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John Gibbs St. Clair Drake was an African American sociologist born 2 January 1911, in Suffolk Virginia. St. Clair Drake was raised by his father, a Southern Baptist preacher in a multi-racial neighborhood. The St. Clair Drakes moved northward to Pittsburg in 1914, as a large population of African Americans from the south did the same. While in Pittsburg, St. Clair Drake lived in a middle-class setting, with access to more than enough reading material to form a long-lasting habit of reading and…

THE FIRST NATIONS MEDICINE WHEEL AND THE DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS  A discussion on the similarities between the two Health, as defined by the World health organization (WHO) is “a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Modern medicine, however over the years has clarified the idea of health and disease and made it a single dimensional entity. Some…

scriptwriter Nicólas Saad. The film adapts the homonymous novel of celebrated author Almudena Grandes (1998), who also collaborates in the script, and focuses on the life of a group of women between their thirties and forties working together in a publishing company. With a strong female presence in front and behind the camera (original novel, director and protagonists, among others), Atlas de geografía humana is a contemporary woman’s film exploring the romantic, domestic and working…

It is the 1920’s in the United States.World War I had recently ended and America was changing rapidly. Americans suddenly had more leisure time. Some filled that time with going to see live Jazz or using new technology. An abundant amount of others watched and or played sports to filled that leisure time. Many Americans enjoyed a good sports game. Americans were very fancied with sports. Sports played a key role during this era of time. One sport that had gained interest by the public was…

On screen- sweet Cameron Diaz is type cast as the sweet , funny babe in most of her films, she is always know for her comedic roles, and girl-next door charisma. She was once a model before she had the privilege to become an actress. In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring the comedic Jim Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. And ever since her appearance in film most…

Pen names have been used by authors throughout history because, if they use real names their writing might not get published, women had a difficult time publishing their writing, the author wants to stay anonymous. Back then female or women writers would have to use a boy pen name. Publishers thought girl writers were crazy and could not be published. One famous pen name was J.K rowling. She used that name in all her books no one knew it was a girl. She changes her name depending on what kind of…

History Facebook is a well-known social media platform that has worked its way into our daily lives as a source of keeping in contact with our friends, family, co-workers, and even enemies. Although it is important to point out, Facebook has not always been what it is today. The company started in 2004 and was merely a questionable social platform which Niels Brügger (2015) described as “unknown territory.” (1. Introduction). Eventually people started to switch from MySpace to Facebook as their…

caught my eyes were chocking; how to write a book in less than a week. Who would ever want to read that kind of thoughtless junk? I started wondering if that’s the kind of books that are flooding Amazon and how that has influenced publishing. Due to free on-line publishing without any quality control, the book market is flooded with books. Unless your book stand out both marketing wise and in content it will drown in this sea of…

Edward Yourdon, born in 1944, has made extensive contributions to the software engineering industry throughout his lifetime. After attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology and obtaining a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics in 1965, Yourdon went on to begin his career in computing (O 'Regan). He began work as a programmer for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). From the 1960s to 1990s, DEC was a leading vendor of computer systems. Under their direction, Yourdon managed to develop…

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