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    Ghalib and Metaphor

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    The sheer lyrical power of metaphor can be found throughout Ghalib’s poetry. Ghalib utilizes this figure of speech‚ I believe‚ to help us connect to and really experience what he is trying to tell us about life‚ love‚ and hardship. It seems that‚ through metaphor‚ he implores us to delve deeper into his writings and enter into the suffering‚ heartache‚ alienation‚ and ambition that marked his entire life. Using ghazal’s from the Joy of the Drop website‚ I will examine and discuss the verses that

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    American Culture vs. African Culture Today things are so very different everywhere‚ especially in different cultures. American Culture in comparison to African Culture. The African Culture is very diverse. Each of the African countries is a mix of tribes‚ with each having their unique language. There are many different African languages. African is a polychronic culture‚ some of the characteristics include‚ they are easily distracted‚ changer plans often‚ build lifetime relationships‚ are just

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    Ethnic Dance

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    What is the difference between ethnic and folk dance? Answer: A1:  An ethnic dance reflects the peculiar characteristics of a specific tribe‚ especially their cultural‚ racial‚ religious‚ and traditional similarities.  A folk dance is a traditional dance that expresses the thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings of a group of people in connection with everyday activities and experiences of the people who developed them.  A2 fr: Yahoo Answers:  Well ethnic dance is a dance that is based on ethnicity

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    American Pop Culture Americas culture is evolving everyday although‚ society is not aware of this change due to the everyday hustle that we exert on ourselves trying to accomplish what the media and advertising has imprinted in regard to what our lives should contain. Media and advertising have a huge impact on how society thinks‚ acts‚ feels‚ and what is expected therefore‚ Americans subconsciously are trying to achieve what the media has painted as the American Dream. There are many ways that

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    exterior. Obviously superheroes have been imagined with idealistic qualities‚ but most people do not realize how these concepts are reflected past comics and shape ideologies about culture and everyday life. Images of physically superior beings with limited with weaknesses‚ and strong personalities have permeated our culture and have people trying to shape themselves to be like the superheroes they so admire. From Superman‚ created in 1938‚ Batman in 1939 and Wonder Woman‚ conceptualized in 1941‚ superheroes

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    In many of the readings we have explored in class about Chinese culture have many similarities and differences with my experience of American culture. For example‚ the way businesses are ran‚ are different. There is no such thing as suing in China. Also people’s jobs are set in stone so China doesn’t have as hard working citizens. In both cultures I think the mixing of age groups is similar. Something I think is really different‚ is how people in China seem to receive an equal pay as their associates

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    Ethnic Cultural Diversity

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    Ethnic Cultural Diversity Emily Aboosamra CLS 100 Mrs. Daniels December 14th‚ 2012 Throughout my weeks of researching Ethnic Cultural Diversity‚ i’ve found that trying to define the words ethnicity and culture aren’t in any way easy‚ but are significantly easier that trying to define the word diversity. When I began this project‚ in my CLS 100 class a few weeks prior to now‚ I hadn’t really gone into depth on the topic of diversity in any way‚ shape‚ or form. When I say “...in any

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    in the world‚ but they differ from country to country. Trends change within time‚ but there are always popular trends that people tend to follow. This paper will examine a few trends in the American Culture‚ including social‚ political‚ religious‚ and personal trends. Some social trends in American culture include Myspace.com‚ eHarmony.com‚ and cell phones. These are great ways for people to socialize and keep in touch. Myspace.com is a website where people create their own profile. This website

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    Culture is defined as the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people. Most cultures are cultivated by many things such as religion‚ economy‚ government‚ education‚ and conflict that help to shape the culture of a country. The Russian culture has been unswerving and strong through trying times‚ however when most Americans think of the Russian culture‚ they think of a government that is ruled by a tyrant President‚ the Cold War‚ people living in poverty‚ and even a bully to other

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    American Pop Culture

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    Culture is the learned behavior of our society. This may include knowledge‚ beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ art‚ entertainment‚ and the way we act‚ feel or think about our surroundings. Popular culture is a shared knowledge and behaviors of a society at a specific time. It is widespread and generally accepted by most people. Three major trends in American pop culture are music‚ television‚ and fashion. The music listened to at a specific time is the voice of that generation expressing themselves

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