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    Cross Country Traditions

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    Cross country camp is full of traditions. Our traditions vary from playing ninja in the woods instead of running‚ eating as many Oreos as possible‚ or running away from the seniors as they pelt underclassmen with icy cold water balloons. Canton Girls Cross Country has hundreds of unique traditions‚ but some of them are a bit more painful than others. My least favorite and the most agonizing tradition by far is something we call “Dunes Day‚” or as I like to call it “Doomsday.” This is the day in the

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Paper REL/134 Elements of Religious Traditions Living on the age of knowledge we have uncover a vast of information throughout the ages. We have now the advantage of choosing our own believes‚ let that be a believer to a god‚ a believer to two or more gods‚ a none believer‚ or simply acknowledge that there is a higher power. Although we have the power to chose what we believe on‚ sometimes this believes are planted into us since childhood

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    CHAPTER 2: American Traditions 8 3.1 Christmas Traditions 8 3.2 The Yellow Ribbon 10 3.3 The Window Candle 10 3.4 The Recipe Box 11 3.5 Thanksgiving Day 11 3.5.1 Origin of Thanksgiving Day 11 3.5.2 Thanksgiving Traditions and Customs 12 3.6 The Fourth of July 13 4. Conclusion 14 5. Bibliography 15 6. Annexes 16 1. INTRODUCTION Family and traditions have always played an

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    World Religious Tradition

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Patricia McNeely REL/133 June 8‚ 2012 Dr. Victoria Yancey  Elements of Religious Tradition What a religious tradition says? Understanding religion beliefs and key characteristics on how religion manifest in some degree of belief a system where several beliefs fit together into a systematic interpretation of the universe and human being’s placed in it. Community is shared and its ideas are practice by groups. Stories that express the religious beliefs

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    Jewish Holiday Traditions

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    Every Jewish family has unique traditions when it comes to holidays. However‚ every holiday‚ like the Passover‚ starts with an important event in their history. When God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt‚ they created the Passover to celebrate their release. After the Exodus‚ the Israelites followed God to the desert‚ where they praised him for rescuing them‚ received his laws‚ and built the tabernacle. The Israelites thanked God for rescuing them and sustaining them with food. After they

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    5th Grade Tradition

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    In Patrick elementary school (at Heidelberg Germany)‚ we had this tradition were the fifth grade class visit the first grade class‚ to show them what the older kids look like. As the older kids we had to act almost like an older brother/sister to the young kids‚ and tell them what to expect when they are the older kids. There were many young kids when my class went to visit them‚ some of the kids there were children that I already knew‚ for instance‚ Sahara‚ John‚ Cody‚ Trent‚ etc. Many of these

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Sarah L. Emde REL133 April 2‚ 2012 Sandra Oravetz Elements of Religious Traditions Religion can be defined in simple terms as a fundamental set of beliefs and values in regards to the creation of the universe and the powers that are responsible for such creation‚ usually involving one or many deities. While there are numerous religions recognized throughout the world and society‚ there are basic components of all religious traditions. According to Molloy (2010)

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    Bush Boy Tradition

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    When coming from a place that a person has developed growing up to its traditions and culture‚ then going to a new environment and seeing a different perspective of the world and its tradition can change a person’s personality and their views. Peter the 9 year old little kid entering the wild with no knowledge about anything to a shift of responsibility and matureness‚ seeing new things that can never be forgotten or learning new knowledge or abilities can change a little boy. Formally‚ having to

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    Differences in Health Traditions between Three Cultures There are many different traditions among different cultures. One culture I learned about was Vietnamese culture. My friend told me that her culture does not like going to the doctor unless they are “dying”. They believe in Acupuncture and breathing in steam made of herbs and plants. They practice oriental medicine such as cupping and coining. The Vietnamese believe that these procedures take away pain and sickness. They also believe that

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    Whale Rider Tradition

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    unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The taiaha is an instrument of war a tool for fighting. If you want to master it‚ you’ve got to show it respect.’

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