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Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America is a tale of epic proportions worthy of The Odyssey. The only difference being that this tale is true. Written by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America details the events of Cabeza de Vaca’s eight-year trip from Spain to the New World….

From a western perspective, the area of the world known as the Middle East decidedly lacks a number of the freedoms that are present in the United States and Europe. This sentiment is effectively summed up in the following excerpt: “Freedom of the press, a concept touted in much of the Western world, is sadly…

Northeast India gets the highest rainfall in the country and its thick and extensive forests give birth to huge rivers. With a view to tapping the hydro power potential of these rivers, a nexus of policymakers, technocrats and contractors have mooted plans for the construction of dozens of dams. In the process, however, little regard…

The text that captured my attention was “Country Lovers,” a tale set on a South African farm depicting forbidden love, written by Nadine Gordimer in 1975. What intrigued me about this story was the relationship between the affluent white protagonist, Paulus, and the black enslaved character, Thebedi. Growing up together, Paulus bestowed upon Thebedir various…

Summary The hypothesis of the study was to explore the acceptance of concept of flexible work in emerging economies as China and envisage how it is providing a greater work life balance to Chinese workers. While emergence of flexi work is a Western concept, it has found great acceptability in China over the years. A…

Despite the fact that more than 90% of the general public views engaging in sexual activities with someone other than their spouse as morally unacceptable, sexual infidelity remains common among married and cohabiting Americans. This essay aims to examine the challenges researchers encounter when collecting precise data on this subject and the measures implemented to…

Introduction China Eastern Air Keeping Company ( CEA ) is one of the three major air hose companies in China, which headquartered in Shanghai. At the terminal of September 2012, China Eastern owned entire assets of about 108.5 billion RMB, which included more than 400 big and moderate-sized and had over 60,000 employees. ( CEA,…

The trends in the Chinese and Singaporean are very similar, in fact they are almost identical, even having the same anomalies. Over times the birth rate has decreased, in Singapore and china. In the 1950s the birth rate was very high with around 45 crude births per 1000. It then gradually decreased till around mid…

Amidst the growing hysteria of 2012 and other apocalyptic theories supervolcanoes are a growing topic of today. These mammoth sized volcanoes have plagued Earth’s history for millions of years causing numerous mass extinctions. The question then arises: will humans be next? By studying the Earth’s explosive history and analyzing how supervolcanoes impact ecosystems we can…

Have you ever unfairly judged someone based on their identity or appearance? Have you ever experienced a negative incident and searched for someone or something to blame, only to realize that no one was responsible? Natural disasters cannot be blamed on anyone, but during these times, emotions can intensify and unjust blame may be placed…