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    The Evolution of Skin Colour

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    1. What are the causes of skin cancer? Exposure to abnormally high frequencies of light can potentially alter the DNA of a cell and turn it cancerous‚ the resulting cancerous cells are known as skin cancer. The most common cause is ultraviolet light emitted by the sun although it has been known to be caused by tanning booths‚ unusually high levels of x-rays‚ exposure to some chemicals and in rare cases the abnormal genes that cause skin cancer can be inherited by children from their parents.

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    Krippendorf's Tribe

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    Reaction Paper on the "Krippendorf’s Tribe" 1. Approaches and Methods The quest of the Krippendorf’s family for a lost tribe in New Guinea demonstrates the participant observation method of research as James together with his wife Jennifer and their three children‚ tried living with the observed people‚ learning how they see things and experience things. Unfortunately‚ the family’s search fails despite their best efforts. After Jennifer’s death‚ James as a single father has been living off

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    Purple Hibiscus

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    Conflict in Purple Hibiscus * In the novel‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie clearly portrays the conflicting oppression of Kambili’s patriarchal household - where she is ordered to follow a strict ‘schedule’ - to the realization of an almost ‘holiday’ like freedom she is exposed to when visiting Aunty Ifeoma and her family. * The author also intentionally expressed the Catholic upbringing of the protagonist in the novel and her brother‚ Jaja‚ as a stark contrast to their Auntie’s strong Igbo traditional

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    world without colour

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    captured. Colours add magnificence to a peacock’s features and excitement to hobbies like snorkeling and photography. The blue of the ocean and the sky would never be cherished without colours. Therefore‚ colour adds multifarious ness to nature. In fashion‚ if there were no colours‚ everything would only be patterns and designs. There would be no longer a wider range of choices when shopping. Everyone would be wearing similar types of shirts. Take for example‚ the make-up industry. Colours make nature

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    Algonquin tribe

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    Algonquin lived in villages of small round buildings called wigwams. With tribes originally numbering in the hundreds The Algonquin were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers‚ collecting food primarily from fishing and hunting. The Algonquin were first encountered by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1603. "Algonquin" was the French name for the tribe. The French were probably trying to pronounce elehgumoqik‚ the Maliseet word for "our allies‚" or Algoomaking‚ a Mi’kmaq place name. The Algonquins

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    Zulu Tribe

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    Zulu Culture Cynthia Jones ANT 101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Shaun Sullivan July 23 2012 The Zulu tribe of KwaZulu-Natal became historically important in the early 19th century by the founder Shaka of the Zulu nation. I will be discussing the history of who many consider the first king along with the variations of the beliefs and values of Zulu people. The kinship systems along with the rituals and healing processes that have been around for centuries will be detailed

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    The Abenaki Tribe

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    The Abenaki Tribe Many Native Americans Died in new england of a European diseases from 1500’s to 1600’s. After each hardship occurred several neighboring tribes decided to merge together‚ making their identities very indistinct‚ even within the indian oral history. However the Abenaki tribe‚ to avoid the reoccurring hardship moved to Canada‚ which in fact gave them their name the " Canadian Indians" but they are originally natives to New England. Although the Abenaki strategies to survival

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    The Choctaw Tribe

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    The Choctaw Tribe The Choctaw Indians were an important tribe‚ and the largest of the Muskogean tribes. The Choctaws have two stories about their origins in their traditional homeland in central Mississippi. One is that their ancestors came from west of the Mississippi River and settled in what is now the homeland. The other is that the tribe is descended from ancestors who were formed by a spirit from the damp earth of Nanih Waiyah‚ a large mound in northeastern Mississippi. Either way‚ the Choctaws

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    The Color Purple

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    The Color Purple BSHS 422 May 7‚ 2012 Erik Holmgren The Color Purple Human service specialists need to be proficient in different cultures. By being aware of how different cultures think and react it allows for the delivery of services to be accurate. Cultural competency is described as. “The understanding of diverse attitudes‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ practices‚ and communication patterns attributable to a variety of factors (such as race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ SES‚ historical and social context

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    majority of tribe

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    their captives was hospitable in order to assist with the assimilation into the tribe. These captives would most likely replace a lost or killed family member within the tribe. Women and children were treated the best as they were less likely to resist capture and would easily adapt to tribal culture. Mary Jemison was a great example of a captive woman marrying a Seneca man and raised a family with the Seneca tribe. I believe Mary Jemison would not accept any offer to return to the European society

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