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    Ethnic Literature and Postcolonialism In Barta’s ; “Gadis Tangsi” Reading by using Postcolonial theory The definition of ethnic literature “is literature like any other‚ except that it contains ethnic references.” (Reilly p.2). Another definition of ethnic literature is when there is a literature work that contain religious beliefs‚ racial issues‚ linguistics‚ or cultural heritage. In another word‚ ethnic literature is the literary work that includes particular culture‚ beliefs‚ or linguistics

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    Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script‚ and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave‚ with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced to reverse Greene’s political stand taken in the book however‚ meaning it

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    Consumer Behavior Report ‘Canon’ Jeanette Thong Su-Xian FT DipCom LM/MM 4 Mahum Jafer 4th June 2012 Situational Analysis Canon ’s strategies have been very effective in balancing growth of market share with profitability‚ with the firm controlling a significant share of focused niche markets in the imaging industry. Canon ’s strategic challenges involved identifying the markets in which it intended to compete and developing competitive advantages

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    Traditional and Nontraditional Cultures of India and the United StatesTraditional and nontraditional cultures incorporate different sets of beliefs‚ values and behaviors into the individuals involved within each culture. Traditional cultures are cultures that are based largely on beliefs‚ rules‚ symbols and principles established predominately in the past and confined to regional boundaries (Shiraev & Levy‚ 2007). Nontraditional cultures are cultures that are based largely on modern beliefs‚ rules

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    risks that businesses and other organizations encounter when dealing with traditional litigation? The business risks to either lose or gain at the end of the court proceeding. Lose of Time- The process of handling traditional litigation in relation to businesses and organizations normally forms a crucial scenario as it affects the firm’s entire performance either positively or negatively. While undertaking on the traditional litigation‚ the business/organization spends much of its time in handling

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    Ethnic Notions The film “Ethnic Notions” directed and produced by Marlon Riggs identifies racial inferiority among the African American culture‚ as ethnic stereotypes‚ such as cartoons‚ performances and caricatures were depicted during the post-slavery era. Many stereotypical roles were portrayed‚ as the narrator took its viewers back to the ancestry of African Americans; for instance‚ mammies‚ sambos‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ boy and girl. These roles were presented to depict African Americans as demoralizing

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    Respondent said “I do not identify myself as a minority; I identify myself as a Black woman.” This statement highly relates to ethnic identity what we know about ethnic identity is that it refers to your subjective sense of membership and belonging to an ethnic group‚ including your attitudes‚ beliefs‚ knowledge‚ feelings‚ and behaviors associated with that particular ethnic group. (139)According to our respondent Coming from a Christian home she grew up with parents who instill in her positive values

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    Ethnic Humor

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    and should not be taken personally. Furthermore‚ some comedians and critiquers believe that ethnic humor can lead to catharsis and can be a way to initiate conversations about traditionally taboo topics. However‚ the increasing political and social tensions interfere with the idealism of jokes being seen as simple jokes. In this essay‚ I argue that the use of ethnic humor should be restricted to in-group membership because the sociopolitical tensions frame every joke in political terms and lead to

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    ETHNIC RELATIONS Prateek Shukla 3/30/05 ETHNIC RELATIONS PAPER "We don’t want you here anymore white principal‚" (Roberts 2) such misanthropical acts and slanders have been committed against thousands of people‚ almost every single day‚ here in the U.S. In fact‚ there have been many volatile arguments on the constitutional

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    The Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Conflict and the Citizenship Question in Nigeria Moses T. ALUAIGBA Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training‚ Bayero University‚ Kano Abstract The negative consequences of the Tiv-Jukun ethnic conflict and other similar conflicts in Nigeria have stimulated the debate on citizenship in the country. This debate is driven by questions that hinge on contestable issues such as who is an indigene in Nigeria‚ why should other Nigerians be termed non-indigenes‚ settlers

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