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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Things Fall Apart are no exception. The people of Umuofia call upon representatives of the spirit world as a means of hospitality. They rely on their religion to settle resolutions with other tribes and to answer questions. They depend on the spirit world also to take care of punishments and in addition play a significant role on new born babies. Unfortunately‚ the strong reliance with the spirit world collapse when the White Christians invade. It is clearly seen just how important the spirit world
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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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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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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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You Viewpoint – Defusing an Angry Client BUS 346 Online Professor Dan Davis October 28‚ 2012 Abstract This paper details how the You-Viewpoint was used to defuse a difficult situation involving myself‚ my accounts payable manager‚ my director of sales‚ and a client. When an invoice was generated incorrectly‚ and submitted for payment to a client‚ I was alerted to the situation when the client called me angry about his billing. This particular
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