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Written by Admin
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
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| | Prior to the arrival of the Acadians, or Cajuns, in 1764, the Bayou Teche area had already begun to be settled by the French. |
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Many of these settlers were descendants of the first wave of French settlers in Louisiana. They are sometimes called "Creoles," meaning native, since they were born in colonial Louisiana.
On the Teche The presence of other people, especially Indians, Spanish, slaves, and free people of color--contributed to the historical tradition of cultural diversity in the Teche region. French became the predominant language, and it remains very strong in the region today.
| Although other nationalities were there, the Acadian culture was dominant in many places. When bits and pieces of these other cultures were added to the Acadians, a variation of the Acadian culture was created. These people, and this culture, became known as Cajun, a derivative of the word Acadian.. The 22 Parish area known as Acadiana.
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Written by Bosco
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 |
Is God Real? Bible Questions Answered!
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Written by Elise L. Moore
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
Reprinted from the January 2004 issue of The Christian Science Journal. “If you need a title to have people follow, you’re not really a leader,” my boss said. I was a young businesswoman struggling to carve a place in an all-male environment. Faced with open hostility from male colleagues and borderline sexual harassment from subordinates, I guess I was hoping a title would rescue me like Maid Marian in a Robin Hood tale. But my boss would have none of it. Perhaps he knew better than to rescue me from an opportunity to develop leadership ability. Instead he offered simple advice.
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