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    Identify and briefly explain three reasons why the New Christian Right might have failed to achieve its aims (9marks) The New Christian Right is a politically and morally conservative‚ protestant fundamentalist movement. The aims are extremely ambitious as they wish to make abortion‚ homosexuality and divorce illegal. They want to turn back to a time before liberalisation of American culture and society began. The New Christian Right may have failed to achieve its aims because the group lacked wide

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    Taking into account the different meanings for the word values and placing that word in different circumstances like in European culture‚ Hispanic culture‚ teens of today‚ education. Values is completely different for every individual. Values can be something we can physically touch or something we embody. Traditions have an effect on the word values as well. In the past a traditional European family consisted of husband and wife with many children. However‚ as they’ve progressed there is now a

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    whole new world unlike their own. Two major elements the colonists saw were the native “barbarians” who had their own culture and as well as the native land filled with opportunity to grow crops and many colonists had different views on how to treat these newly found treasures. When the colonists explored the Americas‚ they met many native tribes. These tribes had varying cultures depending on where they lived‚ if corn had reached them yet‚ and on how soon the Europeans met them. The colonists thought

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    in the twentieth century science had to deal with the conditions that improve the inborn qualities of a race. Eugenesists not only wanted to improve the well-being of others‚ but enclose to fewer races and religions. This was all a part of the American eugenics movement. The eugenics movement advocated both positive and negative eugenics‚ which referred to attempts to increase reproduction by fit stocks and to decrease reproduction by those who were constitutionally unfit. Positive eugenics

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    The First World War was a war that represented the cultural changes that would take place directly following it. It was a war of new weaponry and new ways of communication. However‚ much like the new era of culture in the 1920’s‚ it came to a standstill; stuck in the trenches of some far off land. After the sons‚ brothers‚ and husbands had left the country to serve‚ the daughters‚ sisters‚ and wives were given the task of supporting them. They made weapons and sent letters. My grandmother was

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    Many nonindustrial cultures may be influenced or forced to adapt their ways of life because of changes around them or in their environment (H351). When nonindustrial cultures adopt the characteristics of more industrial societies this is known as modernization. The conformity of modernization is encouraged by industrial capitalist societies and the societies who choose to follow their own traditional roots are looked down upon as they are viewed to be more primitive. Modernization consists of four

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    Bill Gore founded WL Gore & Associates‚ a manufacturing company that produces a famous waterproof tissue. WL Gore is one of the best companies to work for‚ indeed WL Gore is listed at the 15th rank. The Culture is unique and a major reason for Gore’s Success. The objective of Gore is to make money and have fun. To arrive at this‚ Bill Gore proposes a structure where everyone shares the same title of “associate.” There are neither chains of command nor channels of communication. Leaders replace

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    been a Turkish land since ancient times. He said that the Sumerians and Hittites were the first people to live there. He said that they were Turkic people who came from the central Eurasian steppes and brought with them the basic traits of Western culture. These topics should be the focus of research that aims to fully explore the ancient side of Turkish history. For instance‚ the new idea said that Turkish was the first language spoken by humans and that all other languages came from it. Anthropologists

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    Differences aesthetics of African cultures The beauty of African art can convey emotional messages to the observer. It is important however to understand the culture that influenced the art. It is hard to distinguish between different types of African art as many of the basic themes of African art are religion. Religion most often manifests itself into African art through masks‚ sculpture‚ ancestor or cult figures‚ fetishes‚ and reliquary figures. There are many different religions throughout

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    Our modern culture has been influenced by countless things whether it be something from our history or something that happens in our present society. The Baroque Era is one of those things that have influence our culture‚ not just here in the United States but also in Europe. The Baroque era‚ which started in Rome;Italy‚ was an Era in our history that made sure to leave an impact in our society. Due to certain events that happened during the Baroque Era‚ it has shaped our culture in our Arts‚ Literature

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