Essays on Race and Ethnicity

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South Korea Saunas

1 page / 496 words

Other ways to raise our core temperature are saunas, hot baths and steam rooms. Many cultures around the world believe in the healing effects of varying degrees of hot and cold therapy. In South Korea (and in Korean immigrant communities in the Western world), it...

Korean Therapy

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Unique Culture of Nicaragua

4 pages / 1937 words

Nicaragua is a beautiful tropical country that is located in between North and South America. Founded on September 15th, 1821, the small country is known for its ancient architecture and culture. Though it is not an island, its climate is still tropical due to its...

Cultural Identity Developing Country

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Henry Ossian Flipper: Trailblazer at West Point

3 pages / 1374 words

Henry Ossian Flipper was the first colored cadet in USA military, upon successfully achieving the commission as a lieutenant. He got military education at United State Military academy at West point. That time was when only white people were in the command in military companies...

African American Biography

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Urban Memory and The Indeginous Knowledge System

3 pages / 1463 words

It is through their specific knowledge that indigenous communities come to realize their identity. It is a form of constructing their culture, which forms a vital part of their survival means. Communication is an essential part of these knowledge systems. The perception of the general...

Indigenous People Urbanization

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The Role of Culture in Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Indian Horse

2 pages / 967 words

Culture plays a huge role in both Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Both novels feature specific sets of culture that contribute to the characterization of the protagonist. Things Fall Apart and Indian Horse both feature acts of assimilation...

Cultural Identity Indian Horse Things Fall Apart

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The Problem of Racial Profiling in The World

2 pages / 960 words

In today’s world we live in a very media driven manner. The media can sway people’s attitudes towards a certain direction depending on the circumstances. Racial Profiling is a very sensitive topic every individual can relate to. It is known as the inclusion of racial...

Racial Profiling

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Bessie Coleman: The First African American Woman Aviator

1 page / 588 words

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman aviator. She wowed the audience with her amazing flying skills. She was born in January 26, 1892 in a one-room cabin in Atlanta Georgia to her parents George Coleman and Susan Coleman. When she was two years,...

African American Aviation Woman

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The Impact of Mexican American War on The Us

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Mexico had long insisted that its northern border lay along the Nueces River. The United States said the border was farther south, along the Rio Grande. In June of 1845, President Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to lead an army into the challenged region. I...

Mexican American Mexico

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The Austro-prussian War (seven Weeks' War)

2 pages / 721 words

The Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks’ War was the war between the Austrian Empire and Prussia to determine the fate of Schleswig and Holstein and which country should control Germany. It was also the second of the three major wars that led to the creation...

19Th Century German World History

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Massacre in Rosewood 1923

2 pages / 998 words

On January 1, 1923, a massacre was carried out in the small, predominantly black town of Rosewood in Central Florida. The massacre was instigated by the rumor that a black man had sexually assaulted a white woman, Fanny Taylor, in her home in a nearby...

African American

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Booker T. Washington and Web Dubois - Two Leaders of Black Community

1 page / 426 words

Booker T. Washington was one of the best leader of black community. He felt that blacks could not be a in a position to improve their standing until their communities reached a level of development that made equality undeniable. he had a different opinion about...

African American Leader Web Dubois

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Booker T. Washington Vs Dubois

2 pages / 693 words

Booker T. Washington focused on having education for real life jobs and not asking for equality from the whites. He just focused on getting help from the whites and accepting their place as blacks on earth. WEB Dubois focused on the exact opposite things that...

African American Leader Web Dubois

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Relation of Cultural Industries and Cultural Heritage

1 page / 438 words

Cultural heritage can be managed and preserved through several ways. One way that commonly used is preserving cultural heritage in creative industry. Cultural cooperate with industrial engineering can make cultural-creative industry is one of industrial creative type. Creative industries are becoming important components for modern...

Cultural Identity Heritage

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Sitting Bull - The Native American Chief

1 page / 488 words

Sitting Bull was the Native American chief that the Sioux tribes united in their struggle for survival on the North American Great Plains. Following the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1874, the Sioux came into increased conflict with U.S....

Leader Native American

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Terror Against African Americans

2 pages / 929 words

Through 1917-1923 there was a huge reign of terror against African Americans, where white mobs would show an violent amount of violence and torture towards blacks. From Chicago to Tulsa, to Omaha, East St. Louis, and many communities in between, and finally to Rosewood, white...

African American

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The Impact of Culture on Life

1 page / 630 words

Waiting To Exhale When we are confronted with a radically different reality, it could be an oppressing experience. Steve Biko uses the phrase “culture contact” when referring to the exposure of one culture to another. Many people would think that culture shock only happens on...

Cultural Diversity Intercultural Communication

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The Impact of Class in Social Identity

4 pages / 1653 words

Class is what every person in this country strives for. People spend their entire lives trying to improve their own social stature, and many times end up completely miserable. A person can work their way up a corporate ladder to find in the end that...

American Dream American Identity

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Evaluation of Chief Seattle’s Speech to Governor Isaac A. Stevens

1 page / 528 words

In his oration to Governor Isaac A. Stevens, Chief Seattle discusses his point of view of the US government’s attempt to purchase native lands. His oration attempts to caution the government to deal justly with the Native Americans. By contrasting his tribe with the Americans,...

Native American White American

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Martin Luther King's Use of Metaphors in His Speeches

1 page / 473 words

Introduction Martin Luther King’s metaphors aim to influence the clergymen to empathize with the experiences of African Americans. His use of vivid language seeks to highlight the stark realities faced by the African American community and to urge for a deeper understanding and action. In...

African American Martin Luther King Metaphor