Essays on World Cultures

The Iriabo tribe is a group of people located in Nigeria, Africa. The Iriabo tribe is also known as Iriapu. Boys and girls have rituals to become men and women, which means that they must participate in ceremonies to reach adulthood. In order to reach…

In the Sioux culture, religion has been an important part of daily life. With religion, traditional practices and ceremonies have been believed to be a way of connecting to nature’s spirits and gaining protection for the tribe. The Sioux based their lives on the belief…

The Powhatan Indians had many rite of passages for both males and females. The Powhatan tribe were leaders of a league called the Powhatan Confederacy, which was a union of at least 30 Algonquin-speaking tribes. North American Indian leader, father of Pocahontas, took over the…

The Fulani people, also known as Fulbe or puels, are one of the largest groups in the Sahel and West Africa. The total Fulani population numbers are more than 6 million. The Fulani are nomadic trading people. Their language is stretched across twenty different countries…

Stereotyping is a mental activity that is neither characteristic or necessary; in any case, because of sluggishness, childhood or fortuitous encounters, the stereotyping of people brings about unsafe speculations that eventually deny a person’s interesting commitment to humankind. At the point when the broad communications…

Interpretation of what it means to be an American in my perspective. Furthermore, the English language as it is used in the United States; American English. In other words, relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. Therefore, you treat your fellow…

The continuation of the Great Wall of China is, in my eyes, a mistake because it will lead to a heavy loss of life, wasted resources, and a lack of people to farm and keep the population healthy. Not to mention the incredible amount of…

Family is an important concept. This raises the question what is family? Over the year’s family has been defined in many different ways through many perspectives. Traditionally family was described as “a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption” (Smolka, 2001, p.3). Another…

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines youth violence as “harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. The young person can be a victim, an offender, or a witness to the violence.” Youth violence is a severe problem that can…

The word propaganda can be traced back to its use in the religious context, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV in The Congregatio de Propaganda Fide (“Congregation for propagating the Faith”) as a way to further spread the Catholic missionary activity and the doctrine…