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    Origin of Clothing

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    Origin of clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore Clothing‚ need.. Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather‚ other features of our environment‚ and for safety reasons. Every article of clothing also carries a cultural and social meaning. Human beings are the only creatures known to wear clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore The first biblical reference to clothes appears in Genesis 3… Shortly after Adam and Eve ate the fruit

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    Religious Experience

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    from religious experience are never convincing.’ (35 marks) Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud present challenges to religious experiences. Marx’s challenges to religious experience arguments are sociological; he suggested that the origins of religious experience are to be found in society. He states religion is about mythological beliefs and an unreal god that distracted people from the real world‚ religion is ‘the opium of the people’‚ religious experiences create alienation and a religious experience

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    Wedding Traditions

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    It is difficult to hold on to traditions over time. Change in cultural traditions is inevitable. However‚ because traditions define a people at a given time and place‚ learning about them is both interesting and necessary. Since many Palestinian traditions may not be practiced anymore‚ it is important to remember them and record them for posterity. I have always been interested in the traditions that are no longer practiced. For that reason‚ and because it is rather different than those of today

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    Religious Oppression

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    human beings have created various cultural categories that have helped with the development of today’s society. Within the Caribbean society‚ it has been the Taínos job to develop these cultural characteristics that through time have evolved and have been part of our daily lives. Fishing‚ hunting‚ farming are cultural and labor traditions passed down to today’s society and have evolved due to new technology. Religion on the other hand‚ is one of the social/cultural categories that has always‚ in

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    Before one can discuss language as an agent of cultural transmission or a custodian of culture‚ the meaning of the terms should be know. Language is the medium through which people communicate their feelings‚ thoughts and aspirations to one another. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines language as "the system of sounds and words used by human to express their thoughts and feelings". Language is an intergral part of culture and it has the ability to transmit a people’s culture. But

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    and celebrate those outstanding individuals who stood for what they believed in. They worked extremely hard to pursue and achieve their goals despite the difficulties. Such men presented themselves as leaders‚ great thinkers‚ philanthropists‚ artists and scientists. A historical figure who has impacted my life and gives me reason to never give up is the Late Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is remembered and celebrated as an individual who played a pivotal role in Ghanaian independence

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    Shares and Dividends

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    shareholders of the company. For each share owned‚ a declared amount of money is distributed. Thus‚ if a person owns 100 shares and the cash dividend is USD $0.50 per share‚ the holder of the stock will be paid USD $50. Stock or scrip dividends are those paid out in the form of additional stock shares of the issuing corporation‚ or another corporation (such as its subsidiary corporation). They are usually issued in proportion to shares owned (for example‚ for every 100 shares of stock owned‚ a 5% stock dividend

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    Invented Tradition

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    INVENTED TRADITION IN MALAYSIA There were various technologies that have been use in order to construct the nation-state. One of the most important things there must be in building a modern-nation state is a national culture which consists of history‚ heritage and tradition. For example‚ tradition is one of the branches of national culture that can describe or presents a nation-state identity. This is because each people have their own tradition practiced whether it is inherited from their ancestor

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    Origin of disparities

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    Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0

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    In a general sense‚ diversity refers to the variety of human qualities among different people and groups. To be more specific‚ diversity refers to the social‚ ethnic‚ or gender variety in a community of people. The four topics focusing on are multiculturalism‚ cultural diversity‚ religious diversity‚ and diversity competency in the Criminal Justice System. By using keywords‚ concepts‚ and themes will help to analyze the arguments and dilemmas that are presented in the said topics. As well as‚ by

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