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A particular that I feel would be of interest to a linguistic anthropologist are strong AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the video: Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course Computer Science #34, explains this as being a well-rounded human-like used for general purposes, but clarifies that no one has demonstrated anything resembling human-like artificial intelligence (AI)…

Every culture around the world differs in some way or another. There are three cultural differences that specifically differ from that of South American culture. These three concepts are respecting one’s elders from “Or Else, the Lightning God” by Catherine Lim, respect for the dead in “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe, and racial equality…

During the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, thousands of individuals were persecuted as witches. It was thought that these individuals practiced black magic and performed evil deeds, the deeds of the devil. This all happened during a time of great change in Europe, during the time of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation, the…

The theory of the melting pot emerged during the Revolutionary period through the work of Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur. According to his theory, America was envisioned as a “melting pot” where people from all nations would come together and blend into a new race. The term melting pot describes the concept of societies formed by…

            The essay “Universality of the Folklore” is an excerpt from Stith Thompson’s book, The Folktale, a text which tackles the subject of folk tales around the world, their importance to societies and the various types of tales that exist. Thompson is America’s foremost scholar in folklore, having devoted most of his professional life in…

Is Lady Gaga right? Were we all born this way? Or are we all really products of our environment? Did God make us the way we are? Or, do we become who we are through knowledge and experience? If these seem like familiar questions, that’s because they are. These are the fundamental questions surrounding the…

What is Satanism? I have ne’er had any ground to sum up the Satanic belief system; there is no missional moral principle in my church, but being asked to compose an article on the topic gives me an extraordinary chance to pur to rest some prevarications about Satanism. I would wish to discourse the things…

SummaryThe movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is based on the Portokalos family. The Portokalos family is loud, loving, prideful, and incredibly invasive. The main character, Fortoula Portokalos (also known as Toula,) is a single, 30 year old Greek woman who lives with her parents, and younger brother in a Chicago Greek community. She works…

Homeotic complex (Hox) genes are defined as a group of related genes that specify the anterior-posterior axis and segment identity of metazoan organisms during early embryonic development. These are situated very close to one another on the chromosome in groups of clusters. The orders of these genes located on the chromosomes are the same as…

The concept of American families is changing, with increased diversity and less adherence to traditional structures. In the past, families typically consisted of a working father, a stay-at-home mother, and well-rounded children. However, this traditional image now only applies to less than 20% of American households. Natalie Angier explores the evolving notion of family in…