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    who talked to me and picked me up when I was down’. And from such intimate encounters came the quasi-religious readings which would transform The Shawshank Redemption into a latter-day Gospel for some viewers. David Bruce‚ of the ’spiritual’ pop culture website HollywoodJesus.com observes: ’It’s an example of film as therapy. The Shawshank Redemption gives you hope; you can go on; you can go forward.’ One viewer described their tape of The Shawshank Redemption as ’like a friend in the sitting-room

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    The Nigerian Customs

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    checking the illegal exportation of artifacts)‚ etc. 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (i) THE EARLY STAGE: PRE 1891 ERA The historical roots of the Nigeria Customs can be traced to the later part of the 19th Century‚ precisely between 1879 and 1891. The highlight of the era was the ability of Sir Tubman Goldie to sign a Charter in 1886 with the British Government.

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    ability to topple authoritarianism and rattle the political landscape. The epitaph foretold that sometimes a guitar‚ more than even armaments or peace treaties‚ had the capacity to reshape the world. In the years that followed Stalin’s death‚ Western culture began to penetrate the Soviet Union. Khrushchev’s liberalization policies allowed for greater (albeit still severely restricted)

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    The Impact of Western media on African Cultures By Levis Kamau Introduction Pop music has become very much popular and widespread among the young people in Nairobi City. It is usually characterised by western behaviours and ways of doings of the west (developed countries) particularly the United States and Jamaica. It is very common to hear young people talking about the pop singers. You will always hear “I like that dance in the song….” “I wish I had such a cloak”

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    of the Balkan region or simply Balkans. The Balkans are geographically part of Europe‚ but conceptually excluded from the Western European political and economic sphere as well as culture‚ beliefs and values. The “Balkan construction” was part of the Western Hegemonic discourse and it has been seen as a ‘remote area’ - the dark and barbaric side of Europe. The typical Western – created the concept for Balkans reflect stereotypes such as violence‚ ferocity‚ irrationality and uncontrollable passion

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    Contact between cultures

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    Contact between cultures: A historical perspective Contact between cultures The world has a lot of cultures and all the cultures are different. Many cultures come into contact with each other throughout history. Long time ago‚ many European navigators used to navigate across the world to locate new areas. Once an area is located‚ they would use it for settlement where they discover the riches of these areas and eventually‚ these experiences led to set up European colonies around these areas. Moreover

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    put their faith in “higher powers”. The ancient people did have faith and served many gods. I want to show the many differences in the ancient people thoughts on the creation story and the christianity story. Also how there are many similarities in between the stories which are very interesting. I also want to talk about how things that were started in times such as 7000 BCE have migrated through time and we still see things they were doing in the modern world. To show just how influential the ancient

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    Tradition

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    Kristen Wenzel‚ author of “Tradition” and director of women studies at the College of New Rochelle analyzes the influences tradition has had on societies. She discusses the relationship between malnutrition‚ hunger and tradition. Gender dividers‚ between both men and women are placed and have been put in effect. With this‚ the social dividers have encouraged incentives for societies to manufacture and distribute food. The article‚ Tradition‚ suggest the inclusion and exclusion of elements in a

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    ------------------------------------------------- Indian Culture Vs Western Culture.** Abhi16march Started The Discussion:  Indian culture vs Western culture. Hello everyone....lets start our discussion on ths topic... I think both culture are good....and I think WESTERN culture is good in many wayssssss............its very liberal and alwayz ready for a change nd also has INDIVIDUALITY.....and thing which is wrong with our culture is our rigidity....we can not change ourself easily.. I am not saying change ur own culture and accept

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    Christmas is known to last one day. Traditions are different in every country and are followed differently. Sometimes they are followed blindly. However‚ Shirley Jackson‚ in “The Lottery” believes that people should not follow traditions blindly. First‚ traditions in Iran are followed by some people due to the different types of religions. Some traditions in Iran are extremely different from the tradition in “The Lottery.” “The Lottery” differs from Iran tradition Ramadan because Ramadan allows people

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