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A Short Book Review on "Confronting Without Offending"
Deborah Pegues’ book, Confronting Without Offending, offers the reader a clear and concise, scripturally supported, guide to a better understanding of the art of positive confrontation. She begins by dispelling the myth that confrontation is always negative...
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A Perspective on "the Witches"
The Witches: Salem 1692 is a wonderfully written, well researched non-fiction piece that tells the story of the infamous Salem Witch Trials.The author states that in total “14 women, five men, and two dogs were executed for witchcraft.” and she provides a detailed account of the entire ordeal.
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"Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs" Book Review
“Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs,” is a wonderfully researched exploration of how gender and race became such an integral part of the social order in colonial Virginia.
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White Slavery and Servitude
American history has remembered the Atlantic slave trade as a black struggle, the problem is that our nation has forgotten the long history of white slavery in early America.
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Horses: An Exceptionally Important Commodity in Early Atlantic Trade
The history of horses in America may bring to mind Paul Revere's ride in colonial days or the horseback riding gang chasing after the ol' payroll train, the truth is horses played a much bigger role
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European Genocide in the Twentieth Century
This article contains an overview of the emergence and frequency of episodes of genocide in Europe during the twentieth century.
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Beneath the Shadow of Man: Women in America 1600’s - 1800’s
American women of the 1600’s were an exceptionally oppressed group. For the most part, puritan faith, a form of Christianity practiced many settlements of the new world, dictated that their lives be ruled by faith and men. Women were stronger than they were given credit for and were determined to...
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The New America: Colonist’s Perception
The attitudes of the colonists during the mid to late 1700s varied greatly from person to person as well as from year to year. What began as a few grumblings and minor disagreements escalated quickly far beyond what most had originally conceived.
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Cultural Implications of Climate Change: Effects on Inupiat and Saami Communities
Global Warming affects all living species and all ecosystems and has been rapidly effecting temperatures and forcing change for years. Nowhere are the effects of global warming as visible as in the Arctic. The Inupiat of Kivalina and the Saami of Kautokeino are two heavily effected cultures. Human...
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Zombies: An Anthropological Perspective
Zombies are well known creatures of nightmarish quality that are often the focus of horror films, novels and scary stories, but these depictions of the undead are not merely figments in the imaginations of fiction writers. These fearsome undead creatures have an important place in many cultures...
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Genetic Engineering: A Solution to World Hunger or Just Another Money Maker?
The debate regarding genetic engineering has been going on for some time and is not likely to end anytime soon. The idea of genetic engineering as a solution to the food crisis has been a main focus in the debate but the issue is often clouded by the other aspects involved such as the ethics of...
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Labor Divisions: Gender Based or Gender Biased
Gender-based divisions of labor are fairly obvious in most civilizations and various types of economies. The separation between men and women is clearly evident in most cultures based on the differences in what is expected of them and unfortunately, these expectations often result in limiting their...
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Gender Roles and Ideology: Crossing the Divide
Gender roles are a complex thing. The idea of women’s and men’s place in the world and what role it is okay for each to play in society varies from culture to culture and is a consistent source of debate.
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Status of Women in Prehistoric Communities: The Start of the Division of Labor
Throughout history humans have tried to define the separation between men and women in various ways. Today we stil do not have ture equality. Men who preform household duties such as staying home with the kids are still stigmatized while women who work earn less than men in the same positions. This...
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Effects of the Urban Sprawl
Sprawl can be defined as the spreading of urban or suburban areas into undeveloped lands (Turk and Bensel, 2011). There are many concerns that arise when considering the urban sprawl. When housing developments and cities encroach on areas that are inhabited by wildlife the animals and plant life...
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Population, Production and Consumption
According to the U.S Census Bureau the world population is an estimated 7,001,598,414 as of 02:29 UTC (EST+5) Mar 20, 2012. Less than a year ago on July, 01, 2011 there were 6,946,043,989 people on the face of the Earth. That is a whopping 55,554,425 population increase in just seven months and is...
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Extrasensory Perception: Science or Pseudo?
Is there evidence for ESP (extrasensory perception)? That is a loaded question in the minds of proponents and opponents alike. The traditional scientific community does not recognize the study of ESP as a valid science yet the debate continues as new research reveals intriguing results.
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Potential for Peace: Society Without War
Perhaps war and violence are not as necessary as many westernized cultures have come to believe, is it possible that so called peaceful cultures simply have not been exposed to the need for war but would abandon their peaceful ways should good reason arise? While all of these questions are...
