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    Beliefs concerning dietary practices during pregnancy and lactation. A qualitative study among Iranian women residing in Sweden. Ahlqvist M‚ Wirfält E. Source Maternity Welfare Internal Contract‚ Southwest Health Care Region‚ County Council of Stockholm‚ Sweden. margary.ahlqvist@telia.com Abstract Growing multiculturalism in Sweden challenges health professionals to provide safe and culturally meaningful care. Differences between the health--disease explanatory models of lay persons and health

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    Traditions and Beliefs

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    deeply important‚ though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another‚ often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the day‚ and the changes can become accepted as a part of the ancient tradition. Folk Beliefs‚ otherwise known as "Superstitious Beliefs"‚ forms part of a people’s value systems and culture. They basically reflect the customs

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    The Puritans and the Pilgrims both migrated to North America to escape religious persecution due to their views about the Church of England. They created very little literature because writing was viewed as satanic in both cultures. All that was written in Puritan New England were works to glorify God and record journeys for historical purposes. The most famous poets of this period include Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor. William Bradford‚ the governor of the Plymouth Colony‚ kept a journal of

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    change; they can improve or worsen‚ but they will never be completely over and gone. We can take Puritan punishments as an example. Throughout the years there has been laws passed to stop cruel punishments‚ but other types of punishments have been introduced such as "[wearing] a large sing publicizing [the] crime...[and wearing] tap shoes in public" (Willing). Public punishments that were popular in Puritan times are continuing today. In the article "From "Scarlet Letter" to 1995‚ Americans want

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    On page 126 Wheelen poses the question‚ “Why do some people have indoor trampolines and private jets while others sleep in bus station bathrooms?”. I believe that Wheelen is asking about the disparity of wealth within developed nations. Why is it legal for Bill Gates to install an 81 car parking garage within his house‚ but over half a million Americans are without homes. To answer his own question‚ Wheelen goes on to discuss the concept of human capital‚ the total sum of skills a given person has

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    Islam beliefs

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    you) The principal beliefs of Islam are clearly described in the six pillars of Iman (Faith). The most fundamental teaching is Tawhid the ‘doctrine of Oneness’ which means that Allah is the One‚ Unique God. He is the single‚ divine creator‚ nourisher and sustainer of the universe. Allah has supreme control over humankind. He has no equal‚ hence no other being is worthy of our worship. Importantly‚ Allah is both immanent and transcendent‚ and is thus unfathomable to man. This belief means that every

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    When the colonists first came to the New World in 1607‚ they settled near a river‚ naming the river ‘The James’. James Fort‚ a colony the people had built near James River‚ was renamed Jamestown in honor of Kind James 1 of England who was ruling at the time. The men of Jamestown didn’t build decent shelters and didn’t know how to farm‚ causing starvation for them all. Their luck changed however‚ once they found and grew tobacco‚ making them rich and able to feed themselves Under King James 1

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    New England was a great example of irony. This is so because Puritan separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland‚ but they quickly realized that Dutch culture was not for them. In consequence‚ some separatists moved to the New World. When they got to New England and landed at Plymouth Rock‚ they created a theocratic government. One would be inclined to believe that if you left one-or in some cases‚ two different countries and sailed all the way across the

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    Developmental Psychology 29th May 2013 Issue: Work-family conflict of women in hospitality industry Kuching. a) What I want to know? Work-family conflict married women in hospitality industry Kuching. b) Who are involved? Married women in hospitality industry Kuching. c) Where is the place? Hospitality industry Kuching only. d) Why? e) To investigate the relationship between the sources of work and family conflict and the different types of work and family conflict. f) To investigate the relationship between

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    opinions for us. Celebrities seem like new Gods who are idolized and emulated without a second thought. It can be very easy to forget that we should make up our own minds in everything‚ as well as about such lofty topics. In considering bigger pictures for yourself and not through a media filter‚ I feel that you gain perspective. With perspective‚ hopefully there is some sort of enlightenment

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