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People of the same race can be deeply divided by civilization; people of different races may be united by civilization…The crucial distinctions among groups concern their values, beliefs, institutions and social structures, not their physical size, head shapes, and skin color.
Samuel P. Huntington

On October 10, 2005, the government of Botswana forcibly removed all but twenty-seven individuals living in the Kalahari Game Reserve. Since 1997, approximately 2000 inhabitants of the game reserved have been relocated to other areas in Botswana, but the government has a long history of these attempts of relocation. During the 1960s and lasting through the 1980s, these relocation techniques were used by the government to conserve the land and the animals within the Kalahari, which is the central location for the San and Bakgalagadi tribes. The government also desired to introduce this group of individuals into modern society. However, there has been significant resistance...(more)

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Abstract
Observing Venus was very important to the Maya, and this is evident in many aspects of their society. The cyclical movements of the planet were studied, and predicted by the Mayan astronomers. In studying Mayan artwork, scholars have been able to learn a lot about Venus’ role in Mayan mythology, and its relationship with events in the Maya’s history. One of the most common associations has been recognized between the cycles of Venus, and Maya warfare. Recent studies, with the aid of new technologies, have allowed scholars to more thoroughly understand Venus’ role in timing major events for the Maya.
Introduction
The Maya of Mesoamerica placed great importance on their observations of the heavens, and even constructed their cities to place themselves within their understanding of the cosmos. Venus, in particular, was of great interest to the Maya. They were able to recognize that this planet (or “star” as they observed it) was the same entity that moved from both eastern to western horizons in a cyclical, predictable pattern. Venus, along with other constellations and celestial bodies, was incorporated into rich tales of the (more)

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Implemented in 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has substantially increased trade between the US and Mexico. Despite the existence of numerous studies on trade volumes, few studies in comparison explore the historic role of increasing migration between Mexico and the United States during this time period. In this paper I intend to argue that NAFTA has led to a large increase in migration, particularly unauthorized migration, from Mexico to the United States, because of the commercialization of rural Mexican agriculture, liberalization of Mexican agricultural tariffs, trade-distorting US agricultural policies, and greater US-Mexico economic ties.

The Mexican agricultural economy is distinct from its American counterpart in both scope and history. Whereas agriculture comprises .7% of the US work force and generates 1% of GDP, Mexican agriculture comprises 18% of the workforce (more)

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Your heart stops, your fingers go numb, and suddenly you canít breathe. You tell yourself, ìI couldnít have lost himÖhe was here just a second agoÖ he couldnít have gone farÖright?î Realizing that a disabled loved one has disappeared is a frightening experience many caregivers find themselves in and constantly concerned about, especially when bombarded with statistics about the high prevalence and mortality rates of Alzheimerís patients who wander.

The Alzheimerís Association estimates as many as seven out of ten people with Alzheimerís disease or other related dementia will wander off and get lost during the course of their disease, and many will do so repeatedly (Silverstein et. al., 2002). According to a survey conducted by Koester and Stooksbury, using data from the Virginia Department of Emergency Service lost-subject database, if a wandering patient has not been found within a 24-hour period their chance of surviving drops significantly from a 19% mortality rate to 46% (Koester and Stooksbury, 1995). This is worrisome with 4.5 million Alzheimerís sufferers in...(more)

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cellophane wrapped brain to keep whats sane in...
minds fracture like glass shards
like hearts
cutting the plastic into parts
leaving worn bits behind as the departed gets started running.
i tried using rose stems to hold the pieces in place.
they bore holes with thorns
where the once torn
held me in place.
there is a vacancy in space
not so unlike the waste i find iíve built.
trash cannot be erased
and is as invasive as silt
working its way into every nook and cranny
ohh... manny, i understand you brother.
shaking in the closet
as the world bears down

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ì[My fatherís] breast is, I think, agitated by contending emotions. He is attached to the land of his adoption, and can sympathize in her distress, but naturally his first, his dearest affections, were given to the land of his birth. Can we censure this? Call it infatuation, blindness? Oh no! I honor my father for the sentiment. Do not condemn it, Edward. We love this, our native land, the native country of my mother, of both your parents. Her cause seems to us a righteous one. She is overtaxed, oppressed, insulted; my father feels this, he is indignant at it; yet, in his character of ambassador of Christ, follower of the Crucified, as well as by natureís instinct, he hates the sin, while he loves the sinnerî (qtd. in Barclay 20). This quote comes from the middle class wife of an American revolutionary soldier, and daughter of an English born clergyman. ...(more)