Modernity in the Indian sense is‚ in any case‚ a command from the West. India did not get enough time to develop an indigenous idea of modernity because of the intervention of colonialism. At the time of Independence‚ urban India had inherited a rather basic problem: this was a contradiction between imposed modernity and age-old traditional values. There were‚ as a consequence‚ three options for the average Indian urban man: whether to embrace the Western model of modernity; or to go back‚ if possible
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Informative Speech- Wedding Traditions around the world. Topic- Marriage rituals around the world. Purpose statement-Even though getting married is one of the things we all share in the world‚ everyone has their own unique way of doing it. Organizational Pattern- Specific Introduction Attention Getter- Wasn’t the day of your wedding one of the most special days of your life? I got married last year‚ a big full traditional wedding‚ and it was definitely very special and very memorable
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Analysis of the Tradition in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson illustrates the struggle between choosing personal morals‚ versus blindly following the masses. When you stop questioning authority‚ you relinquish your individuality and the tools that you’ve been given to rationalize your decisions. Traditions and customs often lose their meaning and value once it becomes a game of follow the leader. In Jackson’s short story‚ the tradition of the lottery began with the first village
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participate in a series of new faculty seminars focused on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. I am deeply impressed with the University’s commitment to its mission‚ and desire to keep the Catholic Intellectual Tradition alive and well as we forge further into the 21st century. I have benefitted from a deeper understanding of both the University’s mission and the value and importance of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. As a result of the new faculty seminars‚ I expressed an interest in teaching
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the global flow of silver from the mid 16th century to the early 18th century. Examples of this include the social change of Chinese traditions and the economic change of Asian inflation of silver. The global flow of sliver effected Chinese traditions. Documents 1 and 3 state that socially‚ from a non-bias point of view‚ that sliver is changing Chinese traditions because now if you have no silver at all‚ you won’t have enough in society‚ where as that was different before. Documents 4 and 7 state
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A REPORT ON THE FATE OF TRADITION – INDIAN CULTURE By P.SANDEEP ID.NO.2005S5P4483 A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of TAGC 312: Technical Report Writing 12 March 2007 a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Dr.CHAGLA‚ my instructor for the course TECHNICAL REPORT WRITNG‚ for many valuable ideas and suggestions he gave for the
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to blacks. Lee uses the case against Tom Robinson to depict the impact slavery has had on racial views towards blacks. Tradition‚ being the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation‚ is an example of how previous ways of life effect the present. Through the experiences of the Finch family during the time of the Tom Robinson case‚ it is evident that tradition affects the lives of individuals in a negative way because it shapes the way a society thinks‚ leaving long lasting views
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Chapter 19 Read Pages 483-506 ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: _______ Historical Terms and Concepts: Please include the significance for each term/concept. 1. Bantu Migrations migrations of the Bantu people that helped to spread agriculture and herding to many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa‚ iron metallurgy‚ and rapidly increased the population. (started around 2000 BCE)‚ linguistically influential. 2. Stateless society term relating to societies such as those of sub-Saharan Africa after the
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values.” No surprise there. Most Republican candidates have worked to appeal to religious conservatives‚ and using the buzz phrase “Judeo-Christian” is a tried and true way to do it. But in point of fact‚ there really is no “Judeo-Christian tradition.” Said tradition is nothing but a Cold War invention that elides thousands of years of history in the service of identity politics. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not suggesting there are no shared values between Christians and Jews. There are. But there are shared
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she found it extremely difficult accepting the fact of her once young boy‚ growing up into the mature young man he was becoming‚ she found it hard to cope with the idea of her daughter not being as dependent anymore. In Olds’ forth poem‚ “First Thanksgiving”‚ Reminiscing back to the diaper days‚ she draws memories of her once young daughter‚ “those nights‚ I fed her to sleep‚ week after week‚ the moon rising and setting‚ and waxing- whirling‚ over the months‚ in a slow blur‚ around our planet” (10-13)
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