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    Defying Tradition: The Future of Burial Rituals The world is constantly changing‚ which means the customs and traditions will continue to evolve. Humans adapt and they learn new things. Back then‚ people burried their loved ones in their backyards. Today‚ cemeteries in Brisbane offer a specialised garden for the departed and the grievers. In the future‚ scientists are looking into more ways of immortalising the dearly departed. Resomation or Bio-Cremation In St. Petersburg‚ a funeral home by

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    Immigrants flooded into the United States during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century‚ providing cheap labor‚ creating an economic boom‚ and making the United States a global superpower (Gale). Although immigrants enabled the industrial revolution‚ most Americans believed the immigrants were a threat: “They worried that the newcomers carried or spread disease‚ they were disturbed because the immigrants followed different religions and customs‚ and they felt outnumbered by the large

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    There is a sub culture that is all around us. It is the art of body modification. People do different things to there bodies to make it reflect who they feel they are inside. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ “body modification is the permanent or semi-permanent altering of the human body for non-medical reasons‚ most often religious or aesthetic.” Many items that fall under this broad category are frowned upon by society. However‚ there are some that are accepted as well. This is a brief history

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    The poem‚ “Lisa’s Ritual‚ Age 10” written by Grace C Kuhns takes us through the tasks and feelings of the young girl after she has experienced sexual abuse by her father. To what extent might the title refer not only to the physical ritual of cleansing but the psychological ritual of distancing her from the memories? This poem’s title refers slightly to the physical ritual’s she goes through to clean up. The author’s description of what Lisa does after cleaning up helps us imagine her in her safe

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    Mind-Body Medicine uses the power of thoughts and emotions to influence physical health. Yoga is an example of Mind-Body Medicine. Yoga‚ as we know it today‚ is the result of complex evolution that has been going on for at least 5000 years. The history of Yoga generates from the Archeological findings from the cities Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa‚ which revealed a portrait of a human being or god meditation in what looks like a Yoga posture. Yoga is believed to be derived from the Inus-Saravati people

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    It is commonly asserted that cencorship is necessary for some reasons such as protection of children or govermental secrets‚ it is definitely against the human rights and freedom of press. Newspapers and news are the only way which let people know the situation in the country or even outside of the country. Ann Cooper who is the Executive Director of CPJ claimed that in the countries which practise censorship‚ people are separated from other people and everthing because of the dictatorial behaviors

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    Gulf Real Estate Properties Q: 1- Use appropriate descriptive statistics to summarize each of the three variables for the 40 Gulf view condominiums. Solution: Gulf View Condominiums Q: 2- Use appropriate descriptive statistics to summarize each of the three variables for the 18 No Gulf View condominiums. Solution: No Gulf View Condominiums Q: 3- Compare your summary results. Discuss any specific statistical results that would help a real estate agent

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    Characters in the stories we have read so far this semester have been faced with a multitude of problems‚ emotions and impulses to work through. It seems that from three stories the characters carry out very different actions‚ but they all have an underlying bond‚ selfishness and the desire to be something there not. It also seems that they are judged in the eyes of the narrator‚ as either succeeding or failing due to the way they carried themselves throughout the story. In the short story‚ “A

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    Teenage Smoking There are several causes for teenage smoking‚ as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking‚ so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are‚ teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage smoking has many causes. Several teens take that first puff just to try something new. One might see his or her peers smoking and think it is the coolest thing

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    The quality of a good citizen Is good character the same as being a good citizen? Many confuse having good character with being a good citizen. They aren’t the same. It would be similar to saying that having good character is the same as being a good parent or being a good manager. Character relates to the quality of one’s actions such as acting in a manner that is honorable‚ courageous‚ compassionate‚ and/or ethical. Good citizenship relates to the type of one’s actions such as actions that

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