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Stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs is one of my favorite dishes ever since I was little. It is a common dish in China, quick and easy to prepare, and popular among students. -Adapting to cultural differences -reminds me of my childhood -recall my happy childhood memories -food preparation I grew up in a very traditional Chinese culture. Although I have been in America for ten years, it is still a challenge to adapt to cultural differences. When I was in high school, I never eat lunch…

Survival of the Sickest, written by Dr. Sharon Moalem provides a fascinating glimpse into the idea that modern day human diseases that afflict us actually have a significant role in the selection and existence of our ancestors. Before reading this book, I was used to thinking of diseases as disorders that adversely affect a person. While this may be the case for most individuals, Moalem explained in his book that that there’s an underlying connection between various diseases and longevity of a…

the rights of the land that they lived on and were not counted as an Australian citizens. Eddie Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous activist that fought for the civil rights of Indigenous Australians and believed that the land he lived on belonged to his ancestors. Once Eddie Mabo won the Mabo Decision, The Native Title Act was established in 1993 which was where Indigenous Australians could gain back their land if they have a traditional connection with the land before 1788. This allowed other…

The Narration of Death: How Traditions Narrate Death and its Effect on Community Throughout the semester, we as a class have examined numerous different religions and the traditions they follow pertaining to death and the afterlife. In many cases, death is seen as an extremely simple process: the dead gets buried and then you send sympathy to those close to the deceased. However, this is very much not the case. Each of these traditions works on two levels: they are built around honoring the…

Louis Leakey is one of the most influential men in the world. He is a well-known white archeologist from Africa. Louis Leakey did a lot of things for Africa historically. Also Leakey won an award from a museum and organized an important event. He is an interesting person to talk about from his accomplishments to his personal life. Without Louis Leakey’s impact how would have our history turned out? Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey was born on August 7th, 1903. He was raised in Kabete—small tribe in…

as some men even went to live with the spouses village. Every family, big or small, belonged to a lineage. A lineage was a group of households who claimed to have a common ancestor. When a bunch of these lineages come together they form a clan, and these clans trace back to an even farther ancestor. Having this group of ancestors to belong to provided citizens with a sense of unity and love. Family united and spread happiness throughout medieval Africa. The one common theme throughout these…

power to his son Qi. Qi began the system of dynastic or the hereditary system. After the Xia Dynasty fell, the Shang Dynasty began in 1766 B.C. The capital city of the Shang Dynasty was Anyang. Kings were the head of all clans, claiming a common ancestor. However, they only controlled small areas. Their hierarchy system went as follows: Royals, Noble Warriors, Artisans and Merchants, Peasants. They used oracle bones as part of their religious practice. A question is carved in bones or shells,…

an individual’s unconsciousness, Carl Jung argued that the concept of mental energy seemed more applicable. Jung believed that dreams do not reflect a child’s unrealized wishes, but are mythological stories and images from the experiences of our ancestors. His take on psychoanalysis was called analytical psychology in which Jung expressed his ideas of the collective unconscious, archetypes, and psychological types. The collective unconscious is an impersonal layer in the human psyche that is…

known horse were found in 1841, and were initially called Hyracotherium leporinum. In 1876, a full skeleton of it was found in North America by Othniel Marsh. It was then given the name Eohippus, which means “dawn horse”. Many believe it was the ancestor of modern…

political strife. Discrimination as vapid as it is, occurs within all societies. From an Anthropological standout discrimination stems from our species need to congregate in packs. Our ancient ancestors like other pack animals utilized the pack as an instrument for survival. When facing times of hardship our ancestors would need to rely on the pack for assistance, hence having…