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    Nutrition & Diet: Issues for People who have Learning Disabilities The aim of this learning contract is to enhance my knowledge on the importance of a well balanced‚ varied and healthy diet among the people with whom I work. I will look at addressing what constitutes a good diet‚ which nutrients are important to us in terms of promoting health and wellbeing and specific issues‚ which may be associated with people who have learning disabilities. I will then hopefully come to some conclusions

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    legal in every state. It should be sold as a prescription to ill patients‚ not on the streets to be sold to teenagers. People don’t realize how much Marijuana can help someone suffering from very severe diseases like cancer and problems like insomnia. Medical Marijuana could make an enormous change in the United States. One reason why medical marijuana should be legal is to help cancer patients. Anticancer drugs can cause nausea and vomiting‚ because they irritate the stomach lining and affect the

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    Aaron Meltzer/ Culture and Society/ Brazil Creating a national identity in Brazil in the early 20th century. Brazil‚ like any other Latin American country‚ had its unique Brazilian culture and society partially lost and completely distorted by European influences; specifically Portuguese influences. In the early twentieth century‚ Brazilian society was made up of a mix of native Brazilians‚ Europeans (Portuguese and Italian mainly)‚ Japanese‚ Africans‚ and immigrants from the Ottoman Empire. The

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    INTRODUCTION Culture is a way of life of a group of people in a community‚ the way they live‚ dress‚ dance or eat. It is tangible and intangible in nature. The tangible aspects are the things that can be touched or felt such as buildings‚ music‚ drama and even food. The intangible aspects are the things that cannot be touched or felt. Eg. Festival‚ rituals chieftaincy‚ etc. All over the world there wouldn’t be any place where culture is not recognized. Culture also comes in different forms

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    early human societies could have existed without religion‚ the answer would be a resounding no. Their collective knowledge was simply not considerable enough to explain the pertinent questions about life that faced them everyday. It’s human nature to seek answers to the unknown‚ and with each generation the human race is becoming exponentially more intelligent; able to explain more about our world with each new discovery. Although religion was an essential institution in early societies‚ a greater

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    Fatih Elmali Body Ritual and Witchcraft Many native males and females from a highly developed culture in Nacirema engage in a body ritual almost daily‚ which involves from leaving their homes at various times in the morning or afternoon and engaging in activities that strain the body as well as the mind. This ritual usually encompasses males and females of ages 18 and older. In this strange place‚ the ritual is a requirement to keep their bodies as well as their families’ bodies functioning

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    think that people who participate in extreme sports do it for the “ adrenaline rush”. Because “life would be boring if we don’t try new things “ that’s what people say‚ but in reality they’re just putting themselves in risk without thinking the consequences .They are a lot of new things you can try without putting yourself and life in risk‚for example you can dance‚travel ‚ or practice some other sports where you don’t need to risk your life. Try them even if you don’t know how to play them and you’ll

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    BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY 1. The features of the United Kingdom’s culture The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied‚ and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state‚ and has many cultural links with its former colonies‚ particularly those that use the English language. The origins of the UK as a political union of formerly independent states has resulted in the preservation of distinctive cultures in each of the home nations. Britain’s culture and creativity

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    The Wabi Aesthetic and Meaning in Chaynoyu (Tea Ceremony) Chanoyu (tea ceremony) seeks to embody a particular kind of beauty: wabi. Together with the concept of yūgen (mystery and depth) as an ideal of the nō drama and the notion of sabi (lonely beauty) in haiku poetry‚ wabi is one of the most characteristic expressions of Japanese aesthetic principles. Because wabi as an aesthetic brings together many diverse elements‚ it is difficult to encompass it in a simple definition. It can

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    sitting there just like all of you listening to the same sort of speeches from the year 12’s last year‚ thinking‚ what are these people talking about? PIP’s? Major works? Hello! I just started year 11; I don’t need to be thinking about this now‚ its ages away. Let me tell you this‚ standing here with only about 5 months to go until my PIP‚ my major work for society and culture is due‚ that ages away creeps up on you very quickly. You’re probably thinking‚ “5 months‚ what is this girl going

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