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    The Incas

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    of the emperor. The peoples he governed had many names. But after the Spanish conquest‚ all people under the emperor’s rule were called the Inca. Inca is a group name which covers a large numbers of tribes. The original Incas were Quechua speakers who lived in South - Eastern Peruvian highlands. Tribes later conquered by the Incas tended to assimulate Inca culture‚ to the exclusion of their own. In the 15century‚ led by Pachacuti Inca Yupaqui and his son Topa Inca‚ the Inca Empire exploded over the

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    Aboriginal Beliefs

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    spiritually bound to the natural world. The basis of Aboriginal religion revolves around their sacred mythology known as “The Dreamtime”. The Dreamtime specifically refers to the period of time when the creators made the territory of a tribe and all it contained. It was a period when patterns of living were established and laws were laid down for human beings to follow. The Dreamtime is linked with many aspects of Aboriginal practise‚ including rituals‚ storytelling and Aboriginal lore

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    cannibalism. An American man by the name of Daniel went to South America‚ for the reasons of writing a book on it and publishing it in the United States‚ to study a native tribe and to try to become part of it. While Daniel was studying this tribe they accepted him‚ and eventually made him part of their tribe. To be initiated into the tribe they had to raid a neighboring village and kill some of their neighboring tribesmen and bring them back and cook and eat their bodies‚ which Daniel took part. Is it

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    countries in the world which have multi-racial. Although Malaysia has the most races of citizens in the universe‚ the Malaysia’s residents can live together peacefully. The ethnics of citizens in Malaysia are Malayan (Muslims)‚ Chinese‚ Indian (Hindu)‚ Iban‚ Kadazan and etc. Between‚ the three major ethnics are Malayan‚ Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. Because of the multi-racial of Malaysia‚ there are also many festive season in Malaysia. Malaysia also is the country which has the most festive season

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    Malaysians should start accepting each other as Malaysians regardless of race and religion and we should not be preoccupied with ethnic origin. I always believe that being a Malaysian does not make anyone less a Malay‚ Chinese‚ Indian‚ Kadazan‚ Iban‚ etc. People should be proud to identify themselves as Malaysians‚ for such identification fosters patriotism and develops unity. All plans for the nation’s economic growth and all corrective measures to address the country’s social imbalances

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    changing perspective

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    All changes of perspective are initiated by external factors A change of perspective is the transformation of one’s view‚ opinion or outlook. This transformation is initiated by various external factors that play a catalytic role in this change as they provide greater understanding and knowledge. However‚ it up to the individual’s or group’s preference whether they choose to acquire this opportunity for growth and awakening. It they do not‚ then no change of perspective will occur. In Robert Frost’s

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    Gawai Dayak

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    excuse to organise beauty contests as is happening at the moment. “Gawai Dayak needs to adapt to changes in our society but it does not mean it has to be revolutionised‚” pointed out Jimbun Tawai‚ assistant research officer‚ Majlis Adat Istiadat (Iban section). He said Gawai Dayak should be viewed from another perspective — as the community’s contribution to advance the 1Malaysia Concept since Dayaks also hold ‘open house’ during Gawai to promote bonds of friendship and understanding among the

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    Second‚ and closely related‚ was the issue of whether the roughly four million freedmen should be allowed to vote. The issue was how to receive the four million former slaves as citizens. If they were to be fully counted as citizens‚ some sort of representation for apportionment of seats in Congress had to be determined. Before the war‚ the population of slaves had been counted as three-fifths of a corresponding number of free whites. By having four million freedmen counted as full citizens‚ the

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    Australia Kinship System

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    “Kinship is a system of social relationships expressed in a biological idiom through terms such as mother‚ son‚ and so on.”(Australian Aborigine) The main purpose of their kinship system is to determine where each member stands within the tribe as well as outside the tribe. Kinship also “provided everyone with a ready-made guide to expected behavior‚ indicating‚ for example‚ the expectation of sexual familiarity‚ a joking relationship‚ restraint‚ or completes avoidance.” (Australian Aborigine) This helped

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