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    Lupita Estrada Hatha Yoga beginners Kin 70 Week one and two: During my first two weeks of this class I learned how to breathe correctly to relax and let it run through my entire body‚ in through the nose‚ out through the mouth. She taught us how to do our asanas. The requirement for practicing asanas is that it be as steady and comfortable as possible. The body is held poised‚ and relaxed‚ with no discomfort. When control of the body is mastered‚ practitioners are believed to free themselves

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    East Asia Midterm Review • Amateratsu: a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun‚ but also of the universe. Daughter of god Izanaghi. Created 8 islands. The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu. • Tangun: mythological first king of the Koreans‚ the grandson of Hwanin‚ the creator‚ and the son of Hwanung‚ who fathered his child by breathing on a beautiful young woman. Tangun reportedly became king in

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    Japan: Locked Society to Christianity? Significantly‚ In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871‚ Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel‚ through various means and well-known strategies‚ in all areas in Japan. However‚ why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant

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    Decades Paper Summaries Conceptions of group identity and autonomy emerged out of the cultural interactions between colonizing groups‚ Africans‚ and American Indians during the colonial era. They emerged when the settlers kept contact with the Native Americans‚ other Europeans‚ and Africans in a lot of well defined colonial settings. However‚ before the arrival of Europeans‚ many Native American societies claimed the continent as their own. Then when the settlers arrived and settled across north

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    In his first trip to Mexico‚ in 1934‚ Henri Cartier Bresson is a country that is a paradox‚ a land where the past and present coexist dimensions offering surreal scenes. The photos on their second trip to Mexico‚ in 1963‚ also reflect this impression of a new supernatural world. The real and singularly spooky inhabit the region. Upon returning to meet the Mexican people‚ reconfirmed what had caught his attention: the people‚ their spirit and their deep attachment to rites and traditions. The children

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    Pre-Columbian Era: Introduction 700 B.C.–1400 A.D. In this section‚ you will examine the developments that led to the settling of the Americas. Included in this section will be a discussion of key terms that will help describe both the scientific and social implications of this development. You will also focus on the agrarian society and the role of the Native Americans in shaping the development of North America. First‚ listen to the tutorial to learn more about the land bridge theory of human

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    "What do I know about that stuff?" "We have traditional performances?" "Do they still perform that kind of thing?" "Weddings are cultural? I thought it was just tradition." Wait‚ isn’t that the same thing? These are remarks most commonly expressed by the locals of my very own generation when asked about local culture and theatre. More and more questions come into the mind of a typical local when you talk to them about Malaysian culture. Malaysia is known for its natural beauty‚ modern buildings‚

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    Anna Deavere Smith’s unique style of drama in her play Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights‚ Brooklyn and Other Identities integrates theatre with journalism in order to bring to life and examine real social and political events. Each scene is created directly from an interview that Smith had held with the character‚ although Smith arranges the character’s words according to her own purposes. She captures the essence of the characters she interviews‚ distilling their thoughts into a brief scene that

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    Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers

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    World History AP withMr. Derrick-Learning Targets Part2- The Classical Era in World History‚ 500B.C.E. -500C.E. Chapter6- Classical Era Variations: Africa and the Americas500B.C.E.–1200C.E. Learning Targets ★ Analyze classical civilizations thatevolvedoutsideof themorewell-known civilizations of Eurasia ★ Comparethedevelopmentof civilizationsinAfrica and the Americas ★ Examinethefactorsthatmakecivilizationsdevelop andanalyzewhytheydevelop differentlyin someregions ★ Distinguishthecharacteristics

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