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Robert E. Howard and the Issue of Racism: The African and African-American Poems — Part 3
Africa
African American
Poem
Racism
Robert E. Howard
Anti-miscegenation laws were strictly enforced to keep the races segregated so it is especially interesting to view Howard’s quite different viecrovwpoints here. “Day Breaks Over Simla” (undated) is a poem about an interracial love affair between what sounds like a young woman from India and a member of the British Consul stationed there. The beautiful…
Environmental Problems in Australia
Australia
Environment
Introduction A few major salient Environmental facts of Australia are as follows: With 0.3% of the world’s people Australia produces 1.6% of the world’s CO2 emissions (a greenhouse gas) There have been high rates of species loss in the last 200 years–five times the global average for…
Philippine Revolts Against Spain
Philippines
During the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, there were numerous uprisings led by native Filipinos and Chinese, aiming to regain the authority and privileges of tribal chiefs and Chinese traders. However, these revolts were largely unsuccessful as the majority of the native population aligned themselves with the Spanish colonial government and actively opposed the…
Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain
Hero
Iran
Alexander the Great, a king, commander, politician, explorer, and a scholar; a hero or a villain. Tutored by Aristotle himself in philosophy, politics, history, literature and medicine. Inherited his father’s, king Phillip II of Macedon, kingdom and became king of Macedonia. Alexander the great is called the greatest military leader of all time’ by many…
Behavioural modernity in Africa
Africa
Behaviour
What grounds do we hold for the outgrowth of both biological and behavioral modernness in Africa? There are many different types of grounds for the outgrowth of both biological and behavioral modernness in Africa. Each of these facets adds a compelling statement for this materialisation of these modern traits. There are a figure of theories…
Robert E. Howard and the Issue of Racism: The African and African-American Poems
Africa
African American
Poem
Racism
Robert E. Howard
In his essay “Tevis Clyde Smith, Jr.,” Howard scholar Rusty Burke tackles the issue of Howard’s racism head on: Both Clyde and Bob were confirmed, unabashed racists. Bob seemed to be able to “give any man his due,” judging individuals on merit – this was probably true of Clyde, as well. But both men were…
Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China
China
Confucianism
Taoism
Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth centuryB.C.E. China’s third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second…
Sea and Filipino Seafarer
Philippines
Sea
Ship
Indeed, that’s what a Filipino seafarer is. But what is a seafarer by the way. According to www. pinoymaritime. com, a seafarer is a traveler who goes by the sea. Or even a person who works near the ocean. Seafarers come from all over the world spending their lives close to the seas as they…
Maria Chapdelaine – the Role of Women in the Early 1900s in French
Canada
Contexts of Canadian Culture: Maria Chapdelaine – The role of women in the early 1900s in French-Canada Student: Kathleen Adam Student #: 209809518 TA: Peter Stevens Tutorial #: 04 Course: HUMA 1200 Word Count: 1023 Page Count: 4 Due Date: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Louis Hemon creates a story of the rural life in a…
Trujillo’s Affect on Economic Stability
Economics
Haiti
In what ways and with what consequences did Trujillo’s rise to power and dictatorship affect the Dominican Republic’s economic, political and social stability from 1930 to 1961? Anon Word Count: 2,803 Part A: Plan of Investigation In order to assess the effect of Trujillo’s rise to power and subsequent dictatorship on the Dominican Republic’s overall…
theme | The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. |
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description | Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes. |
quotations | Geography has made us neighbors. History is not everything, but it is a starting point. Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries. There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. |
information | Importance: Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability, natural resources, and more are much easier understood by those who know geography well., |