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    1.2 An overview of Vietnamese spoken language Le (2013) cites Huynh (1987) who argues that the Vietnamese language has three mutually intelligible dialects‚ namely Southern‚ Central and Northern with distinctive phonetic differences. Although these dialects vary in tone and pronunciation‚ they do not prevent Vietnamese people from understanding each other in communication. Le (2013) argues that spoken Vietnamese has a long history‚ which is considered to have existed since the fourth century BC.

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    Dreaming‚ with all aspects of Aboriginal kinship‚ ceremonial rites and obligations to the land having been derived from the Dreaming. Accordingly‚ all knowledge and understanding in Aboriginal societies are predicated on the Dreaming.

 Notions of kinship are an important element of Aboriginal Spirituality and determine an individual’s place within the community. Hence‚ Aboriginal people are bound together in relationships of sharing and obligation. Kinship ties also assign the responsibility of transmitting

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    have chosen to identify and describe the kinship system of the San (“Bushmen”) of the Kalahari. The San‚ as well as other cultures have a cultural rule‚ or descent that defines what category they are in socially. This descent originates from the parent and passes on to the child. There are two types of descents‚ unilineal and bilateral. With unilineal descent‚ kin relations are traced through either the mother or the father. In bilateral descent‚ the kinship connections through both the mother and

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    "Peer Pressure is an influence that creates or the desire for change." Most teenagers agree that they will follow a peer’s decision rather than their parents’ or the authority’s. Peers are more influential in a teen’s life and tend to have more power than parents. Peer pressure has always been present and will also always be present. It is not a disease or a crime‚ it is merely and influence; either a negative or a positive one. WHAT IS NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE? Negative peer pressure is an influence

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    One of the primary functions of the family is to produce and reproduce persons‚ biologically and/or socially. This can occur through the sharing of material substances (such as semen‚ and food); the giving and receiving of care and nurture (nurture kinship); jural ties of rights and obligations; and moral and sentimental ties.[1][2] Thus‚ one’s experience of one’s family shifts over time. From the perspective of children‚ the family is a "family of orientation": the family serves to locate children

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    In the film is based on the Buckman family‚ the family consists of the grandfather Frank and his wife Marilyn and their adult children Gil‚ Helen‚ Susan‚ and Larry. Their adult children began their there was Gail and his wife Karen and their three biological children Keven‚ Taylor and Justin. Then we have Helen and her two children Julie and Garry. We also have Susan and her husband Nathan and their daughter Patty. And lastly we have Frank and his son Cool. The film portrays the variety of family

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    Megan Wooley Professor Franklin ENGL 1010-LH9 6 October 2014 Do You Know the Facts? It is said that thirty thousand people make the choice to die by their own hand every year. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in adults‚ and it is the second leading cause of death in adolescents. Since the 1950s‚ the suicide rate in teenagers has tripled. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ one in five high school students will seriously consider suicide. Teenagers are often

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    to understand that culture is more than just a “thing‚” it is a dynamic process that shapes people and society today. Relating to individuals from various backgrounds effectively is essential to achieve cultural competence. Parenting practices‚ kinship‚ and family structures worldwide encourage the understanding of differences and also impact future work and communication with others. Concepts Parenting is one of the most challenging tasks of adulthood and is defined in the text as a person

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    Kingship Chart Examples

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    ¹To understand the Kinship system‚ for assignment 14 we were to interview and create a Kinship chart for someone that is not related to us. I have chosen and asked someone whom I have known for many years‚ Mariah‚ M.H for short‚ to be my subject. For the reason that she has a multi-cultural background‚ she is half Caucasian-American and half Filipino‚ as well as I knew she has a fairly large family. I believe it would be interesting to see if there are any differences from her father’s side of

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    The Role Of The Dreaming

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    name‚ reflecting the individual’s blood line. They are chronological and follow either the matrilineal or patrilineal line. (Digital‚ 2015) The role of Kinship is to entitle individuals with responsibilities to maintain the land‚ other people and resources. It reflects an individual’s place of contraception‚ blood family and clan group. Kinship allows close bonds to form with others‚ who share similar responsibilities in maintaining the land. While reflecting the Spiritual ancestors from the dreaming

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