respectively; in fact‚ humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food.[1] Fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world’s agricultural output‚ and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings. The section of a fungus that produces spores is also called a fruiting body.[2] In common language usage‚ "fruit" normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet and edible in the raw state‚
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Poland and The United States of America Comparing two countries from completely different sides of the world‚ it is easy task. Two different cultures‚ different people‚ customs‚ and behaviors‚ but also a lot of similarities. Poland knows as a heard of Old Continent with deep roots in European culture. From the other side we have United States of America pretty young country‚ with people that valuing freedom and their social rights. People can think those two countries are completely different‚
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teacher. He says “In the internment camp a guard lent him a book called Zen in English Literature‚ by R.H. Blyth‚ an English translator in love with Japan. Aitken read the book over and over; it made him happy in dark circumstances‚ offering a link between his own tradition and the meaning of life.”( Tarrant). This was the main reason that Buddhist Zen Master Robert Aitken became who he is in the world today. Aitken played a great part in bringing Zen to the West.
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Painting and architecture are so intimately combined that it is sometimes difficult to perceive where one begins and the other ends. There are literally no frames to confine or define the painting form the architecture Architectural painting (also Architecture painting) is a form of genre painting where the predominant focus lies on architecture‚ both outdoors views and interiors. While architecture was present in many of the earliest paintings and illuminations‚ it was mainly used as background
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Differentiate between capitalism and socialism and indicate which of the two socio-economic systems is more appropriate for sustained growth and development INTRODUCTION 1. This essay shall bring out the difference between capitalism and socialism. In so doing‚ first‚ the terminologies used shall be defined and some quotes noted by early writers. The full differences between the two socio-economic systems will be discussed after which a more appropriate system will be selected and thereafter
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Regional dialect 3.1 Definition and characteristics of regional dialects 3.2 Reasons for the appearance of regional dialects 4. Social dialects 4.1 Social dialects in relation to age differences 4.2 Social dialects in relation to sex differences 4.3 Social dialects in relation to difference of social class membership 5. An introduction to register (field‚ mode and tenor) 5.1 The field of discourse 5.2 The mode of discourse 5.3 The tenor of discourse 6. Conclusion 1.
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In both of these dispositions the viewer is fundamental to this cultural subjectivism‚ since he can be either inferred as a citizen‚ a migrant or a connoisseur (mostly thought be a Westerner). Annie Coombes and Nestor Garcia Canclini examine this cultural relativism in curatorial and museum practices and how it is stretched to truss over a post colonial rhetoric of decolonization
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of a shared history and a common ethnicity‚ cultural heritage‚ language‚ or religion should be united in a single nation-state free of "alien" political‚ economic‚ or cultural influence or domination." (Putins Peter‚ Rita) Nationalism has brought together many countries throughout its existence. For instance‚ Germany‚ Italy and France were all unified due to this powerful force. "At the Congress of Vienna‚ Prince Metternich stopped unification of Germany from occurring before the movement grew to
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Although Hispanics and Latinos do not necessarily share a common cultural identity the United States is often times guilty of assuming that everyone that identifies as Hispanic or Latino falls under the same identity. Hispanics and Latinos who are forced to identify with a panethic name on things such as doctors forms and surveys. A few social forces that influence such generic labeling are national origin‚ political views‚ religion and language. While most people are obligated to identify under
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Political and Economic Aspects of Cultural Differences Economics: • production – making of goods • consumption – using up goods • exchange – transfer of goods Subsistence Strategies: how you meet basic survival needs of food‚ clothing‚ shelter. • Modes of Production – dominant way you make a living Relations of Production—relationships that organize production (serfs/lords; workers and capitalists) Means of Production—material resources available for producing food. Food Collectors: Foraging‚ Hunting
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