Domestication

salt; trade with Europe included wheat and olives from Rome and guns, gunpowder, and ammunition from other regions in exchange for ostrich feathers, hides, and skins from Africa. The most important technology that was spread to Europe was the domestication and herding of cattle and horses. Also, the use of camels became very popular because they could trek across the Sahara with no water for longer periods of time than other animals. More effective camel saddles were invented. The main religion…

Márquez’s representation of women Chronicle of A Death Foretold explores the roles of systematic female oppression and multifaceted gender relationships in the establishment of Latin American culture. Sympathetic to the degrading position assigned to women under the patriarchy, he depicted the harsh judgment placed on women by defining the specific categories they were forced to correspond with. By providing a critique on the chauvinistic beliefs held by many Latin Americans, Chronicle shed…

the end of nineteenth century, Asian Americans have been excluded and repressed in the United States, in 1882 America released the “Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese”. By this influence, the immigrants with the East Asian descent are defined as "non domestication" and are deprived of their citizenship by naturalization. Those Asian Americans who living in overseas, can only as a second-class, even third class resident living in the United States. In 1960 years, people began to oppose the "Oriental"…

to him geographical causes are mainly responsible for societal development and responsible for different human civilizations developed in different ways. He provides evidence and reasoning that geography, immunity to germs, food production, the domestication of animals, and use of steel are main drivers for societal success. Jared Diamond, the author of the book, respond to Yali’s question, “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo … but we black people had little cargo of our…

Europe has consistently had a leverage over the rest of the world. Whether it be resources or knowledge; it came to Europe first, then spread to the other continents. Plant and animal domestication initially happened in Eurasia; it led to food surpluses which ultimately led to why empires, knowledge, and steel weapons emerged earlier in Eurasia and late or never in other continents. The fact Eurasia had all these advantages gave them the…

It is often said that perception is reality. In Louise Erdrich’s novel, “Love Medicine,” this is not entirely the case. Lipsha Morrissey is a young man adopted by whom he calls his “Grandma” Marie Kapshaw. Marie in all appearances is what some would call “super-mom.” Tending to the needs of everyone around her, with the perception of a domestic goddess, most women aspire to be, with her strength clearly displayed. Lipsha’s real grandmother, Lulu, on the other hand, appeared to be…

Why was Geography abandoned in American higher education after WWII? Many people developed a sensitivity towards the subject. Huntington spoke of how in his day, the subject was given to a targeted audience. Geography was distributed among peoples of “merit and wisdom,” being of the same party as Huntington. They found geography to contain racial slurs. This caused the subject to lose credibility, and people turned aggressive towards different group comparisons. After the negative stigma was…

Woman Throughout the majority of our history, women have always been expected to act and behave in a certain way. This idea has been passed down from generation to generation and young girls have been influenced and almost trained, on how to behave in society. This kind of influence can make it seem there is a right way to act the part of being a woman whether that means performing tasks to enhance a woman’s image, not do a man’s job or to seem fit to raise a family. In Jamaica Kincaid's Girl…

During the stone-age, horses were hunted as a source of food for the humans. Horses were not domesticated until after, dogs, pigs, sheep, and cattle. Through this domestication, we see that the horse no longer chooses their mate but are chosen for them because of their owners. Horses shortly after were seen as something that could benefit the human in a different aspect. The horse was seen as something that the human…

A fairy tale is an important part of children’s literature that features magical and imaginary characters who after experiencing some trials and tribulations, receives their happily ever after. A key characteristic of the fairy tale genre is that they often illustrate a variety of female figures as being significant to the story’s narrative. On one hand, there is always a heroine who is the epitome of beauty and perfection and on the other, there is a villain who tries to bring about the…