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    utilities. d. Compensation: something given or received as an equivalent for services‚ debt‚ loss‚ injury‚ suffering‚ lack‚ etc.; Example is the indemnity: The insurance company paid him $2000 as compensation for the loss of his car. e. Integration: from the Latin integer‚ meaning whole or entire. Generally means combining parts so that they work together or form as a whole or the process of attaining close and seamless coordination between several departments‚ groups‚ organizations‚ systems‚ etc.

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    is a very controversial topic in the world of science but to be more specific in the world of Anthropology. What are exactly human remains? Well human remains is described as; “The physical remains of the body of a person of Native American ancestry/ The term does not include remains or portions of remains that may reasonably be determined to have been freely given or naturally shed by the individual from whose body they were obtained‚ such as hair made into ropes or nets/ For the purposes of determining

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    Applied Anthropology is the use of anthropological knowledge and skills to solve practical problems; the application of anthropological expertise to the needs of society. It is also referred to as the fifth subfiled of anthropology‚ which works within physical‚ cultural‚ archeological and linguistic anthropology‚ to faciliate positive outcomes in troubled araeas of human need. The work of Dr. Mikel Hogan interested me the most; I have never before given a thought as to how applied anthropology can

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    Anthropology – Study of Human Diversity - the four subfields of anthropology Cultural anthropologists: ethnography… based on field work Archaeologists: material remains Biological: diversity thru time and space Language: now language to learn past Earnest Hooton: Physical anthropologist Black racist… said closer to primates than whites. caucazoid‚ mongloid‚ negroid Culture Traditions and customs that govern behavior and beliefs; distinctly human; transmitted through learning. |

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    Fieldwork in the Corporate Offices of Jakarta‚ Indonesia This chapter raises important issues about the efficiency of traditional ethnographic fieldwork techniques in transnational corporate settings. William Leggette conducted his fieldwork in Jakarta‚ Indonesia. He depicts this culture as a “multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural landscape [that] promotes a constant sense of dislocation-for both resident and visitor alike”(75). There are noticeable contrasts between the class systems in this city‚ as

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    Forensic anthropology is the study of human skeletons. Forensic anthropology includes scientists‚ who work for the police to identify the person who died by accidental death or disasters. They investigate information by collecting and analyzing physical evidence‚ including body fluids‚ DNA‚ and blood from the crime scenes or the person’s death at the crime scene and report it to the police. Forensic scientists use many of their extraordinary skills to determine the age‚ sex‚ height and what happened

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    ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH Put simply‚ anthropological research is the study of anthropology. “Anthropology is a comparative study of culture‚ society‚ and human difference. The field challenges us to consider the many ways in which people’s lives are shaped by social relations‚ cultural images‚ and historical forces”. (Biehl‚ J. G. (2004). Introduction to Anthropology.). By this we can see that as a whole‚ anthropology is the study of people and their behavior towards one another‚ the way they live

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    Yohannes Dundon CRWT 0371-15 Mrs. Jagneaux 10/7/2012 Ethiopian Customs and Ganna There are many festive holidays in Ethiopia‚ but the most important one is Christmas. Since half of the Ethiopian population is Eastern Orthodox Christian‚ Christmas is celebrated on January 7th‚ The Feast of Epiphany‚ rather than on December 25th. In the Eastern Orthodox Churches the observance of Epiphany included the birth of Jesus

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    KALYADY Catholics celebrate it from December‚ 25 to January‚ 6‚ for Orthodox Christians this time comes a bit later – it continues from January‚ 7 to January‚ 19‚ when the sun turns its gaze towards spring and the days begin to become longer. People say that "Kalyady” is God’s holiday. It is a jolly time when people are enjoying themselves. "Kalyady” celebrations have ancient pagan traditions. During this holiday groups of merry young boys and girls in smart clothes go from house to house in Belarussian

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    McFate the focus of bitter criticism‚ but not from the uniformed forces. conquer countries economically‚ socially and After four years of a war that was supposed to last approximately four months‚ the military is now listening to McFate’s ideas — and committing money and manpower to make them a reality. Understanding that war is never ok (McFate) being an anthropologist comes the understanding that war is a human impulse and since anthropology also includes problem solving socially‚ economically

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