Essays on Ancestry

Introduction

Pre-Spanish Era Religious Practices Political Structure Material Culture Spanish Occupation Material Culture

The Culture after the Spanish Conquest

Religious Influence of the Catholic Spanish and the Remaining Ethnic Groups Influences of the Protestant Church Religious Fighting between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Church Current Economic and Cultural Development Cultural Development Introduction Argentina is considered by Calvert, Donghi and Eidt (2016) as the eighth largest country in the world but is considered to be only third within Latin America (Buenos, 2014). The reason for this is that the land area of Argentina with 2.78 million square kilometers is larger than Mexico and the Texas state combined ( ...

Introduction

During the acquisition process, employers who have streamlined the potential applicants for a particular position usually resort to interviews as a means to further screen the candidates. In the current discourse, the objective is to develop a questionnaire that managers would use when interviewing applicants.

Twelve (12) Permissible Questions to be Asked

Permissible questions are questions that are “allowed or permitted by laws or rules” . The following questions are deemed to be permissible:

Have you worked with previous institutions under a different name? If so, what name did you use?

Have you met the minimum age requirement set by law to work as a customer service representative? Could you provide any document that would validate your accurate age upon hiring? Can you undertake ...

Europe’s history, especially in the colonial and imperial periods created new connections and networks between parts of the world. European expansion starting the in the sixteenth century led to its expansion into the Americas and the concurrent creation of the slave trade of entirely new populations in the imperial periphery. Additionally, in the nineteenth century with the so-called “Scramble for Africa” meant that Europe had new colonies on the continent itself. With the process of decolonization this meant that these populations both from the Americas especially the Caribbean could migrate into the European metropole. This created an African ...

Were the convicts hardened criminals, innocent poachers or something in between?

The convicts that were sent to Australia ranged from being murderers and thieves to being advocates for social and political reform and debtors. However, no matter their reason for being sent to the penal colony, they all had the fact that being poor contributed to their crimes in common. Men and women who were too poor to pay their debts were sent to Australia. Murderers and thieves who often times were led to commit their crimes in an attempt to escape the poverty that they were in. Finally, the men and women who saw what was going on in ...

Discussion Board Posts

Main post starting a thread: Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields, "Chapter One" Racecraft (New York: Verso, 2012.) pp. 1-24. In chapter one of their book, Fields and Fields warn against an early celebration of the post-racial age, as people from minority groups continue to suffer from racial injustice. The authors talk about the racist concepts that continue to affect the way discussions about race are conducted in present-day America. The authors state that racist concepts are extremely harmful because they not only categorize people in obsolete racial groups that do not reflect their genealogical reality, but they ...

Abstract

Today, more and more people declare that they have Native American roots, due to the fact that America has become fascinated with the culture and history of this minority. This form of imperialist nostalgia which causes Whites to look at Native Americans with admiration, after having spent many years trying to destroy, harms Native Americans even if it seems to represent a positive change of attitude. By claiming a fake Native American identity, Whites try to appropriate the Indian culture and past, with the same lack of respect and consideration as they did in the past. They attribute stereotypical ...

American Pastime opens with a Japanese family living in Los Angeles. This is the Nomura family and it is evicted from its home and business after Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066. The family is rounded up into Topaz, an internment camp in Utah’s arid area. Here, they meet many other Japanese from different parts of the country. Nomura starts a baseball league in the camp. While in the camp, Lyle, Nomura’s son gets into a relationship with Billy Burrell’s daughter, Katie. Billy Burrell is one of the guards at Topaz. The climax of ...

Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner revolves around affection, trust, and betrayal towards Amir and Hassan. Though the story is told through the lens of Amir, it succeeds remarkably in showing the value of friendship, loyalty, and social demarcations that arise from cultural, political, and economic backdrops. Since the story revolves around Amir and Hassan as the main characters, comparing and contrasting these two boys can go a long way in exploring the themes of Hosseini’s literature work. Despite the huge differences between them, Amir and Hassan do share a number of similarities. To begin with, the ...

