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    Differences in Health Traditions between Three Cultures There are many different traditions among different cultures. One culture I learned about was Vietnamese culture. My friend told me that her culture does not like going to the doctor unless they are “dying”. They believe in Acupuncture and breathing in steam made of herbs and plants. They practice oriental medicine such as cupping and coining. The Vietnamese believe that these procedures take away pain and sickness. They also believe that

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    Whale Rider Tradition

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    unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The taiaha is an instrument of war a tool for fighting. If you want to master it‚ you’ve got to show it respect.’

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    Harping Tradition 1600 - 1845 The Irish harp has for many years been a great symbol for Ireland. Although now it is probably seen by most as just the image on the back of our coins‚ or on government letters‚ it has an extensive history rooted behind it. Here we will explore some of the historical background surrounding the harp; from its heyday until its unfortunate decline. For hundreds of years (11th Century onwards)‚ the bardic tradition flourished. Poets‚ Law-Makers‚ Storytellers and Musicians

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    The Mexican food tradition began more than 5‚000 years ago. By 3500 B.C.‚ the most important foods in the Mexican diet‚ namely corn‚ beans‚ squash‚ tomatillos‚ and chile peppers‚ had been domesticated and were being cultivated by Mesoamerican farmers. Over the years‚ this basic diet has served the Mexican people well. It has provided them with whole- some food; a nutritious diet; and sufficient energy to live‚ work‚ and re- produce‚ as well as to maintain good health. This book attempts to explain

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    Checker: Berlin Wall versus “The Wall” In this novel‚ the narrator mentions about the Wall that is built across the church which force some people in Gilead getting separate from the others. Margaret Atwood uses the reference of the Berlin wall to describe the wall in this novel. The Berlin wall was built by the Democratic republic to separate Germany into East Berlin and West Berlin. Proves of that will be the similarities of both wall including the barriers that placed around these walls and the consequences

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    have come a long way in establishing human rights‚ liberty‚ justice and dignity. However not every individual country have upheld these momentum in a dignified way. Take the Jamaica for‚ example‚ due to Jamaica’s colonial history; there are some traditions that are not worth preserving at all. In Jamaica and other countries‚ parents are expected to beat their children as a way of ’punishing them’. They may do this with various objects‚ such as a belt‚ broomstick‚ ruler‚ or anything that can subject

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    aesthetic‚ in particular the genres of tableau and documentary. Tableau ’s roots are in early pictorial photography which strove for balanced and harmonious compositions1. Borrowing from classical painterly aesthetics tableau photographs are made for the wall; to be looked at from a distance like paintings.2 A defining feature of the majority of tableau‚ and the images referred to in this essay is the use of models‚ or “posing”3. Documentary photography does not adhere to any particular aesthetic style

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    Religion Catholic Traditions

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    Catholic 1. What does the Catholic Church teach us about life after death? Catholic tradition teaches us that life after death is a deceased person that is raised from death to a new eternal life with God. Catholics believe that although the body has died‚ something in us lives on. At the moment of death‚ is when the soul is separated from the deceased and is no longer within the body. The body then begins to fall apart and left on its own to decompose. However the soul is everlasting and will

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    to be reserved in manners‚ dress and speech. Their insularity‚ conservaticism and sticking to traditions are often pointed too. They are famous for their politeness‚ self - discipline and their specific sense of humour. May be many British are such in their nature but not at all. There are big differences in manners between individuals even within one nation. It is similar with customs and traditions. Many traditional British customs have changed as the way of life has changed. Very popular always

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    In the South‚ we celebrate four seasons: winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and football. Whether it’s by seeing shirts or by seeing flags fly on vehicles‚ most people in the South know when football arrives. Unlike A Christmas Memory‚ where Capote believes traditions will die off after a period of time‚ college football has continued its trend in the south for over 100 years. Maybe it’s the stadium entrances that send shivers down the spine‚ the tailgating that turns into an all-day event or the rivalries that

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