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    in Bahasa to return their hometown to celebrate Idul Fitri (Lebaran in Bahasa) with their family‚ the religious feast in Moslem calendar. There is no idea when this tradition begins exactly in Indonesia. Today mudik or homecoming‚ not only affiliate with Moslem‚ but it has been practice in other religion and become national tradition in every Indonesian religious feast day event. While according to demography‚ mudik phenomena linked with urbanization‚ the reality doesn’t always cause negative image

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    Dehumanization has been a problem in the world since the beginning of man. In the story Night‚ Elie and his father struggle for humanity. The story has taken place during World war ll. Ellie and his father fight to stay alive and don’t know if their last days will be at home. Starving‚ dehydration‚ fire‚ and dehumanization become a different meaning in a persons head after reading this story. People are inhumane to other people because of jealousy and power. Elie and his family were sent to

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    time to see distant family members. That’s why since my great grandmother was around‚ we’ve spent one day during the holiday season participating in what we call The Progressive. As the tradition goes‚ each family is required to prepare one part of the traditional five course meal‚ the assignment of which rotates between the families each year. Each family prepares their part of the meal and hosts it at their home‚ allowing the entire family to visit everyone’s home and “progress” through one giant five

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    needs and lifestyles of the individual tribe. Religious traditions of aboriginal peoples around the world tend to be heavily influenced by their methods of acquiring food‚ whether by hunting wild animals or by agriculture. Native American spirituality is no exception. Traditional Lakota spirituality is a form of religious belief that each thing‚ plant and animal has a spirit. The Native American spirituality has an inseparable connection between the spirituality and the culture. One cannot exist without

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    Veronica Armas Ms. Baker-2 English 12 9 November 2012 Wedding Traditions: Modern Society and Changes The words “I do”‚ some of the most significant words to known to a human being‚ believing in an everlasting love. The tradition that goes into seeing such a beautiful face on such a day makes people think how much relief they can have. All the months of planning and fixing everything to make it perfect finally came. Most people do not realize how much time or adjustments must be made in order

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    Tradition answer in Eliot T.S. Eliot’s essay‚ Tradition and the Individual Talent (1920) is one of the earliest offerings of his literary theory. The essay outlines his philosophy of "tradition" and the implications this has for the poet‚ critic‚ and scholar. Tradition for Eliot includes a much broader definition than is recognized by the popular conception of the term. His idea of tradition includes psychological and philosophical aspects‚ and sets forth of the aims of poetry‚ the role of the poet

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    032:001:A01-A12 16 September 2012 To Struggle : What It Means To Be a Jewish A foundational part of being Jewish is to struggle. Throughout history‚ the Jewish people have struggled both physically - with the hardships that they had to face – and intellectually - with what is called a cognitive dissonance. In fact‚ one of the earliest struggles can be traced back to the prophet Jacob‚ who had to struggle with God himself. By writing this paper‚ I wish to explain why ‘to struggle’ is such a foundational part

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    sources are better than their oral equivalent‚ but the African interior did not yield many written sources until the 19th century. Jan Vansina‚ however‚ supports the legitimacy of oral sources as a form of historical evidence and has adopted oral traditions to reconstruct the African past for fifty years. This paper‚ therefore‚ chronologically explores some of Jan Vansina’s major publications and discusses the methodological approaches he established to apply oral sources in the reconstruction of the

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    British rule in India. Lokamanya Tilak was leading the Indian Freedom movement and he declared that ’Swaraj(Independence) is my Birth Right’. And Vande Mataram slogan was driving hundreds and thousands of young Indians towards the Indian freedom struggle. At this juncture British Govt arrested Lokamanya Tilak and he has to undergo 6 years of imprisonment for leading the freedom Movement. The whole country Rose to protested the arrest of their dear leader. Our Dr-ji‚ Keshav‚ is in his high school

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    Struggles of a Typical Teenager Elissa Doson Freshman Composition‚ EN 112 Karen Tucker March 14‚ 2013 Independence is the state of being dependent. In the stories‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ the main character Connie‚ and the story “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler‚ the protagonist Donny‚ both search for independence in their life; however their pursuit for this freedom is stemmed in different ways leading to bad endings for

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