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    different view on my tattoos than I do. I currently have four pieces that mesh into two larger pieces. On my left arm there is a demon surrounded by cherry blossoms‚ and there is also a geisha holding a fan covering half of her face. The cherry blossoms indicate a new beginning surrounding my inner demon and the geisha represents inner beauty and outer beauty. On my right arm there is a samurai mask depicting my strong side and also an octopus expressing my ability to adapt to tough situations that

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    Popular 50 Books To Read Before You Die Shelf (showing 1-50 of 4‚019) Life of Pi (Paperback) by Yann Martel (shelved 19 times as 50-books-to-read-before-you-die) avg rating 3.82 — 510‚931 ratings — published 2001 Want to Read Rate this book The Great Gatsby (Paperback) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (shelved 19 times as 50-books-to-read-before-you-die) avg rating 3.76 — 1‚212‚918 ratings — published 1925 Want to Read Rate this book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback) by

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    I often encourage people to become travelling pigeons. The world is full of experiences if you find them. The reasons are that I learnt to speak French. English is a popular second language for most parts of the world‚ so you will get along. It is so much better to be able to speak a few words like “hello‚ goodbye‚ thank you or how much is this?”(c’est combine?) You will pick up some slang‚ intonation‚ or vocal expressions by the locals. And if you can converse it will expand your cultural horizons

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    ‘Which writer creates the most disturbing dystopian vision of the future- Orwell or Atwood?’ We perceive the idea of dystopia as a state or place in which there is oppression‚ dehumanisation and a totalitarian force: in 1984 and the Handmaid’s Tale this is true. However‚ both writers create this sense of dystopia in different ways. Orwell creates the civilisation of Oceania which governed by the looming totalitarian figure of Big Brother: whose society is under constant surveillance and undergoing

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    The Effects of Cultural Assimilation: Conformity vs. Unorthodoxdy “Cultural assimilation is a complex and multifaceted process that first involves immigrants learning the language‚ cultural norms‚ and role expectations of the absorbing society‚ and further changes in attitudes”‚ or so it is explained by Dejun Su‚ Chad Richardson‚ and Guang-zhen Wang‚ in their article‚ “Assessing Cultural Assimilation of Mexican Americans: How Rapidly Do Their Gender-Role Attitudes Converge to the U.S. Mainstream

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    “Look at the Pretties!” A semiotic analysis investigating the representation of gender and power through visual codes in Firefly RACHEL CHOI (N753511) Queensland University of Technology A self-proclaimed feminist‚ Joss Whedon is renowned and admired for his positive representation of women throughout his oeuvre. His history of writing strong female characters appears to perpetuate his American space western series Firefly (2002-2003) with characters like Inara and Kaylee who‚ on the surface

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    One of the traditional Japanese cultures as an occupation is Geisha and samurai. A geisha is a traditional Japanese female entertainer. They sing‚ dance‚ play traditional Japanese musical instruments and engage their customer with interesting conversation. Samurai were warriors. A cultural fashion design in Japan is the kimono

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    who find their own special place to make love: under water. The writer describes the captured moment over four stanzas of the undersea world‚ describing physical attributes and actions with marine life. The woman in the poem is described as “his sea-geisha / in an orange kimono / of belts and vests‚ / her lacquered hair waving” (Lines 24-27) and the man with “his sandy hair / and sea-blue eyes‚ his kelp thin waist / and chest ribbed wider / than a sandbar / where muscles domed / clear and taunt as shells”

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    (STARS)‚ features posters headlined "We’re a culture‚ not a costume." Underneath the line‚ "This is not who I am‚ and this is not okay" are students of various ethnic backgrounds holding up photos of people wearing blackface‚ or dressed up as natives‚ Geisha girls or people depicting "terrorists‚" for example. Contacted by CBC News on Wednesday‚ a

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    in several ways. They hold festivals‚ perform tea ceremonies and protective rites at temples‚ wear kimonos‚ prepares refined traditional Japanese cuisines such as sushi and sashimi‚ and further present their culture in the ways of the Samurai‚ in Geishas and in the gardens they are known of. But the Japanese truly and significantly exhibit their varied traditions through their religion‚ as it influences most of the other aspects of their culture. Many Japanese show faithfulness to several religions

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