Attorney Thomas A. Stephens and Dr. Rory Donnelly were my parents. A Brooklyn New York woman meets a Detroit Michigan man in Chicago—they fell in love‚ got married‚ became doctors in their respective fields‚ and had three sons: myself (David)‚ Matthew‚ and Douglas. Our parents were an interracial couple in the 1970s. It was a time where the accepted norm and comfort zone was to date “within your own race”. America was dealing with the outcomes of the tumultuous 1960’s civil rights era and the racial
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English 10 21 May 2012 Western and Ibo Cultures What can we‚ civilized‚ technologically advanced people possibly have in common with the uncivilized Ibo people? In the story “Things Fall Apart” an Ibo village is disturbed by Westerners that try to change the Ibo people’s entire outlook on life. I really enjoyed this book because it reminded me that if you believe in something then you have to do everything to defend it. This story teaches us that no matter how sable something may seem‚ someone
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Cajuns Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana‚ consisting in part of the descendants of Acadian exiles—French-speakers from L’Acadie in what are now the Maritimes of Eastern Canada Louisiana and Texas 1.2 Million Cajuns Food Cajun food relied on local ingredients and wild game like duck‚ rabbit‚ alligator. Areas close to the water used fish and shellfish like shrimp and crawfish. Because Cajuns were poor they used every part of a butchered animal like a pig. They
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exact moment. It was like an attempt of defining what was real and giving the viewer an experience of their own. Realism art became one of the most iconic historical pieces of american history because of the way it inspired people and created great culture in multiple countries. Many realism paintings get judged by almost everyone whether it’s a good judgment or sometimes they get a bad judgement. The artist puts their own emotion‚ thought and creativity in their work but just like every person in the
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and blend their religious culture with the Arabian’s religious culture in a seamless manner.
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Dynasty the effect of this influence the fundamental revolution in Muslim history. The Abbasid’s did change the way that the Umayyad was run and it had taken it over with the help of the people who were fed up with the way that the caliphate was of hereditary and not chosen or a member of Muhammad. “The way that the Umayyad had favored the Syrian Arabs so the Malawi they joined the Abbasids in bringing them down” (Saylor). The Abbasid were heavily influenced by the Persian culture‚ and once they were in
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After 1600 through the 1700’s‚ European culture generated a new artistic style‚ known as “The Baroque”. The term literally means "irregular pearl" and is use to describe the vibrant and wild artistic creativity of the seventeenth century. The newly created Baroque style grew out of the Catholic “Counter-Reformation”. Later on as the style spread to northern Europe‚ it became popular at royal places that use this new style as a symbol freshly emerging monarchies. As the book explains‚ Baroque style
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Pericles In the history of the ancient Greek civilization‚ there were many powerful and contributing men and women. Only one could be called the “Greatest Greek” and that man’s name is Pericles. Pericles was a wise and powerful leader of the city of Athens. He was a great supporter of the concept of democracy. Pericles guided Athens almost through the entire Peloponnesian War. Pericles promoted the arts and literature. This was a main reason Athens held the reputation of being the educational and
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NAPOLEON’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN WESTERN MILITARY ARMIES History 100‚ Staff Group A‚ CGSC Class 14-001 27 March 2014 1 Throughout history‚ military leaders have immortalized their legacies by vanquishing their enemies in the battlefield against overwhelming odds. Soldiers and historians have revered their accomplishments by studying their mastery in the art of warfare with the hopes mimicking their accomplishments. Of them all‚ Napoleon Bonaparte is considered the best military leader in the history
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Christianity in the 10th Century A.D. influence the Russian State? Since the adoption of Christianity by Vladimir I in 988 A.D. the church has had a profound influence on the Russian state. The magnitude of this influence has varied throughout history‚ from its peak during the 15th Century‚ to lows during the reign of Peter the Great and in Soviet Russia. Since the fall of communism the Church has revived its position in Russian Society and is asserting its influence in a number of ways‚ including
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