A tradition is a practice‚ custom‚ or story that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation‚ originally without the need for a writing system. Traditions are often presumed to be ancient‚ unalterable‚ and deeply important‚ though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another‚ often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the
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Global interactions can be either money or culture. We can observe that American culture have huge influence on Europe. “America’s political and military influence might decline – but its culture remains a global point of reference. Hollywood came before the US Army set foot on foreign shores‚ and it will remain long after military bases have been relocated.” (The European magazine‚ 2011) . America has a power‚ the ability to get people to want what it does. America first began to export some of
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Humanities and Tradition Stephen A. Brooks HUM/100 November 28‚ 2012 Jennifer Green Humanity is a science in itself: a study of humans adapting and learning toward their lives. In humanity‚ art shown many forms. Among these forms are music‚ drawings‚ dancing‚ and culture. Music has dated back to prehistoric times when it was just making sounds with immediate available objects such as sticks and rocks. This changed through the Egyptian period‚ to mediaeval times‚ to the 19th century‚ and to
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CHAPTER 3: SETTLING THE NORHTERN COLONIES‚ 1619-1700 I. The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism In 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral. Luther had several explosive ideas including… The Bible alone was the source of God’s word (not the Bible and the Church or pope). People are saved simply by faith in Christ alone (not by faith and good works). His actions ignited the Protestant Reformation. John Calvin preached Calvinism which stressed
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In American Shaolin‚ Matt‚ the main character has a defining characteristic of being idealistic. To be idealistic one has to be merely honest. The concept of idealism is to act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form. This idealism is rapidly seen in first chapter of book one‚ Matt develops a list of things wrong with him‚ he annotates the following‚ “Things that are wrong with Matt: 1.Ignorant 2.Cowardly 3.Still a boy/not a man 4.Unattractive to the opposite sex 5.Spiritually confused
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Lesson 6: The Aboriginal World View There are numerous details included in the essay that indicate that the author is Aboriginal. For example‚ in the leading sentence of the essay‚ he states that he was “born on a trapline” and learned to speak Cree as his first language. This clearly shows right from the start that he was raised in an Aboriginal environment. The fact that he lived on a trapline also demonstrates the hunter-gatherer way of life that many Aboriginals lead in order to utilize the
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Chapter 5 An Introduction to Carbohydrates Carbohydrate – sugars‚ encompasses the monomers‚ called monosaccharides‚ small polymers called oligosaccharides‚ and large polymers called polysaccharides 5.1 Sugars as Monomers 1. How Monomers Differ a. Monosaccharide – simple sugar‚ monomer i. Carbonyl group serves as a distinguishing feature 1. At end of molecule‚ forms an aldehyde sugar (aldose) 2. In middle of molecule‚ forms a ketone sugar (ketose)
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Prompt payment of staff salaries by management of an organization boosts the morale of staffs and enhances productivity. Manual preparation of staff’s salaries is often associated with lots of problems‚ which often time disrupt the morale of workers. The problems ranges from arithmetic error in computation‚ delay in payment‚ underpayment or overpayment and so on. In this project work‚ automated system shall
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superstition for the bride to avoid wearing the dress before the day and see herself in the mirror‚ because something that prevents the wedding may happen. A wedding ceremony may take place anywhere‚ but often a church‚ courthouse‚ or outdoor venue. American brides usually wear a white‚ off-white‚ silver‚ or other very light-colored dress‚ particularly at their first marriage. If dancing is offered‚ the newlyweds first dance together briefly. The type of flowers the bride clutches during the wedding
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Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________ ID: A 1306 Unit Exam 2 Ch 5 6 7 8 and 9 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Prosecutors do have discretion as to which suspects to charge with an offense but under a great deal of judicial oversight. ____ 2. For defense attorneys a “successful” case often means a reduction in sentence via a plea bargain‚ not necessarily an acquittal. ____ 3. A judge may decide that
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