In many cultures around the world people have the same problems to face as we do. They just refer to them by different words and or different meanings. In “The Spirit Catches You‚” a young girl by the name of Lia has a condition that Western Medicine considers to be epilepsy‚ but in her culture of the Hmong they believe it to be qaug dab peg. Some might consider these two conditions of the body and soul to be the same thing or quite different. Western medicine’s way of dealing with the issue is
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believed it translated into Qaug dab peg. What was misunderstood is that quag dab peg were not really perceived as the same thing in Hmong culture as Epilepsy is in western medicine‚ In the Hmong culture‚ QDP is believed to be caused by a bad spirit called a dab. It is believed that dabs are responsible for stealing souls and making its victims sick. Epilepsy is recognized by western medicine as a serious neurological condition. Although Epilepsy and Quag dab peg may have the same physical symptoms
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Are You Down With Slang? The English language is one of the most diverse if not the most diverse language in the world. It is spoken in many countries and spoken with different dialects within those countries. Ranging from different pronunciations to completely different meanings for words. Flip-flops in America are known as thongs in Australia and tap in Britain is a faucet in America. Each country also has its own form of slang that other English speaking countries may not understand. Slang
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Corbett A “Runaway” Now‚ Before the Theme Catches You Theme is something that can seem different to everyone. It is the meaning of a story or any piece of writing‚ but we all see meanings differently. There are a seemingly infinite number of themes in just one story and it is hard to choose the meaning that means most to you. In “Runaway” there are multiple themes to choose from and make deductions about. These themes range from how a person associates with themselves and with others‚ to how
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Poem Analysis Project The poem "If you were coming in the Fall" was written by Emily Dickinson. Through her career she innovated brief conceptualized poetry that explored inner emotional concepts such as love‚ death‚ and longing. Like other poems‚ "If you were coming in the Fall" talks about the speaker’s love and how she waits him to return. It can be assumed that the speaker is a female because it was written in 1st person and the author‚ Dickinson‚ is a woman. Also‚ the speaker uses words and
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my writing and dark was also in the writing that I read. Dark is similar to sad tone with a deeper meaning of sadness or hurt. In my writing I used the words "You put me down" and "I cant take it anymore" to show a darker meaning of hurt. When I was writing these words I chose words that could relate to other writers as well. "You put me down" is to represent my feelings that are getting pushed away and the insults are taking over my feelings. The words " I can’t take it anymore" is to tell the reader
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In the novel "A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich" by Solzhenitsyn‚ I found that Ivan Denisovich (Shukhov) resisted the dehumanizing aspects of the gulag; by not allowing the spirit destroying atmosphere of the gulag to take away his human dignity and appreciation for life. Throughout the story‚ the author concentrates on the theme of time and it’s significance to Shukhov’s existence in the gulag. Time in this sense can be broken into two separate entities. The first example is the time owned by
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Friends can Lift You Up or Bring You Down “Hey whatz up bro? How’s life? Today there’s a party at my house” These are some of the common conversations in our daily life. Friends here‚ friends there‚ friends everywhere. Life without friends is like garden without flowers. Friends are one of the most valuable possessions in life. Friends are those people who will always be with you in the ups and downs of your life. Friends help us in many ways. They always comfort us when a problem arises‚ which
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Biblical Perspective on Spirits Pastor Mark – 29th May 2013 Spirits “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood‚ but against principalities‚ against powers‚ against the rulers of the darkness of this age‚ against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) 1. Existence of spiritual powers There are dark‚ spiritual‚ powerful forces at work We don’t want to be ignorant of Satan and his demonic forces “And when He stepped out on the land‚ there met Him
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What is the perspective you chose about? Key points and conceptsThe general belief of the conflict perspective is that society is comprised of groups with competing self-interests. Deriving from this competition is a struggle for power. Most often‚ the distribution of power is imbalanced among the groups. People are competing for resources that are in scarce supply. The social groups in a society that tend to dominate over others are the ones who maintain the majority of the wealth‚ prestige
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