more important and enduring than Secondary tradition. 2. Secondary Tradition; took shape after the formation of the primary tradition‚ and it is less important and enduring than the primary tradition. 3. Defining moments; refers to the period between 500 BC to 500 CE‚ when major civilizations developed their defining or distinguishing characteristics. 4. Creative minorities; refers to political‚ religious‚ and intellectual leaders who helped shape and define their civilizations during the defining
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The * For my comparative study I focused on the importance of decision making within texts. The text that I am going to focus on is the play The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh. This play was first staged in 1997 and is part of a trilogy which focuses on the lives of the people of Leenane a ficitonal rural village in Galway. The play focuses on the lives of two bacholar brother’s Valene and Coleman who are both bitter and grumpy about their lives have ended up. Leenane is a hell on earth a place
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When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered
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Anyone can succeed through hard work and persistence. That was the original American Dream‚ and that notion has somewhat been at the heart of American culture through history. However‚ composers F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of ’The Great Gatsby ’ (1926)‚ and Sam Mendes‚ director of the movie ’American Beauty ’ (1999)‚ explain in their texts that the pursuit of the American Dream is futile. In addition‚ Fitzgerald shows that subscribing to it leads to irresponsibility and a lack of morals‚ and doesn
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The Classical and Medieval West The Medieval period ‚ this is a period beginning at about 5th century to the 15 century. The 5th century would put it in the era the last Emperor of the West Roman Empire abdicated in favor of the Emperor of the East Roman Emperor‚ but it is also referred to as the date of the "fall of Rome." From the 5th century East Roman Empire would lasted nearly another thousand years‚ and finally fell in 1453. bringing rise to the Byzantine Empire. But the important thing
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The process of urbanisation is a central feature of Australian history. By 1900 over two-thirds of Australians were living in areas that were classified as urban. The growth of these cities was encouraged by various factors; the interaction and engagement of economic‚ demographic‚ political and social characteristics are definitely the key features that promoted the urbanisation of Australia. However‚ with the development of Australia came problems that people living in cities had to face. Environmental
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Both located in once-jungle-like areas‚ The Maya of Mesoamerica and the Singaporeans of East Asia grew into powerful and prosperous hubs of commerce and culture. They also had similar justice systems‚ based on fair judgment and rights. The two civilizations were not exactly alike though‚ Singaporean government puts far less weight on religion‚ allowing for a more secular government. With advanced methods farming‚ fishing‚ and livestock rearing‚ both societies harnessed their abundance of natural
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The predominated population of West Singhbhum is Adivasis and their society is based on an ecological awareness in which their mode of production links peoples with the biophysical environment (Jal‚ Jungle and Jameen). They regulate their relationship with natural resources and their relationship with the ecosystem provides them a sense of identity‚ unity and sense of resistance. They are intrinsically linked to their environment through different strategies‚ i.e. economic exchange‚ ceremonies‚ language
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Farming around the thirty year period of 1870 to 1900 was not a fair or successful one. One demographic that suffered immensely was the black population. Fresh out of the civil war‚ African Americans tried to acquire land‚ but had a difficult time paying off loans‚ which had high interest rates and took property as collateral. Black land owners were then forced to take out more loans‚ which thrust them into a spiraling debt (Document B). As seen in The Farmers Grievances‚ a skillful farmer‚ compared
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covered in this case. The baby boomer generation should especially be remembered due to the fact they make up the largest segment of population. If the theaters began to offer a day where that 17 percent could go and enjoy classic favourites such as West Side Story and To Kill a Mockingbird it might bring a whole generation back to the movies and increase revenue.
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