Alaska Flown as the last frontier, Alaska originally attracted explorers and people who dreamed of becoming rich during the famous gold rushes. Now, people are attracted to this beautiful state for many interesting things. Along with its beauty and size, Alaska holds a great history, world famous sites, and timeless traditions. Alaska is told to have been settled by many. Dinosaurs once roamed the Great Land, followed by bison and woolly...

Age of Discovery The period between 1450 and 1650 is known for European exploration into other parts of the world; this era is referred to as the “Age of Discovery,” the “Age of Reconnaissance,” and the “Age of Expansion.” The European countries who ventured into unknown territory did so for a variety of reasons with some of the more prominent being the desire to establish trade routes with the East, which...

African Dance The African aesthetic dance form has many 1. characteristics that have influenced the dance forms of the New World, starting with the sacred circle in Dahomey to the Vodun ritual, Ring Shout, up to Minstrelsy, Vaudville, and musical theatre. The characteristics include the Di-bod philosophy which is an emphasis on the joints, and the movements are centrifugal in which the pelvic region is emphasized. They dance in a crouched...

Africa People often refer to Africa as the Dark Continent, meaning that Africans were uncivilized, unsophisticated, and ignorant people. West Africa, East Africa, and ancient Zimbabwe are examples that refute this stereotype. The Dark Continent would not be an accurate label for Ancient Africa. West Africa consisted mainly of three empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They had intelligent people that contributed to their culture and structures that resemble to a nowadays-city....

Advertisement Advertisements often reflect cultural, gender or common stereotypes that are well-known within society. The objective of advertisements is to sell the product that is portrayed to the target audience and this is accomplished through the use of technique, symbolic and written code. An example of a typical gender representation is evident in the ‘X’ ad where it is basically saying that females are generally linked to cosmetics and is obsessed...

Adolf Hitler and Benito A comparison between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini there is no doubt that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini shared many similar characteristics. They shared movements that were typical of National Socialism: they adopted a radical nationalism, militaristic hierarchies, violence, the cult of charismatic leadership, contempt for individual liberties and civil rights, an anti-democratic and anti-socialist orientation, and a refusal to socialize industries. Hitler and Mussolini looked upon...

Adolescent Smoking Adolescent smoking is a big issue in today’s society. There is an increasing number of adolescents smoking these days. Smoking is incredibly addictive, awfully expensive and extremely unhealthy. Smoking has an incredible addictive effect. Because smoking is so incredibly addictive, it is hard for smokers to quit.

Adam Smith Economics is a science that most people practice every day. Economics is the social science dealing with the use of scarce resources to obtain the maximum satisfaction of society’s unlimited economic wants. Many of the ideologies of the modern world have been shaped by prominent economists of the past, like Adam Smith. Adam Smith is recognized as the Father of Economics. He was student, professor, tutor, commissioner of customs...