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Bourbon Street is definitely known for being the party spot of New Orleans. Students plan their spring break vacations to Bourbon Street because of its reputation as being party central. Husbands-to-be plan their bachelor parties on Bourbon Street because of the sinful gentleman’s clubs that can cater to their every desire before the big “I do.” At a glance, Bourbon Street can look like one college party, but if the observer looks closer subtle cultural influences begin to stand out among the…

"Revolution Shuffle" by Boa Phil in the book Octavia's Brood. I choose this book for it's collection of short stories with characters that reflect my student population at Excel Public Charter School. I selected Revolution Shuffle because of the outcome of the recent elections a lot of my students had fears based on what may or may not happen with the new administration. This text was also selected because of the characters and story used to communicate the author's vision. Boa Phi main…

The Two Faces of War Since we were young we all have heard and learned from our parents and grandparents that every story, including a fiction or non-fiction story, has a hero and heroine. The hero is usually a male who always fights against the evil villains and tries to conquer him. While the heroine is a female who supports the hero and helps him achieve his goals by sticking to his side while still having her own personal goal, which she is trying to obtain throughout the story. The hero and…

Ethnology is the study of culture of nations. Ethnology will also study the culture of a nation can only be studied, but also the culture of many peoples, comparing the cultures of more social features can also be generalized across the entire humanity. Ethnology is a study of culture that can be called the wisdom of the life in nations. Even if ethnography is targeting at ethnic study, anthropologist have to comparative study and identify the characteristics of different culture. Also,…

The author of Ezra is most likely himself, an educated scribe who came out of Babylonia to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Nehemiah, a cupbearer to King Artaxerxes I of Persia, also wrote most of the book called by his name. He came to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls. The events in Ezra happened from 538 to 457 B.C., with about a sixty year gap in the middle (during which Esther takes place). From 444 to 425 B.C., Nehemiah worked to rebuild the walls and realign the hearts of the people of…

novella. The reader is already shown the struggle of adult’s minds in grasping the imaginative mind of a child. “Then I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so the grown-ups could understand. They always need explanations.” (2) The narrator is speaking about when he was a child and how he could never understand why adults could not grasp something so simple as a boa constrictor with an elephant in its’ stomach. Children have this magnificent love of fantasy verses reality while adults prefer…

The Boa – The Great Gatsby As I was clenching the charred piece of wood in anger at the lie that we had all been living in, the piece of wood started to glow and I was transported to a different location. This time, I was transported to in front of a great mansion on Long Island Sound. It was night and there was a magnificent party going on in the mansion. I, anticipating a great time ahead, entered the party and stood with my mouth hanging wide open. The person who owned this mansion had to…

Culture and communication are said to go hand in hand with each other. Technology has brought in new manifestations of culture and how it affects people relating to one another. Technology is said to change the ways in which people communicate and what they understand to be their ‘cultures’. Many questions come to mind when thinking of culture and communication in today’s society, such as: ‘How technology has an effect/ influence on how one meets people?’ or ‘How it effects ones self-esteem/ego…

watching now will not turn into reality? Alien Abduction and NASA Multiple Alien abduction cases have been recently (withing the last decade) reported by Americans, Europeans, and Russians. The most famous alien abduction cases include Antonio Villas Boas, Betty Andreasson Luca, and Travis Walton. The US government and NASA know about it. Secret to be Revealed by The Simpsons The Russian…

are emafroditas, but the male must fertilize the eggs for them to be alive. Eventually, we would have to leave the animals. I really did like the turtles and the bearded dragon. Also I liked the leopard gecko and the snakes. I even got to hold a boa constrictor around my neck. I was as excited as a kid in a candy store. And I…