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Every family has their own traditions on holidays. And seeing that Christmas is just around the corner. Its time to spice up the holiday with some new traditions your family can try. One of the most exciting holiday traditions is making each family member cook a dish. Some, if not most, of the family members…

In primordial communities, marriage is one of the most important decisions, not of the individual’s life, but for the community’s survival. In western culture, marriage is made out to be a grand occasion, where two lives come together based off of previously long-term relationships. This is nearly the opposite of how marriage is perceived in…

Guyana is made up of six different races of people most of which were brought here during the periods of slavery and indentureship. Our culture reflects influences from Amerindian, Nepalese, Dutch, Indian, Spanish, Chinese, British and African cultures. We are considered a part of the Caribbean and are therefore heavily influenced by Caribbean culture. Our…

Chavin de Huantar was located in Peru and developed around 900 B.C. late in the Initial Period. At an elevation of 3,150 m., Chavin de Huantar was situated at the bottom of Cordillera Blanca’s eastern slopes, approximately halfway between tropical forests and coastal plains. At the intersection of major routes, Chavin de Huantar was in…

American expansion to the Pacific was introduced to the people of the country by several different means. The reasons for expansion did not exclude Politics, economy, nor society. Primarily the contributions that that the rise of expansion can be attributed to include Manifest Destiny, land hunger, suspicion of British intentions as well as trade opportunities….

Manifest Destiny took place in the US in the mid-1800. Manifest Destiny was used among the Americans in the 1840’s as a defense for U.S. territorial expansion. It is the presumption that God had destined the American people to at divine mission of American movement and conquest in the name of Christianity and democracy. In…

Manifest Destiny in combination with the slavery issue greatly contributed to secession and Civil War. Manifest Destiny was the idea that the US was chosen by God to populate the Americas. The 1800s were a time of expansion but every time the US gained land they had to deal with the issue of slavery. Some…

Should the United States expand its territory? This was a great debate in the country from the mid- 1800s until the close of the century. Two main ideas stemmed from the debatingManifest Destiny and Imperialism. Both movements helped the United States to grow and adopt new lands, policies, cultures, and people. The policies share many…

On Wednesday, September 20th, I attended a panel in which Ashalul Aden and Shannon Baker shared their opinions on abortions. Though the panel was formatted as a debate, both Ashalul and Shannon made it clear that the object of their discussion was not to figure out who had the ‘right’ opinion. Rather, both women felt…

“Contentious Language: South Park and the Transformation of Meaning”, Marcus Schulzke tries to understand the meaning of words and their ability to transform. Schulzke goes on to explain South Park generally stating, “Since its first episode, it has pushed the boundaries of free expression, questioned censorship, criticized government policies, mocked key social figures, and generally…