The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been a key site of anthropological study for over a century. Trobrianders were first made famous by Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century‚ and were studied further by anthropologists such as Annette Weiner. Katherine Lepani’s ethnography‚ Islands of Love‚ Islands of Risk: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands‚ provides a modern analysis of HIV in the cultural context of the Trobriand Islands. Lepani sought to display HIV in the Trobriands as
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this report will focus on the largest land reclamation project to date‚ the manmade island formed in the shape of a date palm. The island‚ which Dubai has already termed “the eighth wonder of the world‚” adds almost 1‚600 km (1‚000 mi) of additional coastline to Dubai‚ and is formally called the Palm Jumeirah (3). While it is an engineering marvel‚ without extensive research and planning‚ the creation of such an island chain could have severely affected the local environment and coastal eco-system.
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Numerous problems have been created due to the economic crisis that almost everyone in the United States has been suffering from. San Diego in particular‚ hit hard with the crisis‚ has faced a number of foreclosures and evictions which have consequently increased the number of homeless people on the streets. "America ’s Finest City" has always faced a homelessness problem‚ but like all chronic problems with the homeless‚ it is merely acknowledged in times of recession and economic demise. “In down
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Operation Management’s Group Discussion Question 1: Consider the two categories of products that Timbuk2 makes and sells. For the custom messenger bag‚ what are the key competitive dimensions that are driving sales? Are their competitive priorities different for the new laptop bags sourced in China? “Timbuk2 is more than a bag; it is more than a brand…” If you have an opportunity to go to the web site www.timbuk2.com‚ you will find out something… Timbuk2 is so different‚ so unique. I think you
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Big eared and small‚ the San Joaquin fox has to fight to stay try to stay alive. The San Joaquin kit fox once thrived in its California environment. At the present time it is found on the endangered/ threatened species list. This report explains the causes that changed this organisms status. Did you know that San Joaquin Kit foxes are the smallest foxes living? San Joaquin kit foxes are also one of the eight species of kit
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(present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement toward the reestablishment of democracy in Burma (now Myanmar). In 1991‚ while under house arrest by the government for her activities‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Early life Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ on June 19‚ 1945‚ the youngest of three children of Bogyoke (Generalissimo) Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi. (In Burma all names are individual and people do
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Trapped On An Island “I shouted for help… Help! Help! Help! No answer‚ no response‚ not even a single voice‚ but only the hastening sounds of the twist. Wedged on an island‚ no hope‚ no happiness and no family‚ all alone with myself in a deserted island. The only thing I have is the seas surrounding me‚ the dry and humid sand‚ which was good for nothing. All I have left is a precious photograph of my blissful family; they maybe wondering and weeping to God‚ where I might be? It was thanks to
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Science has made amazing achievements. Things that seem unrealistic become reality. However it is not hard to imagine how advances in technology such as cloning could lead to a dehumanized society if pushed too far. The Island‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ is a movie that imagines a future society where the ethical boundaries of science have been breached. The movie is about a future society in which human clones are created for their organs. These clones live in an underground complex‚ kept separate
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My Island Escape Ever since I was a little kid I knew where I always dreamed of living. My dream home would be more than I could ever imagine. It would be on a bright and warm island. With the white sand all around me‚ bright from the glistening of the sun‚ to the feel of the breeze blowing up to the shore and the sound of the beautiful aqua blue waves. As I walk up to the house all I imagine to see is a big porch overlooking the island. I see a two story house with maybe 3 bedrooms or so‚ not
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The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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