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    Reading Among Youth

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    Movies Help in Promoting Reading among the Youth of Today “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set‚ I go into t he other room and read a book.” (Groucho Marx). Upon reading this quotation from Marx‚ I felt that he is trying to make technology sound as the mortal nemesis of reading. If I were to choose between watching T.V. and reading a book‚ I would choose to watch T.V. right away. But if I put more thought into choosing‚ I would prefer reading a book. I just came

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    I h8 txt Msgs: How Texting Is Wrecking Our Language Reading Humphrys so troubled by the fact that the Oxford English Dictionary has removed the hyphen from thousands of words because he think that the author is trying to adapt to the new generation of writing as what he called fashion. Like shortening the word or using abbreviation as many people use on email and SMS. He thinks that this makes people care less in proper spelling and grammar. The reason for this change is because we are changing the

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    "Body Rituals among the Nacirema" is a document written by Mr. Horace Miner. Miner was a graduate of the University of Chicago‚ with a degree in anthropology. Throughout his life‚ Miner was dedicated to his studies ranging in anthropology to sociology. He was very interested in the study of anthropology‚ but Miner disagreed with the way that other cultures were represented. He thought American anthropologists believed that the American culture was "normal" and‚ that the other studied cultures

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    Nacirema People

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    The Nacirema people‚ living in the territory between the Canadian Creed‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles‚ are a group of Northern Americans who have chosen to live their lives in a strange manner. There is a main premise to their choice of lifestyle and that is to rid the body of its ugliness and natural tendencies towards debility and disease. (p. 503). The Nacirema people have devoted their lives to deterring these features of themselves through ritual

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    2014 Writing Assignment 1 Horace Miner’s article “The Body Ritual” accurately depicts the obsession the United States has with self-image‚ while disguising Americans as a tribe called the Nacirema. The article shows how someone outside of the United States could potentially view America’s culture as strange with all of our rituals and self-obsession. “The Body Ritual” can provide examples of many topics presented in Sociology and people’s lives today such as

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    Nacirema Tribe

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    study on the Nacirema Tribe. In the study he talked about their body rituals‚ and revealed to the world every strange ritual these people had. After reading this study‚ I decided to do one for myself. So I visited the Nacirema tribe. The things I observed still puzzles me. I noticed that everyday around the same time at daybreak‚ young Naciremas are awaken by an unusual noise coming from some sort of object. I have never in my life heard such an agitating sound. The young Nacirema then changes

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    Sydney‚ Australia. He produces books‚ films‚ and cassettes that are used by numerous organisations around the world to train personnel in communication skills. He did ten years’ study‚ interviewing and research before writing BODY LANGUAGE. Overcoming Common Problems BODY LANGUAGE How to read others’ thoughts by their gestures Allan Pease First published 1981 by Camel Publishing Company‚ Box 1612‚ North Sydney‚ 2060‚ Australia Copyright © Allan Pease 1981 First published March 1984 by

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    Death Rituals Generally‚ many Native Americans do not have a set idea about life after death‚ but some believe in reincarnation as humans‚ ghosts‚ animals or a combination of these Autopsies are acceptable Each tribe has different burial traditions Example: Navajo Indians When discussing a fatal illness or disorder‚ speak in third person; never suggest the patient is dying because that would imply that the healthcare provider wishes the patient would die. Also‚ if the patient does die‚ then the provider

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    Reading Responses to a Poem ACI1250A January 21‚ 2013 Reading Responses to a Poem The poem “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver was a very inspirational poem. Oliver creatively uses imaginative language‚ emotion‚ symbolism‚ and romanticism which led to a very positive and upbeat tone in her poem. Throughout this poem‚ the one thing that I focused on was the positive and upbeat tones that this poem contained. By her use of symbolic and imaginative language in “Wild Geese”‚ the reader is opened

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    The Nacirema Culture

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    The Nacirema are a culture of vast ethnic diversity‚ yet the majority still share numerous similarities despite their unique trace origins. In the Nacirema culture there are many conventional values that most individuals try to adhere to‚ albeit the varying degrees of adherence due to their unique sub-cultures. The most prominent values are: treating all adult(18yrs) individuals equally with regards to making decisions about their leaders and allowing individuals to follow their own spiritual beliefs

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