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Open Letter To Your Parent Abroad -- You Are Losing Your Kids To Western Culture
By Soji Oyenuga · 16 years ago
Many Yorubas that traveled out of Nigeria in the time past never planned making other countries their permanent home. They did not even come with their families. Many Africans did not want to live far ...
Reluctant Celebrities
By Russell Clark · 16 years ago
Every once in a while the media come across people who shy away from the fame and the glamour that is bestowed on them, they don’t crave for the limelight that 9 out of 10 ...
8 Thanksgiving Quotes to Celebrate a Great Nation
By Noel Jameson · 16 years ago
Thanksgiving is literally right around the corner and it's time for some Thanksgiving quotes. With all of the controversy and turmoil surrounding our country today, it's easy to forget where we came from, what we ...
Hollywood Celebrities and those from the world of literature
By Russell Clark · 16 years ago
There is quite a difference between these celebrities from Hollywood and celebrities from the world of books, art and literature. Quite a glaring difference actually. The whims and fancies remain quite similar but where earning ...
Region-based development for a future India
By Anusha S · 16 years ago
India, a land of diverse culture and religion is on its way to development. Being a land with different religions, languages, and cultures, India stands unique amidst the Asian countries, still on her way to ...
India hooked on ‘Use and Throw’ culture?
By Anusha S · 16 years ago
Who’s bothering to run behind such things like a broken specs or an ‘always-going-wrong’ electronic gadget, in this present busy life? Who wants to maintain old things, when you get something new with a little ...
Society and Culture: Mind the Gap
By Gina Stepp · 16 years ago
The train slows, a recording voices the familiar "mind the gap" warning, and the doors open. A horde steps mindlessly over the threshold and continues on its way without missing a beat.
If only the ...
Come to Know Bastar – An Indigenous tribe of Chhattisgarh
By Rita Jain · 16 years ago
Bastar's indigenous groups live the lifestyle of a king. An insight into the lifestyle of the state leaves a deep imprint as it is a memorable experience that is adored by every tourist.The Bastar tribe ...
Was Santa Claus Invented by Coca Cola? The True History
By C A Mc Craw · 16 years ago
The true story of Santa Claus remains one of the biggest mysteries of all time. Stories and legends of this jolly, red-clad symbol of kindness and Christmas cheer have been passed around for centuries in ...
Society and Culture: Halloween, Treat or Trick?
By Bill Butler · 16 years ago
An odd thing happens each October. Decorative spider webs, skeletons, witches on flying broomsticks, jack-o'-lanterns and other ghoulish paraphernalia begin to appear. America’s society and culture spent an estimated $6.9 billion last year on the ...
Norway's Development Culture
By Michael Rad · 16 years ago
Norway’s development culture was flourishing here from at least the ninth century. Findings from burial sites indicate that the Vikings were great shipbuilders with a strongly developed artistic tradition represented in crafts, woodcarving and jewelers. ...
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
By Tania Penwell · 16 years ago
The moment you gaze upon a Christmas Tree, you will instantly think about Christmas or the Yuletide season, festooned with glittering lights and beautiful decorations. Beneath the Christmas Tree are pretty gift-wrapped parcels, destined to ...
How is Halloween viewed in the UK?
By Pete Uppal · 16 years ago
Halloween has been looked down on as an American tradition but it is one that continues to grow in the UK. This is partly because the celebration has British roots.
Halloween originally came into being ...
Celebrations of Diwali in India
By Jagat Joshi · 16 years ago
In the midst of today's busy lifestyle, Diwali gives an opportunity to pause and be grateful for what we have, to make special memories with family and friends, to laugh and enjoy what life offers ...
4th Of July Celebration
By Marcus Wilson · 16 years ago
Do you ever feel like you know just enough about 4th of july to be dangerous? Let's see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from 4th of July ...
Durga Pooja is a Time to Invoke the Blessings of the Goddess
By Denis Tyler · 16 years ago
The weather turning pleasant, the autumn being heralded through the colorful leaves, the fragrance of celebration hanging in the surroundings is a sure shot sign that Durga Pooja is in the air. Durga Pooja is ...
History Of Asia
By Frank Vanderlugt · 16 years ago
The history of Asia could (and does!) fill huge volumes of text. So, let us focus on one subject: the China Tea Trade. In the early 1800’s, not long after the end of the Opium ...
Come Lets Celebrate Humanity in a Form of Eid ul Fitr
By Denis Tyler · 16 years ago
India is a land of many cultures, religions, as well as festivals. Each festival is celebrated with enthusiasm, including Diwali, Guru Purab and Christmas. But one such festival that keeps many of the enthusiasts waiting ...
Creating an Integral Culture
By Copthorne Macdonald · 16 years ago
Observers have noted that contemporary society is characterized by three sets of opposing forces:Business-as-usual forces that want to maintain the existing institutions and ways of doing things. They want to keep the mechanisms of institutional ...
Ethics and Morality: The Morality Pendelum
By Brian Orchard · 16 years ago
During the month of June 2007, a nationwide telephone poll of Americans between the ages of 17 and 29 was conducted by the New York Times, CBS News and MTV. The poll's unsurprising conclusion is ...