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    Assess the impact of the Gallipoli campaign on Australia’s history The Australian and New Zealand army had joined to become known as the Anzacs because of the Gallipoli war they had fought together. The word ANZAC means Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. The Anzacs joined this war because they had wanted to prove themselves to Britain who were fighting in the war against Germany and France and because they were a part of the commonwealth (when the war started‚ they had been part of the commonwealth

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    part of New Mexico. The author is very familiar with this tribe as she claims to be like family with some of the members. She writes this book based on her visit to join in on one of their big traditions. It is called the puberty ceremonials. These ceremonies are where the young girls of the tribe are traditionally accepted as women into their society. The Mescalero Apache Indians still use a lot of their old traditions and still believe in their old myths. Bernard‚ who was a dear friend of the author

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    I am from Taiwan‚ and Taiwanese culture have the same mourning ceremony to China‚ where Li-Young Lee‚ the author of “Little Father‚” is from. After reading this poem‚ I had the most vivid memories of the moment when our family was holding a mourning ceremony of my grandfather. Taiwanese believe that when a person died‚ his or her soul will be send to the heaven where the emperor of sky lives‚ and in heaven‚ souls are treated well by various animal. Stanza one signifies the spiritual aspect of when

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    Q1. Who attended the freedom ceremony of South Africa? A1. Many people attended the freedom ceremony of south Africa. Many international leaders also attended the freedom ceremony of South Africa. It was a great ceremony. Q2. What does Mandela thank the international leaders for? A2. Mandela thanks the international leaders for supporting him. He says it is a victory for peace and justice. It is a victory of people. Many people attended the freedom ceremony of south Africa. Many international

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    Location: Chabad Center of Kendall  Date visited: February 1‚ 2013  Interviewed person:  Sect: Chabad Lubavitch       My site visit took place on the first of February 2013 I had the privilege of attending the candle lighting ceremony of the Judaism religion. To bring in the day called Shabbat ( a sacred day to the Jewish community) at the Chabad Center of Kendall and Pincrest they lit candles‚ sang songs‚ and recited words from the Torah that reminded them of the historical story of Shabbat

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    In Roman minds‚ there was an agreement between the gods and the humans that must be upheld. Each side would give‚ and in return would receive services from one another. The role of the humans was of course to worship the gods by prayer and sacrifice. Each god had a defined prayer‚ sacrifice or ritual and it was of great importance that the rituals were performed correctly as it was a symbol of your worship and love towards the god. A prayer almost always would have been accompanied with a small offering

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    are the ceremony‚ the children getting their careers‚ and the house of the old. First‚ the ceremony where the children rise in rank. This ceremony is one of the most important in the entire community‚ as Father said “December brings such changes” (11). In a community where everyone is the same and things rarely change‚ a big festival of only changes is quite the important thing. Next‚ the children getting new things‚ like bicycles (45). When the nines got their bicycles‚

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    introduced the idea of a tea ceremony‚ where preparation of the tea became a bigger deal‚ and drinking the tea was a more holy ceremony. However‚ it was Japan‚ not China‚ that made a very elaborate tea ceremony. It was possible that the ceremony could take over an hour because the process of making the tea‚ arranging the tea‚ and presenting the tea properly was so elaborate. It must take place in a teahouse with a well laid out garden. If anything about the tea ceremony was found unsatisfactory by

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    Sen No Rikyu The most influential Japanese tea master in Japan’s history is considered to be Sen No Rikyu. He made the tea ceremony Chanoyu (Way of tea) into an art form. Sen no Rikyu was born in 1522 to the name of Yoshiro in the merchant city of Sakai. Rikyu was born to a prominent family‚ his father‚ Yohei‚ was a city council member (The Japanese Way‚ 1998) as well as an accomplished merchant. (Above) Sen No Rikyu Developing of Wabi-Cha Wabi-Cha is a Japanese discipline of drinking tea

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    said‚ “My work is traditional and contemporary‚ and sometimes a mix of the two.” Traditional and contemporary is what makes the Navajo sand paintings sacred. The ceremonials the Navajo have‚ contain sand paintings that relate to the ceremony taking place. These ceremonies contain not only sand paintings but also healing songs that return the patient back into “hozho” or balance. Creating the sand paintings has a definite process to it but it is not an easy job. The Navajo sand paintings go through a

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