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    Muslim rulers in terms of education and high culture‚ so they subsequently became attracted to Islamic intellectualism and language‚ and their integration into Andalusian culture caused them to have profound influence on all its inhabitants. The Christians in Al-Andalus consisted mainly of the Visigoths‚ Hispano-Romans and the native tribes of the Iberian Peninsula. The Christian population was pre-dominantly catholic‚ and under the Visigoth rule a culture of learning was present‚ but it was miniscule

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    Visual entertainment media has played a role in shaping American culture and its values in a variety of ways utilizing various methods such as television‚ video games‚ music videos‚ and the Internet. Crime‚ violence‚ fashion‚ foods‚ romance and education are just a few categories in which values can be molded or stem from by viewing visual media‚ all of which comes with both negative and positive aspects. As people watch television and surf the Internet‚ they are subjected to tons

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    1. Two theories how inmate culture becomes part of prison life is the “indigenous influence theory” this is due to social structures‚ environmental influences‚ and interactions within the prison. The second theory is “cultural drift theory” this is when an inmate brings their behavior and culture from outside of prison – to prison. "PRE-INSTITUTIONAL VS. SITUATIONAL INFLUENCE IN A CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITY." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. . 2. Methods that correctional agencies use to control prison gangs is “unauthorized

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    Montgomery‚ culture should not be biased‚ but should be including all that are produced and shared by the society( Montgomery 7). Even though Black English is different from Standard English‚ Black English has its unique linguistic system. It has its own system in phonetics‚ lexicology and grammar. Black English is the most widely spread minority group language variant in American English. With the improvement of Black American cultural and social position‚ Black English affects American culture in a

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    The Influence of Culture and Genetics on Health Jenell Nash Walden University Family‚ Community & Population-based care NURS - 4010 - 13 Marguerite Washnok November 12‚ 2013 The Influence of Culture and Genetics on Health Case Study: A Native American family of four lives in a trailer park outside of Tallahassee‚ Florida. The father is a construction worker and works 12-hour shifts‚ relaxing at the end of the day with a few cold beers. The mother works part-time at a gas station until

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    that come in international business. The biggest challenge comes from the culture which varies from country to country. At its basic understanding‚ international marketing engages the firm in making one or more marketing mix decisions across national boundaries. At its complex level‚ it involves the firm in establishing manufacturing facilities overseas and coordinating marketing strategies across the globe (Keegan‚ 2002). Other interpretations are “International Marketing is the performance of business

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    “How do culture and society relate to each other“ 2.4 Discuss how social anthropologists attempt to define ‘culture’ and ‘society’ What is culture and what is society? Even though these two definitions are closely related to each otherculture and society is not the same thing. While cultures are complexes of learned behavior patterns and perceptions‚ societies are groups of people who directly or indirectly interact with each other. People in societies also generally perceive that

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    The Influence of Black Slave Culture on Early America The Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to the new land. Despite their persecution‚ the "slave culture" has contributed greatly to the development of America’s own music‚ dance‚ art‚ and clothing. Music It is understandable that when Africans were torn from their homes and families‚ lashed into submission ‚ and forced into lifelong slave labor‚ they would be‚ on the most part‚ resentful and angry. Various

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    stories and poems that we know and love to this day.  Whether enjoying them around Halloween or any other time of the year Poe wrote many stories that enjoyed now and for many generations to come.  If  Edgar Allan Poe has been an influential writer in our culture close to two hundred years just imagine how long the infamous writer will be around.  Poe has had many different influences on American culture throughout history‚ including‚ writers‚ films‚  popular music and even art. One could easily say

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    Franklin invented the cooling concept in the year 1758. The idea of cooling through evaporation was essential in the preservation of fresh foods hence contributing a new cooling concept to the food culture in America. In addition‚ Benjamin Franklin had yet another contribution to the American food culture. Franklin published a book by the name Poor Richard’s Almanack that detailed a variety of his personal favorite recipes from special ingredients around the world. During Franklin’s tour experiences

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