Dr. Ivan Van Sertima speaks of Christopher Columbus’ diary, which spoke of his many voyages and discoveries. After his second voyage, the Portuguese informed Columbus of Africans in large boats with merchandise sailing west of the Cape Verde islands. The Portuguese were aware of African navigation because they had been in Africa since 1415. Not only did the Portuguese tell Columbus of Africans but Natives in the Olmec civilization spoke of Africans as well. The Olmec civilization, was the first civilization established in the Americas.
------------------------------------------------- Anagene, INC Background Summary Anagene Inc. is a biotechnology startup started by Mark Hansen and Harold Bergman in 1993 in an emerging genomic research market. Gerald Kelly is entrusted with commercializing the innovative combination of microelectronics and molecular biology that Anagene had developed. With an IPO in 1998 and raising $42.9 Million the company decided to commercially launch their products in 1999. Their main intent was to promote their proprietary technology and the use of their workstations to fuel the sales of their disposable cartridges based on the razor/razor blade business model. Workstation & Cartridges Anagene’s first major product was their proprietary platform technology that included the workstation, a loader, a reader, and a disposable cartridge that contained the company’s proprietary microchip.
Sankofa- Analysis “Sprits of the dead rise up and claim your bird of passage. From Surinam, Brazil, Jamaica, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama, rise up…” these were the ominous words that were spoken at the beginning of the movie Sankofa. The historical fiction movie directed by Haile Gerima is very captivating. Using the Black Nationalist Movement as an inspiration for all of his movies, he created the theme of ‘the return’ the ‘journey’. Born and raised in Ethiopia, he realized that his people “began to worship Europeans as the providers of the new science and technology that’s going to elevate society.” “Sankofa” teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward.
[pic] Assignment: Lewis and Clark Overview The Lewis and Clark Expedition is a story as compelling as any fiction. The two-year journey stands as one of the defining elements in early American history, setting the patterns for further expansion and fueling the American passion for wanting to know what lies over the next ridge or bend in the river. In this assignment, explore the “Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery” Web site. Then, use what you’ve learned about the expedition to compose a brief but thorough essay that addresses several elements of their journey. Rubric Use this rubric with the Assignment.
In 1959 the scientists Sir Joseph Prestwich and John Evans studied these anomalies and popularized in the scientific community what is known as the “antiquity of man,” expanding the lifetime of humanity to be much older than most common folk imagined at the time (page 9). Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published in 1859 and revolutionized contemporary biology forever. Shortly thereafter he
Her background was interdisciplinary and included a thorough grounding in linguistics, ethnology, and the history of religions, which was unusual for an archaeologist. In 1949, she moved to the United States, where she would remain until her death four decades later. With her extensive knowledge of European languages, Marija Gimbutas was employed by Harvard University in 1950. She was assigned the task of conducting research and writing texts regarding European prehistory. Gimbutas was able to read and translate the archaeological reports from Eastern Europe, which opened the American to new ideas on archeology.
Cloning actually started around 5000 B.C. when early humans discovered that if they plant seeds produced by the heartiest plants, the next crop will be a strong one (MSNBC). Since then scientists have been experimenting on different plants, animals, cells, and embryos. Human cloning is a prospect no longer left to the realm of science fiction; rather it is a modern possibility. In 1997, embryologists in Scotland cloned the first mammal, a sheep named Dolly.
During the period of 1500 B.C. to 600 B.C. up to 1492 A.D. Paleoanthropologists studied the evolution and prehistory of humans has concluded that the origins of humanity lie in savannah regions of Africa. All people today are very likely descendants of beings who lived in Africa millions years ago. West Africans looked to the Americas as a source of trade, commerce, a place to settle and a place to build new civilizations.
Question Evaluate the factors which influence the way in which we construct and reconstruct memories. (1500 words) Memory, has received constant attention since the first experimental studies by Herman Ebbinghaus in the late 19th century. Study of memory by psychologists has a lengthy history, which has permitted a variety of theories to develop, all contributing to this complex area of research, bringing fresh ideas and understanding to such a vital part of what makes us individuals. Memory is an active, selective and constructive process which relies on the interaction between processing new information and stored knowledge. Information is received through our senses, encoded and entered into the memory system where it is stored.
Studies have proven that over 90% of today’s history has been discovered through the study of archaeology. Archaeologist pride themselves on doing extensive research to satisfy the mission of conquering the mystery of prehistoric cultures as many significant developments in human history occurred during prehistory, including the evolution of humanity during the Palaeolithic period also known as the old stone age. There are a substantial amount of theories one has to determine before practicing the act of Archaeology; for one, cultural-history archaeology, which presents the idea of explaining why cultures changed and adapted to particular circumstances rather than just drawing attention to the fact that they did change. While the other theory has a lot to do with the study of past societies with direct continuing links to the existing ones.