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The political, economic, and religious systems of the Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans created distinct societies based on the interactions experienced by each one. While there were visible differences, the groups also shared many similarities. The diverse societies learned to adapt to the environments around them and in doing so built civilizations very unique from each other. The advancements they made also led to unavoidable similarities as they began to interact with their neighbors…

Chapter 13 analyzes how post-war countries continue to face gender issues and human rights violations. Consequently, the unbalanced traditional gender roles created by societies have become culturally embedded into “all areas of behavior, [..] social institutions and practices.” (Ramsbotham 360) As a result, women continue to be marginalized and oppressed. Also, the aftermath of war has made it challenging for countries to effectively sustain socio-economic development and reconstruct peace and…

There is much variance when it comes to assessing a “good” death from a “bad” one. Depending on one’s culture and perspective, there is a great difference. The positive and negative aspects of “good” and “bad” deaths do not refer only to the moment of death itself but also to the circumstances that precede it. Death is not only a universal biological fact but also a complex cultural event. Because of this, there is no one definition of what is a “good” death or a “bad” death. In “Kinds of Death…

I’m pretty sure that everybody has heard the phrases “don’t be such a girl” or “you run like a girl!” or any variation of it (hit, fight, etc). It’s usually said to guys as an insult because girls are weak and silly and it’s super insulting to be compared to one. It gives the idea that it’s bad to be a girl. Now imagine if a little girl is around to hear this said to a boy. She would probably start to wonder what is wrong with being a girl, and maybe even begin to hate the idea of being one.…

The Book of Negros is an invigorating Canadian miniseries that has portrayed the perilous journey of an African woman, starting with her abduction in modern day Mali, then moving on to her enslavement in North America, and winding-up with her return to Africa as a freed woman. The show concludes with her going to London to promote the Abolition Movement with her personal account of the misfortunes of slavery. This woman, Aminata Diallo, is the protagonist of The Book, directed by Damon…

The treatment of women in fundamentalist religions The treatment of women in the Middle East is barbaric, unjust and unthinkable. In Afghanistan alone “87 percent of women report having experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence or forced marriage”.1 In the Middle East women are seen as unequal in comparison to men just because they are born a female and are seen not to have the mental capacity of that of a man. The Quran itself has many conflicting ideas on the treatment of women.…

umn Winston Child Soldiers Due: 12/3/15 When one thinks about a soldier, what do you think comes to that one’s mind? In my mind a soldier is a person who willingly choose to serve and defend their country. A solder that is over the age of 18 and who has joined to help not hurt. Little did I know that over thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts all over the world. That there are boys and girls under the age of 18 serving in things such as government forces and armed…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, terrorism is defined as “the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal.” There are two types of terrorism, international and domestic terrorism. International terrorism is terrorist activities that are foreign-based and/or sponsored by organizations or groups outside the United States. Domestic terrorism is terrorist activities that focus on facilities or populations without foreign direction…

Across the different nations of East Asia, systems of writing evolved and changed throughout history. Korea as a nation began to develop its own system of writing in 1443, with political opposition. An official under King Sejong the leader of Korea at this time expressed great fear of this development. The official Ch’oe Malli believed that the creation of their own writing system would divide the country, cause social disorder and equate them to the same level as other nations known as…

trading networks across their empires. Many tribes in North America also had their own region trade networks. The leaders would have most of the wealth, which they would share with their tribe. In Africa, there was also trade, primarily through Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They also had coastal trade with the Europeans. These empires controlled the trans-Saharan…