Many scholars have attempted to identify the paradoxical positioning of the Balkan region or simply Balkans. The Balkans are geographically part of Europe‚ but conceptually excluded from the Western European political and economic sphere as well as culture‚ beliefs and values. The “Balkan construction” was part of the Western Hegemonic discourse and it has been seen as a ‘remote area’ - the dark and barbaric side of Europe. The typical Western – created the concept for Balkans reflect stereotypes such
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The stars bring inspiration to many cultures. Several Native American tribes look to the sky for answers. They use simple observations of celestial bodies to help understand and regulate their lives. The Hopi tribe primarily watch the Sun and the Moon. They spend their time watching the objects in the sky and performing activities based on their observations. Many of the activities that they perform hold religious and cosmic significance to them. The Hopi use their given knowledge to understand important
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or region of the world it is vital to study multiple aspects of its culture and how it differs from others. Culture is defined by the Army Training and Doctrine Command’s G2 as “the set of distinctive features of a society or group‚ including but not limited to values‚ beliefs‚ and norms‚ that ties together members of that society or group and that drives action and behavior.” Five of the major factors that influence the culture of Djibouti are: geographic location and environment‚ religion and language
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In every era of American history‚ the population looks towards leaders of the free world and their politicians for much of the guidance and answers that they seek. But often times the lesser influences of “pop culture icons” are often overlooked. When the general masses idolized a single event‚ trend‚ or person so much‚ the latter can have an impact on social trends with enduring and meaningful significance. Often times a prominent musician‚ for example‚ has the power to sway the masses‚ and create
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prosperity in Greeces history and therefore the happiest of times. This period was also the peak of Grecian art‚ writings‚ sculpture‚ theatre‚ and architecture. The Golden Age is credited with forming the modern day stereotype of what Grecian life was like. The Greeks greatly influenced modern day culture through the establishment of a standard of living for society. The Greeks further established a model government that‚ despite many wars‚ functioned fairly well without dispute from the people. The Golden
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of making such a statement. One of these people was Marsha P. Johnson‚ an American drag queen and sex worker. She was best known for her role in the Stonewall riots. Her first trip to Stonewall was merely to celebrate her 25th birthday‚ but her influence would extend far from that day; eventually being a contribution to countless gay and transgender rights to be sanctioned in the future. Like Johnson‚ author James Baldwin was gay‚ black‚ and played a significant role during the time of great social
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How does social media affect the creation of news article in an American culture? In the twenty-first century‚ more than half of the world’s population spend most of their time online surfing the internet. Each person who spend a lot of time on the internet owns at least one social media account in the cyber world. The cyber world consists of many different websites but the most frequently used are facebook‚ twitter‚ and youtube and these websites all originate from the United States and happened
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first civilization that we study at the beginning of the Mythology Class: The Egyptian Mythology. For me‚ without a doubt it was one of the most thought-provoking and I could submerge completely to their rich lavishing tradition‚ unreal legends‚ and magnificent stories. The topic of interested is my favorite character Isis‚ or “the devoted mother” and her interesting story which make her the one of the main character in the Egyptian mythology. Indeed‚ I extremely adore her character everything that
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I believe that we would all agree that Kanye West is one of the most talked about artists in modern pop culture. However‚ throughout his many outbursts‚ media mishaps and questionable views of his image the media cannot deny his contributions to the Hip-Hop and music cultures. Kanye West successfully brought self-conscious‚ thought-provoking music to a genre that had pride in glorifying‚ violence‚ drug use‚ sex and negativity among African Americans. He was a successful contender to Gangster Rap
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Humanities 2143: Mythology 24 October 2010 The Importance of World Mythology Everyone has seen on television or read in newspapers about how schools are changing their curriculum to tailor more towards helping students pass standardized tests. With this emphasis shift‚ teachers are less likely to educate students about mythology‚ let alone mythologies from other cultures. Students are missing out on a great opportunity to learn about diversity in cultures. Not only can English teachers use
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