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How to Involve the Entire Church Congregation in a Skit for Black History
Many churches incorporate a Black History Month lesson in regular church services at some point during the month of February. Skits are a popular way to engage the congregation with a visual performance while educating about black history. Engage the entire congregation in an informative Black Histo...More...
What Are Regents?
The Regents are a battery of exams that New York State high school students take to receive their diploma, as well as to test their knowledge and preparedness for college. Certain subjects are required, while others are offered as an option to receive an advanced diploma. Certain guidelines must be ...More...
Four Hundred Generations - From Barbarian to Cultured Civilization
Our forefathers were animal hunters who lived in caves some 40,000 years ago. At that time they had to face so many threats ranging from scarcity of food to animal attacks. The continuity of life ... ...More...
ENTERPAL Natural Social Network
What's human's ultimate nature? Without it the humanities and Social Connection is our life is limited descriptors of Surface phenomena like without physics, biology without chemistry or Mathematics without algebra. We can't live our natural ... ...More...
Native American Weaving Techniques
American Indians wove blankets, rugs, baskets and clothing from an infinite number of materials. A tradition that goes back centuries, American Indian weaving was both an artistic pursuit and a practical skill, and knowledge of traditional weaving techniques opened a world of social and economic pos...More...
Buffalo Parts Used by the Indians
The Native Americans revered the buffalo, or bison, as a symbol of Indian culture. Native Americas used buffalo parts for a variety of purposes. The Indians believed that every part of the animal had a purpose. This included the bones, horns and hide. From utensils to weaponry, the Native Americans ...More...
1970s Advice Columns
Advice columns gained popularity in the 1970s and are still popular today. The feeling of anonymity allows people to seek advice about situations they may be reluctant to bring up to friends and family. Advice columnists, both during the 1970s and now, often use a pseudonym, perhaps to make it easie...More...
Cotter Pin Specifications
Cotter pins are usually inexpensive.Robert Kirk/Photodisc/Getty ImagesCotter pins can be used to clasp many different objects and come in a variety of design specifications. Cotter pins may be fashioned from materials including aluminum, silver or brass and usually are wrapped at one end......More...
Berber Facts
The Berbers are an ethnic group living in North Africa, especially in Morocco. An ancient civilization whose beginnings are contemporaneous with ancient Greece and Rome, they refer to themselves as Amazigh....More...
Pop Culture Influences of the Chipmunks
The term pop culture is short for popular culture, which can include movies, music and commercials to clothing and toys. Alvin and the Chipmunks began influencing pop culture in 1958 when the musical characters were created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and released to the public by Liberty Records. The c...More...
The History & Foundation of Indian Boarding Schools
Throughout the 1800s, the federal government acquired vast amounts of land from Native American tribes. In order to achieve this goal, the government signed treaties in which American Indian people reserved land for themselves, ceding the remainder to the United States. After the reservation system ...More...
Five Characteristics of Native American Literature
Native American literature often features a combination of oral storytelling techniques and tribal mythology with European literary forms such as the novel or short story. Many works of Native American literature are strongly rooted in myth and symbolic archetypes. Some representative writers as of ...More...
The History of the Police Uniform
Initially police uniforms identified the police as separate from the military. Uniforms also increased visibility, so criminals would curb their activity in the presence of an officer and a citizen in distress could easily spot an officer in a crowd. Since their inception in the late 19th century, ...More...
Spanish Folk Remedies
The medical and pharmaceutical industry within the United States pulls in billions of dollars each year. While some rely heavily on the latest in medicines and procedures, some opt for more traditional means of health maintenance and wellness. Folk remedies continue to comprise a significant portion...More...
Native American Clothes and Crafts
Since prehistoric times, Native Americans have been making leather clothes and developing a long tradition of crafting. Navajo blankets, textiles and jewelry are examples of finely crafted artworks. Northwest coastal Indian tribal masks, totem poles and wooden artifacts, along with Hopi, Zuni and Ac...More...
What Is DNA Blood Testing?
A common sight on television, in books and even in the courtroom, DNA blood testing has become one of the standards of ultimate proof for many in America. However, just what DNA blood testing is can be a rather difficult and convoluted topic to explain without over simplifying things. The basics of ...More...
Kurti, Salwar and Pyjama - The Traditional Dresses of Punjab
Introduction Punjab is one of the culturally rich states of India known for traditional vibrant colored clothing worn by men and women alike. Beauty emerges with exclusively hand woven embroidery categorized specifically for festival wears ... ...More...
Black Cowboy History
Black cowboys were usually ex-slaves who drove herds of cattle over hundreds of miles of rough and dangerous terrain and through cattle market towns that were wide open and lawless....More...
Native American Art & Culture
Native American art and culture is a hugely diverse field. While non-Natives often conflate the various Native nations, due to their apparent similarities, it should be remembered that there has always been and continues to be vast differences between various Native groups. The common perception of ...More...
A List of Things for Which the Sioux Indians Used Buffalo
The Sioux are American Indians traditionally based in what are now North and South Dakota. Commonly associated with the massacre they suffered at Wounded Knee, the Sioux also have a rich history and cultural traditions. They are especially known for their resourceful use of the northern plains buffa...More...
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