Essays on Epicenter

The Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS among African-American Women in the Southern States

Introduction HIV/AIDS is a serious condition that has led to numerous cases of deaths among the people of the United States. The epidemic has a higher prevalence among the African-American population thus presenting a risk factor for the children growing up. HIV condition holds a huge stigma among many people and as a result, it is not easy to discover that people are suffering from this condition. Consequently, many people end up becoming victims due to the fact that, the HIV positive population is unable to speak up and ensure that the condition is not spread among other people ...

Introductory Remarks

At this point, it is no secret the American society shows a degree of tolerance lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered individuals never enjoyed in the 20th century. The question emerges of why it is that people have grown more tolerant towards and supportive of LGBT individuals. Media categories, such as television and films considered the carriers of culture, influence people’s perception, as does the culture itself shaping it. Thus, the way such phenomenon as same-sex relationships along with their participants are depicted in television and movies determines how tolerantly the society will perceive such people. The major research ...

A NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION

Santa Fe resides in a rich blend of various cultures, driven by the indigenous, Latino and Western, and American cultures (Kimmel, 1995, p. 29). It is a city that flourishes in the aspects that attract local and international tourists as it is a picturesque town of the Spanish model. Santa Fe thrives with magical enthusiastic, with an epicenter of restaurants, hotels, and galleries that promote the tourism industry. At the heart of this, is the lack of a theme park to compliment the various tourist attraction sites that exist in the city. With the eager to impact on the ...

Introduction

The medieval Islamic city was influenced by the enthusiastic patronage of art and architecture, examples being Mamluk rulers and the amirs of the Mamluk era. The architectural projects from this period comprised of both small and multifaceted complexes. The buildings helped the society in many ways and could be used to hold important functions, religious and commercial activities amongst others. Buildings were developed in the form of mosques, hospitals, kuttab, and Kurf amongst others. The architectural projects demonstrated the urban and artistic order that was significant in ensuring that the fundamental pillars of Islam were observed within the society. ...

The Souk Al-Manakh was a classic financial bubble that comprised of investors from around the oil-rich Persian Gulf, and it exploded after confidence in the system was affected. In August 1982, Investors’ checks were reported to bounce and the stock market exchange buckled within a month. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance demanded the clearance of all postdated checks by Banks to speed the close down of the stock exchange. The Kuwaiti government conveyed a clearinghouse company that tried to solve disputes and other plights of the investors and brokers (Al-Deera Holding). The arbitration panel was expected to address all ...

The photograph I chose was "The Genbaku dome (epicenter of the 1945 atom bomb explosion), Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand for his Earth from Above photojournalism project. The photograph was taken in Hiroshima, Japan. The latitude and longitude coordinates and elevation of the photograph's location is 34 degrees N latitude, 132 degrees E longitude, with an elevation of 14 ft. In this picture, one sees the ruins of a large building that only has a few walls and the frame remaining. However, surrounding it are pedestrians and streets, with freshly-mowed grass and trees surrounding it. One tree that is directly ...