Question One: Farming is the term used to describe the practice of agriculture‚ the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock. Farming can be either subsistent or commercial. Subsistence farming is the type of farming in which most of the produce reared is consumed by the farmer only. Subsistence farming is a way of life devoted for the provision of food for one’s home or community. Some crops grown on subsistence farms are yams‚ corn‚ sweet potatoes‚ watermelons‚ bananas‚ okras
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Study Guide: Intro to Social Sciences Anthropology: * How culture contributes to the make-up of humanity * Science of people (origin‚ classification‚ distribution‚ races‚ physical character‚ culture) * Emphasis on cultural relativity‚ in-depth examination of context and cross-cultural comparisons * Anthropologists: Ruth Benedict‚ Margaret Mead * Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research * Fields: Biological/physical anthropology‚ Sociocultural anthropology‚ archaeology
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org/wiki/Fujiwara_no_Michinaga C) Literature The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter 10th century Japanese folktale first story that describes travel between it and the Earth Princess Kaguya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter D) Social history Sushi a japanese food that cooked vinegared rice is mixed with some vegetables and fresh fish.
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THE PHENOMENON OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. Social stratification refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth (Haralambos & Holborn‚ 2004). Those who belong to a particular group or stratum will have some awareness of common interests and a common identity. They also share a similar lifestyle which‚ to some extent‚ will distinguish them from members of other social strata (Lenski‚ 1984)
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I. Canadian Identity A. Defined by: i. Nationality ii. Ethnicity iii. Culture iv. History v. Family/Friends vi. Location vii. Experience viii. Interests B. What creates national identity? ix. Cultural industry: produce cultural products x. Cultural products: movies‚ films‚ textbook‚ music‚ artwork‚ dance… etc. xi. Cultural Nationalism: belief that a certain identity (culture)
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HOW DO THE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE RESPOND TO OPPRESSION? 2. OPPRESSION Oppression is the experience of repeated‚ widespread‚ systemic injustice. It need not be extreme and involve the legal system (as in slavery‚ apartheid‚ or the lack of right to vote) nor violent (as in tyrannical societies). 3. What Really happened Between 1662 and 1807‚ Britain shipped 3.1 million Africans across the Atlantic ocean in the transatlantic slave trade. Africans were forcibly brought to British owned colonies in the Caribbean
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When looking at an upcoming Social Studies unit and the vocabulary that might be challenging for my ELL students‚ I chose our unit on Martin Luther King Jr. This holiday is not focused on as much as Thanksgiving and Christmas‚ and students seem to be much more familiar with these holidays because of the focus on family and holiday rituals. They hear the terms more often used with Thanksgiving and Christmas. While at the beginning of the school year we do discuss being respectful‚ truthful‚
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main key goals is Social Studies and select one goal and discuss how you would use it in the teaching Social Studies. According to the (National Council for the Social Studies‚ USA‚ 1993 & 1994) Social Studies is define as the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Social studies also contribute to effective development of the learner by increasing personal and social awareness‚ and placing emphasis on values as well as on social and interpersonal
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Global Stratification There are many different income groups that make up the world. There is high income‚ middle‚ and low income groups. The high income groups average about 10‚ 000 to 25‚000 dollars a year. These include countries such as the United States and Switzerland. The countries in this group perform some sort of specalized work. The middle income groups average about 2‚500 to 10‚000 annually and account for as much as one-third of the worlds humanity. This group includes countries
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Royal Caribbean Cruises‚ LTD: A Case Study 1. Using the Information Systems Triangle as a framework‚ evaluate the alignment of RCCL’s business strategy‚ organizational strategy‚ and information systems strategy before Tom Murphy became CIO and then after Tom Murphy took over as CIO (up to 9/11/2001). Prior to Tom Murphy’s tenure as CIO‚ Royal Caribbean Cruises Line’s (RCCL’s) business strategies were not fully aligned with the organizational and IT strategies. Tom Murphy was instrumental in bringing
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