What is the purpose of a society's oral tradition? What is an example of oral tradition in India? How does oral tradition differ from a written source? What are the disadvantages of oral tradition? How does Silko use the oral tradition in Ceremony?
The term “agnostic” was coined in 1870 by the biologist, T.H. Huxley (1825-1895). He took the Greek word “a” which means “without” and the Greek word “gnostos” which means “known” to create the word agnostic which has come to mean “the existence of God is unknown and/o...
When the morning light awoke me every morning in India, I always had the same first thought: “I’m in India. I’m halfway around the world. How incredible is that?” It’s one thing to hold up a globe in your classroom and show students the location of other countries or how the...
The river Thames, the second longest and the most important river in Britain,originates in southwestern England and flows through the midlands of England to London and empties into the North sea. England is the most populous(adj.人口多的) and wealthiest part of the country, so people sometimes...
My guest today is Joseph Henrich, a professor at Harvard, and an expert on the evolution of human cooperation and culture. I am a big fan of his book, “The Secret of Our Success” and he just published a new one called the Weirdest People in the World about people who fall under ...
This is an independent, non-profit, factual website devoted to the study of formal corporal punishment (e.g. caning, paddling, birching, strapping, slippering, spanking, flogging) throughout the world, in history and in the present day....
Language is central to human existence and is germane to the way humans learn and communicate. The language transformation agenda in Africa is situated within the initiative of realizing justice by allowing Indigenous people’s languages to stand on an e
1. Which of the following statements about offices is NOT true according to the talk? A. Offices throughout the world are basically alike. B. There are primarily two kinds of office layout. C. Office surroundings used to depend on company size. ...
What is bilingual special education? What is multilingual education? What is cultural competence in early childhood education? What kinds of knowledge are important for cultural literacy? What is mother tongue-based multilingual education? What is culturally sustaining pedagogy?
-Would you like me to help you to make a plan today for the summer vacation? -___. A. I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out. B. No, I already have plans. C. It is nice of you to say so, but I'm busy tonight. -Wow! This is a marvelous...