Amish "The Plain People" Relgion and Culture Jule England Beth McIlvain Indroduction to Interpersonal Communication 102 August 30‚2013 I done my intercultural Experience Assignment on the Amish‚ considered to others “the plain people”. I met with some of the Amish and I had a very interesting experience. When I met with one of the families in Cross Plains‚ IN‚ I had a list of questions that I was going to ask them. At this time I was when I found out that the Amish do not
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Amish assimilation in the United States Amish assimilation in the United States To begin understanding the Amish style of assimilation we must first try to understand the Amish and their traditional beliefs and culture they brought to the United States during their immigration. Starting in the early 18th century‚ many of the Amish migrated to the U.S. Most of the members who remained in Europe rejoined the Mennonites. Few Amish congregations existed by 1900. On 1937-JAN-17‚ the last Amish congregation
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Sociology 1101 The Amish Community‚ an Example of Social Construction The Amish culture qualifies as an example of social construction because it is a belief that has important consequences for a large group of people. The people of the Amish community have specific rules they must follow. They believe that the outside culture has a morally polluting effect and that it promotes pride‚ greed‚ immorality and materialism. Some of the Amish beliefs include the concept that God will judge them on
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The Amish Having no electricity‚ no phones or even any modern day technology- to us it would be a major culture shock but to the Amish it is just another day in life. The Amish are considered a society that is outdated and old. I have learned from researching that they can be fully functional. The way they dress is probably the most obvious sign of what sets them off from everyone else. The men‚ women‚ and kids have a certain way they have to dress every day. Men generally wear dark colored
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Paris M. Dunn English 10 AP Prep 23 September 2013 The Precious and Prevailing Times of the Puritans and the Amish Many hands get things done. When everyone contributes they reach their goal faster and more efficiently. The Puritans came about during the 1600’s‚ and this astounding group of people was portrayed by the four tenets: industriousness‚ temperance‚ sobriety‚ and simplicity. Industriousness was the most important to the Puritans during their time; because they used both physical
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How does peter weir portrayal of the relationship between book and his world move us to a deeper understanding of power? The romantic‚ mystery filed movie witness was directed by peter weir in 1985. The movie is based around a young Amish boy Samuel who witnesses the brutal murder of a police officer and a police officer John Book who heads the murder investigation. In the film the responder is exposed to‚ two parallel plots that of forbidden love with Rachel and of course the murder plot. It
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Amish Gone Wild The main point of this video was to show how the lives of Amish teens are changed drastically when between the ages of 16 and 21 they are faced with a whole new lifestyle. This then leads them to face a very difficult decision. Durring the ages of 16 and 21‚ Amish teens are ’let lose’ or able to live the life that English children live. They can move out‚ get their license‚ wear normal clothes and party on a regular basis. Then after this is over with they must make their decision
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Running head: CULTURAL SENSITIVITY 1 Cultural Sensitivity in Professional Communication with the Amish Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 May 8‚ 2013 Cultural Sensitivity in Professional Communication With the Amish It is a well-known fact that disparities in healthcare exist among minority groups. The nursing profession‚ in an effort to deliver more appropriate and individualized patient care‚ is continually gathering data that can influence
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differences seen from an outside perspective of Amish and Australian society‚ but when looked at in more detail similarities in structure‚ roles and decision making appear. The Amish society comes from a line of strict tradition and tight knit farming communities‚ whose values have changed little over time whereas as Australia is a post-industrial society which is constantly advancing in technology‚ culture and (something about the rights of women). The Amish society is one that is much closed off and
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The Old Order Amish by Carol Ann Gillespie Texas State University: San Marcos San Marcos‚ Texas A folk culture is a small‚ self-reliant community that is technologically simple and traditional in nature. The term "folk culture" also refers to the artifacts of this community ’s material culture (such as tools‚ clothing‚ and houses) as well as the nonmaterial culture (traditions and institutions). This essay describes how one folk culture -- the Old Order Amish -- has successfully
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