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    Throughout different cultures‚ people handle death in different ways. Some of the issues that those the dead left behind must face include disposal of the body‚ grievance‚ memorializing‚ and preparation for the afterlife. Whether it is the Bagisu leaving corpses for wild animals to eat (Beierle 2003)‚ the death taboos of Copper Inuits‚ or Italian Americans carrying a body out of a dwelling feet first so that it cannot see the door and return (Cowell 1986)‚ all cultures must develop methods to deal

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    that have been passed down‚ from generation to generation‚ throughout the years. Since mid to late Neolithic period agricultural traditions began to develop and continued spread the rice cultivation. Thus‚ the grains become stable food in Korean culture. The Three Kingdoms Period in Korea lasted from 57 BCE to 668 CE. The first kingdom was Goguryeo‚ which is located in the northern part of the Korean peninsula‚ known today as Manchuria. The second kingdom‚ Baekje‚ was located in the south western

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    Indian Civilization

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    INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges

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    From January 20 to 23‚ I went to Santa Fe and San Ildefonso in New Mexico with Dr. Laughlin and my classmates. I was totally surprised by the architecture of the housing and the rich collection of Native American cultures. I expected to see traditional suburbs but instead I found almost everyone has built houses resembling traditional adobe homes which I had never seen. Houses‚ businesses‚ government buildings including museums are almost built in this style. The colors seem to blend in with the

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    The Navajo Indians

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    The Navajo Indians are the largest Native group in North America. They are primarily located in the Southeast Basin‚ nearby Mexico. Being such a large group of over 250‚000 members‚ covering an area of about 27‚000 square miles‚ they all lived by their beliefs and rituals. Having such strong beliefs made them kind of predictable‚ not in harm’s way but as to their process of death‚ ceremonies and burials. The Navajo Indians have a very strong beliefs that were passed down from there ancestors and

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    similarities and differences between the Na’vi Indians in Avatar and the Native American tribes in the United States. All of these cultures are very unique. They all have different types of weapons‚ beliefs‚ foods‚ music‚ and ideas. These Indian cultures are a big part of this country’s past and both of the Native Americans and Na’vi respected nature very much. Earth has been a long for a very long time and has many different continents and many different cultures that live on those continents. The Na’vi

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    India under the British Raj saw a lot of changes in its culture. For example‚ Satii‚ the practice of a woman to burn herself with her husband‚ after her husband’s death‚ was ultimately abolished‚ because it was “horrific”. Furthermore‚ practices such as infanticide was abolished‚ and Sanskrit texts were translated by English linguists. We can see that the British changed a lot of stuff in India‚ however‚ they did not change the core of indian culture‚ the caste system. Instead they supported it and upheld

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    hunted and the women gathered. The Southwest is a very hot and dry place so there wasn’t much big game to hunt. Instead‚ the men hunted small game such as rabbits and wild turkeys. Though fish were plentiful‚ the Apache believed that eating them was taboo. They would not eat bugs‚ anything with scales‚ or any animal that ate anything other than plants or seeds. They used bow and arrows to hunt as well as spears. These tools were commonly made from wood and sharpened rock but could also be constructed

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    Indian Stereotypes

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    One of the biggest stereotypes of Indian tribes is non-Indians believe that all Indians are alike. Unlike most people think of IndiansIndian tribes are consisted of 511 different tribes‚ recognized by the federal government and additional 200 unrecognized tribes. Mostly medias are the biggest contributor of implanting these stereotypes of Indian tribe members. Indian tribes wear big feathery headdresses‚ have body paints‚ live in tipis‚ make war cry sound to communicate‚ worship natures‚ and so

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    ANNOUNCEMENT 2nd August‚ 2012 DIRECT ENTRY TO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY COURSE – AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS REGULATIONS‚ 1988 This is to inform all concerned that with the issuance of the Notification No. 1-CA(7)/145/2012 on August 1‚ 2012‚ the provisions relating to Direct Entry Scheme for Graduates/Post Graduates‚ etc.‚ with prescribed percentage of marks‚ to the Chartered Accountancy Course have come into force from August 1‚ 2012. The said Notification is reproduced hereinbelow for

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