...North American Civilization HIS / 115 September 4, 2011 Some theories indicate the first settlers of the Americas took place in North America in Alaska. Asian hunters are thought to have traveled over the Bering Strait during a glacial period somewhere between 35,000 B.C.E. and 10,000 years later. The Asian people, referred to as Native Americans, did not realize their discovery of a new world. The early North American men and women were nomadic hunters and gatherers. As the further migration continued south an agricultural lifestyle formed. The European colonization of the Americas is thought to have been established by explorers and fishermen at a much later date. The blend of diversity was apparent as the migration of the Americas grew and strong developed societies were established. Although Native American descendants merely followed their survival instincts, they had discovered an abundant new world. The nomadic hunters tracked animals across the frozen land bridge and crossed into a new continent. The migration continued south along the west coast. “Over a span of 25,000 years settlement spread down the Alaskan coast, then deeper into the North American mainland, and finally throughout Central and South America.” (Davidson, 2006, p. 11). The original survival lifestyle...
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...North American Civilization Paper North American Cultures The first people to inhabit America were nomadic hunters from Siberia. The nomadic hunters from Siberia crossed over the Bering strait during the glacial period. The Bering strait froze over during the glacial period making a path of ice to cross from Siberia into Alaska. During this time Siberia was covered in ice and the hunters were trying to escape the ice by migrating into Alaska which at this time was a grassy plain. Over the span of 25,000 years the nomadic hunters settled throughout North America and moved into Central and South America making settlements there as well. These nomadic hunters are the descendents of the Native Americans. The lives of the nomadic hunters were not easy. They depended on the land and resources around them to survive. Typically they traveled in groups or tribes and were spread across the Americas. The men dominated most of the tribes. Women had more influence in the tribes that relied more on agriculture. The men of the tribes traveled in order to hunt, fish and gather food and other resources for their tribes. Some of the tribes would come together in the winter so that the men could go out on groups hunts in hopes of being more successful in bringing back food and resources. The women typically worked the fields, cooked and cared for the young children of the tribe. The nomadic hunters found most everything they needed to survive from the land and animals. When they killed...
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...North American Civilization While Christopher Columbus is widely believed to have discovered the New World, he was not the first to discover the Americas. The Native Americans were the first to discover these lands and make them their home. The early Native Americans came to the Americas from Asia during an ice age that caused sea levels to drop enough to uncover a land bridge across the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska. They continued to migrate to America by sea even after global temperatures warmed and sea levels rose to cover the land bridge once more. The Native American continued to migrate south and east out of Alaska, down the west coast of America. Gradually the different groups of Native Americans had migrated throughout America as well as into Mexico and South America. The Native Americans were not a single group of people, but instead were many diverse groups of people, many with their own religions, systems of organization, and languages. While some of these groups still relied on hunting and gathering due to the climate in their areas, most Native American societies relied on agriculture. They hunted, fished, and raised crops and animals to sustain their peoples. The different societies, or tribes, also had different systems of leadership. Some Native American societies were led by the men and worked together to hunt and sustain their peoples. Other societies, such as the Pueblo Indians, were agriculture based and the women dominated. Councils of elders...
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...0521817404 - Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians - Timothy R. Pauketat Excerpt More information 1 Civilization in North America This wasn’t a chiefdom; it was a kingdom! Robert Carneiro1 “Civilization” is not a word typically associated with ancient North America. The cities, stone pyramids, and writing systems of the Old World, Mexico, or Peru are not generally thought to have existed in the pre-Columbian Mississippi valley. However, if we define a civilization as a kind of political culture or as a great tradition associated with popu- lated administrative centers and spread across some portion of a conti- nent, then it is clear that there was a pre-Columbian civilization in the Mississippi valley, or at least the early stages of one. Archaeologists often call it “Mississippian culture” and refer to the many peoples of the time simply as “Mississippians.” There were political and religious centers associated with the Mississip- pian civilization, the largest of which was Cahokia, along the middle por- tion of the Mississippi (Fig. 1.1).2And there were historical...
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...the frequency of the singular pronoun thou and its replacement you in dated hand-written or printed documents and correlated changes in frequency with changes in class structure in 16th and 17th century England. This is historical sociolinguistics: the study of relationship between changes in society and changes in language over a period of time. What is dialect? Sociolinguists also study dialect — any regional, social or ethnic variety of a language. By that definition, the English taught in school as correct and used in non-personal writing is only one dialect of contemporary American English. Usually called Standard American English or Edited American English, it is the dialect used in this essay. Scholars are currently using a sociolinguistic perspective to answer some intriguing questions about language in the United States, including these: * Which speakers in urban areas of the North are changing the pronunciation of vowels in a systematic way? For...
