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    Every religion is different from another in some aspect. Although Hinduism and Buddhism may seem similar in many ways. For example‚ both religions refer to the cycle of samara. They also have their great differences; one of which is their understanding of God or the gods and divine beings. This paper will compare the way followers of Hinduism and Buddhism understand divine beings‚ and their importance in escaping samara. To begin‚ Buddhists‚ although sometimes atheists‚ may believe in an array

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    In the state of Telengana‚ India‚ about five hours away from any city and public transportation‚ is a small village called Gonga Devi Guppa. Accompanied by my translator‚ Hymavathi‚ I lived among the people for three weeks. The American culture I was raised in gifted me several prejudices against Hinduism that I was not aware of until I experienced for myself the truth about the religion. Prior to India‚ I viewed Hinduism barbarically despite not knowing much about it. Ironically‚ I experienced Hinduism

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    TAN FIRST NAME (Preferred name): BERWIN ASSESSMENT TASK: Analysis of the film ‘Avatar’ QUESTION: How is ethnocentrism depicted in the film Avatar? Discuss with reference to the notions of primitivism‚ romanticism and exoticism. TITLE: Ethnocentrism in Anthropological perspective - Avatar WORD COUNT: 681 TUTORIAL DAY & TIME: Wednesday 1.00pm – 2.50pm Ethnocentrism in Anthropological perspective - Avatar Using highly advanced technology to replicate and to creating false bodies which

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    health of the Aboriginal people can be attributed to the erosion of the Aboriginal culture.(chp.2). Restrictions placed on the cultural practices of the Aboriginal people ultimately led to the abatement of the Aboriginal traditional medicines.(p88). Losing their freedom to practice traditional therapeutics‚ the Aboriginal people eventually had to adapt to the culturally inappropriate ways of western medicines. The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages of Aboriginal healing methods

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    Avatar is now the greatest money earning film in history so it’s obviously popular with audiences. The key reason for this popularity is because the director has strategically chosen what to use in their target audience in terms of age‚ social class and gender. For age‚ Avatar attracts a wide range age probably between 18 – 34 males where they are more looking forward to the action when the Na’vi tried to defend their home tree against the humans. Technology might also play a role into hooking the

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    Aboriginals and the Land

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    ABORIGINALS AND THE LAND For a non aboriginal person‚ it is very hard for me to understand how vital the land is to the survival of the aboriginal culture. The Aboriginal people have a very close relationship with the land. They believe that he land was created by their ancestors for them and is very sacred. They also believe that the land is equal to them and hat everything comes from the same spirit world. The Aboriginal people passed down stories of the land through Dreamtime stories and artworks

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    National Aboriginal and Islander Heath Organisation‚ which states that Health is a multidimensional concept‚ which embraces all aspects of living and stresses the importance that Aboriginal people place on being in harmony with the environment as well as survival (1982). This embraces the idea that health is achieved through implementing all aspects of living‚ including biological‚ physical‚ environmental‚ cultural‚ spiritual and politicoeconomic factors of living (National Aboriginal and Islander

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    Aboriginal Identity in Post-Colonial Australia The ‘colonisation’ of Australia by Europeans has caused a lot of problem for the local Aborigines. It drastically reduced their population‚ damaged ancient family ties‚ and removed thousands of Aboriginal people from the land they had lived on for centuries. In many cases‚ the loss of land can mean more than just physical displacement. Because land is so much connected to history and spirituality‚ the loss of it can lead to a loss of identity. This

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    land rights of this country‚ which will be further discussed and analysed throughout this ethnographic report. 2. Aboriginal Spirituality Indigenous Spirituality is recognized and defined as the core of Aboriginal being‚ it is the general notion of the interconnecting elements of creation. It is the relationship between every human‚ every flora and every fauna. The relationship between the land and the person. The interconnectedness of every aspect

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    Aboriginal Histories and Aboriginal Perspectives Essay QUOTE: “I would not hesitate for one moment to separate any half-caste from its Aboriginal mother‚ no matter frantic her momentary grief might be at the time. They soon forget their offspring.” C.F. Gale‚ Chief Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia‚ 1909‚ quoted in Tatz‚ C. (1999)‚ Genocide in Australia. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Research Discussion Paper number 8‚ Canberra: AIATIS

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