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    pregnant women‚ children‚ nursing women‚ and old people do not have to fast but everyone else has to. Some traditions can actually be similar to the Lottery. In Iran people celebrate Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Ahda and the tradition in the lottery are similar because sacrifices happen. Eid Al-Ahda is a feast of sacrifice. The only difference from “The Lottery” is that Iranians sacrifice animals only for a good cause‚ whereas “The Lottery” sacrificed people. During Eid Al-Adha‚ they sacrifice animals like goat

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    Hamas and Hezbollah are two groups that are classified as terrorists in countries like the United States. They have provided for their community‚ but have also carried out attacks that attach the word terrorists to their organizations. They both have a similar enemy in Israel because Israel has occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip where Hamas is based. On the other hand‚ Hezbollah is based in Lebanon where Israel does not occupy any land‚ but has invaded the country to try to stop Hezbollah

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    Similarities and Differences between Monopolies and Oligopolies WHAT ARE SOME SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MONOPOLIES AND OLIGOPOLIES? According to Mankiw‚ N. G. (2004) monopolies and oligopolies can be defined as: Monopolies are based on a market where there are several buyers but only one seller of a product or service whereby the seller sets the price for products and services provided. Oligopolies are based on a market where there a few companies own or control the production of a

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    question of otherness of the people-as-one. The national subject splits in the ethnographic perspective of culture’s contemporaneity and provides ... a narrative authority for marginal voices or minority discourse.  150 “From the liminal movement of the culture of the nation - at once up and held together - minority discourse emerges.” (Bhabha‚ ——:

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    Organelles Mitochondria Chloroplast Organelle Structures The double-membraned mitochondrion can be loosely described as a large wrinkled bag packed inside of a smaller‚ unwrinkled bag. The two membranes create distinct compartments within the organelle‚ and are themselves very different in structure and in function. Two membranes contain and protect the inner parts of the chloroplast. The stroma is an area inside of the chloroplast where reactions occur and starches (sugars) are created. One thylakoid

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    Hinduism and Buddhism have many similarities and quite some differences‚ while reading the material discussed in the chapter‚ I gathered some information to compare and contrast their religious teachings. Hinduism and Buddhism both ordinated in the north India‚ believe in the concept of wheel of carnation and both believe in karma. Some differences are Buddhism believe in in no gods‚ while Hinduism believe in many gods‚ Hinduism also believe in the caste system while Buddhism don’t believe in the

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    keeping the traditional roots and culture alive while assimilating into the American life that addressed throughout a wholesome feast of culture shocks that includes scenes involving food. Assimilation can also be seen as adapting into a life that one has to live in order to survive. In her journal‚ Elizabeth Buettner mentioned that “gastronomic preference...ranked high in the panoply of reasons why Asians were criticized for failing to adapt” to the western culture. However true the statement is

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    Christianity and Buddhism may seem to be very different religions‚ but in fact they have many similarities. One of the biggest differences between Christianity and Buddhism is that Christians are monotheistic and follow Jesus Christ‚ but Buddhists are non theistic and do not believe in a supreme being. A big similarity of Christianity and Buddhism is that both branched off from an older religion. Christianity developed from Judaism‚ therefore making it an Abrahamic religion. While Buddhism developed

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    stark diversity among each of the tribes that goes down to the very intricacies of the religion and culture of each tribe. The Fulani are characterized by a set of unique traits that distinguish them from all of the other African tribes; these specific traits consist of their history in terms of their origin and influence‚ the particular religion that they practice and its similarities and differences shared with other religions‚ and certain rituals performed and tradition

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    submitted to the Cabinet two years ago‚ but we have not heard back from them‚” said Dr. Naqibullah Fayeq‚ Head of the Commission. A number of religious scholars also criticized those parents for their negligence towards the future of their daughters and regarded marriage as Sunnah (the practice of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that he taught and practically instituted). High cost of weddings‚ unacceptable traditional practices and envy (one family demanding to have a more lavish wedding ceremony than the other)

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