(a) Who was Makarios Makarios III was the Archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus since 1950 until his death in 1977. During the 1950s he became the political leader of the anti-colonial struggle of the Greek Cypriot movement EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) that fought against the British colonisers. Consequently Makarios‚ because of his dual role‚ became the Ethnarch‚ the de facto leader of the Greek Cypriot Community. Makarios showed from the early beginning
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Immigration in the early 1900s had tremendous impacts on the civilizations in Europe and in the United States. Immigration in any country can affect the economy and society. Domestically‚ there can be detrimental effects on the economy caused by the increasing number of immigrants. Also‚ nationally there have been problems in society with immigrants. But there are other views on immigration‚ stating that multiculturalism is increased and it strengthens society. Immigration has many different effects
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Cultural Diversity in Schools EDCI 401 Name Here JANUARY 31‚1997 Since early American history‚ schools‚ like society‚ have addressed cultural diversity in different ways. In the colonial days‚ some attempts to adjust to cultural differences were made in the New York colony‚ but the dominant American culture was the norm in the general public‚ as well as most of the schools. As America approached the nineteenth century‚ the need for a common culture was the basis for the educational
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atop all priorities of the United states of America (United States Constitution‚ 1776). To maintain this mission‚ a framework for the organization of the United States Government and it’s relationship to the people was developed. This creation has become the supreme law of the United States. It is known as the Constitution (United States Constitution‚ 1776). This oldest written Constitution still in use by any nation in the world holds a central place in the United States of America as it used to maintain
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Gender and Behavior When examining human diversity in the United States or any other society‚ it is important to first understand the criteria commonly used for making group distinctions. There are many ways in which diversity and complexity can be explained. These generally are based on cultural and/or biological factors. So what defines gender? When put into a biological category‚ it is meaningless because gender is socially constructed and defined mildly different in each society. Gender
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African Americans in the 1920s * “Cast down your bucket where you are. Cast it down among the eight millions of Negroes…” – Booker T. Washington‚ 1895 Atlanta Compromise Throughout US history‚ there is an abundance of racism‚ segregation and discrimination towards the African American people. In 1619‚ the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown to produce tobacco‚ tea‚ cotton‚ coffee and other precious commodities. In this time period‚ 12 million Africans were forcibly transported
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Keita‚ born in 1217 CE in Niani‚ Guinea. Sundiata was the founder of the Mali empire in western Africa‚ he is still regarded today as the great Magical-king and a national hero. After becoming king‚ Sundiata would affect many thing’s throughout Mali’s history from it’s geography to it’s science‚ technology‚ and culture. Many of these things he affected still have an influence on the country of Mali today. Sundiata’s road to becoming king was a difficult one as he struggled with a disability as
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Those Winter Sundays By: Robert Hayden In the poem “Those Winter Sundays”‚ the speaker is reflecting on his childhood and his lack of real emotion towards his father while he was a young child. When the speaker becomes an adult‚ he regrets not realizing that his father had his own way of affection towards him. In the present‚ the speaker realizes how hard and desolate it is to show parental love to someone. The poem‘s diction helps paint a vivid picture to the reader about the emotions in this
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Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part 1 Hispanic/Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic minority and the second largest ethnic minority in the United States. The Hispanic/Latino groups mostly live in one of nine states in the United States; as of 1996‚ controlled 75 percent of the electoral votes (Danelle‚ 1996). There are four groups of people that are known as Latinos and Hispanics and are from Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ and other Latin American Origins (Danelle‚ 1996). “The Latino
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Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was involved in the fight to end slavery. She established the underground railroad‚ which was a way to get slaves safely to the north.Harriet Tubman was born between 1820-1825‚ but it is not certain the exact day or year.She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross and went by the nickname “Minty”. She was born to enslaved parents and had 10 siblings. When she was young‚ she was beat very often by her
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