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    deepest fears about themselves and society & power and authority by denying sex‚ food‚ or nurture by outright disobedience. What does the anthropological category witchcraft refer to‚ and how did the word ‘witchcraft’ gain its negative image? The denigration of the body & it gain it’s negative image simply b/c of “witches” believed to do and to be everything that is the reverse or normal and right. Explain James Brain’s hypothesis regarding why some societies have witchcraft and others do not

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    Colonial Whip

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    BY-LAWS OF FEDERATED SYSTEMS GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. ARTICLE I SUBSCRIPTION‚ ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES Section 1. Subscriptions. - Subscribers to the capital stock of the Corporation shall pay the value of the stock in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the Board of Directors. Unpaid subscriptions shall not earn interest unless determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. Certificate. - The stockholder shall be entitled to one or more certificates

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    The colonial strategies of the Spanish‚ French‚ and Dutch were similar in that they all originally began their colonization through unchartered companies and colonized to spread Christianity and to acquire wealth. Each of these peoples also traded with the local natives. Despite their similarities‚ these countries’ strategies differed as well.             The Spaniards began whipping the natives who practiced polygamy and punished the ones that worshipped their traditional gods. They also began

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    Many say the etymology of religion lies with the Latin word religare‚ which means “to tie‚ to bind.” This seems to be favored on the assumption that it helps explain the power religion has. The Oxford English Dictionary points out‚ though‚ that the etymology of the word is doubtful. Earlier writers like Cicero connected the term with relegere‚ which means “to read over again” (perhaps to emphasize the ritualistic nature of religions?). Some argue that religion doesn’t really exist — there is only

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    Punishment was characterized by three treatments: brutality‚ degradation‚ and inhumanity. Executions‚ whippings‚ and rapes very common‚ especially in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Slaves were denied educational opportunities‚ like going to school and learning how to read or write. Medical care was often another slave who had seen or experienced some type of treatment. If you were lucky the slave master would have a doctor or family friend come and tend to an injured slave‚ but this was only if they were on their

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    Women In Colonial America

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    In modern America‚ women are sometimes looked upon negatively or with little value. Stereotypes haunt women and can even discourage them from achieving their dreams. Dating back to colonial America‚ women were assigned the role of a caretaker for men and their homes‚ giving a norm for women to meet. At the time‚ women were associated with peace‚ cleaning‚ and obedience. This is especially noteworthy as women weren’t born to fit one specific role‚ men merely told what to do throughout history. By

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    Assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individuals (33 marks) For functionalists‚ society is a system of interrelated parts known as institutions‚ such as religion‚ the family and the economy. Each institution performs certain functions- each contributes to maintaining the social system by meeting a need. Society’s most basic need is the need for social order and solidarity so that its members can cooperate. For functionalists‚ what makes order possible

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    Colonial Labor Essay

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    Continuities in the Need for Colonial Labor The trans-atlantic systems from from 1600 to 173 maintained continuity in need for heavy labor due to an agricultural economy‚ but hunger for profits changed in the race and origins of the laborers. Planters needed subservient labor to maintain plantations‚ but over time they increasingly relied on black slaves. This racial shift due to transatlantic slavery would in the long term spark dramatic changes that are still felt in Southern society. During the early 1600s

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    became very controversial. Akhenaten had changed centuries and dynasties of belief and religion and the way all Egyptians had been living Akhenaten also changed religion. He changed how they worship gods and whom they pray to. Before his reign as pharaoh‚ Egyptians had prayed to many gods as their religion was a polytheistic and prayed to a god for everything. As Akhenaten took power‚ he changed the religion through which god they pray to The Aten was the sun disc and was prayed to as you see

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    Colonial Patriot Party

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    plantation element that wanted a localized society with greater political equality. The word "patriot" refers to a person in the colonies who sided with the American Revolution. Calling the revolutionaries

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