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    Sociology

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    Hells Angels: An Outlaw Motorcycle Club Bikers have always been seen as “outcast” – they don’t always live the lives of the majority‚ and usually refuse the typical values the society imposes on us by engaging in outrageous behavior. The Hells Angels are members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who typically ride Harley Davidson motorcycles. Despite common inclination towards spelling their name as “Hell’s Angels”‚ the official site claims the missing apostrophe represents many types of

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    How Does King Arthur Exist

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    The famous legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is arguably one of the most highly acclaimed themes in British literature and history. Although the Arthurian legends‚ full of magic and heroism‚ seem to be far-fetched and a complete fantasy‚ evidence to prove the existence of the so-called “King Arthur” actually does exist‚ just not in great numbers. The historical foundation surrounding King Arthur is not enough to validate that he actually existed‚ yet it still leaves historians

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    Zora Neale Hurston was an American anthropologist‚ folklorist‚ and novelist known for her contributions to African-American literature. As a writer‚ she portrayed the racial struggles of black people in the American South‚ in her work. Hurston’s fiction‚ which depicts relationships among black residents in Southern Florida‚ was largely unconcerned with racial injustices. Hurston is best known for her novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God. Published in 1937‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God has become a

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    Culture Bound Syndrome

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    like ways of explaining any of a wide array of misfortunes. In the following pages I will attempt to explain the CBS known as windigo. Over the course of the following pages I will attempt to describe the various types of windigo stemming from the folklore of the cannibalistic spirit. In accordance with knowledge that has been collected relating to windigo‚ it seems that there are three different classifications of windigo. The first classification is that of an evil spirit that haunts the sub artic

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    The Fort Cornwallis

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    The Fort Cornwallis Penang Island‚ as of today‚ is synonymous with its delectable hawker fare and its trails of heritage buildings and walkway. Among the many infamous historical landmarks of Penang Island - the Fort Cornwallis‚ which has a rich history of more than two centuries‚ stands out in the forefront. It is today‚ the largest and most intact fort that can be found in Malaysia. Fort Cornwallis’ history dated back to the starting point when Sir Captain Francis Light from the British

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    Perhaps the most significant myth in American culture is that of the American frontier. Its symbolic meaning created such moral‚ ethical‚ and emotional values in American that it paved the way for a country that would grow from an East Coast settlement‚ to a coast-to-coast nation of progress. One of the most famous stories in frontier mythology is that of Paul Bunyan. Although Bunyan’s stories didn’t appear on paper until the early twentieth century‚ his stories were passed down by word of mouth

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    The town of EatonVille was a black owned community in 1887.Eatonville is only 6 miles from Orlando. In 2010 the current population was 2‚159. The town Eatonville was founded by 3 African American after the civil war. The author Zora Neale Hurston was raised in Eaton. Majority of Zora’s writings are based on the town. Zora Hurston and the state of Florida have a connection because of the town Eatonville and her writing. EatonVille was one of the first black owned towns in that time era. Eatonville

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    In societies across the world‚ religion has always had the ability to unite the people into communities through its rituals and celebrations. Japanese society is a major example of how people can join together as a community to celebrate their unique beliefs. However‚ this would then often raise the question of which came first; the close-knit community who started the religion‚ or the religion that jumpstarted everything and brought people together. The truth of the matter is‚ if one were to look

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    African literature

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    African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature(or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu).[1] As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African

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    Sloos." William Sloos. 24 Apr. 2008. 20 Nov. 2008 . Stein‚ Stephen J. "Review: The End of the World as We Know It: Faith‚ Fatalism‚ and Apocalypse in America." Journal of Folklore Research 36 (1999): 100-02. Stein‚ Stephen J. "Review: The End of the World as We Know It: Faith‚ Fatalism‚ and Apocalypse in America." Journal of Folklore Research 29 (1960): 111-13. Webb‚ Jeffrey B. The Complete Idiot ’s Guide to Christianity. New York: N A L Trade‚ 2004. 171+.

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