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Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador

Sapiens

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. Magazine and has been republished under Creative Commons. In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians.

Economics 111
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Jehovah’s Witness Are Learning Chinese to Evangelize in Zambia

Anthropology News

Congregants meet twice a week to read and discuss the Bible, have Q&A sessions for The Watchtower magazine teachings, and sing worship songs. Even with increased interactions through evangelizing, there have been growing anti-Chinese sentiments in Zambia in recent years, often based in economic inequalities between the countries.

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How Finland’s youngest learners obey the rules — by fooling around in school

The Hechinger Report

1 best primary school system in the world, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017. Connecting all the pieces, flanked by the high-tech science lab, a fireplace and plush sofas, is a modular, wide-open library of books and magazines for children to enjoy. Little to nothing.

Library 111
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Slavery still shapes all of our lives, yet students aren’t taught its history

The Hechinger Report

“I had been taught, in school, through cultural osmosis, that the flag wasn’t really ours, that our history as a people began with enslavement and that we had contributed little to this great nation.”. Slavery was instrumental in the formation of the United States.

History 111
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Vocabularies Unknown: The Future Is Personal

Anthropology News

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. Again, is anything ever really new? Generate a summary of the article. Koffi Kouakou: It.

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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

ED Surge

That movie, which everyone in Silicon Valley and in the culture at large was talking about, was “The Social Network,” depicting the contentious creation of Facebook. The editor of Slate magazine at the time, Jacob Weisberg, called it a “nasty idea.” Millions of students in the U.S. They need practical career skills.

Economics 125
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The Lingering Influence of Historical Peripheries on Modern Voting Patterns

Political Science Now

The study challenges conventional interpretations of radical right support as solely a rural phenomenon or a product of adverse economic conditions. Regions that were historically peripheral, often marked by distinctive dialects and cultural traits, developed a collective self-perception of marginality and lower status.