445 and Brancato, 49).
- The Multi-National Workforce and the Culture that Employees BringCompanies need to understand their culture and understand what this diversity means to the organization.
- Minorities and Local Politics: A Study of Political Participation and VotingThis article analyzes the United States' lack of political participation and extremely low percentage of people who vote, especially minorities.
- A Look at Hate Crimes: Past, Present and FutureThis paper seeks to examine the history of hate crimes, the face of hate crimes today, and predict how hate crimes will be in the future if we continue on the same path.
Portuguese: Why It's the Most Bonita of the Romance LanguagesMany in America probably have no clue what's being spoken in Brazilian songs using the Portuguese language. But Americans have probably exclaimed more than once that they don't care what's being said...it just sounds beautiful and poetic.- How to Get the Most Out of an African American Studies DegreeThere are endless possibilities with just an African or African American studies degree. With preparation and research, an African or African American studies degree will lead you in the right direction.
- African American Perspective: History and RetrospectiveAs conceptualizations of multicultural literature evolve and diversify, it is important to revisit its historical foundation-
- Influence of Language and CommunityPersonal development occurs through the environment directly around someone. Social reproduction is grounded in social interaction with other people - interaction that occurs through mediums such as visual and oral communications.
- Sunday Afternoon in Old Town: it is Hot, it is Humid and it Does Not Look like RainFrom the Halls of Congress to the San Francisco Bay, from San Diego to Limestone, Maine, Americans everywhere are talking about the surging tide of immigrants flooding into this United States of America. This writer writes about it.
Breast Cancer PreventionLearn how nourish the breasts with foods, self exams and love. Read how to define lumps, mammogram risks and what causes breast cancer.- Jews and the Growth of Urban Europe in the Early Middle AgesThis piece explores the contribution of Jews to the Medieval economy.
- Paramilitary Police Structure and Community PolicingParamilitary styled police agencies are in conflict with the concept of community policing in many ways.
Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Policy of the 1830sA brief analysis of events leading to the Indian removal to the West during the 1830s.
Ethnic Hair and Options for CareHair options for the naturally natural ethnic hair.
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