1. Alexander did many risky things that affected Afro-Eurasia and some ended up paying off for him and Afro-Eurasia in the end. Some of the risky things that Alexander did was moving towards and conquering a lot of unknown land. By doing this Afro-Eurasia spread with Alexander’s risky and almost dangerous actions/decisions. 2.
Within the Hmong culture there is great emphasis on symmetry, balance, and complementary sections in bodies, society, and cosmos. Additionally, the soul must be kept in balance to maintain good health; sadly, the soul of Lia was not kept in good health which lead to severe, poorly-treated epilepsy. The medical mistakes and lack of precise communication ultimately lead to an untimely death of Lia; however, between both parties dealing with Lia’s epilepsy, the severity of her illness could have been prevented if both parties took Eliade’s perspective on sacred space into account during treatment. Sacred space, in terms of Eliade’s perspective, is one of the most critical, cherished topics that defines his paradigmatic model for religion. The
Nathaniel Brazill, a 13 year old student of Lake Worth Middle School, located in Lake Worth, Florida. Brazill was known as a fun and loving student, involved in the school band, enjoyed chess and was a known prankster. He was voted student of the month in December of 1999, by his beloved teacher Mr. Grunow. It came to a shock to the teachers and students of Lake Worth when Nathaniel had shot and killed one of his teachers on the last day of school. This teacher happened to be the same teacher who nominated Nate as student of the month, Mr. Grunow.
African civilizations were transformed through trade. This allowed art and government for new developments and changes. As civilizations changed, aesthetics advanced based on the geography and new cultural aspects, along with new governing influences. These African civilizations thrived on their own by using leadership and other ideas from neighboring trade countries. Trade modified aspects of certain kingdoms from religion to social structures.
Intermarriage between latinx and non-Hispanic whites can go three ways in terms of cultures, it can be disregarded, equally embraced, or one is taking in more than the other. When a couple in this case Latinx culture can be disregarded due to the negative stigmas that comes with being latinx, the partners experiences that lead to a disagreement in the cultural norms of the traditional latinx values, or the idea that the latinx identity doesn’t really apply to them due to their own personal way of how they grew up and around who. It creates challenges because even if these couples believe themselves to identify white society won’t see them that way because no matter how hard one try you can’t escape culture. However, it can also go both ways
We were eating better, tastier, longer lasting bananas called the “Gros Michels” until 50 years ago, they were declared commercially extinct due to the Panama disease. Today we eat the Cavendish cultivar, but they have nearly no genetic diversity, and their lack of it may be the death of them. It seems like history is repeating itself, since now the most popular commercial banana is infected with a new disease, Tropical Race 4, Like the Panama disease, Tropical Race 4 is a fungal disease that can be spread by anything from wind to cars, and it creates an infection wherever it goes. On account of all the bananas being clones of each other, if one plant gets infected, they all get infected. In Africa, banana’s generate the income for over 100
In this part of the final paper I will examine the religions in Cuba from an etic perspective. As Marvin Harris (1968, p. 575) said “Etic statements are verified when independent observers using similar operations agree that a given event has occurred”. From an etic perspective afro-Cuban religion probably looks strange to outsiders as other cultures looks to me. Looking afro Cuban religion in Cuba from an etic perspective is instructive because even though is normal to us may look strange and people don’t feel comfortable around it.
There is an importance in the black community of embracing Afrocentric Cultural Values and sharing to our younger generations and adolescents. I chose a scholarly article that utilize this factor in its hypothesis. From the Journal of Black Psychology, the article is titled Examining Afrocentric Cultural Values, ethnic Identity, and Substance Use Abstinence in Low-Income, Early Adolescent, African American Girls. This very extensive article was written or experimented by our fellow professors at the University of Austin: Delida Sanchez, Emma Hamilton, Dorie Gilbert, and Elizabeth Vandewater. Their study is about finding a possible link of cultural factors and substance use abstinence among low income African American girls.
The African-American and Latino cultures have always had an unspoken alliance because of the previously white dominated society. Their communities have shared common struggles and problems, but hidden underneath all of that are steaming tensions. These conflicts are brought upon by economics, culture and race have caused quite a few incidents of violence. One of the most controversial of these was the shooting and death of a black teenager Trayvon Martin by a white latino, George Zimmerman in central
The Culture of Colombia and the Colombian People Culture is defined as the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization. This definition of culture is very true in the country of Colombia. In this paper, I will be going over the three major topics that I believe to be the most important about the Colombian culture: religion, language, and food and customs. Also, while covering these main topics, I will overview terrain, infrastructure, and military conflicts.
Racial disparity in Brazil is best explained in Abdias Nascimento article, Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian Political Alternative. “I believe that the Black and mulatto the Brazilian of colour must have a racial counter-ideology and a counter position in socioeconomic terms. The Brazilian of colour must strive simultaneously for a double change: socioeconomic change in the country, and change in race and colour relations.” In 1968, through these words, Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician Abdias Nascimento called attention to the potentially divergent but essentially related nature of the two main objectives of Afro-Brazilian activism: first, to effect concrete change in the distribution of social and economic power in Brazil, and second,
The word voodoo can be drawn since the 13th century in the Ghana, Mali, and Mauritania. Voodoo stemmed from the Fon language and by the 16th century, many West Africans worshipped a shrine of gods. Africans devoted their time into ancestor worship and ritual practices in order to help communicate with the spirits. Voodoo is most commonly known for the spiritual practice of black magic in West Africa. In addition, “Hoodoo which refers to an African traditional folk magic and Obeah derived from Central and West African origins,”(Tucker).
Abortion should not be allowed anywhere in the United States. There are many kinds of abortions, but the most populars ones are Spontaneous, Stillborn and Induced. Spontaneous is another word for miscarriage, Stillborn is the death of a baby after the 20th week pregnancy, and Induced is where a doctor inserts medicine to where it kills the baby that is inside of the women’s body. Imagine finding out that you were pregnant and your spouse wanted you to get an abortion? How would you feel?
Brazil, by both land mass and population, is the fifth largest country across the globe. The country is divided into five regions becoming one of the most geographically and culturally diverse nations on the earth earning the nickname "land of contrasts. " The different areas of the country all have many different cultures within often expressed through artifacts as well as traditions and ceremonies. Nationally, the culture can be expressed through many various forms such as language, literature, art, music, and religion. The blended and diverse culture of Brazil helped amplify many celebrations around the world.
Book Review- Mircea Eliade: The Sacred & The Profane -Mahika Banerji -S153DSC23 -M.A. Sociology 3rd semester Eliade begins his text by making a distinctive divide between the “sacred” and the “profane” and thus grants them a definition. The sacred in order to maintain its sanctity is a separate, abstract entity.
