Ma Rainey

The effects of reformation in the sixteenth century created ever lasting change in culture, politics, and religion. Various reform movements may have clashed, contradicted, or may have been completely parallel with each other either way all had one goal in mind. Whether it was fundamental differences with sacraments, papal authority, or corruption the goal was to place the fate of the individual in the individual’s hands. With the Church setting such an atrocious agenda the call for reform was…

Once Were Warriors is a film that focuses on domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violence, culture, and identity. I found that looking up some background on Māori culture gave me context for what the film was attempting to communicate. The Māori are a Polynesian people who are part of New Zealand culture. Modern Māori have a huge struggle with identity. The Māori were colonized by Europeans in the 1800s. Pittman says “Defining who you are [as Māori] is important. We must reclaim the right to define…

Saigon Pete’s aims to capitalize on the food truck industry that is still growing, albeit at a slower pace than in the past. The goal is to expand while maintaining profit margins and the high quality service that our customers are accustomed to. The plan is to add another food truck to the existing fleet of three and possibly another route. The changes should result in an increase in revenues as well as profits within a two years. Saigon Pete’s is a chain of food trucks serving banh mi…

nervous about asking Mia to the Yo-Yo Ma concert, What if she say “No”. I mean I have done this other time so why am I nervous so I am just going to ask her, “Have you heard of the Yo-Yo Ma dude?”. She rolls her eyes and say “Everyone’s heard of the Yo-Yo Ma.” I grin and hooked my ringed thumb out toward the quad, “I don’t think you’ll find five people out there who’ve heard of YO-YO Ma. And by the way, what kind of the name is that? Is it ghetto or something? Yo Ma?” She answered right away…

This is something that struck a chord with many people, especially those that were disenfranchised by the stagnation of the economy under Ma and ultimately undecided coming into the 2016 election. There is date that supports the position many Taiwanese voters’ took when judging the economic policies of both the KMT and the DPP. For example, when looking into the current state of Taiwan’s…

Diagnoses in medicine involving deception are some of the most difficult phenomenon’s to detect: factitious disorder, malingering, Munchausen syndrome, and Munchausen by proxy. As a starting point for diagnosis and treatment, doctors rely on reported symptoms in order to accurately detect the problems with the patients. When patients give misleading information, consciously or unconsciously, doctors and physicians are unable to accurately diagnose the patient (Dyer & Feldman, 2007). This…

method, to reveal a message that enters deep into the subconscious mind, leaving people feeling different emotions. Artists or even art enthusiasts have a better sense of emotions, giving them a different understanding of the world around them. Yo Yo Ma, an artist, a visionary, a cellist, a connoisseur of the rare beauty, believes that society should integrate the arts into the STEM based curriculum. He speculates that integrating the arts into the current education system, will provide…

3.1 Globus Campus culture in business links to Maori culture; Potential; Maori have an economic base of US $ 36.9 billion and the Maori are the indigenous peoples of the world 's third largest entrepreneur. Using their business may have significant benefits for New Zealand 's economy Traditional; Maori 's traditional business areas are agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but diversification is now taking place in other areas such as horticulture, wine, energy, renewable energy, information…

ITINERARY Workshops: • Mahi raranga – Learn flax weaving. • Costal walk - Protecting our land (guided tour). • Poi making – Make poi and learn traditional poi dance. • Haka and waiata – Learn traditional song and dance. PŌWHIRI – THE MĀORI WELCOME The pōwhiri, a central part of Māori protocol, is a welcoming ceremony that takes place on the marae. The intention of a pōwhiri is to formally unite the manuhiri (visitors) with the tangata whenua (hosts) through a series of rituals of encounter.…

Fantastic Fates and Where to Find Them In writing One Hundred Year of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Márquez fuses political commentary, magic realism, and reflections on humanity through his creation of the fictional town Macondo. Despite killer ants, gorgeous women ascending to the heavens, and soothsayers, Márquez claims that “there’s not a single line in all [his] work that does not have a basis in reality” (Hamilton 1). If taken literally, Márquez may be referring to the inspiration overbearing…