The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty In 1894‚ Tsar Alexander III died suddenly of Kidney failure at a very young age. His son‚ Nicholas II took over the position (he was only 26) through succession‚ not knowing that he would soon become the tsar who brought the Romanov rule to an end after more than 300 years of autocratic rule. The same year‚ Tsar Nicholas married Princess Alix (Alexandra) of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage was a love match. The couple were a perfect example of complete love
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Africa most black women use antenatal care services and deliver in clinics‚ and a considerable number complement this use of formal health services with traditional medicine. This study reported here examined the knowledge‚ beliefs and practical experiences of pregnant women‚ traditional healers and midwives with regard to kgaba (traditional medicine) and explored what constitutes kgaba. Interviews (N=30) and focus group discussions (N=21) were carried out among participants in Mogwase district
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generally arranged by the parents and extended family‚ with the children having little to no say in the matter. In modern Vietnam‚ this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love‚ and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of Westernization‚ many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated
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Marriage and family I agreed the family is one of society’s most basic and important institutions; therefore‚ studying the family is integral to understanding the larger society in which we live. While most of us grow-up in some sort of family and thus have direct experience with its forms and functions‚ generally we do conceptualize our families as socially and historically constructed institutions. To help provide a sociological framework for understanding our own families as well as those of
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“Over the years the people of Africa have used traditional medicine and traditional knowledge for their survival.” (Tsiko 2006) Traditional African medicine is a holistic discipline involving extensive use of indigenous herbalism combined with aspects of African spirituality. (Helwig 2005) Traditional African medicine has been practiced for centuries. This ancient system of healing continues to thrive in Africa‚ despite numerous attempts at government inferences‚ and practitioners can be found
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Traditional costumes are peculiar to or characteristic of a certain nation or ethnic group‚ which usually retains strong elements of the culture from which it originates. In areas where contemporary Western fashions have become usual‚ traditional costumes are often worn in connection with special events and celebrations‚ particularly those connected with cultural traditions‚ heritage‚ or pride. Some countries even have their traditional costumes as the uniform of the national airline stewardesses
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A family is an essential part of our life. It’s very important to have people‚ with whom you can share your good and bad times‚ your joys and sorrows. They are my family. (with the dearest people who are my family). I am lucky to be born and brought-up in a two-parent family. Family is an important part of my life. My mum is an engineer. She is a kind‚ responsible and sociable woman. She is full of tenderness to all of us. My mother is always ready to give me necessary information‚ moral support
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everything in the world is one‚ one source‚ one mind and will‚ as well as the world is full of spiritual entities. They also relied on knowledge of herbs and other medicines to manage their healthcare (Handley & Jacoby‚ 2005). Voodoo Priests use traditional healing methods to treat the physical or psychological illness of a client. They interpret illness in a cultural context that Haitians understand‚ thus‚ they can provide individualized treatments that is unique to the clients needs. Voodoo priests
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FAMILY is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity‚ affinity‚ or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Anthropologists most generally classify family organization as matrilocal (a mother and her children); conjugal (a husband‚ his wife‚ and children; also called nuclear family); and consanguineal (also called an extended family) in which parents and children co-reside with other members of one parent’s
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Decline of American Horror Films American horror films have undergone several series of change in the past 50 years. The claim most often directed against modern horror is that it is somehow "sick". Some viewers declare its preoccupation with violence and sexuality is excessive and politically incorrect. However‚ the horror films of the 1960 ’s redefined and distinguished American horror with racial undertones as in Romero ’s "Night of The Living Dead‚" and indirectly addressing social and family
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