missionaries first came across Samoa and its inhabitants‚ the Samoan culture began evolving and adapting more English religious practices such as Christianity and Catholicism. In addition‚ Samoans were introduced to new varieties of music‚ which included European church hymns and popular music. Because of this change in music styles‚ instruments were created and designed to fit the style of the music‚ and European instruments were introduced to the Samoan people. One of the major instrumental changes included
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extremely important in the somoan culture some tattoos represent the strong bond many Samoans feel for their culture. As stated by Emerald Rain Tattoos “The Samoan People believe Tattooing is a gift from the Gods. He who misuses this gift brings shame upon himself and his family. Most somoan boys where tattooed between the ages of 14-18 (when it is decided that the boy had stopped growing so the tattoo would not stretch). Samoan Culture‚ to live in shame is a fate worse than death.” This quote shows how valued
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What is sustainability? It is when you keep something that we tresures. It is about sustaining our Samoan lifestyle‚ treasures‚ and our spiritual belief. Samoan treasures like tatau (tattoo) and ietoga (fine mat) are unique to our culture. In Samoa there is a bellief which is‚ “Ka muamua lou gutu faatoa ka ia lou tino.” This means that someone should have the keep knowledge in our Faasamoa (Samoan way) before they are allowed to get a tattoo. This reflected in Ta tatau written by Emma Kruse Vaai
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Vasanth Pandi Ian Lea LSO 100: Canadian short story 14/03/2013 “Margaret Atwood” An honored Canadian writer who is globally recognized as a feminist and a role model for developing writers‚ you may ask who this person is; she is no other Margaret Eleanor Atwood herself. Margaret Eleanor Atwood was born in Ottawa‚ Ontario Canada on the day of November 18‚ 1939. Atwood was the middle child of her mother and father: Margaret Eleanor
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Margret Bourke-White was born on June 14‚ 1904 in The Bronx‚ New York. Margaret ’s father‚ Joseph White‚ was of Polish-Jewish background. He was an inventor and an engineer. He believed in equality in education and opportunity for all his children. Margaret ’s mother‚ Minnie Bourke‚ was of Irish-English ancestry and was a loving and nurturing mother. Minnie was completing her college degree at the time of her death. Margaret was married twice; once to Everett Chapman‚ when she was but 18 years old;
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BJCP Mead Exam Study Guide What you need to know to pass the Mead Exam Last revised March 25‚ 2014 Contributing Authors Gordon Strong Susan Ruud Kristen England Ken Schramm Curt Stock Petar Bakulić Michael Zapolski‚ Sr. (Hightest) Revised 2013 by Steve Piatz Revised 2014 by Steve Piatz Copyright © 2009-2014 by the authors and the BJCP CHANGE LOG March 2014‚ removed the Exam Program description‚ removed the honey‚ fruit‚ grape and spices descriptions. TABLE
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Mead was an anthropologist who studied gender roles in tribal cultures‚ specifically those in Polynesia (Felder 4). In Mead’s work she discovered that in many tribal cultures‚ women were seen as equal to their male counterparts. This was drastically different
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Henry Rodjers English 3 Ms.Witt February 14‚ 2012 Mead essay Have you ever been more admired at a person who lives far from you than a person who is close to you? I tend to agree with Margaret Mead’s analysis in several ways .The three different ideas why I agree with her analysis are when a person lives far away‚ people believe in different ways‚ and I won’t care as much. Those are my reasons why
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In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not
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will be writing about‚ the role of the mead hall‚ and its significance in the Epic of Beowulf‚ what role treasure plays in this story‚ and how gold is felt about by the characters and the scop‚ and last but not least I will be discussing if Beowulf if the ideal epic hero.
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