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    brightly to challenge the sun. You laugh with your soul‚  eyes sparkling in the light. You have an epic smile‚  one I will never forget. My heart leaps at your voice‚  a smile shattering the gloom of life. You have an epic smile‚  brighter than a thousand suns. I will think of you often‚  though truthfully I already do. You have an epic smile‚ my muse‚  one that will always be with me. By: Brian Hinckley (Metrical Tale) A love like mine I never understood the fatal brutality of

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    the wedding dance

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    others intheir community. It is not a case of not loving Lumnay‚ which he does‚ but of his perceived necessity of a son to beconsidered a man. He is however‚ insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay’s sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance.Little regard for her feelings and the willingness to abandon her seem to be the predominate thoughts in the author’s mind.She seems to obsess over the necklace of his grandmother which he had given her. Towards the end of the story I had thefeeling

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    Response to Anthropological Editions Essay #5 "Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty" Significant Concept: Simmon’s article illustrates a standard of physical beauty that is different than one might find common in United States or other Western societies. In the particular Nigerian tribe that the author details‚ a young girl named Margaret spends her days in a so-called "fattening room" where she eats to excess and purposefully avoids all but the slightest amount of exercise so as to gain weight - weight

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    My Greek Goddess is Athena. Her Roman name is Minerva. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena’s personality shows concern for the well-being of humans. Athena’s father‚ Zeus‚ is the only one who trusts her with his lightning bolts. In most stories‚ and myths‚ Athena is found in Athens. Athena had a pretty small family. Since Athena was born from Zeus forehead‚ her mother wasn’t even Hera. Her brothers and sisters were not blood related but were considered family. Technically she had half brothers

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    When we first were aware that our theme would be “That One Thing” It struck a chord in my heart‚ because‚ I love that song‚ and I almost immediately chose music to be my “One Thing”. Though now I was faced with a tougher challenge‚ writing a speech about all of us. It would have to somehow relate to music. It finally struck me again‚ almost everyone in our confirmation class can play an instrument or has a deep love with music. I know I have a deep rooted love with music. I’ve been writing heavy

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    My butt is big”. This is a quote from what seems to look like an average size celebrity woman with fitness clothes and running shoes on. The celebrity in this Nike advertisement is reality television star Kim Kardashian who is making a statement about how proud she is about her rear end and that she doesn’t need to be super skinny when compared to other models. The background in this advertisement is an all white canvas with Kim standing up with her hip and butt sticking out in one

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    Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another society by the values and standards of one’s own society.We aren’t born with those thoughts or customs but we are taught this from our family members and the respective society we are born into.Every culture is different and we should respect the way people think and live as long as they aren’t committing a crime against someone’s life.What I find ethnocentric about some cultures is arranged marriages. An arranged marriage is when a family chooses

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    love about Britain" David Cameron said. Catherine Middleton went into Westminster Abbey at 11am and came out an hour later‚ holding the hand of the second in line to the throne as her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. At the moment of their wedding‚ the Queen gave a title to Prince William as Prince William of Wales. The couple couldn’t stop smiling at each other. Later‚ appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to give each other the required kiss to please the watching crowd and the

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    The Campus Wedding On March 31‚ Mary Jackson announced that she and Larry Adams were going to be married at April 22. There were many things to do considering they have only 21 Days. First is the reserve of the church‚ it takes a day to reserve the church and reception hall‚ and they need 17 days notice‚ and after that to decorate the church will take 3 days. An extra $100 contribution on Sunday will cut the notice to 10 Days. Second thing is the maid of honor is in Guatemala and it will take

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    world can cause problems between one another when people do not try to understand each other’s difference. Diversity is valued because it can help the growth of our society and its standards. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is when one culture believes that it is higher or more powerful than

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