Pan-Africanism

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley is the name that is given to the group of musical artists and producers of New York during the 19th and 20th century. The name was, at first, given to a specific location in New York. Tin Pan Alley was located between West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Tin Pan Alley is said to have gotten its name from the collective sound of the pianos all playing different tunes at the same time. This was said to sound like tin pans being banged…

externalities with all large prestigious events, leaving an array of implications for society. These externalities must be then “weighed” and assessed to determine the social footprint of the Pan American Games. i) Externalities of Consumption With 87% of Toronto’s residents stating that watching, attending, or witnessing the Pan American Games improves their daily quality of life, the survey helps prove that the positive externalities of consumption significantly outweigh the negative ones.…

Each culture has a number of things that is thought to be exclusively theirs. Dancing specifically is something that makes a culture more easily identified. When you see a particular dance or think of it you, without delay associate it with a specific culture or group of people. For instance, when you hear hip-hop dance you immediately think of African Americans right? Let’s take this same idea and apply it to stepping or step dancing, what group of people or culture do you associate it with?…

The NPHC Homecoming Step Show is one of the yearly events at The University of Alabama during homecoming season. It is a tradition of excellence of more than 30 years. NPHC organizations also provide a variety of programs designed to enhance the cultural experience of UA students. These organizations are often referred to as divine nine: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma…

Air transportation is essential for business and leisure traveling. People travel by air for many reasons such as various destinations to choose from, shorter traveling times, and safety. No matter the reason, air traveling carries direct and indirect expense and cost to the industry and customers. Some direct cost to the air industry is labor and fuel. Both variables can cause ticket prices to increase or decrease depending on how each airline company decides to allocate their profits.…

When you think of Ashton Kutcher you think of comedy. When you think of Rosa Parks you think of Civil Rights. When you think of Michael Jordan you think of basketball. When you think of John Paul II you think of religion. Did you know that all of these people were involved in Greek life? I just made you a little more interested in Sororities did I not? Several tactics, including recruiting, crushing misconceptions, giving fascinating facts, and sharing personal stories, are used by Greek…

To join a sorority, the potential new members (PNMs) have to gain entrance into the organizations. The idea of gatekeepers is seen in sororities. This entrance revolves around the existing members give approval to the potential new members (Stuber 2011). While some sororities say that not everyone can fit into their sorority, they also claim to be diverse among themselves (Handler 1995). The process to gain entrance to a sorority is sorority recruitment, where the sororities allow new member to…

From a fiscal perspective he early stages of the new millennium brought about hard times for the commercial aviation industry. A multitude of factors in the early 2000s brought about a decline in the financial performance of many airlines throughout the industry. Some of these factors include aspects such as the events of September 11th, stock market struggles, and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, among others (Swelbar, 2009). An additional cause of such a decline was the rise…

“Why do so many young people literally die to belong to fraternities, sororities, and other college social organizations? The answer is complicated, but here is a starting point: Ever since the medieval universities were founded, young people have done whatever it takes to gain acceptance, to break with their past lives, to achieve a sense of power, to carve out a society of their own that isn 't quite what their tutors and teachers had in mind. In the United States, hazing and drinking have…

INTRODUCTION: India is one of the developing countries in the world. Aviation in India is one of the major economic factors, and aviation industry is enormously growing day by day. Many airlines operate their functions and services in India among them IndiGo is one the best developing carrier which provides it services on-time based and is very particular with its timing and services. IndiGo is a low cost carrier providing low fares and on-time performance. It provides various services with…