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This paper reviews Jean M. Auel's novel "The Clan of the Cave Bear" through an in-depth plot summary of the novel, as well as an analysis of the work from an anthropological perspective. In the reviewer's opinion, the author's views on Neanderthals was ethnocentric. Despite this, there seemed to have been a great amount of research conducted to write the novel. The paper concludes by citing Jean Auel's novel as bringing to life a world we will never truly comprehend in a way that was both entertaining and informative.

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"To present the stark contrasts between the physical appearance of modern humans and the people of the clan, the author describes much of their anatomy to give the reader a decent representation of the potential differences. The tallest men among the Neanderthals are just over five feet, which means they would have been, on average, shorter than a modern woman (Auel 9). This can be attributed to their bowed legs, something caused today by genetic diseases with corrective surgeries available and often employed. On separate occasions in the novel, Iza is described as having "no chin," and finding the "boney knob beneath [Ayla's] mouth" strange (Auel 17)."

Tags:Neanderthal Man, Cro-Magnons, prehistory

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This paper will discuss the novel "Clan of the Cave Bear" by Jane Auel and explore the gender issues that arise through the relationships that exist between the characters in the story. By analyzing these points in the tale, we can see how the story takes on many levels in the spectrum of communications that are portrayed between the main characters. Also, an explanation of how Ayla adapts after being exiled from her tribe will be discussed to further illuminate the objectives of the author.

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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is set in Nigeria in the late 1800s and early 1900s, just prior to and during the arrival of the British and their colonization of the country. The major theme of this novel is that of the gradual transformation of the traditional Igbo society while under British colonialism. The book also deals with the ultimately unsuccessful resistance to that change, mainly through the trials and tribulations of the main hero Okonkwo. This paper will identify and analyze the various factors, which contribute to the dissolution of the clan unity.

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The End of Clan Unity - Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is set in Nigeria in the late 1800s and early 1900s, just prior to and during the arrival of the British and their colonization of the country. The major theme of this novel is that of the gradual transformation of the traditional Igbo society while under British colonialism. The book also deals with the ultimately unsuccessful resistance to that change, mainly through the trials and tribulations of the main hero Okonkwo. This paper will identify and analyze the various factors, which contribute to the dissolution of the clan unity. At the beginning of the novel Achebe introduces the somewhat harsh and

Tags:colonization, achebe, things fall apart

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This paper takes a look at Auel's novel about the co-existence of two species of man and explains how the book illustrates a number of the differences in the two societies that made one species more adaptable and enduring, becoming modern man.

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"In addition to this general premise by which all of the members of the clan must abide, the Cave Bear community is extensively spiritual. Conflicts within the spirit world routinely have consequences for the human world: "Illness and accidents were mysterious manifestations of the war of the spirits, fought on the battleground of the body." (Auel 19). So, disasters, deformities, and everything that is the result of providence is deemed to have some meaning derived from the spirit world. Accordingly, in the interest of not upsetting the spirits, Brun concedes to allow Iza to care for the child; inwardly judging that she will grow tired of such a burden. This is the primary conflict that the child, Ayla, presents to the Clan: she is decidedly not one of them, but numerous signs indicate that she is of spiritual importance-specifically what this importance might be is considerably hidden to them. The sympathy Iza initially holds for Ayla is not altogether explained; she herself fails to understand it. Auel writes, "Iza didn't know why she felt such concern for a child so different from the clan, but she wanted her to live." (Auel 19). Some common motherly bond drew Iza to Ayla's side, and the Neanderthals essentially attributed this to her connection with the spirits-which are often irrational."

Tags:girl, adopted, cave-dwelling, females, subordinate, position, males, iza, brun, ayla, creb

Abstract
Squash is a game that developed as a tournament sport in this century and which has achieved considerable popularity in much of the world. That popularity is much greater in certain regions of the world, notably those that are British or that were under British rule earlier in this century.

