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    play Shakespeare makes Beatrice and Benedick the critics of love and through them the modern audience is shown how Elizabethan society maltreats the female role and how the male code of honour and pride can lead to devastation. Shakespeare portrays Claudio and Hero as a pair of conventional lovers who go through an unadventurous and predictive courtship. Through this relationship he shows the modern audience how women were largely dominated by men. As Claudio metaphorically asks‚ ‘can the world

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    Poverty is measured in various ways based on the different cultures‚ lifestyles‚ experiences‚ and government standards. In countries such as America‚ the government has set up a poverty line that defines absolute poverty standards‚ or the income needed to provide for basic needs of the family. Government standards are an accurate way to compare families labeled as being “poverty stricken” because the line of poverty takes into account the income needed to cover basic needs for the variety of families

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    though a pig is one animal‚ they have several symbolic meanings. The various meanings of pigs change from region or culture though. In an earlier culture such as the Ancient Egyptians the pig was a symbol for fertility. Here‚ the pig was sacred to Isis‚ a fertility goddess of the Ancient Egyptians. In many other cultures the pig represents strength‚ and vitality. In the Native American culture the Indians would use a pig to sacrifice to the rain Gods in order for their crops to grow. This is another example

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    Different cultures have different truths”‚ “truth is that which can be accepted universally”. What are the implications for knowledge of agreeing with these opposing statements? Throughout my time lived I was taught by my parents‚ teachers and relatives that our universe consisted of nine planets. Was this true? At that time‚ it was a universal truth because in those days astrologers‚ specialized people who study the movements and location of celestial bodies‚ had the supportive information gotten

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    The Huli culture is very different from the United States. Their justice system‚ and market fits for a small-scale society‚ which they are. For their justice system‚ they do not have any “chiefs‚” all the leaders they have will show their power through war‚ their skill in meditating disputes and by amassing wealth in pigs and shells. Most Huli wars originate from personal disputes between individuals‚ some alliances that center on the issue and its main players. One thing that is never ending within

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    Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex‚ Style‚ Celebrity‚ and the Women Who Made America Modern is a book that was written by author Joshua Zeitz and can best describe how women in the 20th century were becoming these flashy‚ glamorous‚ flamboyant party girls that were unbeknownst to modern society during this time period in American society. This book also goes on to describe the socialites that were being more known throughout this time period‚ which acts as the root for what American socialites are described

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    of the societies are the ID of the cultures. People can know each other by their values. Since evey society has their values in their culture‚ and these values are different from area to area‚ but sometimes there are shered values between culture and another. In my opinion one of these valuse which is shered from all culture or most the cultures is time. Every culture give time important value but in difference shape. Concept the time is different from place to another‚ Some people

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    Culture is a term that can be described in several unique ways. Authors‚ such as Boccaccio‚ described culture through his writings and way of literature. Literature is a part of culture that has developed over centuries of authors and writings. Many aspects can affect literature and change the development of it. Some of these influencing factors are the development of technology‚ religion‚ and philosophy. All three of these are major advances in literature and influenced lives then‚ and continue

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    the last area of the ceremony‚ is much‚ much more elaborate. For the bride‚ or the dulhan‚ a sari or a lehenga‚ which is highly ornate with gold and silver embroidery. The color of the sari or the lehenga is of great significance‚ and is different for different communities. The colors generally considered favorable for the occasion are: red‚ yellow‚ green‚ or white. Red is the most common and it symbolizes prosperity‚ fertility and saubhagya (marital bliss). She also wears a plethora of elaborate

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    films in America‚ and even change their racial views somewhat. Stars like Elvis Presley‚ Bill Haley‚ and Nat King Cole with their “rock n’ roll” music changed the way people viewed music and viewed other races. The film industry of the fifties set precedence for future American filmmakers and set the standard of the industry higher than ever before. Rock and roll‚ the film industry‚ and the changed culture of American youth in the 1950’s all had major consequences for the future of America. In the

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