Human geography

I think the Bafa Bafa activity was a great experience for me in that it helped me to think more abstractly on culture. I learned that each culture is different and has their own set of norms. For instance, the alpha culture was more loving and approachable while the beta culture felt more uncomfortable with all the “touching”. I think this is a good experience for us educators in that it helps us visually see some differences amongst each person. I also learned that language can have a…

Have you ever wondered about the advancements of technology and how as technology progresses and gets better, will society do the opposite and get worse? Whether it's good or bad, technology is taking over every part of society. In the article “Meet Your iBrain” by Gary Small and GiGi Vorgan, they talk about how technology is “alternating our brain”, and how it is also changing the way “we feel and behave,” especially our social skills. In this paper, I will discuss two ways that technology…

During life unexpected moments, we tend to question the reason of our fate. We ask ourselves “Why” that unforgettable moment occurred, which most of the time we do not know the answer . We seek to blame others, blame ourselves, reach put to a supernatural or divine power and still no clear answer. As a result of such uncertainty we develop an ambivalence that disrupts our relationship and beliefs. In the book “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio blossoms a religious ambivalence through…

around us do. The place you are habituated in becomes a routine where everyone views the same thing and does remotely the same thing. Obeying the places culture and manners makes people feel included and not excluded from the world around them. As humans, we notice what others are doing around us and start to mimic them by choice or just by practice without realizing. In the passage “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli” by Adam Gopnik, he becomes worried that his three year old daughter, Olivia, has an…

entity, which encompasses our life sources as well as our sacred sites and heritage. In fact, the environment is an important part of our lives and any threat to it affects our families, ancestors and future generations. Perhaps the greatest gift human and nonhumans were given, was the Earth and we have a responsibility to protect it. In fact, the main the difference between indigenous knowledge and modernized knowledge is our relationship to the environment. It is also apparent that as…

The article is a part of the journal Law, Culture, and the Humanities, and the author is William S. Brewbaker. This article proposes the idea that any country that does not obey the laws of God will eventually fall in disarray, insisting that justice and God must be intertwined into any society so as to prevent chaos. The article goes on to explain that in the USA particularly, the reliance on God has diminished significantly, causing disruption and bias within our judiciary system. To solve…

Charles Darwin’s physical evolution theories have applied to humans for thousands of years. Branched off of this belief, Hebert Spenser formulated theories about social natural selection in human societies that correspond with the physical survival of the fittest. When people have physical disadvantages, the way they are treated is altered and their chances of surviving in their societies lessen. In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the characters of Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife…

The relationship between dogs and humans is growing stronger every day. Dogs are good to be used as pets. There are many kinds of dogs like the German Shepard, Rottweiler, Golden Retriever, Poodle, and the Great Dane. All of these dogs have special talents and special ways of doing things. Wolves are related to dogs as well. Dogs know that Wolves are their Ancestors that like to live in the forest and in cold places. The types of Wolves are the Arctic Wolf, Mexican Wolf, Northern Rocky Mountain…

Argument and Persuasion Outline: I. The Method In our everyday lives persuasion is almost everywhere, and we are not even aware of its abundance. We can state out opinion in an argument and show our views, making a proposal to recommend action. In many professions, persuasion is very important; writing letters to gain support for things such as a grant or even gaining support for new developments in a field. Organizations and companies will use persuasion to gain support or a campaign or sell…

Chaos and order are often thought of as polar opposites that negate the other. However, in order to experience one, the other must also be understood. Gabriel Garcia Marquez understands the necessity of knowing both phenomena, and represents the connection between the two within his novel 100 Years of Solitude. Through the portrayal of the married couple Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia, Marquez displays how the concepts of chaos and order are unified and interact with each other. Despite…