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"Introduction
Squash is a game that developed as a tournament sport in this century and which has achieved considerable popularity in much of the world. That popularity is much greater in certain regions of the world, notably those that are British or that were under British rule earlier in this century. The game has been dominated form the first by several major players and by a number of players from one family, the Khans of Pakistan. Hashim Khan was a major player in the 1950s and helped contribute to the growth of the game and especially to its great popularity in his native Pakistan. Jahangir Khan took his place in the family pantheon beginning in the 1980s, and he has been followed by another in the family, Jansher. Hashim Khan changed the nature of the game of Squash as it had ben played to that time in the..."

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"This paper analyzes and compares The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition and The Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge. Power, and Art in West Africa, two books that take quite different approaches to examining two of the groups of clan families that specialize in the Mande community in West Africa. The Epic of Son-Jara records a meticulous translation of the oral tradition of storytelling crucial to the community's recording and preservation of its history. The translation is drawn from a performance by a jeli or griot, a professional bard trained to tell the epic story of the legendary figure who founded the civilization more than 750 years ago. The Mande Blacksmiths is a more conventional examination of another of the four hereditary clan families within Mande society, the numuw, professional blacksmith/sculptors who also hold a distinct place in Mande..."

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This paper looks at how in Chapter 7 of Darrell William Davis' "Picturing Japaneseness: Monumental Style, National Identity, Japanese Film", Davis analyzes the film "The Abe Clan" (1938) in terms of its complex portrayal of ritual suicide.

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"The film can be read to show how historical appropriation can be used as a tool of propaganda of the state. The film is not primarily interesting for its accuracy in its depiction of feudal Japan. Rather, the potency of the film for viewers of the 1930s was its ability to move the audience believe in a myth, what Davis calls a canonized view of feudal Japanese ethics. The surface reading of the film is a romanticized, simplistic and beautiful vision that celebrates the virtues of the hierarchical family system and the worship of a daimyo that functions as a stand-in for the Japanese figure of the Emperor, for whom ordinary Japanese soldiers and civilians would later, in wartime propaganda, be encouraged to die for. "

Tags:abe, clan, ritual, suicide

Abstract
This paper is the introduction to a capstone paper on DHL, introducing the company briefly and discussing its internal and external environments and its identification as a clan organization.

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"DHL is a ... year-old company that has built the world's premier global delivery network by trailblazing express shipping in one country after another. The company's name was derived from the first letter of each of the founder's last names-AdianDalsey Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. The founders started out shipping papers by plane from San Francisco to Hawaii in birthing a new international air express industry that saved customers substantial sums of money by beginning customs clearance of the ship's cargo before the actual arrival ..."

Tags:DHL, introduction, capstone, internal, external, environment, clan organization

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This paper analyzes the historical context and significance of Chinua Achebe's novel, "Things Fall Apart", which chronicles the impact of colonialism on the Igbo clan of Nigeria. It discusses how a foreign and alien culture destroys the values and customs of a conquered people.

Tags:Igbo, Nigeria, natives, cultures, values, colonialism, British, Africa, slaves, tribes, clans, imperialism

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This paper discusses how the initial experiment to 'Westernize' the African country of Somalia was successful, as Britain and Italy did not change the pastoral, clan system of social and political order. It examines how the Cold War introduced both democracy and socialism to Somalia and how the Somali experiment in post-Cold War government was cluttered with millions of dollars of aid from outside sources. It looks at how when the sources of aid disappeared with the end of the Cold War, Somalia was left with a dictator without bargaining power and a clan system strong enough to overthrow him. It evaluates how with the overthrow of the Somali dictatorship and no central government, years of famine and no means to support the infrastructure of the company, Somalia fell into civil war.

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"Throughout the 1980's Barre declared war on the all clans in Northeast Somalia, specifically the Isaaq clan. After Barre lost the Ogaden War he knew popular opinion saw him as a weak leader. In order maintain power he turned his back on his socialist experiment and turned into a ruthless dictator. People were maimed, killed, tortured and many fled to Ethiopia. U.S. foreign policy under the Reagan administration was to preserve peace. Most of the emphasis on African foreign policy was in South Africa and fighting Apartheid. According to U.S. foreign policy makers, Somalia's best hope for peace under a centralized government was under the leadership of Barre."

Tags:africa, mogadishu, shermaake, somaliland, third, usmaan, world