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    Culture shapes our character‚ personality‚ and behavior. The culture influence our concept of right and wrong‚ define what is appropriate and acceptable‚ and forge our moral‚ values‚ traditions‚ and beliefs. Imigration impacts the individual behavior based on the effect of culture in our behavior. When a person imigrate‚ the individual does not only expose itself to a different environment but to a different culture with its own set of rules and values. This change provoke an conflict caused by the

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    Wedding At Cana

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    Veronese. Paolo created a work which was named Wedding at Cana‚ which depicted the banquet where Jesus turned water to wine. Created in 1563 Italy‚ this work was one of the great ones that came from the Renaissance period. The Wedding at Cana is a grand painting that shows the feast in which Jesus turned water to wine‚ and shows him in the center of the painting. Not only being centered‚ but Jesus is the only one that

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    My paper is going to cover what is supposed to be one of the happiest days in people’s lives‚ their wedding day. I spoke to my cousin who is a Farm Bureau insurance agent and asked her for some ideas on insurance that is out of the ordinary and she directed me to Wed-Sure‚ a specialized agency that covers wedding. When I think of that type of insurance‚ I was thinking that would be used when either the bride or groom backs out at the last minute. I was surprised to see how many different situations

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    CULTURES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE WORLD The world we live in is made out of a vast differing quality of distinctive societies. One of the main contrasts within this diversity of cultures is the differences between the East and the West. Eastern and Western cultures differ with one another in a wide range of point of view. In this essay‚ I will discuss how the distinction between the two varies and how it influences the behaviors and practices of individuals. First and foremost‚ I would like to point

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    Culture is the way of life in a specific group of people. Culture is sort of a blueprint for an individual society. The socially transmitted behaviors‚ patterns of thought‚ beliefs‚ arts‚ institutions‚ behavior‚ customs‚ traditions‚ language‚ rituals‚ music‚ literature‚ dress‚ and all other products of human work and thought compose a unique culture and human survival tool. These patterns and traits were considered as the expression of a certain period: Edwardian and Japanese culture‚ the culture

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    Pakistani Style Wedding We live in a world full of diverse cultures and religions all living together. We all have a diverse way of celebrating a special day; one of the most important of these celebration is the day when two individuals join their lives in front of their dear ones. Thanks to the technology and the diversity of the world that we live in we are aware that every culture has their own way of celebrating this special day. In Pakistani culture the wedding preparations start from the

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    marriages‚ like most other cultural wedding ceremonies‚ are deeply concerned with their religious rituals and customs. Most ceremonies in the Hindu culture are family oriented with great emphasis on entertainment and inspiration. Also‚ off course‚ the amount of decorations and the extent to which the rituals are carried out depends greatly on the class of the families in society. Wealthier families are inclined to spend vast amounts of money into the wedding ceremony to make it extremely extravagant

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    High-fat and Low-fat Diets Today‚ more people suffer from weight and health problems than people from twenty years ago. You may ask why is that‚ and what is the difference between us today and the people of the last generation? Well‚ one main difference is the high-fat and low fat foods that we eat. High-fat and low-fat diets can be the cause of half our problems. People today; choose some sort of diet to help their weight problems. But many people do not know what the bad intake of some foods

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    parents for their negligence towards the future of their daughters and regarded marriage as Sunnah (the practice of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that he taught and practically instituted). High cost of weddings‚ unacceptable traditional practices and envy (one family demanding to have a more lavish wedding ceremony than the other) are cited as the main reasons why many Afghan boys and girls have remained single. In Afghanistan‚ one of the poorest countries in the world‚ bridegrooms are expected to pay

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    Fat Taxes

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    Big Brother Is Proposing Taxing Yet Again My first impression of the term "Fat Taxes" was and instant "Yes‚ let’s do it"‚ I jumped to conclusions before reading through the material. However once I read the different arguments and rebuttals‚ I quickly went from for to against this “Fat Tax” for many reasons. The fat tax is designed to tax unhealthy food and sugary drink to encourage healthier eating habits in hopes of decreasing obesity. Yes‚ obesity creates a great deal of the health problems in

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