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All Things Race The issue of race continues to spark debate on whether it is a biological reality or a product of social construction. Even though many researchers try to find evidence of both explanations, I feel that the notion of human race categories being a biological concept is inaccurate but useful. Races do not exhibit much DNA and genetic differences. Contrary to the beliefs of many, most of the variations that occur in human species take place within an ethnic group while only a small…

China has outstanding naval capacity in the early 1400s (see the discussion of the Ming voyages in the unit Ming Voyages: 1405-1433). The Chinese political and social order is at its height in this "late imperial" period of the last two dynasties: the examination system has, from the Tang dynasty onward, created a strong centralized and fully functional civil service in place of an aristocratic elite with a territorial base of power. Scholar-gentry, residing at home as they study for the next…

were a great part of the medieval world. Though out history there have been many great sites of encounter. With great sites of encounter comes great advancements in many different areas. Some of the greatest sites of encounter have been in the Afro-Eurasian trade circles. Cairo and Quanzhou influenced the medieval world by creating a spread of culture, trading of goods, and the exchange of ideas, resulting in an increase in population, the evolution of human race, and an expansion if…

along Indonesia are located along the convergent plate boundary of the Eurasian and Australian plates. A convergent boundary is the place where two tectonic plates collide. This can be oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental, or continental-continental. In the case of Mount Tambora, the Australian plate slides below the Eurasian plate. In this case a subduction zone is created. Here the sliding of the Australian plate under the Eurasian plate creates a deep trench. The plate is saturated with water…

in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, martens, minks, polecats, Eurasian and American badgers, honey badgers and wolverines. Otters have long, slim bodies and relatively short limbs with webbed paws. Most have sharp claws on their feet and all except the sea otter have long, muscular tails. The 13 species range in…

Sui Sin Far, in her famous essay “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian,” proclaims that it is more important for someone to be an individual than it is for someone to be a member of a culture or society. I have to agree with this statement for more reasons than just one. Although culture may be important being true to one’s self will always be of higher value in my eyes. An additional reason as to why I agree with Sin Far is the fact that one may not always be able to relate to one’s…

anthropology and international politics have familiarized me with the complex nature of cross-cultural cooperation and political relations, both of which must be considered when working within a country on behalf of the US government. For the European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau, I would consider past and current events’ effects on emergent social and political issues and refer to my living experience in Russia in…

The country of Greece is filled with many different types of tourist attractions. If one was interested in a very mountainous peninsula with extremely beautiful beaches, then Greece is the perfect place! The unique way Greece has been formed is because of how geology, meteorology, and oceanography have shaped the country. Geology in Greece Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as…

similarities in rock type and rock sequence, both the Appalachian Mountain range and the Caledonian Mountain range were part of the same ancient mountain range known as the Central Pangaean Mountains which were formed when the North American plate and the Eurasian Plate collided. This belief can be used to support and explain plate tectonics theory which could be deemed necessary for our understanding of the…

Chapter 9: All domestic animals are alike and in order for people to domesticate animals they have to be certain they are able to do it. It involves wild animals being transformed into something more useful form humans, such as a cow for food or fertilization and plows. Many species by this time have dramatically changed in size rather it makes them bigger or just their brains smaller but having more developed organs. Keeping them as a pet is also an example of having them domesticated because…