naturally in the wild, and were eventually domesticated around 3000 BC by the natives who lived here. They had several uses for sunflowers which included grounding up the seed to use for flour to make bread and they often made it into meal as well. Sunflower also had many non-food uses including dye for cloth and body painting. Other plant parts were used for medicines and ointments as well. Many years later, Spanish explorers arrived America and took sunflowers back to Europe with them, and the plant’s
Words: 794 - Pages: 4
The Deepwater Horizon spilled in excess of four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. These oil companies discovered they are far from being equipped for accidents such as this. Even though, this killed copious amounts of marine life. In addition, boats and other water vessels powered by fossil fuels kill more marine life each year with the chemicals they dump in the water. Why not stop using oil? Money would be the deciding factor. Organic pollution ingested by the bottom of the
Words: 1326 - Pages: 6
were interested in increasing their wealth and expanding their empire through the establishment of trade and colonies. Inspired by the discovery of a sea route to Asia by the Portuguese, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ voyage to discover a new route to Asia. Although a new route to foreign lands were discovered by Columbus, it wasn’t Asia, yet islands between the coast of today’s North and South America. One of the larger islands he “discovered”
Words: 852 - Pages: 4
The Effects of Geography on Colonial America When first setting foot on the U.S Eastern seaboard, explorer George Percy documented that, “Wee (sic) could find… faire meddowes and goodly tall Trees… Fresh-waters… I was almost ravished at the first sight” (Percy “A Discourse of… Virginia by the English”). Percy and one hundred four other settlers would go on to establish Jamestown, the first successful British colony in the “New World”. Chosen for its geographical military advantages, lush vegetation
Words: 754 - Pages: 4
discuss how the studies conducted by Western explorers and experts alike aided in creating the myth of the ‘Forest People’ and will then further explain how media and tourism have also played a role in shaping and sustaining the Euro-American representation of ‘Pygmies’. The myth of the Pygmies resurfaced between the 18th and 19th centuries when Europeans were in the prime of colonizing different African states. During this time, many explorers ventured into the forests where they came into
Words: 2218 - Pages: 9
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Limits of Knowledge As Ishmael tries, in the opening pages of Moby-Dick, to offer a simple collection of literary excerpts mentioning whales, he discovers that, throughout history, the whale has taken on an incredible multiplicity of meanings. Over the course of the novel, he makes use of nearly every discipline known to man in his attempts to understand the essential
Words: 1731 - Pages: 7
Body Art and Ornamentation: Different Cultures Angel Torres ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Dr. Marissa Kesel June 29, 2014 Body Art and Ornamentation: Different Cultures For centuries, body art and ornamentation haves been in existence in many cultures around the world with each piece of art on the body having a symbolic meaning to one’s particular culture. Culture, as defined by Richley Crapo, is “a learned system of beliefs, feelings, and rules for living around which
Words: 1768 - Pages: 8
Minnesota is the northernmost U.S. state apart from Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th Parallel. The state is part of the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest. The state shares a Lake Superior water border with Michigan and Wisconsin on the northeast; the remainder of the eastern border is with Wisconsin. Iowa is to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario
Words: 2265 - Pages: 10
What Is Cultural Anthropology? When a person thinks about cultural anthropology, they should not limit themselves by thinking of one particular thing. Their mind should be racing with countless subjects. ‘Cultural anthropology’ is a pretty broad title for a discipline that covers such a wide range of topics. Anthropology studies all that is human and all that makes us human (Malloy, 2011). To narrow it down a bit, anthropology studies culture. One can define culture as “those relationships whereby
Words: 1413 - Pages: 6
Introduction Chapter I General Information on American Poetry 1.1 Historical and Cultural Contexts of 20th Century American Poetry 1.2 American Modernism Chapter II The Life and Work of Some of the 20th Century American Poets 2.1 Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 – 1965) 2.2 Marianne Moore (1887 – 1972) Conclusion Bibliography INTRODUCTION Development in learning English has widely opened the door to the unknown world of foreign
Words: 1396 - Pages: 6