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...North American Civilization Paper By: The nomadic hunters from Siberia first inhabited the North America. They used the Berlin strait to Alaska during a time when the two connected by ice, which was called the prehistoric glacial period. Alaska at this time was a plush grassy plain and Siberia was an ice land. That is most likely why the nomadic hunters traveled to Alaska. The migration from Asia to Alaska continued beyond 800B.C.E. The nomadic hunters move throughout the North America. They are known to be the direct descendents of the Native Americans. They nomadic hunters would travel in tribes and packs and they spread out across the America. During this time the men would hunter for food and the women would tend the crops, cook, and weaving baskets. In 1492 the Europeans began to travel to what is now known as America. Christopher Columbus and John Cabot was one of the first to find North America in a long time to come over and explore. They tried to fine the quick and shortest route to Americas. During this time the Europeans did not know that the Indians from this land were descendents from the Europeans. There is a map called Gutierrez Map and is associated with this period of migration and had great detailed of the time period when it was created. A Spanish cartographer named Diego Gutierrez created this map in 1562. When looking at the map only a longitude scale appears, it shows the equator and the tropics of cancer. This helps show the...
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... -"Patria, Libertad, Trabajo y Cultura" -"Patria, Libertad, Trabajo y Cultura", this translates to "Country, Liberty, Work and Culture" and is the motto found on the country's official seal. Mexico is a country where opportunities are being developed. The country is located at the most southern tip of North America, and is well known around the world for its neighbors to the north, the United States. The country has a rich history of ancient pre Colombian civilizations and many distinctive cultural traditions. The Mayas, Olmec’s, and the Toltec’s all came before the great Aztec empire, who was a nation of great wealth. In 1519 thru 1521 Mexico was conquered and ruled by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes. Mexico was the colonized by Spain for the next three hundred years. Mexico won their independence from Spain in 1821 after many bloody revolts and uprisings. Mexico has a population of (2010 est.) 112,468,855 (growth rate: 1.1%); birth rate: 19. /1000; infant mortality rate17.8/1000; life expectancy rate. Solar Photovoltaic Solutions is an American company based in Atlanta Georgia. The proposition of this report will be to export our industry leading solar panels into the Mexican market. This report will provide evidence that there is a business opportunity for our company to assist Mexico with viable alternative energy solutions that are being underserved. Solar Photovoltaic Solutions LLC has identified opportunities...
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...Racheal Hunt HIS 122 Mr. Raby September 6, 2012 Globalization of the Twentieth Century What is globalization? According to our text book, globalization is “a term referring to a trend by which peoples and nations has become more interdependent” (Spielvogel 679). When using the term of globalization most people are talking about our global economy and global culture. Over the last forty years new technologies have changed the way we communicate. Not only can we communicate with friends and family around the world with the touch of a button but we can use the same technology to buy, sell and distribute almost anything to almost anywhere in the world. This has not only changed our bottom line of profits but has also changed the mindset of how we view the world and how we do business and communicate with others. In this paper I intend to describe the main characteristics of globalization of the Twentieth century and discuss some of the many elements that have led us to this point in history. There are many characteristics of globalization. Arvind Kumar, writer of the article “What are the Characteristics of Globalization” says that there are three distinct characteristics of globalization. The first is liberalization which is the, “freedom to start industry, trade or commerce in his country or abroad (Kumar).” The second characteristic is free trade. Kumar explains that, “Free trade is the absence of excessive government control over trade (Kumar).” He goes...
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...The twenty-first century is a period of unprecedented change in organizations. The popular Business press constantly documents organizational restructuring, reengineering, downsizing, and other assorted changes. Even during the robust economy of the late 1990s, many large Companies were shedding jobs at an incredible pace. Terms such as downsizing and rightsizing may suggest a one-time fix, but many experts view this as an ongoing process for organizations of the future (Richman, LS, 1993). So what is organizational change? Organizational changes are departures from the status quo for smooth trends (Huber, GP, 1995). It is the process of altering or modifying the current state in terms of behaviors or functions (Harrington, N, 2008). The forces of change are everywhere, they can be found within the organization itself and they can be found in the external environment. The internal environment is affected by the organization’s management policies and styles, system and procedures as well as employee attitudes. The external environment is affected by political, social, technological and economic stimuli outside of the organization that causes changes (Benowitz, EA, 2011). Why do organizations change? Organizations change for many reasons but there are six broad forces that bring about change: workforce changes, such as diversity; technology changes, such as mobile computing; economic changes, such as stock market fluctuations; competitive factors, such as mergers and acquisition...
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...Accounting Services For Theta Chi Fraternity Delta Upsilon Chapter at Arizona State University Prepared By Wade Sarchet Arizona State University W.P Carey School of Business Member of Theta Chi Fraternity Report Distributed Dec 7th, 2012 Prepared for Jordan White President of Theta Chi At Arizona State University 2402 E 5th Street Tempe, AZ 85281 December 7, 2012 Jordan White Delta Upsilon Chapter President Theta Chi Fraternity 1424 S. Jentilly Lane Tempe, AZ 85281 Dear Mr. White: This is a report regarding the current financial situation of the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona (hereinafter, “Theta Chi,” or the “Fraternity”) and a proposal to improve management of Fraternity funds. The Fraternity has been in existence since the Fall of 1956. Our chapter is among the largest and strongest active fraternities at Arizona State University and our philanthropic events are much appreciated throughout the community. Despite such success, it has been brought to my attention that we have been facing financial difficulties over the past several semesters, and I believe that with some assistance, we will struggle no more. I am proposing the professional service of an accountant to assist our Treasurer. The addition of this third party service will provide the Fraternity with a checks and balances system as well as professional documentation of all fraternity funds available to the...
