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Map of the Week: Around the World in 80 Beers

Posted on November 14, 2014 by

  For thousands of years, beer has been used by mankind to temporarily break free from the rigidities of society. Yet beer has undoubtedly come to represent more than just a refreshing drink, it has progressed into a product of … Continue reading →

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Tolerance of Homosexuality: A World Divided

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

The simplest questions often bring about the most controversial discussions.  The prevalence of the debate regarding acceptance of homosexuality is increasing across not only the United States of America, but all countries.  The extremely straightforward question “Should society accept homosexuality?” … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week 2 [September 22-29]: Rand McNally’s “Hawaii”

Posted on September 28, 2013 by

  Source: http://www.bigmapblog.com/2013/map-of-hawaii-rand-mcnally-191/   A map’s power derives from the decisions of what to include made by cartographers, which have an immense impact on their underlying meaning and importance. It is not apparent from a brief glance at a map, … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week [September 22-29]: Africa in 1909

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

In the words of Denis Wood, “mapmaking fuses its growth and development with history, in the transformation of the world” (Wood 47). The National Geographic Magazine map of Africa from 1909 shows modern viewers the continent of Africa in a … Continue reading →

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