When looking into my cultural background there were a two factors that influenced me musically such as being told that music is not a real career and my parents divorced. Many people in my family believe that a music career is only blank to be played in middle or high school not to make a living doing it. Once you finish high school you are require to process a real career that earns you more money to take care of you family. I always remember my uncle‚ tell me that teaching music is not where the
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Cultural identity to me is what I celebrate‚ the things I believe in‚ and the food I eat. What I believe in has a lot to do with who i am as a person. The celebrations I celebrate connect back to where my family came from. The food I eat during holidays and parties is a big part of me. I see myself as a strong independent chicana. Three elements of culture that define me would be languages‚ traditions‚ and art. Language is very important to me because it’s how I communicate with my family. It also
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The Vietnam War was thought to have been fought for a good cause. In the beginning‚ soldiers‚ as well as American civilians‚ were confident in preventing a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Consequently‚ the Vietnam War‚ in the end‚ proved that this “good cause” turned out to be the exact opposite: a destructive effect on the social‚ economic‚ and cultural life of America. Beginning in 1964 and growing in later years‚ anti-war protests began forming when President Johnson issued the draft‚ because
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Vangetson 3 September 2010 What is the Purpose of War? War is used as a method for feuding countries as a way of solving conflict‚ when in reality‚ that is not the solution to a problem at all. War can be described as the waging of armed conflict against an enemy‚ an act to fight for what is right‚ or a harmful way of getting what one desires. We may not know what exactly war is but we do know its purpose. Every war is not the same‚ neither are its purposes. Wars have numerous purposes‚ from
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The Issue of Moral Relativism Student’s Name Institution of Learning The Issue of Moral Relativism As it is known‚ moral relativism is a point of view that denies the existence of absolute moral truths (Gowans‚ 2015). In turn‚ moral absolutism claims the existence of objective moral values that are present in any type of culture (“What is Ethics? n.d.”). Supporters of moral relativism use several arguments in favor of their point of view. Their first argument is based on a “plain fact
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vulnerability triggered by an event: risk is 100% Risk - possible event that can cause loss Vulnerability - weakness in a target that can potentially be exploited by a threat security Privacy - groups & individuals have the right to determine to what extent‚ how‚ to whom‚ when their information is disclosed Data mining - searching & analyzing masses of data to find patterns & develop new information or knowledge Computer profiling - analyzing data in computer files to determine characteristics
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with basically nothing. Too trapped in a war to be at peace‚ to damaged to be at war.” Army veteran Daniel Somers‚ talks about how when one is forced into war‚ they lose everything‚ including their mind‚ and are unable to get the peace they desire. This relates to the topic because the soldiers outlined in Tim O’Brien’s book‚ The Things They Carried‚ have gone through the feeling of being caught in a war while at the same time‚ dealing with psychological issues. This paper will go into detail about
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Social Security [Writer’s Name] [Institution’s Name] Social Security Introduction In Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ concept of social security was enshrined and protected. The article states that as a member of society‚ every individual has the right and claim to the social security. Therefore‚ individual is entitled to attain the social‚ cultural and economical rights. In simple words‚ signatories and participants concur that society should help individual in developing
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The Cold War may have officially ended‚ but‚ as Visson shows‚ the battle lives on in the culturally dysfunctional marriages made by Russians and Americans. Throughout the 20th century‚ and often against serious odds‚ Russians and Americans have been falling in love and marrying. Visson‚ an interpreter and writer‚ herself married to a Russian‚ has interviewed some 100 of these cross-cultural couples and researched the lives of couples in the earlier part of this century in an effort to understand
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the term SMSC and its potential Impact upon children’s well being and academic development. Since it’s inception into the 1988 education reform act‚ the promotion of development in spiritual‚ moral‚ social and cultural areas within education has continued to be emphasised; and is now widely recognised by the country and government as key areas which children need nourishment‚ guiding and teaching in‚ along with core and secondary subjects. Although there
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