On Key Symbols Author(s): Sherry B. Ortner Reviewed work(s): Source: American Anthropologist‚ New Series‚ Vol. 75‚ No. 5 (Oct.‚ 1973)‚ pp. 1338-1346 Published by: Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/674036 . Accessed: 05/09/2012 09:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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notable change in public sentiment on the subject. It is now conceivable that marijuana could be legalized throughout more of the country as 22 states are currently considering legislation to either legalize consumption and sale of marijuana or decriminalize minor possession offenses. The state of Ohio was added to that list in 2012 when the Ohio Ballot Board approved two separate issues‚ the Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2012 and the Ohio Alternative Treatment Amendment to the ledger. Supporters
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The prodigal daughter Plot: The story begins with a single mother who has two daughter‚ she works two jobs to meet their necessities. They are dirt poor and struggling. She tries to instill in her daughters the principle of character ( the soul) which only comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. She always told them that a relationship with Jesus Christ is worth more than silver‚ gold‚ and all the material things the
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Name : Martin Lequeux—Gruninger Assignment 4 : Case_04_BEA Denver Airport What is the Strategic importance of the DIA project? Will the organization achieve tangible and intangible benefits that justify the financial cost‚ effort‚ time and managerial attention (strategic validity)? The strategic importance of the DIA Project is it’s geographic location and the growing of the economy around it. By reading the case it’s clear that sone factors in the implementation of the baggage handling system
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On October 31‚ 1963‚ Detective Martin McFadden was in plain clothes‚ patrolling his downtown beat in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ an area that he had been patrolling for shoplifters and pick-pocketing the last 30 years. At 2:30 PM‚ he noticed two unknown individuals‚ John Terry and Richard Chilton acting suspiciously‚ standing on a street corner. One of the men walked away and stopped to look in a nearby store window‚ continued walking‚ and on the way back stopped to look in the same store window before rejoining
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Context: Michael Pollan is an American author‚ journalist‚ activist who focus on American food issues. His essay “The Way We Live Now” appeared in New York Times Magazine on October 13‚ 2003 (http:// http://michaelpollan.com) Under consideration is the debate in his opening paragraphs. Summary Worksheet Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation [2001] Main claims: 1. As Eric Schlosser
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short story “Silent Spring”‚ is a lonely‚ misunderstood and depressed Japanese teenage girl who lives in Japan. Yuki suffers more than the average Japanese teenage girl unhappiness at home throughout her entire teenage years. Yuki’s was 12 years old when her father Hideki was rumored to be the cause of Yuki’s mother Shizuko tragic death when she committed suicide. After Shizuko’s death‚ Yuki’s lives with her father Hideki who is selfish and fearful. Hideki gets remarried to Hanae‚ the antagonist of
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Research (Genre) ‘The Road’ is categorized as a post-apocalyptic fiction style novel. As stated in an article written from a student at Princeton University; Post-apocalyptic fiction is a sub genre of science fiction that is set in a world or civilization after either a nuclear war‚ plaque‚ comet/rogue planet strike‚ or some other general disaster. Usually post-apocalyptic fiction novels take place immediately after the catastrophe; the author focuses on the travails or psychology of survivors.
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Notes on ’Africa since 1940 – the past of the present’ by Frederick Cooper Cambridge University Press; 2002 Chapter 1: Introduction: from colonies to third world "Africa’s present did not emerge from an abrupt proclamation of independence‚ but from a long‚ convoluted and still ongoing process" (p.6) · concept of gatekeeper states; raising taxes on import/exports‚ but not widely controlling · continuity and change run parallel and interact‚ i.e. – institutions we think of as ’Western’
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manages to capture the dehumanization of the slaves within her novel Beloved‚ as the characters who were once former slaves‚ try to gain a sense of ownership in their new lives. She used human thresholds that guided them through hardships that helped claim their identities. Slavery had caused many slave masters to treat their slaves as property and not human beings. Morrison shows as Sethe reclaims her identity‚ she is forced to go through her memories of Sweet Home the plantation and the Schoolteacher
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