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The ethnography on “The Saltmen of Tibet” by Ulrike Koch is a brilliant film of one of the last nomadic Tibetan population living a Pre- Consumeristic lifestyle on the harsh regions of the Himalayas, rather then the typical lavourish Canadian consumeristic lifestyle. This film is remarkable because the Saltmen are able to survive in such a barren place with little commodities. Once a year the Saltmen pilgrimage to salt lakes, which lasts months, in order to extract salt. The salts that the…

“Adolescent Brain Development and Drug Abuse” 1. Adolescents seem to show diminished sensitivity to intoxication. Alcohol promotes social competitiveness, novelty seeking and feel more pleasurable social experience, less shy, in teens than adults. Alcohol affects the adolescent brain by causing poor impulse control, favoring low-effort while still seeking thrills, and a heightened sensitivity to social benefits of intoxication. It also seems to do more brain damage in their frontal cortex and…

fought at Great Bridge, Virginia, in December 1775. James Forten was a 15-year-old free black who served as a powder boy on the ship Rolay Louis, preying on British shipping. In 1780, after Elizabeth Freeman’s mistress struck her with a hot fireplace shovel, “Mum Bett” sought refuge with friends. Lemuel Hayes fought at Lexington and Concord for the minutemen. Saul Matthews was enslaved when he enlisted as a soldier under Colonel Josiah Parker, a commander in the Virginia militia.…

details over with Customs and formulated strategies. Waitui Marina manager, Jolene Sami, and Savusavu Marina manager, Meli Namasi, helped organize storage, security, tools, ropes and vehicles. The cruising community merged. Men and women grabbed shovels or used bare hands to sling mud and rocks from under hulls. Some grabbed pumps and rushed to purge water from leaking vessels. Teams formed to monitor each boat. Crews patched holes. Watchful eyes looked for looters. Everyone worked together…

“A Night Divided” takes the reader through the heroic journey of Gerta, where Nielsen highlights the struggle and sacrifice it takes in order to pursue freedom. The story takes place over a four year span in Cold War East Germany, where we see our heroine Gerta demonstrate immense bravery and advanced intellect for her years. Evidence Body Paragraph #1 – Outsmarting and out maneuvering the East German secret police (Stasi) is a daily occurrence for Gerta, but she is also challenged by keeping…

If a slave had refused to eat, a crew member would place a hot coal on a shovel and burn the lips of the slave then threaten them to swallow it if they continued with their disobedience (Falconbridge). This was not the only mistreatment that the slaves aboard this ship were subject to. The ship that he was aboard was very prone…

Nowadays, urban growth has become a big treat to the environment. The transportation and the construction of facilities have introduced different kinds of invasive species in Seattle. Moreover, the illegal waste dumping and lack of maintenance also help spreading the invasive species. The common invasive species in Seattle are English Ivy, Himalaya Blackberry, American Bull Frog and fox squirrel, etc. The invasive species usually compete and edge out the native species. After a period of time, a…

Everyone experiences loss. For instance, a cherished relative passing away, going through a lousey break-up, or a best friend moving away; it is just part of life. Losing someone is tragic and can change a person or place forever. Whether it be the way someone handles their grief of losing a loved one or the memory of where many people were killed like multiple war battlefields. This shown in these modernist poets poems: “Grass” by Carl Sandburg, “I Shall Not Care” by Sara Teasdale, or The Love…

I’ve been cleaning up the beach since I was ten, always bringing a trash bag along with my buckets and shovels. It was nice to be a part of an organized event and to work with other people who share the same love for the ocean and care about the health of the beach as much as I do. We walked from 67th to 82nd avenue which at first, I thought it was going to…

Throughout our history, children have always worked in some capacity. Working children played a substantial role during the Industrial Revolution which inevitably led to economic growth and prosperity. Some children, however, were unable to attend school because their families were forcing them to work long strenuous hours under harsh and unstable conditions in order to provide financial support. The onset of The Fair Labor Standards Act later helped to combat some of the strident conditions…