The prevailing theory in archaeology is that the first Native Americans came from Northeast Asia across a land bridge. Recently, however, archaeologists Dennis Stanford and Bruce Bradley proposed a controversial alternative theory: the“Solutrean Hypothesis” which argues that ancient Europeans may have
Category: Journal Article
New Ideas in Dante’s “Inferno”
Dante Alighieri’s 14-century The Divine Comedy stands as one of the most popular epic poems ever written. Still, it has modern dimensions, in that it challenged traditional ideas. In a new article, “The Pagan Suicides: Augustine and Inferno 13,” published
Turning Points As Interpretive Acts
A turning point is a moment of decision and change of situation in life. In history and in fiction, events are considered turning points when they mark the moment when things begin to change. It is no wonder, then, that
When Empathy Goes Wrong
It has been argued that fixating on the big picture–such as tracking numbers–can obscure the lived experience of homelessness. Knowing, for example, that, according to the latest national estimate, Texas experienced a 1.8 percent increase in homelessness in 2017 may not help
The Shifting Dynamics of Revolutionary Families
Painting depicting the story of Betsy Ross presenting the first American flag to General George Washington, by Edward Percy Moran In addition to shaping global politics, wartime inevitably impacts local family dynamics. In “Writing Women’s History Through the Revolution: Family
Examining the Accuracy of Medical Citations
In an age when the status of facts is challenged regularly, it has become even more important to check and cite sources. This is the case not only in news and politics but also in science, where research and experiments
Improving Interactions between Health Organizations and the Public on Social Media
Organizations use social media as a tool for interacting with the public. Nowhere could this goal be more useful and helpful than in the health industry. In medicine, hospitals and health care organizations try to leverage social media for outreach
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Conflicting Accounts of Gandhi’s First Encounter with Christianity
A lot of what we know about Gandhi’s early life is generally pulled from autobiographical accounts. Unfortunately, these sources describing his life stories are problematic because they are told by a potentially unreliable narrator–namely, Gandhi himself. In a new article, “The
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