Essays on Anthropology

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Armchair Anthropology and Its Role in Research

5 pages / 2150 words

Anthropology refers to the science of human beings which analysis humanity in different concepts ranging from the biological and evolutionary aspect to the aspect of society and culture which differentiate human beings with other animals. As an academic discipline, anthropology exists as an intersection of...

Human Population Population Society

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The Form of Cancel Culture in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

1 page / 567 words

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts, a play by Arthur Miller, detailed the stories of the residents of Salem, Massachusetts, during the time of the Salem witch trials. There were many causes of the witch trials, the bulk of Salem’s residents being Puritans, jealousy,...

Salem Witch Trials Society The Crucible

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Mass Hysteria, Fear and Paranoia, and Its Effect on People

2 pages / 870 words

Introduction Hysteria, fear, and paranoia are constantly displayed by societies all over the world and have led to some of the most brutal behaviors by man and some of the substantial catastrophes of organized society. In Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’, the Salem witch trials were...

Mass Hysteria Society

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Positive and Negative Impacts of The Modern Revolution

2 pages / 710 words

The modern revolution has positively impacted the world we know today although it also has its negative drawbacks. The modern revolution is all about new forms of innovation, technology, ideas, energy sources, and global exchange networks that have been generated over the last thousand to...

Innovation Population Growth

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Millennials and The Problem of Overpopulation in India

3 pages / 1263 words

Introduction India is a place brimming with different cultures and languages, and it is also filled with another thing: people. Lots and lots of people. With a population of more than a billion, it is not surprising that India is home to some of the...

Overpopulation Population Growth

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Effects of Human Population: from Population to Overpopulation

5 pages / 2074 words

Even though many refer to earth as our “home,” a place that is supposed to protect us we should in turn protect it as well. We should be returning the favor, but instead we thank Earth by having it house 7.7 billion people and having...

Overpopulation Population Growth

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The Problem of Overpopulation: Solutions

7 pages / 3067 words

Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. This scenario can be illustrated in case such as, for example a square feet normally can placed about 7 people, but due to ‘overpopulation’ factor, the square...

Overpopulation Population Growth

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Understanding of Cultural Anthropology and Its Aspects

6 pages / 2675 words

As a step to understand the history, global development, urbanization, the growth of political ideologies, and extensive human relations, culture is a way to represent patterns of human interactions in a constant state of development and adaptation. People have recognized that in today’s globalized and...

Cultural Anthropology Human Population

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The Outcomes of The Watergate Scandal for American Society

3 pages / 1194 words

On June 17, 1972, President Nixon was accused of sending five men that worked for his presidential campaign to break into the Democratic Party headquarters to avoid impeachment. Once the Watergate scandal was solved, it truly left behind major long-term and short-term impacts that changed...

American History Society Watergate Scandal

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My Expirirence of Overcoming Shyness

2 pages / 740 words

Shyness will make you feel uncomfortable, self-conscious, nervous, bashful, timid, or insecure. Individuals who are shy typically notice physical sensations like blushing or feeling speechless, shaky, or breathless. Shyness is the opposite of being at relaxed with yourself around others. When people feel shy, they...

Comfort Zone Shyness Society

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A Cultural Analysis of Track and Field and The Controversial Changes to The 2020 Diamond League Programme

5 pages / 2058 words

Executive Summary Professional athletics seems to have inherent cultural problems that have gone somewhat unnoticed and unchanged for decades. The history of Track and Field is rooted deep in Eurocentric, white, male-dominated beliefs and behaviours, unlike the current demography of sports. Especially since the Americas...

Demography Track and Field

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Chivalric Code: How War Was Permanently Altered

2 pages / 861 words

When the chivalric code was introduced wars became lass barbaric, developing an honor-based system of warfare. Chivalry is characterized as, “a period of significant metamorphosis with an emphasis on lineage allegiance to one’s lord and violence”. Chivalry is known for of having deep routes in...

Chivalry Society

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The Link Between Inequality in Education and Income Inequality in China

3 pages / 1312 words

One of the most commonly used measures of economic growth is the GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Since growth in China has been so outstanding, the overall poverty reduction has been substantial. From 1978 to 2012 China’s GDP growth reduced the number of the rural population...

China Human Population

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Normative Cultural Relativism and Its Challenges

4 pages / 1835 words

Introduction Normative cultural relativism is a moral theory that sees moral rights and wrongs to be necessarily dependent on a particular society, culture or community’s moral norms. Thus, one can simplify it to a simpler statement whereby a normative relativism ‘tells us how we ought...

Cultural Relativism Ethics

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The Issues of Cultural Relativism and Culture Takeover in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

6 pages / 2526 words

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter” This great proverb was a favorite of the influential author, who wrote Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe. Achebe realized the value of storytelling. As a writer, the story...

African American Cultural Relativism

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Challenges and Benefits of Cultural Relativism

1 page / 491 words

What I see as a perfectly normal thing to do could be absolutely appalling to someone who was raised in another culture. As an example, I work at a US retail store that gets visitors from around the world, many of which are from Brazil....

Cultural Relativism Social Norms

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Understanding Other Cultures Through Critical Cultural Relativism Perspective

1 page / 649 words

I always thought that because I am born and raised in a Vietnamese household, I already have a firm grasp on the concept of overcoming ethnocentric biases and be unprejudiced and/or more understanding when it comes to other religious and cultural practices. However, that is...

Cultural Relativism Ethnocentrism Prejudice

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Ethnocentrism Versus Cultural Relativism in American Scenario

2 pages / 1046 words

Ethnocentrism is a complex and multifaceted subject. It occurs when a person believes they are inherently superior to another person, when in reality they are both humans, which means no one is inherently better than anyone else. This belief fosters a hostile environment in our...

Cultural Relativism Ethnocentrism

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The Importance of The Year of Tolerance in Uae

2 pages / 766 words

In today’s world we can see people of different gender, caste, religion, and race. People all around the world speak different language and follow different traditions and customs. These are some attributes that make us different from others. But these attributes should not distance one...

Acceptance Society Tolerance