H) “Analyze One Aspect of a Culture of Your Choice”: Choose ONE of these areas (option 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ or 4) from a culture other than your own (which could include a “subculture” of your own country): Option 1) Religion—both historical and current aspects; Option 2) A current cultural tradition (a holiday or festival‚ educational practices‚ clothing‚ etc.); Option 3) A major historical event that strongly affected and continues to affect the country (political coup‚ natural disaster‚ war‚ etc.); or Option
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America’s lack of foresight and prudence‚ one being that the state of the Soviet Union was not great as it was. One should take into consideration that the Soviet Union was already in a drastic decline when the United States began to intercede in Soviet-Afghan affairs. Benjamin Frankel‚ an esteemed writer who wrote an article for History in Dispute‚ described how there was a prolonged controversy in the Soviet Union on the topic of how to proceed with communist policies (14). Secondly‚ America already
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Vietnam War vs. Soviet Afghan War Vietnam War vs. Soviet-Afghan War The Vietnam War was a long and costly armed conflict between the communist regime of North Vietnam who joined forces with its southern allies‚ also know as the Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam and their principle ally‚ know as the United States of America. The War began in the year 1954‚ after the accession to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam. This continued against
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Melanesia and Micronesia closely relate in several aspects of their arts and cultures. Even though the two sections of islands are very similar they also are opposites in some ways depending on which islands you’re on. Micronesia sets on top of the Melanesian islands in the Pacific Ocean so the cultures in Micronesia are very similar to both Polynesia and Micronesian due to the small size of Micronesia. Both Melanesia and Micronesia’s art is for the same achievements. What are the differences in
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as newspaper‚ television and film‚ are important sources of information‚ education and entertainment. It can be used to learn more about the world and the people in it. In this regard it can be said that the media represent‚ interpret and endorse aspects of social experience (O’Shaughnessy and Stadler‚ 2005). The media are also implicated in social regulation‚ or in other terms‚ the government of society. The media are implicated in government and politics in an obvious way because modern systems
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Several years ago I had the opportunity to work with Suraia Suhar‚ an Afghan-born woman who now lives in Toronto‚ Canada. At the time‚ Suraia was organizing with Afghans for Peace (AFP) and I was serving on the board of directors for Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). Back in 2012‚ NATO held their annual summit in Chicago‚ where thousands of antiwar protestors showed up to support AFP and IVAW‚ and to protest NATO’s ongoing and ever-expanding militarism. The rallies and actions culminated when
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Alain Locke‚ in "The New Negro‚" suggests that the "old Negro" is really nothing more than a myth or an ideal. He talks about the fact that there are aspects of Negro culture - such as the spiritual - that were beaten down but were accepted when finally allowed to emerge. Locke then takes a look at some trends‚ including the tendency toward moving "city-ward‚" and says these are not because of poor or even violent conditions in the south nor of the industry in the north. Instead‚ he attributes this
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addresses an aspect of pop culture that interests you (see “Guidelines for Choosing an Appropriate Text” posted under Additional Resources on Moodle for more information about sources). You will identify the source’s purpose‚ audience‚ and context‚ then evaluate how well the source achieved its purpose by analyzing its rhetorical strategies (such as‚ but not limited to‚ appeals‚ tropes‚ style and tone‚ word choice‚ use of evidence). Why: Strategies of persuasion and argument permeate our culture in advertisements
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The United States should empower the Afghan Government to actively pursue peace negotiations with the Taliban because total victory is neither plausible nor affordable. U.S. and NATO have battled the Taliban for sixteen years. Some defense analysts estimate the Afghan war cost the U.S. between $4 to $6 trillion dollars. Furthermore‚ thousands of Americans sacrificed their lives and limbs in pursuit of victory against the Taliban. Yet‚ the Taliban insurgency remains resilient today. The U.S.
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two people with different culture Most people think they should remain within their culture when they marry. But‚ don’t you think it would be fascinating to marry someone from a different culture? Getting marry often requires compromise‚ flexibility and love‚ and for many intercultural couples‚ getting marry has been the learning experience of a lifetime. In fact‚ the whole relationship process can be difficult for the average couple‚ but for intercultural couples‚ these aspects can also bring
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