Explore Social & Political Dynamics of Landscape in Colonial Times through Ingrid Pollard’s "Pastoral Interlude" Photography

 Landscape is primarily defined as ‘all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal’ (Oxford Dictionaries, 2017). Landscape, however, encompasses more than just the features seen, as Cosgrove (1984, p 13) describes it as ‘a way of seeing the world’ and as symbolism of culture, social, … Read more

Explore Kenneth Chase's Global Firearm History to 1700 | A Survey of East Asian World-Building Warfare

 Kenneth Chase’s Firearms: A Global History to 1700 is survey of the development of firearms throughout the world until the 18th Century.  Kenneth Chase is a historian who’s focus is East Asian Languages and Civilizations.  Chase uses material from secondary sources that focus on specific topics such as the economy or logistics of a … Read more

Uncovering Herpes Simplex: History, Infection & Treatment Methods

 Description of the Microbe Herpes Simplex is a DNA virus, causing the most common Sexually transmitted disease: Herpes. For about 100 million years, Herpesviruses has been infecting vertebrates (Evolutionary Origins of Human Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and 2).  Herpesviruses produce 70 to 200 specialized proteins that help them survive and reproduce in body of … Read more

The World of Fashion Photography Through its History

Fashion photography describes as a kind of fine art photography dedicated to the advancement of fashion items, for example, high fashion garments, shoes, scent and other marked items. Fashion photography ought to be seen fundamentally as a type of visual art, instead of an applied art, since the pictures made don’t serve a useful capacity. … Read more

Exploring How Social Media Can Help Elected Leaders: Maximizing Communication with Public While Maintaining Professionalism

 Social Media Social Media is an excellent forum for elected leaders as it is the fastest and one of the most efficient ways they can convey information and their thoughts to the public. In addition, there are many platforms where millions connect which is the reason why it is so easy to access a … Read more

#Blessed: A Millenial's Take on Health and Wealth.

 This morning, I wanted to talk to you all about a very important topic.  As most of you can guess, I am classified generationally as a millennial. And while millennials are often blamed for whatever ails society, millennials also have lots of really awesome things to offer to society. One of those really awesome … Read more

Protect Your Retail mPOS System with Sandbox: How and Why?

 Why? Replacing the old traditional methods, mPOS are picking up their pace at the retailers all over the world. Due to their pole to pole availability everywhere, mobile point-of-sale systems and applications have become a new target for the cyber attackers. Enticed with the heaps of consumer information and data available, a cybercriminal can … Read more

Southern Africa's Farming Communities' Origins & Precolonial History

 It is with the origins of food-producing communities and their evolution into the contemporary societies of Southern Africa that much of the precolonial history of the subcontinent has been concerned. In a semi-arid ecological zone that extended from the Eastern Cape through the southern Free State and eastern Botswana to northern Namibia, a zone … Read more

The Distinctive Power of Iconography in the Orthodox Religion

 The Orthodox religion has a variety of differences that make it remarkable when compared to other denominations of Christianity. One distinction of the Orthodox church to account for this is the emphasis on iconography. Iconography is a collection of illustrations or portraits known to aid in prayer and worship. In the Orthodox church, an … Read more