All posts tagged Culture

Japan, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Asian Continent, is a nation composed ofalmost 7,000 islands, many are small. The four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, andKyushu. Japan has the seventh largest population in the world. With approximately 125 millioninhabitants, the only countries with a . . . Read more

Discrimination against African Americans within the United States has been a recognised problem for decades. Many were forced into sub standard accommodation in areas of cities, which came to be known as ghettos during the first, half of the twentieth century. Within the ghettos the African American community became a . . . Read more

The second half of the twentieth century has seen many changes intheoriesconcerning the mode of colonization of the islands of Micronesia, and therise of the IncaEmpire, with it’s striking similarities to Egypt. In the past, it has beensuggested thatAsians had worked their way through the Pacific, over a period of . . . Read more

The second half of the twentieth century has seen many changes intheoriesconcerning the mode of colonization of the islands of Micronesia, and therise of the IncaEmpire, with it’s striking similarities to Egypt. In the past, it has beensuggested thatAsians had worked their way through the Pacific, over a period of . . . Read more

Cell culture materials such as HBSS, L-Glutamine, 0.05% trypsin, and DMEM/F-12 were purchased from Invitrogen and fetal bovine serum (FBS) was obtained from Atlas Biologicals. All other molecular biology chemicals were purchased from Sigma. NaB, was acquired from Sigma. Human Neuroblastoma. Sh-SY5Y modification were obtained from Sigma, and were prepared . . . Read more

Ukrainian CultureThe best way to begin to understand Ukrainianculture is to review early Ukrainian history. This will give us a goodstep from which to look at traditional Ukrainian culture. Unlike the Russianpeople, who descended from northern tribes descending from Scandinaviaand the far north, Ukrainian history was influenced by southern civilizationssuch . . . Read more

?Culture of Poverty?The ?culture of poverty? was introduced or was popularized by Oscar Lewis while studying poor families in Mexico and Puerto Rican families San Juan and New York. The theory maintains that culturally based attitudes or predisposition such as ?present-mindedness? and ?obsessive-consumption? are the major barriers to economic mobility . . . Read more