During this time, the Mexican Revolution was in full play, readers were desperately seeking to be acquainted with the subject matter of Mexico and it's people's native way of life. ... This story by Mena as described in one of Doherty's notes "could also be interpreted and was probably read as a metaphor for political struggles in Mexico. ... In one of Mena's final stories, which were published in the Household Magazine in 1931, " A Son of the Tropics", sees an enormous shift in reference to the postcolonial view. This story is really different in comparison to Mena'...

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Following the death of King Philip II in 336 BC, a 20 year old Alexander inherited one of the most advanced army and logistical system of its time, coupled with veteran generals, an exemplary battle record and hegemony over Greece; this was King Philips legacy to Macedon and his son Alexander (Hyper 1). According to Honorary Senior Lecturer of Ancient History Michael Austin, "The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways in their own lifetimes " and he uses the analogy that "Alexander drove the engine his father had built " (Austin, 1998). ...

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For instance, "I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh- (Cannibalism 1). ... On another note, endocannibalism (a society that eats their old and sick members as a sign of respect) is less known, and only few tribes practice this. ... Also, there was an essential belief held by some (like the Liverpool River natives) that through eating a dead relative or enemy who had a unique and desirable quality (great wisdom or clever hunter), the consumers would gain their attributes; "If they killed a fast runner, they ate part of his legs, h...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is because the country is an island surrounded by the sea. It was separated from the land mass of Europe around 6700 BC before snakes and other varieties of plant life were common in the country. ...

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Ferrer was immensely popular, creating a political legacy that lives on in his son, who leads the country today. ... Note that the literal translation of Indian is Indio, which is an insulting term to Costa Rica's indigenous inhabitants. They prefer the term indigena, which means native inhabitant.) ...

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Diversity is what we chose to analyze based on the desire to understand an inclusive environment and be able to incorporate this into our companies. This paper will describe diversity and it's importance to the workplace environment. We plan on describing how a company should evolve into an inclusive environment. We will analyze three different companies and discuss the importance of diversity in these organizations. We then will create a diversity benchmark for corporations to incorporate into their policies. ...

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As the son of Emperor Taisho and Crown Prince, Hirohito found comforts in the studies of science, mathematics, ethics, geography, and literature often studying in his native Japanese as well as Chinese. ... Reports surfaced that his son, Chang Hsueh-Liang, had attempted to arise anti-Japanese sentiment throughout Manchuria and Japanese military forces saw an opportunity. ...

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