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    Topic: Reciprocity is an underlying principle expressed throughout Aboriginal societies. Outline and illustrate the importance of this fundamental concept in the economic‚ social‚ spiritual and political spheres of Aboriginal life. Introduction Reciprocity is a fundamental and inflexible feature of Aboriginal societies of Australia. The importance of the reciprocity and sharing concepts are shown in the economic‚ social‚ spiritual and political spheres of Aboriginal life. This paper will first

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    commenced with research first‚ tackling concepts about love‚ particularly on what it is. What is love? The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines love in various ways‚ some of which are the following – Love is a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties‚ an attraction based on sexual desire‚ or affection based on admiration‚ benevolence or common interests. Some people view love by associating the noun to people or objects‚ e.g. “Love is my wife”‚ “Love is my circle of friends”‚

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    and geographic origins. Extended family is very important in the black community‚ as ties of kinship continue to unite black families and serve as a major support systems. Grandmothers often raise grandchildren while parents work; aunts become the family babysitter and help with the household chores; and‚ brothers and uncles and nephews forge close bonds that often aim at economic or educational goals. Kinship remains vital to the unity of the black family. Because of the importance of the African

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    of affirming political community‚ kinship‚ citizenship‚ and union at the same time that it became the grounds for exclusion‚ expulsion‚ negation‚ and extermination” (7). Though Erkkila is describing the fetishization of blood in the period of time following the Revolutionary In Betsy Erkkila’s “Blood‚ Sex‚ and Other American Crosses”‚ the author writes the following about blood‚ saying that it was “a national fetish‚ a means of affirming political community‚ kinship‚ citizenship‚ and union at the same

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    as merely an unbiased observer and was allowed to sit quietly in the back of the group. The participants in this group ranged from kinship families with grandparents‚ aunts and uncles‚ and even siblings who are caring for children who are placed in their home by the Department of Family and Protective Services. There were also other participants who are not kinships families who are either beginning their journey into foster care or have served

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    Guinea Islands.After the end of the war‚ the history of anthropology‚which is probably the most revolutionary work wrote Argonauts of Wetern Pasific.And it was during this period that he began his signature work among the Trobriand Islanders‚studying kinship‚trade‚the practical purposes of ritual and religion‚as well as the intersection between cultural ideas and actual daily behaviours.(www.nndb.com) Malinowski helped develop the field of anthropology from a primarily evolutionary focus into

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    resources making our live solitary poor nasty brutish and sort. This view of individual is fearful working alone in competition with others now dominates western philosophical tradition. In indigenous philosophy we are related as individuals as part of kinship based community and as part of nature in balance with the whole. In most western thought society is seen as an aggregate of self-interested individual connected by competition with each other over limited resources creating fear insecurity hopelessness

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    Theory of traditional Chinese social structure which is called the “Differential Mode” by professor Fei which comes from the blood differential‚ used in social relations. Among it‚ there is a basis for designated "community circle". This "community circle" not only from the overall pattern of differential mode which divided into "inner" and "outer ring". This closeness of the two most obvious‚ impact on people’s social interaction is very huge‚ but also evolved into a concept of culture‚ exists in

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    To what extent does Conrad challenge or endorse the values of the colonisers in Heart of Darkness? Conrad‚ in Heart of Darkness‚ challenges the values of colonialism‚ but at the same time he conforms to the constraints of popular culture of the time in which he wrote. In this way‚ the extent to which he challenges mainstream ideas is limited in regards to the angles of his criticism. Conrad’s detailed descriptions of the Europeans in Heart of Darkness implicate his discontent towards colonial

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    How Legally Blonde Subverts the Female Stereotype At a first glance‚ Legally Blonde seems like a stereotypical chick flick‚ with millions of female stereotypes abounding the first 20 minutes and beyond. However‚ when you look deeper‚ at the underlying themes and messages‚ you begin to realize that there is something different about this movie. In most movies we see two basic types of females‚ with other sub-branches: the traditional‚ ditzy‚ feminine woman (Type 1)‚ or the “I’m not like other women”

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