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Selena Cortez Professor Lauren Arenson Anthropology 1500 3 March 2017 The Subsistence Patterns of the Nacirema In the case study “The Body Rituals of the Nacirema”, Horace Miner is using coded language to describe the daily health routines of the average American. He describes George Washington as a mythical hero of the Nacirema people who chopped down a cherry tree and cross the Potomac River. The “body rituals” that he portrays as “uncivilized” and “barbaric” are quite common if someone does…

Tasnia Mahmud HIST-1301 The Lost Colony of Roanoke In 1587, 117 English settlers landed in the new world. Their goal was to establish England's first permanent American colony; however, within three years of arrival, they vanished. Leaving only an ominous clue, Croatoan, carved into a tree-- whether these Roanoke colonists were murdered, died of natural causes, or assimilated into Native American tribes, remains a mystery to this date. The colonization of Roanoke Island, in the late 16th…

The Hunger Games series is broken up between four films: The Hunger Games (year), Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, Mockingjay Part 2. In the first movie, the main character, Katniss Everdeen, is introduced. At this time, she was an avid hunter, and was the one who fed the family. She lived in District 12 in the country of Panem, along with her mother and her sister Prim. Each year, the Capitol of the country of Panem throws an event called The Hunger Games, that requires two…

The article Does North Korea Have The H-bomb by Patricia Smith is about the threat that North Korea possess by testing atomic bombs to achieve the creation of the Hydrogen bomb that would endanger The United States and South Korea. USA is threatened by North Korea due to the fear of future totalitarian regime that they impose to South Korea and the rest of the world. The main ideas that that North Korea is a threat in the future are that their seven decade conflict between South Korea that would…

Canada, westward, or live in plantations created at their ancestral homes1. Conflict in Northwestern Territories was much more violent among nine different tribes allied with the Shawnee and Algonquin against American settlers. In 1791, the Indian tribes killed, captured, or wounded over 900 soldiers[7]. As the Indian war continued, the tribes faced outnumbering and there was a turn of the tides. In 1794, 3,000 troops defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Indians were forced…

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29. 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He died on June 25, 2009. Michael’s parents’ names were Joe and Katherine Jackson. He had 9 siblings. Michael went to school at Montclair College Preparatory School. He joined a band with his brothers when he was only 5 years old. Their name was the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5’s first top 100 song in 1969 was "I Want You Back". The first song written and recorded by Michael, himself, was released May 2, 1972 - "I Want to Be Where…

Brazil is a multilateral partner for Canada, for they shared the same goods and interest. Both countries are rich in goods and sources, yet making them the largest nations in trading goods. However Canada has some major issues that contribute to social problems in their society for instance, immigration, politicians and health issues. On the other hand, Brazil also face major issues such as economy growth, poverty and lack of education. The biggest problem Canada is facing is immigration.…

Peru is located in the Middle West part of South America left to Brazil and under Ecuador. Its capital is Lima, which is the largest city, containing one third of the total population in Peru, alongside cities such as Arequipa, Trujillo and Chiclayo. Its terrain is unique in the sense that it consists…

Who Really Discovered “The New World?” What if Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first European to visit the North America? What if everything that has been taught about the pilgrims and Indians and the Mayflower is a lie? Who really “discovered” The New World? The answer may lie inscribed in a seemingly ordinary boulder also known as Dighton Rock. From the ancient Phoenicians to the Native Americans, from a Portuguese Scouting ship to the Norse Vikings, there are many speculations about where…

progress of territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny is what gave individuals such ideas. There was a religious mentality already in place in the belief of the expansion being God ordained, and that alone was of great influence to the citizens of North America. As progress became more apparent, the ideas of greater expansion became more realistic and paved the way for present day America. Territorial expansion produced American nationalism and the American vision of social excellence and…