Throughout the course of modern history, numerous events have revolved around the Middle East, affecting the cultural perspectives of the people living there. For instance, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent political maneuvering by Western/Arab nations spawned decades of bloodshed in the region, destroying both an entire generation of people and the viability of a nation. The creation of Israel in 1948 created a massive power shift in the region, as the Arab nations attempted to retake the territory but were soundly defeated, and again in 1967. The Second World War engulfed the North African Muslim countries, ...

In What Ways Were the Romans Heirs to the Greek Civilization?

Introduction There is a consensus among scholars that the major influences of the Roman culture were the Greeks. Among the major proponents for this theory are authors, Roy Matthews, Dewitt Platt and Thomas Noble; and the renowned historian, Eugen Weber. In their book, ‘The Western Humanities, Volume 1: Beginnings through the Renaissance,’ Matthews, Platt and Noble developed the idea that Western culture, which developed from the Romans, was actually a product of the Hellenistic culture that dominated the Mediterranean region in the past (Matthews, Platt, & Noble, 2010). Similarly, in his video instructional series, ‘The Western Tradition,’ Eugen Weber presented ...

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The Discovery of Shang Dynasty Bronze Vessels 3 The Shang Dynasty 4 The Bronze Age 6 Conclusion 7

Works Cited 9

The Beauty of Shang Bronze Vessels Introduction The Chinese culture has been identified as one of the oldest and most complex of its kind to have ever existed on planet Earth. The fact that the Chinese, despite intermingling with other cultures throughout history, have maintained a unique writing style provides an insight into this complexity. However, the Chinese are also famed for their culture, which is unique in many ways. One of the cultural practices that the Chinese have maintained over ...

The Company

Ancestry unique selling proposition as a company is to provide family history and DNA testing facility for prospective consumers to primarily tie up the relationship found in the family tree in lieu with the genetics and health history that helps consumers to gain a new level of understanding about their family history. The company is a leader in the family history market and is considered the pioneers when it comes to the online research of family history; the belief system at the launch of the company in 1983 was to connect with people who wants to know their family ...

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“Song of Solomon” is the third novel written by Toni Morrison and is a very remarkable and rich piece of fiction. Its power lies not only in the representation of African Americans century but also the author’s insistence on the necessity of healing the alienated and broken protagonist, Milkman Dead. His journey to the recognition of the cultural past can be viewed in the context of the mythic quest, as he follows it, first for gold, and then for knowledge about his ancestry. Significantly, in the novel, the writer employs classical myths, specifically that of Icarus and the ...

Introduction

The Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prompted the United States to immediately declare war against Japan. The Pearl Harbor assault and the eventual participation of the US in the Second World War have a widespread impact, and this includes a detrimental effect on the lives of the Japanese Americans in the United States. A few weeks after both countries declared war against each other, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, with the directive to designate some parts of the West Coast under military jurisdiction. The Executive Order did not specifically mention the internment of the ...

The Arabs Portrayal in American Cinema

Introduction The problem in the development of misconceptions about the Arabs can be traced largely on how they were portrayed in western movies. As people do not generally meet Arabs in their everyday lives, the films play an important role in providing conceptions about them. Unfortunately, stereotypes and other factors proved to have shaped the way that the Arab images are depicted in cinemas. According to Michalack, it is the American popular culture that offered the lushest and most comprehensive perception of American stereotype about the Arabs, and this started as early as the 20th century until today (Michalak, ...

Part One: Primate Observation Field Notes

The observations of the primate took place at San Francisco Zoo. The following information provides the comments on the field notes made about the two primates – the Colobus Monkey and the Western Lowland Gorilla. The Colobus Monkey – a medium sized monkey of moderate build at San Francisco Zoo is found in the Doelger Primate Discovery Center (DPDC). Together with other species such as the pied tamarins, black howler monkey, siamangs and the squirrel monkeys, the colobus monkey is managed at DPDC under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plans. These plans are designed to protect those species ...

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The article predicting positive well- being in older men and women by Erin Waddell shows the different aspects in older adults’ lives that helps acquire a deep sense of well-being in their old age. Different variables are presented and they interact to act as contributors of a more positive well-being. It has closely looked at how these variables are linked to the affective state and the life satisfaction people aim to acquire in their old age in order for them to experience full positive well-being. The variables that tend to affect the affective states may include socioeconomic factors. These ...

