America is better than it was 50 years ago. America has long been hailed as "the land of opportunity". While this has proven true in the past it is more true today than it has ever been before. Many forms of discrimination that have plagues the country in the past are nearing their ends and more people have the ability to live a happy life here. The country is learning from the past and building for a better future each and every day. America is better now because there is more of a opportunity
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“Music is the purest form of art.... therefore true poets‚ they who are seers‚ seek to express the universe in terms of music... the singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside.” Rabindranath Tagore. India is country of diversified art forms where Indian classical music is the quintessential form of spiritualism. Apparently Indian classical music is the integral element which crowns India’s rich heritage. India’s music is
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contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture. Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family‚ faith‚ hard work‚ and service. They have enhanced and shaped our national character with centuries-old traditions that reflect the multiethnic and multicultural customs of their community. Hispanic Heritage Month‚ whose roots go back to 1968‚ begins
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African Literature: What Tradition? by Es’kia Mphahlele It all started when Africa was shanghaied into the history of the West in the late nineteenth century. What were we coming into? ----- a long line of continuity going back some 9‚000 years since the civilizations of the great river valleys of the Nile‚ the Tigris and Euphrates‚ the Indus‚ and the Hwang-ho had launched man on a long intellectual quest. We had been discovered by an aggressive Western Culture which was never going to let us be
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| Contents THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE DIVISION OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE RIG VEDA 4 YAJURVEDA: 5 SAMAVEDA: 5 ATHARVEDA: 6 BRAHMANAS: 6 VEDANTA 7 PATHAS 7 MEMORISATION OF THE VEDAS AND THE TECHNIQUES: 8 SOUND AND PRONUNCIATION: 8 CONCLUSION: 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY: 10 THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: The Vedas and their oral tradition are one of the oldest traditions in history that exists even today. The samhita texts from
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Tradition is an act‚ an activity‚ a feeling‚ or a way of thinking that has been forced into existence by repetition; without a strong effort towards repetition tradition cannot exist. Tradition is not something that arrives free of creation; tradition must be molded and formed in order to hold its form. If tradition is not pressed hard enough‚ or not enough effort is put into the creation of tradition‚ that tradition will quickly crumble. The act of continuous and conscious repetition is what molds
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The two rituals I picked are the western practice known as a funeral and the traditional practice known as the Nukil‚ or Hemmukuwin that is a mourning ceremony practiced by the Cahuilla‚ a Californian Native American tribe. In my culture‚ an experience of a funeral consists of first a wake the night before the service where close family and friends can look at the body and tell stories about experiences with the deceased. Then the next morning is the service that is pretty similar to a Christian
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CHALLENGES OF PRESERVING ORAL TRADITIONS AMONG BASARWA TRIBE MODISE JUDGE 201201027 THATO KGAKGE 201203471 DOREEN PHALE 201204113 ABSTRACT Basarwa are faced with huge responsibilities of preserving their Oral Traditions. This project has been written to address issues that Basarwa are facing. All the importance and challenges of Oral Traditions among Basarwa are covered in this project‚ making it a basic text for Basarwa tribe whom would want to preserve their Oral Traditions and overcome all challenges
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Racist’ Halloween costumes stir debate Ohio university group’s ’We’re a culture‚ not a costume’ campaign goes viral By Marlene Habib‚ CBC News Posted: Oct 27‚ 2011 6:23 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 27‚ 2011 6:18 AM ET [pic]A poster campaign by Ohio University’s Students Teaching About Racism in Society fights the use of Halloween costumes that stereotype ethnic groups and cultures. (Ohio University’s Students Teaching About Racism in Society) | | | | |Facebook
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Every person has his or her own set of beliefs and traditions in which they have been raised by or simply believe in. Whether it is Judaism‚ Christianity‚ or Muslim‚ all individuals have the freedom to practice and express what they believe in. Gaining knowledge of other religions can provide a better understanding of current issues that concerns them as well as their beliefs and characteristics‚ and most important specific traditions that define each religion. No matter if it is Judaism‚ Christianity
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