The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of tribal lands and their natural resources. Specifically, it will answer the question: How much pressure is on some tribal lands to give up their natural resources' Tribal lands across America are covered with a wealth of natural resources, and because of this, tribal lands have always been vulnerable to attack from outsiders and the federal government. If the resources are valuable enough, they are worth fighting for, and many Native American tribes have had to fight hard for their rights, and the rights to their own natural resources.

Non-verbal communication is defined as the processes of communication without the use of language proper, e.g., not only body movements, gestures, and smells, but also extra-linguistic features of speech such as intonation, speed, and pause. Non-verbal communication has a tendency to provide the context of verbal communication and is a powerful tool to either disambiguate or invalidate the content of linguistic expressions.[1] Non-verbal communications involves the use of all senses, including the sixth sense as well as the environment and time. Types of non-verbal communications include appearance (occulesics), movement (kinesics), voice (vocalics or paralanguage), touch (haptics), smell (olfactics), space (spatial relationships or proxemics), territoriality, and time (chronemics).[2] During interpersonal communication, only seven percent of the message is verbally communicated; the majority ninety-three percent of the message is non-verbally transmitted. Howe

Speaking of a nation's national character' can be a rather dicey prospect, from the point of view of political correctness as in light of a responsible academic's fear of making hasty or uniformed sociological generalizations about a people or a country. However, the marked and noted differences between Russian and American methods of raising children and socializing individuals into Russian and American society have created different, observable developmental patterns for those individuals reared in these societies. A sociologist cannot ignore these patterns in the name of open-mindedness. To acknowledge them is not to say that one methodology of upbringing is better or worse, but simply to state that there are manifest and observable differences. In his observations of the then-Soviet Union, the reporter Robert Kaiser noted in the 1970's that "the theme of Russian parenthood" is "don't let go." Although in "public" a Russian child's behavior was sternly

Ralph Ellison's, Invisible Man is proclaimed to be one of the finest and most influential American novels ever published (Goldstein-Shirley, 1999). The element of a mystical masquerade offers a wide lens through which to view black-white race relations by mirroring and magnifying racial practices within the United States. Within his writing, Ellison brought about virtuosity and vision. The story revolves around an invisible man who acts as the narrator for the story. His journey is one that begins with confusion resulting from the memory of his grandfather. On his deathbed, his grandfather revealed that the key to success lied with the ability to destroy the white man. This would be accomplished by publicly agreeing with him and later undermining him. Throughout the story, the narrator is looking for guidance. Sadly, there are not many to help the narrator with his path, until he wins a scholarship to the state's Negro college, the invisible man becomes a

The definition of sexual or intimate relationships throughout the last 60 years has not changed, but the self imposed, and cultural boundaries have undergone a revolution. Behavior which was once culturally ostracized is now considered a healthy part of expressing one's own sexual identity. Cultural boundaries regarding homosexual relationship, as well as self - fulfilling sexual behavior are no longer pushed out of the modern mind, or hidden in the closet. Our post modern world has moved significantly away from defining personal completion as what a person gives to another in a relationship toward defining self completion and satisfaction as what a person receives from another. This shift takes the power regarding our own fulfillment out of another's hands, and keeps the ultimate responsibility for our own happiness in our own control. Many voices have contributed to the shift in sexual attitudes, and among the first were Bertrand Russell. His agnostic

The definition of sexual or intimate relationships throughout the last 60 years has not changed, but the self imposed, and cultural boundaries have undergone a revolution. Behavior which was once culturally ostracized is now considered a healthy part of expressing one's own sexual identity. Cultural boundaries regarding homosexual relationship, as well as self - fulfilling sexual behavior are no longer pushed out of the modern mind, or hidden in the closet. Our post modern world has moved significantly away from defining personal completion as what a person gives to another in a relationship toward defining self completion and satisfaction as what a person receives from another. This shift takes the power regarding our own fulfillment out of another's hands, and keeps the ultimate responsibility for our own happiness in our own control. Successful relationships can be formed through many different ways of attraction including similarity of interest, diffe

Throughout history, literature has become an effective medium that reflects and illustrates social events and experiences of a particular period. Furthermore, literary works provide a subjective interpretation of experiences that the author/writer has that are also significant in studying the kind of society and people that lived in a particular period. Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" provides these functions in a literary piece; his depiction of life of Western society during the 19th century mirrors the rigidly conservative and intolerant nature of the people against individuals who are perceived to be outcasts' or non-conformists among people who follow strict norms within their society. In the novel, Flaubert centers on Madame Bovary, who, after witnessing the elegance and high status of the rich and elite class of the society, aspired for a life similar to theirs. In the process, Madame Bovary wasted her life committing mistakes, like committing ad