In their coauthored article, Kim Tallbear and Deborah A. Bolnick write about a relatively new practice of determining ancestry by employing DNA tests. As of 2004, there are at least fourteen companies that provide Native American DNA tests, reflecting the growing trend of people using this method in order to validate their ancestry (Bolnick, Tallbear). In their article, the two scientists discuss several negative implications of these tests as well as their harmful effects on Native American tribes. The one prevailing motivation for taking these tests seems to be their supposed power to validate people’s ethnic identity and ...

Tragedy is the outcome of a story when the protagonist loses the battle against their opponents in the end. “Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin which deals with the theme of racial prejudice. Desiree is an adopted girl who marries Armand who is an aristocrat in Louisiana. They get married and she gives birth to a child who is a mulatto. Since her ancestry is unknown being adopted, Armand is convinced that the Desiree is of black heritage and he disowns both his wife and his son. The tragedy in this story is related ...

The short fiction work of turn-of-the-century author Kate Chopin regularly deals with the recurring themes of womanhood, agency and identity, usually telling stories of women trapped in stifling lives due to the patriarchal expectations placed on them to live a certain way. Through these explorations of gender roles, particularly through marriage and motherhood, Chopin uses these central themes to explore the imbalances found between men and women in terms of power and agency. At all turns, the protagonists of Chopin’s stories must make unconventional, taboo decisions to reject the white, male-dominated judgments and expectations placed on them. Two ...

The Complexity of the Cross

Perception and perspective is often considered one’s reality. This notion forces one to acknowledge their own perceptions and perspective, particularly when it comes to their faith as they solidify and identify their own beliefs. For those who belong to the body of Christ, each member has its own journey formulating a testimony that is based on a personal relationship that is rooted in the loving grace of Jesus Christ. Within each life with Christ, there are complexities that only the grace of God can heal. In spite of life’s injustices, evil forces, sinful flesh, and degradation, the ...

Governances and policies are determined by the rulers. A leader can decide to use the Confucianism method of ruling or they can decide to adopt the Legalist methods. At the long run, all that a country or a state or an empire requires is a unified society which abides by the law and is loyal to the leaders. The philosophy of Confucianism was first elaborated by Confucius around 490 BC. His idea was based on the ethical aspect of ruling. He believed that people live in a society because they need the togetherness for them to fully develop. He ...

Introduction

The Bona and Paul story brings about various themes in its narration. Themes identified include character complexity, language complexity and fascination. This essay relates these themes to the black artists during the Harlem Renaissance and modern social phenomenon of multiracial ancestry.

Themes in Bona and Paul

Major themes addressed by Jean in Bona and Paul include the complexity of the characters as it addresses the incorporation of Black Americans into the life of Northern urban Jazz. Additionally, the story characters hardly seem to know each other. An example is that of Helen trying to explain Paul to herself through information passed on to her ...

The article “Family, Ancestry and Self: What is the Moral Significance of Biological Ties?” by S. Haslanger is dedicated to the analysis of biological parents’ role in the process of children’s personal development. Focusing on the hypothesis by D. Velleman, according to which the contact with biological relatives is a necessary condition for healthy self-identification, she refutes it providing much evidence against Velleman’s arguments. In her opinion, although maintaining the relationship with biological parents is indeed desirable due to the “natural nuclear family” (Haslanger 21) schema existing in contemporary societies, it cannot be considered as a strict ...

Part A.

There has been at least a dozen various human like species since the earliest homid species split from the ancestral line the humans shared with the apes. This was approximately 6 to 8 million years ago. Most of these homid human like creatures are just relatives to the human beings and are not their ancestors. Humans are more closely related to modern apes like gorillas and chimps more they are to the monkeys. It is believed that humankind shares a common ancestry line with the African apes, like chimps and gorillas. And it is believed that this common line of ancestry ...

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Recently, the Antiquities Chief of Egypt, Zahi Hawass, has been asking that several prominent museums return several of the biggest and most well-known artifacts of that country back to Egypt. Among them is the Zodiac of Dendera, which is located in the Louvre, as well as the Rosetta Stone, which has been displayed in the British Museum for two centuries. Already, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has promised to return nineteen items that were found in the excavation of King Tut, and were fixtures of the museum for tens of years. Hawass plans to use these ...