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    in Bahasa to return their hometown to celebrate Idul Fitri (Lebaran in Bahasa) with their family‚ the religious feast in Moslem calendar. There is no idea when this tradition begins exactly in Indonesia. Today mudik or homecoming‚ not only affiliate with Moslem‚ but it has been practice in other religion and become national tradition in every Indonesian religious feast day event. While according to demography‚ mudik phenomena linked with urbanization‚ the reality doesn’t always cause negative image

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    Tradition:A Comparison of Values in Eudora Welty ’s "A Worn Path" and Shirley Jackson ’s "The Lottery"Families and society pass on traditions as a way of spreading certain knowledge or ways of life from generation to generation. People often consider traditions to be ancient‚ and therefore of the highest integrity and moral meaning. But what do you do when these traditions seem to fall short over time? It is the responsibility of every individual to choose for themselves what ways of life they wish

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    In this assignment I will discuss key theoretical traditions from social theory such as Social Darwinism‚ Functionalism‚ Liberalism‚ Marxist theory‚ Feminism and Social movement theory and discuss how they relate to the practice of community development. Social theory seeks to explain change in society‚ how it develops‚ what factors facilitate and inhibit it and what results from it. Social theory can be viewed as a set of tools which are used in constructing our own explanations of what is happening

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    Villagers are afraid to get rid of the black box. Customs and beliefs that are transmitted through different generation. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson ‚ the author show us the tradition takes influence in the actions of the villagers. The villagers have no reason in keeping the black box . “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box‚ but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (397).They have so much pride with the black

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    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 traditions described in the

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    Kohlmaier English II PreAP‚ Period 1 4/17/2012 Changing Traditions Ancient buildings‚ historical monuments‚ and even people are traditional examples which help shape and influence a city. Traditions are an essential role in maintaining a city’s history‚ but when people are reluctant to change the past‚ there is a struggle for development. William Faulkner’s use of symbolism‚ narrative structure‚ and juxtaposition help convey the theme of traditions against progress in “A Rose for Emily”. Narrative

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    Chapter 22 Maritime Explorations: 15th-18th Centuries What were the motives and means of maritime explorations? Search for resources and land suitable for cash crops Search for commodities: spices‚ silk‚ gold‚ ivory‚ slaves etc. Search for converts to Christianity Navigational technology and knowledge of the wind (monsoon) Maritime and land-based empires (Trading post empires) Was European expansion in the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean worlds different? Territorial empires in the

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    When you hear the word “Lottery” some might think money and some might think tradition. The violent behavior included being stone and murdered. This type of event wasn’t a maybe I’ll show up maybe I won’t‚ it was mandatory. It’s a small town so everyone knows each other and everyone knows what’s going on.You’ll be lucky after this event to go home alive. This story was more about tradition‚ but this type of tradition was a violent one. It was June 27th clear and sunny day and the kids

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    | Contents THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE DIVISION OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE RIG VEDA 4 YAJURVEDA: 5 SAMAVEDA: 5 ATHARVEDA: 6 BRAHMANAS: 6 VEDANTA 7 PATHAS 7 MEMORISATION OF THE VEDAS AND THE TECHNIQUES: 8 SOUND AND PRONUNCIATION: 8 CONCLUSION: 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY: 10 THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: The Vedas and their oral tradition are one of the oldest traditions in history that exists even today. The samhita texts from

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    divorce. I was different then most people in my town and I didn’t want to get married or have children. I wanted to live my life and go off to college to get good degree. Sometimes I feel like I will always disappoint them since I never followed our traditions. I fear nothing I will never accomplish what is expected of me. I fear no one will ever want

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