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Amish Culture
2,026 wordsThe past five weeks in my life have really had an impact on me. In such a short period of time, I have become more aware of the different cultures that exist around the world today. We tend to think that our way of life is the only way there is, or at least the only right way. It is really very ignorant to think that everyone believes and behaves the same way. People should stop being so self-centered and take notice and interest in cultural diversity. There are numerous different cultures in ou...
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Climate Of Norway
1,367 wordsNorway otherwise known as 'Northern Way' is made up of 4,419,955 people and has an 0.44% Rate of growth. The birth rate is 12.9 births to every 1000 people. But just the same the death rate is 10.17 Deaths to every 1000 people. Net immigration rate is 1.64 migrants to every 1000 people. With that Norway occupies the western half of the Scandinavian Peninsula of Northern Europe. Norway has only land borders to the east, with Sweden, Finland, and the Soviet Union. The official language is Norwegia...
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Property Ownership In A Marriage
2,033 wordsThroughout history, there have been many different aspects that have been looked at in all culture ways. Many researcher's have studied the history and the lifestyle of the different societies and particular cultural norms. This information is gathered from media, weather be it through internet, newspaper, television or simply history books as educational informers. Although these are the most common bases for societal general knowledge, in the inner truth occurs within the inner realms of parti...
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Archaeology The History Of Past Cultures
1,220 wordsArchaeology The history of past cultures has been a fascinating topic of debate and discovery for hundreds of years. From the discoveries of fossilized elephant bones leading to the legends of the gigantic Cyclops to the modern day discoveries of the remains of ancient Mayan temples and the shaman that lived there, archaeologists have been bringing the facts back to life. Man has, of course, always been interested in the question of his origin, and as prehistoric remains so often lie near the ea...
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Role Of Women In The Ibo Culture
754 wordsThe Role of Women in the Ibo Culture The culture in which 'Things Fall Apart' is centered around is one where patriarchal testosterone is supreme and oppresses all females into a nothingness. They are to be seen and not heard, farming, caring for animals, raising children, carrying foo-foo, pots of water, and kola. The role of women in the Ibo culture was mostly domestic. The men saw them as material possessions and thought of them as a source of children and as cooks. As a man made his way in l...
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Problem With Other Races And Cultures
1,084 wordsRacism For the first time in the history of the United States racial and ethnic groups, once thought of as minorities, are beginning to outnumber the percentage of white Americans. Our nation's diversity has already begun to alter everything in society from politics and education, to industry, values, and culture. This is an extremely hard concept for many whites to accept. Long before this issue became a concern, our presumption of the "typical" United States citizen was someone who could trace...
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My Perceptions Of Other Cultures
1,544 wordsCulturally Unaware I was planning to take a leisurely trip this summer, but now I think I'll have to change my plans. Instead I'll probably have to take a crash course in Sensitivity for the Culturally Unaware. Maybe it's because I grew up in Chicago, perhaps the most culturally diverse city in the country. Maybe it's because I have a mulatto niece and nephew. Maybe it's because my cousin's last name is now Hernandez. Maybe it's because my wife's cousin is a Native American. Or maybe it's becaus...
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Christabel's Interaction With Geraldine
1,206 wordsChristabel is a dark poem which tells the story of a baron, his daughter, and a seductress known as Geraldine. Christabel has usually been associated and interpreted according to its supernatural and mystical qualities. However, there are also aspects of the story that allow the possibility of analyzing Christabel according to its depiction of gender roles and culture. This theory is important to "Christabel" because it is a useful tool in analyzing the interaction between men and women, as well...
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Shrunken Head Of Pancho Villa
570 wordsVilla, Vendidos, y V atos Actos are reflections of a Chican@'s experience. Just like most Chican@s are different from each other, but at the core share the same value system, so it is with actos. Huerta uncovers the meaning of three actos, The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa, Los vendidos, La victim a, that share the theme of Chican@ identity in the late twentieth century. More importantly each play tries to demonstrate what a Chican@ should not be and provides alternatives that are positive. The ...
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Acceptance And The Word Tolerance
1,047 words"Greetings, I am pleased to see that we are different. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us". This Vulcan greeting from the television show Star Trek positively expresses the idea of tolerance. Tolerance, as defined by Webster's Online Dictionary, is the endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; the capacity to, or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs of others. The meaning of tolerance is oft...
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Ethnic Thai With Other Ethnic Groups
1,100 wordsCultural Analysis Introduction Thailand is a meeting place, where people of diverse backgrounds have come together to pool their culture and racial characteristics, giving rise to something new, strong and vital. With a territory and population about the same size as France, Thailand's people are mostly ethnic Thai, with other ethnic groups mixed in: Burmese, Chinese, Lao, Khmer and hill tribes. The people are mostly Buddhist, less than 10 percent believe in other faiths: Islam, Christianity, Hi...
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Their Values On Other World Cultures
3,986 wordsMemmi writes that colonizers are creatures of want while all who are colonized need change. The fact that the colonizers do not see this is due either to a lack of understanding of colonization or their own selfishness. If the colonizer is acting as the oppressor then the victim cannot live in peace. According to Memmi, the first ambition of the colonized is to become equal to the colonizer. While this may seem like acceptance of colonization, it is actually their submission and an attempt to as...
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Bloom And Other Critics Of Multiculturalism
1,770 wordsFor Muslim women, practicing hijab, the covering up of one's hair and body is considered an honorable thing to do. For non-Muslim women, covering oneself in such a manner is considered unusual, unnecessary and uncomfortable, particularly on hot, summer days. In India, marriage is looked upon as the pragmatic joining of two families and, therefore, families often arrange marriages among young men and women. In the United States and many other Western countries, love is regarded as a powerful emot...
