The modern Japanese writing system transcribes the insult baka "fool; idiot" as バカ in katakana‚ ばか in hiragana‚ or 馬鹿 (lit. "horse deer") in ateji phonetic kanji transcription; earlier ateji renderings included 莫迦‚ 母嫁‚ 馬嫁‚ or 破家.[2] History[edit] The first written usages of baka were during the Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392)‚ when the "Northern and Southern Courts" battled. In the earliest example‚ the Taiheiki historical epic records bakamono 馬鹿者 being used as an insult in 1342.[3] The Ashikaga
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Cree The Cree today reside in a wide range from northern Quebec and Ontario from the Prairies. They speak many Algonquian languages due to the number of people and how many lived in different areas. Cree cultures often call for respect for living and non-living things and believed that everything had a purpose; this culture is best known for their use of animals for food and clothing. Their religion was based on relations with animals and other spirits that would appear in dreams. People would
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The Cree are a hunter-gather society that live mainly in Canada with some residing in the northern United States. They are a group of tribes which have lived in North America before their French encounter in the 1600s. As of now the Cree groups are of mixed heritage and multilinguistic‚ due to the many different indigenous tribes they are open to and are willing to accept‚ as long as they maintain their values. Since the 1800s they have become a part of the North American fur trade‚ so that they
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With Nahiw‚ in the Cree language it means one who is skilled in his/her particular performance whether it is in battle‚ hunting‚ practicing their spirituality‚ or in speaking. Wiyaw means "body" in the same sense of having a human body. When combined‚ the word becomes Nahiyew. A Cree person is then a person who is skilled or careful in their movements and in speech. By living in harmony and developing
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The Baka and us Americans both adapt to our environments in ways unique to our culture/location. Both us and the Baka adapt similarly by moderating the amounts of clothing we wear‚ depending on the seasons. The Baka have only dry and wet seasons‚ therefore do not have to change clothes as much as we do. We change clothes depending on the season as well‚ but our changes are much more drastic. We wear sleeveless shirt in the summer‚ long and short sleeved shirts in the fall and spring and coats and
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Baka Family Life There has never been just one type of family. Indian‚ African‚ and European peoples have each had their own traditional ceremonies‚ family structures‚ and rites of passage. The Baka people have similar family life characteristics as that of the ideal family. There were many aspects of the Baka family life that I observed. The Baka live deep in the rainforest in Africa‚ relying on the forest for survival. Theirs is an original and unspoiled culture where co-operation and sharing
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A Comparison of the Cree and the Iroquois The Cree and the Iroquois have a lot in common. Both the Cree and the Iroquois have gone through the routine Native American problems of self-determination and land controls‚ yet the Cree‚ possibly because of their sheer numbers‚ have weathered these problems much better. The Cree language is one of the few North American languages likely to survive into the next century‚ while the Iroquois Indians have been much more assimilated into the American world
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The creation story of the Cree Tribe shows us their belief about how all the animals and humans were created‚ and also how humans are guided to the right thing. Most beliefs and themes of creation myths can be found as the same from multiple religions and faiths. A common theme in creation stories of different cultures is the presence of a supreme being. This supreme being is present in this creation story as the creator. The creator made the earth and all that was in it. The creator existed before
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ter3. If you were Chuck‚ what would you have done differently? What steps would you take at this point to make sure the supply of the popular new toy is sufficient to meet the anticipated demand? In this situation‚ due to the quickly approaching deadlines‚ it would have been ideal for Chuck Moore to fly down to communicate face to face with Vicente. If this was not possible‚ Chuck should have then used video conferencing as the means of communication because this option would have allowed for immediate
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HUNTER BUSINESS GROUP : TBA ANALYSIS OF THE CASE Brief Background of the Case Star Oil a gasoline services company started TBA (Tyres‚ Batteries and Accessories)‚ a complementary business which added value to the core business of gasoline sales. The TBA business initial appeared successful as there was a strong correlation between petroleum sales and the auxiliary business but the profits of TBA started showing a progressive decline before turning into a loss making proposition. Star Oil decided
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