Essays on Race and Ethnicity

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How Chinese Slimming Tea Burns Extra Fat and Calories

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The Benefits of Chinese Tea for Weight Loss Did you know that drinking Chinese tea, in particular, can help you lose weight and get slim? Several studies have found evidence that associates Chinese tea with weight loss. Some of this evidence shows that Chinese teas...

Chinese Tea

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The Ethnobotanical Knowledge of The Onge Tribal Community

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The ethnobotanical knowledge of the Onge tribal community is impressive. Italian anthropologist Lidio Cipriani, who studied the community in the 1950s, was among the first of many experts to acknowledge this Onge heritage. He wrote in 1966: ‘In their continual search for food, the Onges...

Community Indigenous People

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The Underground Railroads for African-american Slaves

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The Underground Railroads began in the late 1700s-1865, the underground railroads wasn’t railroad it was a network of secret routes and safe houses.It was established in the United States during the early to mid 19th century.It was used by African-American slaves to escape to the...

African American African American History

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Black History Month: The Importance of Knowing African American History

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Black history month is an important time to celebrate Black people. The history of African Americans is not taught enough. There are many ways to educate society about the experiences that African Americans endured. This information should not only be shared in schools but on...

African American African American History

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Rosa Parks in The History of Courage

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Rosa Parks is someone who grew up believing people should not be categorised and judged by the skin of their color. Rosa Parks is known for standing up for African Americans rights when she refused to go to give up her seat for a white...

African American African American Culture Rosa Parks

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The Pueblo Peoples

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The Pueblo peoples are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who have lived in the time period of 100AD to present day. The Pueblo believed in a vast collection of mythology, known as Hopi Mythology. The Hopi religion maintains a religious tradition stretching back...

Native American

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Socio-cultural Connect Between India and West Asia & North African Region

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The cultural connection between India and West Asia & North African region point towards some of the stark similarities between them because no other civilisation in the Asian continent have had as long and sustained historical engagement with the West Asia and North African region...

India Intercultural Communication International Relations

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The Gorgeous Voice of Nina Simone

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A faithful civil rights activist, singer, musician, pianist, and author was born on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina. She was a musical icon that inspired so many in a time of struggle. She made the world respect and see her as a strong...

African American Voice

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The Underground Railroad

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During 1700s-1865, free African Americans and white abolitionists who were against slavery, developed a secret network of people who helped fugitive slaves in their escape from slavery. The people who aided the slaves were known as “conductors”. The fugitive slaves hid in private homes, churches,...

Abolitionism African American

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The Issue of Stereotypes in Film Industry

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Film is one of the significant ways we experience culture. We learn how society is supposed to work, and how it actually works via stories laid out on the silver screen. The ideas and concepted presented through plot and dialogue are the “masterpieces” created by...

African American Stereotypes

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The American Identity and The Role of The Foreigner in American Nation and Other Nations

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The topic of discussion for this section of the class was mainly the American identity and the role of the foreigner in our nation and other nations. It is an interesting topic of discussion to think of what makes someone an American, whether they are...

American Identity

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An Analysis of Native American Identity as a Result of Colonialism in Sherman Alexie's Novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

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Native American Identity as a Result of Colonialism One of the most profound results of colonialism is the creation of distinctly separate spaces physically and figuratively, that leads to the development of distinct identities rooted on each side. In Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True...

American Identity

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Italian-american Identity in Stallone's Rocky

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Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” is universally regarded as a classic film. Winning multiple Oscars, launching the acting career of Stallone himself (perhaps not the best consequence in the long run…), and inspiring several people to run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, virtually...

American Identity Movie Review

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A Discussion on Latin Americans Developing Their American Identity

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As Latin Americans nations fought for their independence and tried to establish themselves as new nations, they faced the challenge of needing to develop a national identity as well as finding their place within the western hemisphere. Some Latin Americans saw the need to develop...

American Identity

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An Overview of The Evolution of The American Identity

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An Overview of The Evolution of The American Identity As America grows ever more diverse, the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. From the beginning of the colonial period in the 1600s, the question, “What is American?”...

American Identity

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Understanding The Significance of Personal Identity

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Our group consists of individuals from very different backgrounds. We are all from different areas and walks of life. The individuals are from New York, Texas, Iowa, and Venezuela. Our definition of culture is learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors that are shared by...

Cultural Identity Personal Identity

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Portrayal of Violence in Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

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Violence that exists for the sole purpose of violence is simply just wasteful. Violence is used as an attempt to gain worldly power, material objects, or desired relationships. In literature, violence is often used in the same way, but more often than not, violence in...

African American Invisible Man

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Personal Account of Life as a White Male in America

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In our country it is very well known that individuals that fall into different categories have drastically different life experiences. As a white male in the United States I have never been in situation where I was in any way discriminated against based on my...

Personal Identity White American

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The Difference in Movement and Tactics Used by American and Asian Actors in Action Films

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In her article, “The Asian Renovation of Biracial Buddy Action,” Philippa Gates shows that Asian actors use different actions compared to their white, American co-stars in action movies. The Asian actors are depicted as using more feminine movements and attacks, while the white actors are...

White American