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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…

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…

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…

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…

AbstractThe 1950s was regarded as a watershed in the history of marriage in North America. From 1947 to the early 1960s, an increasing number of Americans started asserting more independence in the realm of matrimony. As a result, the nuclear family emerged. Fewer dependents allowed the nuclear family to have greater purchasing power. In the…

The Gold-Legged Frog and The Winter Oak, are both stories which use nature in particular ways perfectly to set up the stories that follow. Analysing the extracts offers us various details which help us to understand the whole story. In The Gold-Legged Frog one is immediately struck by the use of colour. “Dirty yellow leaves”,…

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM This survey is conducted to happen out the current position of the “conyo” talk in the Philippines. The survey specifically replies and defines the undermentioned inquiries: Beginning and history of “conyo” talk in the Philippines. How does “conyo” speak affects the Filipino society? Is “conyo” talk a portion of our civilization or…

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,…

Lim Goh Tong, Malaysia’s third-richest man who turned a forested hilltop into a thriving casino resort, died Oct. 23, leaving behind a diverse business empire worth $22 billion. He was 90. Mr. Lim was the founder of Genting Group of companies. His son, Lim Kok Thay, who took over from Mr. Lim as Genting’s chief…

The film/documentary, titled Tools of Exploitation, chronicles, analyzes and explains Western civilizations influence on African culture/livelihood throughout the period of colonialism (the film covers the slave trade for a brief moment as well) leading to the modern day. Narrated by scholar/author Ali Mazrui, the film focuses on the usurping of Africa’s future potential due to…