Mira speaks of "the importance of the name of God and praises the True Guru in her poetry" (Hawley, 1977). Her poems are not complex in nature, and they are very fluid. The emotions explored in her work are those related to women; typically Mira explores the same type of issues, especially those related to a "young brides, marriage and woman's relationship to Krishna" (Mirabai, 1977). Mira often portrays herself as married to Krishna or Krishna as a yogi in her work. Her poems somewhat defy different ideas in Hinduism however. Mira imagines her marriage to Krishna as a "liaison between two Yogis'" which goes against standard Hindi belief, because a yogi must leave behind his/her family and former life, therefore two would not be married to one another (Hawley, 1977). Many of these ideas are expressed in the poem no. 177 by Mirabai. The poem begins with Mirabai exalting the Yogi, to be interpreted as Krishna, and she refers to him as "my friend, the clever one/ whose mind is on Si

Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird explores many issues that are still relevant in today's world. Through her narration of the character Scout, she is able to make us understand what live in a small southern town was like. This paper will examine what different critics have expressed in regards to the story's themes, characterizations, and point of view.

Dramatic efforts of escape are at the heart of Richard Wright's "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" and William Faulkner's "Barn Burning." Both stories focus on young men who run from their past in search of a better life. Dave and Sarty are alike in that they want to be mature; however, they are strikingly different in how they seek to achieve their goal. In "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," Dave is a young man who wants to grow up and be a man. He associates manhood with owning a gun. This is obvious when we are told, "One of those days he was going to get a gun and practice shooting, then they can't talk to him as though he were a little boy" (1788). We can also sense Dave's desperation when he begs for the catalog after Mr. Joe tells him, "You ain't nothing but a boy. You don't need a gun" (1788). Dave's mother also tells him that he is too young for a gun but he refuses to believe it, adding, "But Ma, we needs gun. Pa ain got no gun. We needa gun in th

A shocking coming of age lies at the heart of Andre Dubus' short story, "The Intruder." Kenneth wants to be loved by his sister as much as he loves her and through this desire, Dubus skillfully demonstrates how an active imagination can be dangerous. Dubus makes us aware of Kenneth's love for his sister in the first line of the story when Kenneth escapes to the woods to dream. We know that Kenneth loves two things, being in the woods, where he can dream, and also being alone with his sister. We also understand that their relationship was more than just sibling affection when Dubus writes: She was the most beautiful girl he knew. She was also the only person with whom, for his entire life, he had been perfectly at ease. He could be silent with her or he could say whatever occurred to him and he never had to think about it first to assure himself that it was not foolish or, worse, uninteresting" (Dubus 199). He is completely tak

Frank Herbert's Dune presents the reader with an imaginery world in which the broad sweep of history can be seen from the distance of a massive amount of history. Indeed, one of the things that makes Dune so intriguing is its ability to locate the action of the present within the overarching timeframe of ten thousand plus years of history, such that all of the specific events, while they are of great importance to the narrative, can be seen merely as further developments in the overarching plot of historical events. Dune offers us an immense backdrop of events and institutions to process, all of which have long and various historical roles; there is House Atreides, House Harkonnen, the other various houses, the history of Dune/Arrakis, the history of the Fremen, the Guild, the Emperor, the history of the Kwitzats Haderach, and, of course, the history of the spice, itself. Given all of these things, in combination with the complexity of the timeline and the political

In communication studies, it is essential to know fundamental knowledge about communication and its elements in order to be an effective and competent communicator. In communication, listening and interpersonal and intercultural skills are necessary tools that every communicator must have so that good communication and interaction will develop and em

POW Pictures/Images in Al-Jazeera TV: Propaganda or Journalism' On March 21, 2003, the United States administration led by George W. Bush declared war against Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein, an event that was termed "Gulf War II." After disregarding the UN decision and public opinion not to go forward an offensive attack against Iraq, US proceeded to declare war and attack on Iraq, resulting to massive bombings of important establishments and infrastructure in Iraq, wounding numerous innocent civilians. The "shock and awe" offensive attack plan of the US did not only produce casualties among Iraqis, but also caused the deaths of US and British soldiers in the Middle Eastern nation. Despite these facts, little is known about the real situation of the war in Iraq. In fact, what is predominantly shown on TV are images of establishments and houses being bombed in Iraq, and wounded or dead Iraqi soldiers of Saddam Hussein's. Images of the casualties of

Rubashov, himself an aging Bolshevik revolutionary and one of the few survivors from Lenin's old guard, is brought to a confrontation of his own past during his imprisonment and interrogation. The period is Stalin's Russia of the 1930s, a time when Stalin systematically eliminated all opposition to the new ideology of collectivism,' and his own rule. As a result, Rubashov is forced to undergo the same experience of suffering and psychological torture that he himself

More often, in the depiction of real life situations and events in literature, conflict happens in cases where the protagonist acts or behaves that defies the norms dictated and followed by the society. Non-conformity and defiance to social norms is a theme that has been discussed and analyzed in numerous works of literature. However, defiance and non- conformity in these cases result to resolutions that restore one again the status quo in the society. What if literary works uses this theme without returning things back to the proper order of things, or restoration of the society's norms and standards' These questions on social conflict between the society and individual are discussed in the literary works of Sophocles, Henrik Ibsen, and Tennessee Williams. These renowned playwrights utilize the theme of defiance and non-conformity of its protagonists in their plays, with a twist: instead of putting the situation in its proper, normal' order as what the

