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Baseball Influence on the Dominican’s Republic Culture
Baseball has a long history of being a globally recognized national Dominican sport for a number of solid reasons. Moreover, baseball is considered a true passion rather than an average physical exercising for a great number of Dominicans, and, therefore, nowadays, it significantly shapes the Dominican culture. This tremendous success of baseball i...
Contemporary Pop Culture
Every society, in any period of its history, has its own culture, which has a great effect on people and defines a direction in which humanity moves. In a modern society, people have contemporary pop culture that forms tastes and views of the present generation as well as reflects the current situation of it. The main components of popular culture ...
The Politics of Place in Global Cities
Introduction Berlin, Germany’s largest city by population, has been a city of locals and immigrants for several centuries. Immigrants from various countries in the world have contributed to the shaping of the character of Berlin and Germany in general, making a relatively unique feature in the city. While most immigrant communities in the city c...
The Problems and Perspectives of the Muslim Minorities
Introduction The overwhelming majority of people in the world have religious beliefs. In fact, religion plays such a crucial role in people’s lives that the right for the freedom of religion is considered to be one of the most important ones. At the same time, global trends, regional distinctions and local preferences can often lead to the overl...
The Causes Of Gentrification In Inner-Urban Areas
Introduction The concept of gentrification always emerges in the discussion about urban inequality since it was coined in 1964 by a sociologist Ruth Glass. In the past five decades, the factors that might cause this process have changed. It has happened even as some former communist states such as Estonia are experiencing an influx of middle incom...
