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    Short Story by: Edwin T. Ramirez Jr. Subject: Arts & Appreciation Christmas with the Underprivilege Once upon a time‚ theres a 7 years old cute little girl‚ named Emily who had a good and rich parents named John‚ his Father and Michelle‚ her mother. Emily is spoiled and doing all what she likes‚ no matter what‚ its good or bad. Emily is a 1st grader on the school of St. Monique Montessori on her neighborhood she lived in. Emily is a bully student on her classroom. There are times that the parents

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    Spanish Christmas

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    spanish christmas they don’t belive in santa claus .They belive that the 3 wiseman.Kids leave there shoes out side and believe that the 3 wiseman will come and fill there shoes up with presents.Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass or ’La Misa Del Gallo’ (The Mass of the Rooster). It is called this because a rooster is supposed to have crowed the night that Jesus was born. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas dinner

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    Evolution Of Christmas

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    Winston Churchill once said‚ “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” As the big day draws near‚ it is important to reflect on the roots of the global holiday as well as the direction in which it is heading. Christmas is a tradition rooted deep in the history of western society. It has undergone many changes since it’s earliest celebrations. Even today‚ the holiday is constantly changing. Each year brings new innovations to Christmas. In the dawn of the holiday‚ it was minor

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    A Soldiers Nightmare: Ptsd

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    A Soldiers Nightmare: PTSD War is not glorious‚ nor is it merciful and with every generation of men who encounter the hardships of protecting our country‚ we also find that some of them are returning and suffering from reoccurring acts of violence and trauma they’ve ensued while being overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s become a debilitating and all too common disorder that is in dire need for the necessary aid before it manifests and becomes too late for anyone to help. It’s been an ongoing

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    ESSAY COVER SHEET AN1001 Anthropology Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective Ethnocentrism in Anthropological perspective - Avatar Joey Tan 12866249 Study Period 51‚ 2014‚ Singapore   Ethnocentrism in Anthropological perspective – Avatar The film‚ Avatar‚ is primarily about the two clashing world-views at the core of the relationship between the civilised and the wild. The story’s protagonist is a paraplegic marine‚ Jake Sully‚ who agreed to substitute his deceased twin brother’s place

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    My Alzheimer's Nightmare

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    format. I attached it as a downloadable file to this thread as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DIZkdtdZLL7CNgPBQYQQ35eDgV5LB_ig3RpqzYa3cr8/edit?usp=sharing -Even though this writing had a lot of statistics‚ I found “My Alzheimer’s Nightmare and Why It Will Soon Be Yours” by Tiffany Stanley to be more appealing compared to the piece of writing we read last week. The author did a fantastic job in blending in her sources well with the writing. I honestly think having the author tell their

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    Christmas Eve

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    Christmas Eve I awoke early that morning‚ with a gentle voice in my ear. "John‚ wake; up it’s Christmas Eve‚" my mom said‚ "time to finish wrapping the presents." I jumped from my bed as soon as the words had left her mouth. It was Christmas Eve 1993‚ and I was five years old. This would be the last Christmas in our cozy little house on Herschel St. I was excited beyond belief‚ but nothing could prepare me for the greatest Christmas ever. I still can not decide on my favorite part‚ whether it was

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    Food Preferences and Taboos: An Anthropological Perspective Across the world‚ there is an extensive range of animals and plants of which humans have at their disposal for consumption. Despite this though‚ many cultures and societies engage in preferences and taboos of which restrict their dietary range. The term “food taboo” has been used to describe the practice of where people deliberately avoid consuming a food‚ which is otherwise perfectly okay to eat (Lien‚ 2004). The question of what makes

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    The American Nightmare For better or for worse‚ many people have desperately sought after the treasured American Dream. It is a dream like no other; it has no specific guidelines for one to know whether or not they have achieved the dream‚ yet for millions‚ it is their sole reason for working. Although this may seem ludicrous to someone hearing of the Dream for the first time‚ most would agree that it is perfectly normal to have a desire for such an abstract goal‚ after all‚ who would not want economic

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    an individual‚ a family‚ a community‚ or even a nation. Not even professionals are safe‚ as ethnographer and author Nancy Scheper-Hughes experienced various penalties of her honesty‚ recalling the repercussions in her reflective article “The Anthropological Looking Glass”. Throughout this piece‚ Scheper-Hughes summarizes the controversy and backlash she received after publishing her book Saints‚ Scholars‚ and Schizophrenics:

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