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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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    Rumspringa‚ defined as “running around” is a time when the Amish youth at the age of 16 decide whether to remain in or leave their community and faith. During this time teens area allowed to enter and lead a life in the “English” world and participate in partying‚ drinking‚ illegal drugs and pre-marital sex. During rumpsringa teens are exposed to a myriad of things that they normally would not have been able to in their regular Amish life. This stage of their life highly affects the cultural identity

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    Amish live a very traditional and simple lifestyle‚ separating themselves from mainstream America and rejecting many conveniences of modern technology in order to preserve their identity. The Amish focus on agricultural work and live off the land and almost all Amish members are born into the community. he Amish church originates in Switzerland when Jakob Ammann lead a division between Swiss Anabaptist groups in the 18th century. The followers of Ammann became known as the Amish. Many Amish migrated

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    Final Culture Research Paper: Amish Debra Bolin ANT 101 August 5‚ 2012 Ashford University Three scholarly research journals‚ ethnographies and ethnologies that I will be using regarding The Amish Culture are: Amish. (2010). In The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide.

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    differences between your life and that experienced by a typical Amish adolescent?” Though living in the same time period during the twenty-first century‚ my life and the life of a typical Amish adolescent are vastly different. Old Order Amish distinguish themselves from other‚ less-conservative communities by their avoidance of most modern innovations and their traditional dress. These differences between my life and that of an Old Order Amish teenager can be explored in terms of family‚ roles and status

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    The Amish: A Small Society by: John A. Hostetler Essay Melissa Salazar Sociology Sara A Cabello Thompson TR 8:00 Small Society: Essay In the article “The Amish: A Small Society” by John A. Hostetler‚ John is talking about the Amish society. The Amish societies are a group of highly Christian religious people who are extremely traditional and refuse to adopt conveniences of modern technology. They are known for their simple living‚ plain dressings‚ and their reluctance to transition or change

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