Create-a-Culture Assignment Instructions Objective: In this course, we have discussed numerous aspects of culture that anthropologists study. As we have seen, these aspects of culture are related, and anthropologists often study multiple cultural elements simultaneously to gain a true holistic perspective. In this assignment, you will apply what you have learned about the aspects of culture (and their relationships to one another) to create your own hypothetical culture. Directions: Your
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NAME: Madam C.J. Walker (birth name Sarah Breedlove) DATE OF BIRTH: December 23, 1867 PLACE OF BIRTH: Delta, Louisiana DATE OF DEATH: May 25, 1919 PLACE OF DEATH: Irvington-on-Hudson, New York FAMILY BACKGROUND: Sarah Breedlove, who later became known as Madam C. J. Walker, was born into a former-slave family to parents Owen and Minerva Breedlove. She had one older sister, Louvenia and brothers Alexander, James, Solomon and Owen, Jr. Her parents had been slaves on Robert W
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Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8th, 1935, in Mississippi. Elvis was supposed to be a twin, but his brother was stillborn. His family had very little money, and they moved from place to place. In the article “ Elvis Presley’s biography” they mention that Presley had a strong faith in God; he went to church with his family. Gospel music became a strong, important influence on him.(2015, Par 2). On Presley's 11th birthday his mother gave him his first guitar. After Presley graduated he cut his
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DR. RAMON PAGAYON SANTOS [pic] LIFE OUTLINE: Ramon Pagayon Santos was born on February 25, 1941 in Pasig, Rizal, Philippines. He received his Bachelor of Music Composition and Conducting from University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music in 1965, his Master of Music with distinction from Indiana University in 1969, and his Doctor of Philosophy from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1972. He was also a student in summer courses in New Music at Darmstadt in 1974 and in
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization Nicole Kirk BSHS/462 August 6, 2012 Karen Korotzer Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization The local organization chosen is the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center, which provides care within the center for patients who have been given 6 months or less to live and are not able to remain in their homes. Apart from the hospice center they also have a home care agency that provides care for patients
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Hadeel Hammad Period 1 Profiles in Courage Essay Contest I am writing my essay Carl Levin. Carl Levin was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. Carl Levin had some courageous actions. He supported the civil rights movement, women rights movement, legalizing same sex-marriage he also believed in a better education equals a better future. I believe he will be best served in a larger public interest. I think that because he had a lot of experience, he was the longest-serving
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marked by efforts to acknowledge the tragedy, find accountability, and address its lasting impacts. (Tulsa 466) Public awareness and education play a major role in ensuring that the history of the massacre is not forgotten. Through school lessons, commemorative events, and historical markers, the public can learn about the significance of the massacre and its meaning for racial justice in America. Press Calls for reparations or restitution for the victims of the massacre, highlight the need to talk about
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Who would have ever thought that going on a marvelous trip to Spain for the holidays would end in such grief? After a short two day vacation that is exactly what happened to Mrs. Debbie Jones, her two year old daughter Megan end up getting sick after playing in the pool along the beach, and end up passing away from Septicemia just after being transported to the University Hospital in Santa Cruz (NARAIN, J. (n.d.). After making an alarming phone call to Mr. Jones to catch the next flight out, they
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chosen is Kleobis and Biton from the Ancient Greek period. This is a well-known sculpture made out of bronze came from the Archaic and around the 600BCE time period. It is of two young men almost standing in the nude and was either votive or the commemorative nature. This artifact is was depicted standing in a frontal pose with their left leg moved forward, as well as their arms was close to their bodies touching the side of their thighs. This artifact was an exhibit strict symmetry as the different
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Phillip Woods Sandra Simonds ENG102 April 26 2016 Langston Hughes and The Weary Blues Langston Hughes was recognized as a significant literary figure during the 1920s, a period known as the "Harlem Renaissance" because of the number of emerging black writers. After graduating from high school, Hughes went to Mexico to visit his father, in hopes to convince his father that he should pay for his college education at Columbia University in
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