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The Kite Runner, by Chalked Hussein, follows the maturation of Emir, a male from Afghanistan who needs to find his way in the world as he realizes that his own belief system is not that of his dominant culture. Set in Afghan Stan and the United States, The Kite Runner is valetudinarians that illustrates the…

Music has been an essential part of Indian life since Vedic times, according to Dale Hoiberg and Indu Ramchandani. Even today, Vedic hymns are chanted at religious functions (p. 29). Hoiberg and Ramchandani observed that Indian music encompasses a wide range of instrumental and vocal traditions, including classical, religious, popular, theatrical, and modern (p. 29)….

The civilization of humankind is a process that has taken thousands of years to reach its current state. Initially, humans led a nomadic lifestyle as hunters and gatherers before evolving into the civilized societies we have today. Civilization did not occur in just one part of the world; rather, it took place in various locations….

Living during the Dust Bowl was a challenging experience, with people contending with dirt-induced vision impairment and disorientation caused by powerful winds. When venturing outdoors, individuals had to safeguard their faces and shield their food while eating. Nevertheless, despite these hardships, numerous farmers migrated to the Southern Great Plains in the late 19th century enticed…

Objective: The objective of this experiment was to find out why the moon “shrinks” as it goes from its rising point on the horizon to its highest point in the night sky. The way I decided to test this was by standing in the same spot periodically throughout the night and had a ruler in…

Tikanga Māori (Māori cultural practices) guide Māori in social relationships and help them to understand the world. Mana, the “authority, power, control, influence, and prestige” (Ka’ai & Higgins 2004:17) a person has, is one of these concepts. Every aspect of Māori culture is interwoven, and their deeply holistic worldview (Boyes, 2010a) keeps Māori connected not…

The people saw upon his wrists the scars of the racks of Spain. – Robert E. Howard, “Solomon Kane’s Homecoming” One of the unique aspects of the correspondence between Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft is their relative openness and closeness of views—or at least prejudices—on race. None of Lovecraft’s other correspondents quite shared…

What if you are traveling on a bus, and once the bus makes its stop; another man walks in, past all the available seats, and takes a seat right next to you? He then falls asleep, leaning his head onto your shoulder. How bizarre would that be? If you are an American, then you are…

Thirteen years after he left the Philippines, Crisostomo Ibarra (the main character from Noli Me Tangere) returns as Simoun, a rich jeweler sporting a beard and blue-tinted glasses, and a confidant of the Governor-General of the Philippines, the Captain-General. Abandoning his idealism, he becomes a cynical saboteur, the titular filibustero, seeking revenge against the Spanish…

Jotirao Govindrao Phule was born in the Satara district of Maharashtra in a family belonging to the Mali (Fulmali) caste, which was perceived as an inferior caste by certain sections of society. His father, Govindrao, was a vegetable vendor. Originally, Jotirao’s family, known as Gorhays, came from Katgun, a village in Taluka-Khatav, District-Satara. His grandfather,…