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    main fields of anthropology: biological anthropologycultural anthropology‚ archaeology‚ and linguistics. Anthropologists tend to specialize in one of the four main fields but must be familiar with the other fields because they are all closely related to one another. First‚ biological anthropology deals with the study of humans as living organisms. In other words‚ people on this field might study human growth‚ anatomy‚ human ancestors‚ and genetics. Second is cultural anthropology. This field studies

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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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    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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    Our Family Wedding "Our Family Wedding" tells the story of two families from different races in order to prepare the wedding for their daughter and son that makes them come together in this planning process. There were series of friction and collision plots between those two families. The main reason is because the cultural difference between two sides of family. The family of bride (Lucia) is a traditional Mexican family. And‚ the family of groom (Marcus) is African-American family. Their

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    between is that young men or boys in the !kung do not work until they are married. The possibility for that could be the boy now has his own family now and must contribute to the hunt in order to provide for his own faction of the family. Elders in my society and in American culture I believe are no respected‚ they’re forced into nursing homes or

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    more ties into the literary research of being the product of culture that faced instability and was dependent upon seemingly supernatural events to sustain their life (Thames & Hudson‚ 2013). Present research on mummification is primarily focused on collecting data and tissue samples of the deceased in order to obtain information on disease‚ diets and physiological history of our Ancient ancestors ( ). Furthermore‚ while there is much evidence for the wealthy Egyptians‚ archaeologist are asking

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    WritePlacer® Guide with Sample Essays Rev 12/10/2008 © 2008 The College Board. All rights reserved. College Board‚ ACCUPLACER‚ WritePlacer‚ and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com. www.collegeboard.com Introduction to WritePlacer® Prompts within the ACCUPLACER® System have been

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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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    has been wrought with controversy. Where do you stand on the issue regarding the use of anthropologists in intelligence gathering for the military? I realize that anthropologist where needed to help understand the culture‚ the personalities‚ the cultural landscapes and exactly where we could get strategic strongholds of who we were in conflict with. An anthropologist name Montgomery McFate felt as though “If you understand how to frustrate or satisfy the population’s interests or get them to

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