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Moana; A voyage with a chicken Disney has always had stereotypical villains. Take Maleficent, Ratcliff, or even the Evil Queen, what did they all have in common? They sought to kill, or hurt, the protagonists because they were all motivated by at least one of the seven deadly sins; Maleficent (wrath), the Evil Queen (envy), and Ratcliff (greed). The villain in Moana, Te Ka, is portrayed differently than other Disney villains. Although Te Ka is a goddess of destruction she is just not motivated…

National Museum of the American Indian Act (NMAI Act) was passed, transferring stewardship of 800,000 objects from the George Gustav Heye collection of the Museum of the American Indian in New York City to the Smithsonian Institution. The NMAI Act also required all Smithsonian institutions to inventory and repatriate Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native human remains and certain other cultural objects. A subsequent NMAI Amendment Act expanded the types of cultural objects that…

For the past few generations, many Theologists, Evolutionist, and Atheist have debated over how human beings came into existence. Many Evolutionist, believe that the human race was created by the big bang and we evolved over the years. The question that I have for many evolutionist, is Who is the true Big Banger? Many Evolutionist claim that there is enough evidence to prove that there isn 't a creator. The evolutionist has the script flipped. There is enough evidence to prove that there is a…

Death rituals vary from culture to culture. One of the most iconic and controversial death rituals in history would be the art of mummification. Mummification is a death ritual most associated to Egyptians as early as AGE PERIOD. The process of mummification was a lengthy process, and reserved mostly for the wealthy upper class Egyptians, such as Pharaohs. The people that performed mummification were usually priests that had studied the human anatomy and were very respected within the…

the field that many people may be unaware of. While years ago most anthropologists were employed by colleges and universities, recently more and more anthropologists are being placed in other positions as there are not enough opportunities in institutions of education for all of the anthropologists that are being trained. These jobs include many positions that involve working with governments of every level, working in museums, and in forensics. While the field has been and is being…

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designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfio, an interdisciplinary design studio that mixes the knowledge from different areas of expertise like architecture, visual, and performing arts. DS+R goal is to modernize cities in an innovative way that will make institutions more efficient. This design studio is led by four partners: Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro, and Benjamin Gilmartinlocated. The New…

Cortez, Diana ANTH Sec.1 8/5/14 Piltdown Hoax The pre-sapiens hypothesis was developed by Henri Vallois. It is a theory that consists of two different and separate lineages; they are both in the Mid-Pleistocene. Some people believe that modern Homo sapiens have evolved from one lineage, the pre-sapiens. The Neanderthals which is part of the second lineage evolved into the European Neanderthal population who became extinct. The pre-sapiens hypothesis theory is mainly derived from European fossil…

and Abby was involved in research for cancer. The Rockefeller family transformed America building institutions that later will define the 20th century. Places like the Rockefeller Center built in 1930 giving to New York a new vision of art. (“Rockefeller Center | The History of Rockefeller Center,” n.d.),the Museum of Modern Art also called MOMA in New York which it is considered one of the institutions with the greatest contribution to art allowing to observe around 150 years of works created…

guards. The senator Barrett placed a line item for 5,000 dollars for the ramp in aspiration measure and it passed and a ramp was installed. He then stated “I literally needed an act of congress to have the ramp installed”. After that the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and the federal building in Juneau was made accessible for people with disabilities like Gallagher. That was the start of the first federal laws leading in to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990. (Fresh, D., &…