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Fierce Behavior of the Yanomamo: Blood, Revenge and Tribal Warfare
The Yanomamo tribes of the Amazon are known for the fierceness in battle, many of their conflicts result in continuous vengeful blood wars which anthropologists have studied for years. In 1988 esteemed ethnologist Dr. Chagnon wrote an article regarding the correlation between Yanomamo raiders and...
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The American Civil War Origins: An Anthropological Perspective
There is a great deal of information surrounding the tensions that built in the U.S. that gradually lead to a separation of the states and eventually the civil war that ensued. What are the reasons behind the conflict? What there a peaceful solution that could have been implemented to spare us such...
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Animals Engage in Warfare
Is war driven by something that is specific to humans? or is it driven by something more univeral and instinctual? This article describes what does and does not seperate us from the animals.
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Say the Words
An original poem by Myranda Grecinger. This poem depicts foolish pride,knowing when to throw in the towel, being mad just because and the ability to let the little things go. Anyone who has ever been married knows that sometimes the hardest thing to say to your spouse is "you're right"
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Marriage, Kinship and Culture: An Examination of the Traditional Iroquois
The Iroquois were a matrilineal society with a kinship organization that could only be accurately summed up as complex. They lived off of goods produced on family owned land. Every child born to an Iroquois family always belonged to his or her mother’s home which creates an interesting sense of...
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Building or Burning Bridges: Positive & Effective Strategic Communication
Humans as a species are by nature social creatures. It is imperative that we communicate in order to build lasting relationships and form bonds. Communication is the key to the success of any relationship. Good communication skills can aid us in building strong bridges, but poor communication...
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Greek & Roman Cultural Influence in The Mediterranean
The Greek and Roman influence in the Mediterranean is a perfect example of the cultural growth and transferences that take place all over the world. The Mediterranean society under the Greeks and Romans was a constantly evolving civilization. Both cultures heavily influenced the entire...
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Artificial Intelligence: A Short History & Overview
Artificial intelligence is a fast growing, ever changing field.The Fact is that the idea of artificial intelligence has been around throughout history. In a time when new uses for A.I. are being created daily and in a time when six out of ten Americans owns at least one computer (Jenkins, 2010), it...
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Literary Theme Comparison of “i Used to Live Here Once," “do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,& ”nothing Gold Can Stay
In an effort to understand the unknown humans often come up with stories and poetry that give them an explanation they can grasp. Literature often has the ability to show just how vulnerable humans can be and yet somehow managing to find elegant, beautiful and dignified ways to show it. Three...
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Critical Analysis: On “poetry” by Pablo Neruda
In his 1964 poem entitled “Poetry”, Pablo Neruda vividly captured the very essence of what it is to be so intently captivated by something and inspired that it almost becomes your very soul. Unlike many well known poems this was not a tragic account of unrequited or lost love or a joyous verse...
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Ancient Trade Route: Cross Cultural Influence and Exchange in Distant Lands
In ancient times a great deal of trade and travel took place, along with the trade of goods and services came immense cultural exchange. Cultural exchange is a term that describes the transference of ideas, values, traditions and belief systems that takes place when two or more separate...
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Revolutionary Renaissance Artwork of Da Vinci and Buonarroti
The renaissance period was an important time, culturally, historically, and artistically. Among the most well-known and arguably the most talented artists were Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Both artists were the epitome of the renaissance era and in the same breath, ahead of their...
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An Analyzation of “the Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
When reading “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin, I found myself very intrigued by both the author and the story. This short story is full of instances and characters the mirror Kate’s own life and tell volumes about the kind of woman she was. There was also quite a bit of the character...
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"I Used to Live Here Once" by Jean Rhys : A Theme Analyzation
In the short story “I Used to Live Here Once “(Rhys, 1976), the underlying theme is about one woman’s spiritual journey after life. Theme is defined by Webster’s dictionary online as “a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.” [Webster’s]. The theme in this story is...
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Architecture of Bramante: An Evaluation of Importance
According to the text book, “Gardner’s Art through the Ages” by Fred S. Kleiner, an architect known as Bramante was hired by Pope Julius II to design a new Saint Peter’s to replace the Constantinian basilica in 1503. Although Saint Peter’s is certainly not his only contribution to renaissance...
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San People: An Overview of Kinship and Culture Systems
According to Cultural anthropology by Nowak, B. & Laird, P. (2010) the San people, a foraging tribe in Africa, are traditionally a band society made up of family and relatives. Foraging bands such as the san survive by going where there is an abundance of food and water. They practice a gender...
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A Brief Overview Nayar Culture and Social Organization
In Kerala of southwest India lives an indigenous people, called the Nayar. They are known for having a highly complex and intriguing culture. The Nayar are a warrior caste who follow matrilineal dissention and are said to practice polygyny. (Nowak & Laird, 2010) Their villages are primarily...