One can hardly imagine the reaction of the young bride Shidzue Ishimoto (later Kato) when she first arrived at the small mining town in Western Japan soon after her marriage to Baron Ishimoto, an engineer with ideals of social reform. Descended from the Samurai origins, Shidzue was born into rank and privilege and raised in the mores of pre-modern Japan. The environment she encountered here was so much different. Sweet home' Isn't he teasing me' How could one live in a place like this among dust and the noise of engines'' At this my long dream was broken and I had to realize that it was indeed Kattachi where my husband and I were to live from now on. A poor and shabby village it was. (148) In her autobiography Facing Two Ways: The Story of My Life, Shidzue Ishimoto covered in detail the terrible lives of the mining families in the mid- to late 1800s. Men, women and children all worked in dark, unhealthy and da

Five Groups of Asians and Three Patterns of Immigration As the book by Sucheng Chan clearly points out (page 3), the approximately one million Asian immigrants who arrived on American shores during the last half of the 19th Century through the early decades in the 20th Century totaled only one-thirty-fifth the number of immigrants who arrived from Europe during that same period. And yet, the circumstances surrounding the emigration - and arrival in America - of the five groups of Asians, juxtaposed with circumstances surrounding the emigration - and conditions upon arrival - of millions of Europeans, stand in stark contrast. It is very safe to say at the outset that most Europeans were not treated with the same antipathy and bias as were the Asians, an issue which will be covered in this paper.

Kim Addonizio's poem, "What Do Women Want'" explores the risk that women have of being stereotyped. By employing the literary devices of imagery and metaphor, Addonizio is able to convey the message that what women really want is to be understood. Through her harsh and honest style, Addonizio wrestles with the burden of false impressions and put them in their place. Leslie Ullman says that Addonizio's poetry "makes convincing what could become simply fashionable cynicism and street-smart bravado" (Ullman). This is clear in "What Do Women Want'" as Addonizio focuses on the sad stereotype that women must endure. In addition, Ullman also notes that "Addonizio's bursts of imagery and emotion and allow her to build momentum that sweeps many of these poems to a breathless finish" (Ullman). This is evident in "What Do Women Want'" as Addonizio uses the red dress as an object of her

This paper presents an examination of public relations. The writer explores the field and discusses the global trends etc. The writer also interviews a public relations specialist and determines what it takes to provide proactive PR planning, and reactive crisis management. There were two sources and one interview used to complete this paper.

Comparison of Themes in "Dover Beach" and "Dover Bitch"

Linda Pastan's Jump Cabling and Ethics are poems narrated by the poet herself. Both may be experiences in life that Linda had encountered. In terms of the poems' formation, they are similar in the way they were written, since both are actually stories written in a structure of a poem. They don't have divisions or stanzas of equivalent lines or syllables. Both Jump Cabling and Ethics are not characterized by any common properties of a typical poem. For instance, the last syllable of each line of most poems rhymes with the last syllable of its previous line. Or, rhyming is done alternately. In Jump Cabling and Ethics, however, there are no rhyming syllables. This, I can say, is one of the unique characteristics of Jump Cabling and Ethics. Jump Cabling and Ethics are narrative poems. The way the poems were presented somehow reveals a feeling of recollection.

The duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 is still remembered today as being very significant in the political life of the country. Hamilton and Burr met in Weehawken on the 11th of July, and they loaded their pistols in each others presence. They measured off the distance, and they had someone else give the word. They both fired at the same time, and Hamilton was killed. The repercussions spread out through the political world and the death of Hamilton caused political changes that otherwise may not have even happened. The purpose of this paper is to show how Hamilton's death affected politics in the country, and why the duel between Hamilton and Burr was so significant. Hamilton said, in one of his writings, that he had no problem with Burr, other than the fact that they had opposing political views. This was hardly a worthwhile and significant reason to engage in a duel where at least one of them would certainly die. Some people, howe

A person's continued existence after death is a difficult issue. Death is a territory that is very difficult to explore, since returning and documenting findings are problematic. The best any explorer can do then is to give the matter some thought and philosophically explore the possibility of survival in whatever form. Perhaps a good location to start exploring the regions after death would be the commonly held beliefs of humankind. The two most common beliefs reg

One of my primary goals in life is to pursue a career in medical studies, particularly in the field of pharmacy, and in order to achieve this goal, I plan to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. My primary reason for selecting pharmacy as my career course is influenced by my motivation to heal, serve, and educate myself and my community to promote optimum health service. Furthermore, pursuing a career in pharmacy involves assuming the roles that I find fulfilling intellectually and personally: providing the health care needs of people, obtaining knowledge about the proper use and application of pharmaceuticals, and implementing the manufacture and control of drugs and medicines that will be appropriate and beneficial to the people/patients' needs. The main thrusts of my primary objective are centered on three