Hallucinogenic Drugs: A Spiritual Aid or Threat to Non-Traditional Cultures?
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An 8 page discussion of the traditional use of hallucinogenic drugs to bring traditional cultures in contact with their spirit guides and to heighten awareness of past lives and reincarnation. This paper presents the contention that, outside of the traditional framework which spawned such use, hallucinogenic drugs are useless in meeting this goal and can even present a significant danger for non-traditional individuals. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPhallu2.rtf

Hammond/Refugees in Ethiopia
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A 9 page book review that critiques and summarizes Laura C. Hammond's This Place Will Become Home (2004), which is a thorough, scholarly and intimate anthropological study of the experience of a group of Ethiopian refugees who are repatriated to their home country from camps in the Sudan. The writer judges this to be an exemplary study that not only offers a complete overview of these peoples' situation, but has serious social policy implications for humanitarian efforts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khhameth.rtf

Harris: Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches
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This 5 page paper discusses Marvin Harris's book "Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches: the Riddles of Culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVMHaris.rtf

Hawaiian Sorcery
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A 3 page research paper that examines Hawaiian newspaper articles that were published between October 20, 1866 and February 2, 1871, in which Samuel Kamakau recorded information on Hawaiian culture at a time when native Hawaiians still recalled much of their heritage. However, today references that were perfectly clear to his Hawaiian readership are intriguingly enigmatic to readers totally unfamiliar with Hawaiian culture. Nevertheless, it is possible to differentiate between the various forms of Hawaiian sorcery. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khhawmag.rtf

HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHICAL CONTRAST AND COMPARISON OF JAPAN TO INDONESIA
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This 10 page paper compares demographic data between Japan and Indonesia, makes predictions, explains trends, and gives historical indicators. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBindjapan.rtf

Hieroglyphics
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This 5 page paper is an annotated bibliography of 15 items for the subject "hieroglyphics."
Filename: HVHierog.rtf

Hispanic Cultures in the United States
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This 7 page paper examines four different groups of people--Salvadorans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and Cubans--and compares and contrasts their immigration experience. The paper focuses on values and how these groups differ in terms of family life, political life and so forth. Several examples are provided and a final analysis of similarities and differences is included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA632His.rtf

Historical Anthropology Questions
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A 9 page paper that answers three questions about historical anthropology. Topics include evolution of social cultural change, colonial projects and memory practices. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: khisan.rtf

Historical Method and Ancient Literary Texts
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A 6 page discussion of the need for caution when using ancient literary texts to interpret history. The author of this paper points out that the modern historian needs to consider such factors as authorship, language, structure and form, sources, and literary meaning in undertaking historical research. Even more important, however, is reviewing a text in its historical context. Numerous examples are presented from the classical world of all the factors which can influence the accuracy of ancient texts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPhistLt.rtf

Homo Erectus
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A 5 page research paper on Homo Erectus -- an early evolutionary version of human originally believed to have started in Africa, and now in Asia. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Homoerec.wps