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...I had a short conversation with my roommate who is currently a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, a UCSD student fraternal organization. He states that Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional business fraternity that specializes in the network of various businesses helping the members get in contact with different industries. In addition, this fraternity offers the students a way to connect with the alumni, particularly in the professional fields of accounting, finance and business. Alpha Kappa Psi is important for students because it helps its members to build cognitive skills and offers the educational preparation necessary to reach and achieve professionalism. For example, once the student enters college and masters his/her respective field, the fraternity will help the student transition into the workplace. Moreover, he says that students join because of different social and educational reasons. Some students join this fraternity because of the opportunity it provides to make new friends while others are interested in the valuable resources of information in regard to the various fields that this organization has to offer, among many other reasons. For instance, my roommate joined Alpha Kappa Psi because he wanted to explore different internship and networking opportunities with more people so that he could build new relationships that will help him in the future. In addition, this fraternity has helped him succeed in the university because the brothers in the fraternity have provided...
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...The benefits of being a Mu Alpha Theta member are wide and ranges from small personal benefits to bigger public benefits. Belonging to the organization Mu Alpha Theta is a privilege, it gives you a title of prestige, it’s not just a word, everyone will recognize you and respect you. They know not just anyone can get inducted into the organization, they’ll look up to you and follow the lead you set, making you into their role model. We also get to meet and connect to people our own age who are also interested in math and don’t look down on it, this helps you make new friends with people who have the same interests as you. Nowhere else will you find a group of people in one place who love math and can’t wait to have the time of their lives. In...
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...Public policy is embedded into the day-to-day lives of Canadian citizens. Although some may not be actively aware of the multitude of policies, they do determine every aspect of the Canadian society. There are policies that govern air, water, food, transportation, technology, taxes, health and immigration. But this is not an exclusive list of Canadian public polices. Two domains of public policy are domestic and foreign. Internal rules and regulations that govern within a nations border are known as domestic policies (Gale, 2008). Foreign polices are diametric in that they consist of international relations that take place outside a nation’s border (Elman, XXXX, p. X). When take together on a global scale, they can be described as global public policies. Globalization can be defined by “homogenized culture, a global economy, and a borderless world” (McBride, 2011, p. 10). To fully understand globalization one should consider all aspects such as, social, culture, technology, economic and political. Globalization has mainly impacted foreign policy, but it has also had an effect on domestic policies. Both policies are not only influenced by globalization, there are various other factors that contribute to the formation of public policies. Often times it can prove difficult to separate the effects that impact both forms of public policy because they are intertwined. Need thesis statement – what are you arguing or exploring in this paper. Also, should there be definitions in your intro...
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...hidden under the ocean floors (Woodside 5). Many energy experts and environmentalists question whether it is cost effective to drill miles beneath the ocean floor as well as the effects it might have on the atmosphere (5-6). Another option for America’s transition to oil independence is reverting back to the original diesel engine, invented in 1900 (62). Woodside writes, “Peanut oil and any vegetable oil can be refined to run automobile engines or furnaces” (62). With so many other alternatives to traditional oil, it’s a wonder why America isn’t working harder to become energy independent in regards to oil and to lower the cost of gasoline in such a poor economy. Statement of Problem Oil is needed for the everyday needs of nearly every American as well as important missions carried out by our armed services (Hakes 2). If the claims are true that money spent on foreign oil does support terrorism and nuclear programs, then the need to become independent as a nation is crucial. The problem goes beyond the impact of...
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...On April 29th, I attended the Phi Alpha Theta regional history conference in Oneonta New York. Phi Alpha Theta is the national honor society for history. Each year it holds a variety of regional history conferences around the country for its members. As a member of Phi Alpha Theta, this conference had been the third PAT regional conference I had attended. Structurally, this conference was a bit different from the previous PAT conferences I had been to. Usually, PAT members would submit abstracts of their papers on a certain day before the conference, see if they were accepted, then sometime before the conference submit their papers to the person who was chairing your section. Though with this conference, people who were not members of Phi Alpha theta were allowed to submit papers to attend the conference (though they would be eligible for conference awards). The guidelines for the papers called for relatively shorter papers, and the full papers were required to be submitted to the conference organizers by April 7th. The conference kept its general structure of having three time slots for paper presentations, with multiple rooms containing usually three (could be two to four) paper presenters each; with intermit and time slots for opening speeches, breakfast, lunch, awards, and closing speaking. Though with this conference the paper presentation time limit was 15 minutes, instead of its usual twenty, and breaks between sessions were longer. For me the conference day began by...
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