Ainu: Spirit of a northern people

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   11/18/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « well versed in Japanese or frequent museum visitors language, with only 100 or so native speakers remaining Supremacy : A Comparative Study of American and South ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Modern history.. An attempt to bring together what information is available on the Ainu.. The theories on Ainu origins.. The Jomon culture.. Entry of the Okhotsk, emigrants of Southern Sakhalin Island.. A parallel between the history...»

New Deal Art: The WPA Murals of Norwalk, CT

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Research papers   |   10/04/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Artist of the time focused on native themes in the European influences that had dominated American art over Across the country museum directors and art critics ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The main subset of the WPA . The cultural sources of New Deal art . The paintings by George Avison. The town of Norwalk . Conclusion....»

The impact of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy on the nation's capital

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   11/29/2006   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « fascist regime of Franco in Spain, Casals native country. but she did much more for the American people Selections From The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Jacqueline Kennedy's view of Washington DC. Changing the White House. The restoration of the White House. Acquiring works of art. The other White House projects. Influencing the Washingtonian daily life. Avoiding destruction promoting...»

Aboriginal Australians - Black response to white dominance 1788 - 1980

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   11/18/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Washington DC: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, 2001. Flood, Josephine. Native American History. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A story of two migrations.. Comparing the plight of the Aborigines to the situations in other societies.. The current hypothesis.. Aborigines came to Australia from the Southeast Asian continent.. Tribes and the division of labor in...»

Architecture 2005 - Canadian and international trends in context

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   04/29/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « that may emerge directly out of Native architectural ideas well as the work of American born, Toronto Janzen (2005) notes a recent New York museum exhibition on ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Chodikoff's August 2005 roundtable of practicing critics and architects. The significance of the important public buildings built in Canada in the 21st century. The components or themes that characterized design during the middle of...»

Life and history of Jane Adams

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « working girls' home, a day nursery, a Labor Museum, a Boys and lack of understanding between immigrant and native. and a central preoccupation in American reform ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Jane Addams?Historical Biography.. Jane's Philosophy.. Democracy.. The Evolution of Hull House and Its Success.. The Success of Hull House.. Conclusion.....»

History of forecasting the weather

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Term papers   |   04/28/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Native American and Australian aborigines performed rain dances. reports and supplied New York newspapers with University of California Museum of Paleontology. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ancient world. Greece. China. The medieval period. Europe. West Asia. Far east. The modern world. European renaissance. United States of America. Developments in the 20th Century. Conclusion. Referen...»

Re-Africanization and the popularity of the Brazilian Samba

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   11/21/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « marginalization and disapproval of their native cultural practices Los Angeles: UCLA and the Museum of Cultural in Rio de Janeiro." Latin American Music Review ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Brazil's portrait.. Plantations - not the only spheres of influence.. A diverse and multi-faceted process of appreciation and acculturation.. Modern Brazil.. The earliest forms of samba.. The practice and dance expression of...»

The cultural identity and the assimilation of the Jewish Community in the Global Cities

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   21 pages
Document abstract : « some museums like the Jewish Museum, or Memorial Issue: Immigrant Adaptation and Native-Born Responses in de Gugenheim, The Hispanic American Historical Review ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Description and abstract.. General introduction.. Literature review.. The concepts of assimilation, pluralism, acculturation and ethnic retention.. The communitarian tradition.. Presentation of the communities in study.. The Jewish community of...»

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