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    The Picaresque tradition and its development in England Questions the following questions may help you draw up a logical scheme for the essay: What is the origin of the word picaresque? What is the earliest picaresque work in Spain? What other Spanish novels followed? What are the general characteristics of the picaro What is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel in England Could Nashe and Defoe have known about the Spanish picaresque novels? Which of Defoe’s novels contain picaresque

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    Oral tradition is non-written history‚ it is spoken word only. In African societies‚ oral tradition is the method in which history‚ stories‚ folktales and religious beliefs are passed on from generation to generation. For the African people‚ oral tradition is linked to their way of life. Most African societies place great worth in oral tradition because it is a primary means of conveying culture. Oral Narratives link the past and the present‚ construct collective worldviews and identity‚ educate

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    Christine Sanchez Brian Carr English 1302-W03 October 27‚ 2014 Gender Inequality and Hispanic Traditions Gender roles in the Hispanic culture are very traditional. Many families that at one point immigrated to the United States have continued to follow their traditional gender specific roles in the U.S. Unfortunately; there is an inequality when raising children according to their sexes or what we call gender specific roles in the traditional Hispanic culture. Females are raised to be dependent

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    upon her.” (Jackson)Even though the community is following traditions that they happen every year. The traditions are still wrong. This book has a very dark theme‚ and things within the community that symbol many things. The short story is also very similar to the known movie The Hunger Games. This short story is similar to the movie The Hunger Games in a lot of ways. “The Lottery” by Jackson is about a community that has an annual tradition and names are being drawn and who ever picks the wrong card

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    * Describes these basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred: * What a religious tradition says—its teachings‚ texts‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ and others * What a religious tradition does—worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ and so forth * How a religious tradition organizes—leadership‚ relationships among members‚ and so forth * Identifies key critical issues in the study of religion * Includes specific examples from the various religious

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    In this worship they would be forced to live in the cold dark underworld revered earths natural features. This was practiced by the Ayllus for thousands of years. The Ayllus is a groups of families‚ that formed a sufficient community including the major needs like farming‚ marriages‚ and religion. They believed that their ancestors sprung from a object or a specific point‚ like a tree or herb‚ and they worshiped these things greatly. The Huaca’s

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    Intercultural Communication or Cross-Cultural Communication is about people from different Cultures/ethnicities/religion/societies that interact with each other‚ when you leave your country you are likely to experience how important is to communicate with people who comes from different backgrounds of societies and speaks different languages. If there are two people with different cultures and they have to communicate it will not be a convenient interaction due to their different cultural backgrounds

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    Tradition is an important part of everyone’s life. Some people follow traditions so deeply rooted in their everyday life that they don’t even recognize them as such. Why do you cook rice a certain way? Well‚ that’s the way Grandma always did it. Others hold tradition above anything else. They feel that it is very important to follow these established customs and cannot even imagine rebelling against them although they may be hurtful in some ways. They may not even remember the reason for these customs

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    IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY The word family has multiple meanings in the dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children‚ considered as a group‚ whether dwelling together or not’. In a broader term‚ relatives can also be added to this group. But it is much more than that. Family is the first learning place of an individual in this world. Starting from childhood till old age‚ he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that

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    FAMILY George Peter Murdock (Social Structure 250 societies) “A social group characterised by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children‚ own or adopted of the sexually co-habiting adults”. The family thus lives together‚ puts resources and produces offspring. Nuclear family is the smallest group. Extended family is Nuclear family plus vertical

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