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Myths and Society

the first book of the Bible, of Noah and his ark. No scientist today would admit that a flood could ever have covered the whole E...

European Settlers and the Impact of Indian Culture

In six pages this paper discusses the colonial cultural impact of the Aztec and Mayan Indians. Fifteen sources are cited in the b...

Diversity According to Indo Americans

In seven pages the concepts of cultural identity and discrimination are examined from the Indo American perspective with a true me...

Historical Context of the Female Breast

In seven pages this paper examines the female breast in a consideration of issues such as breastfeeding and its cultural, psycholo...

Mainland Puerto Rican Migration

part of the United States. This means that Puerto Ricans -- whether born on the island or the mainland -- are U.S. citizens. "To t...

How Arabian Women are Beginning to Overcome the Barriers Imposed by Tradition

In a paper consisting of six pages the ways in which Middle East women are at last transcending traditional cultural barriers and ...

Culture, Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces

In five pages the contemporary world application of Hartshorne's centripetal and centrifugal force theories is offered along with ...

Cultural Understanding

Culture is conceptually defined in a research paper consisting of five pags in which situational frameworks and nonverbal cue usag...

Cultural Change in Asia Prior to 1500

In six pages this paper defines culture and discusses the relationship between pre 1500 Asia and Europe in terms of cultural chang...

Prevarication or Why People in Western Culture Lie

In eight pages this research paper considers the art of lying as a Western cultural component. Six sources are cited in the bibli...

Walking on Stilts

In five pages this paper examines the history of stilt walking in a discussion of its ritualistic and artistic significance from a...

Analysis of 1964 Dead Birds Documentary

In two pages this ethnographic documentary that focuses on Western New Guinea's primitive tribe known as Dani is examined in terms...

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...

The Cultural Construct of Gender

been responsible for designing womens role in myriad societies; many of these devices used in earlier centuries were related to re...

Medical Profession's Cultural Clashes in Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

far the most common cause of illness is soul loss"(Fadiman 8). What is most interesting about this book is that Fadiman...

Market Planning and Cultural Barriers

Therefore culture is wide and varied, but considering the amount of different aspects it covers we can see that it will also be ea...

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...

Hospitality Industry According to Kluckhohn, Strodtbeck, and Hofstede

situations and how far they will go to create stability and masculinity/femininity, the extent by which society emphasizes asserti...

Dropout Rates in High Schools

go to college in the first place. As is noted above, these choices, and the factors influencing them, can vary radically between ...

Aboriginality

Our societal construct of "aboriginality" most often goes hand-in-hand with our construct of "indigenous". There are no hard and ...

Zen Buddhism of Japan

suffering, and that this suffering could only be escaped through giving up selfish desires. This spiritual "enlightenment" could b...

African American Poet Langston Hughes

he foretold in this little piece written long before his name became a beloved household word"....

Nursing Profession and Hispanics

of the great need for Hispanic nurses which has been created by the growing Hispanic population, this occupational choice presents...

Ethnography Art

to these questions while lending considerable insights into how certain prejudices continue to be perpetuated in the twenty-first ...

Black Studies and America's Cultural Assumptions

home, psychologically, is that all things French are worthy of being known, while anything that is the color black is associated w...

Eminem and Elvis Compared

his image. Especially in the early days, critics were not especially fond of Elvis and his style (Rohter and Zito, 1977). The pr...

Political Power, Supernatural Rituals and Anthropology

in society provide numerous functions while at the same time explaining mans origins and how man relates with nature. Many of the ...

Anthropology, the Western Pacific Trobriander Islanders, Bronislaw Malinowski and Male Bias

male bias. The purpose of using Malinowskis work as an example of the male bias which permeates both historical and contemp...

Cultural Statements in Frankenstein, Candide, and Tartuffe

dominance over his family. Tartuffe makes his entrance somewhat late in the play; however, by this point, his character has been t...

Native Americans and Africans Compared

members of particular racial and ethnic groups which are often compared in relation to the majority or dominant group within the p...