Northeastern United States

It is estimated that a million people left the European Content during the years 1887 and 1888 alone. Roughly twenty million men and women entered the United States during the forty-one year period The Huddled Masses covers. The push pull factors for the people entering America are numerous. Among the popular reasons for many to leave their home is population growth in the migrants home country. As well as religious persecution and political oppression. Particularly towards those of Jewish…

In a culturally diverse country like the United States, healthcare professionals such as nurses will work with people of different cultural backgrounds who have different view of health and illness. Mcgoldrick, Giordano & (2006) concluded that a sense of well-being in terms of physical and mental health within a societal context is strongly affected by cultural identity. Understanding the ethno-cultural attitudes of an individual or community shared values, behaviors and beliefs makes us…

Political culture within the United States is dramatically varied from one state to another due to the origins of each regions’ source of affluence and immigrating communities. Political scientist, Daniel Elazar, categorizes these political cultures in his publication American Federalism: A View from the States as moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic. Moralistic regions like the New England states grew from a Puritan culture that now views the government’s role is to work at public…

history and ideas. To be considered a Westerner means that the person is less likely fast paced, like the Northeastern people, and more lenient in everything that they do. Furthermore, the Western Americans have a substantial variety of cultures. Within the northern states, they have the reputation of being hipsters and drinking excessive amounts of caffeine. Meanwhile, in the southern states, they have a reputation for being superficial. Regardless of what area of the Western region a person…

Maine Culture- Maine’s culture has many different characteristics. First, the have a very strong northeastern accent. 1. Also, one of the most popular foods is lobster. Maine produces 99% of the wild blueberries in the U.S., which is probably why their official dessert is blueberry pie. Michigan has the highest income of blueberries. Another cultural characteristic from Maine is all the festivals and celebrations they have to support different heritages, the Greek, Native American, and…

BOTANICAL GARDENS Photograph 1: Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, (Lindl.) J.Buchh. (sequoiadendron giganteum, 2017) The giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree it is native to California, when the tree is mature its bark is a red/ brownish colour. The physical characteristics of the giant Sequoia include, its ability to resist forest fires due to its extraordinarily thick bark which can grow to 6 meters wide, fire is a huge reason young giant Sequoia trees die. The bark of the tree…

many significant labor strikes through the history of strikes in the United States. I chose the Textile Mill Strike of 1934; This strike particularly intrigued me because the Unions and labor laws were in their infancy stage and made a lot of mistakes along the way. This strike involved politicians, laws, and even touched the President at the time personally. This strike also affected the Northeastern part of the United States which is where we reside. First let us start with a little…

While the chicken was taking the “Old World” by storm, a plant found in the Americas would soon become one of the most valued goods during the period of the Columbian Exchange, and today has become one of the world’s favorite treats. The cacao bean, from which chocolate comes, became one of the most valued goods to the Aztecs and Mesoamericans. It was used as medicine, a refreshing drink, currency, and even as part of a trade system. The Latin name for cacao is Theobroma, which means “food of…

Located directly north of the United States, Canadian topography supports millions of people. Although it is spread out over a few thousand miles from Quebec to Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada has a very diverse population and relies heavily of external trade which meet the demands of manufactured goods and oil resources from Alberta Canada which is exported to the United States and other International markets making Canada the sixth largest oil producers in the world. Due to its close…

An anthropologist professor herself, Doreen Lee, in her research paper, “Anybody Can Do It: Aesthetic Empowerment, Urban Citizenship, and the Naturalization of Indonesian Graffiti and Street Art”, exposes the supremacy of street art and graffiti to the political movement in Indonesia. Lee’s purpose is to depict the recent spread and creation of the street art through media during the post-New Order Indonesia. She has established a very professional tone in order to appeal and provoke the…