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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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    winner” gets stoned to death. Villagers in the town originally performed the lottery from the belief that a sacrifice brought better crops to the village. Now‚ however‚ the villagers‚ who have forgotten the purpose‚ continue just because it is a tradition. In the beginning‚ villagers of the town had the idea that richer crops would grow by killing as a sacrifice. Old Man Warner‚ the oldest man in town‚ stated an old saying of “’”Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.”‘”(page 22‚ lines 260-261) to another

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    ARGUMENTS AGAİNST TO GLOBALİZATİON Anti Globalist movements and protests are increasing rapidly. Opponents of globalization are raising the issues such as labor’s right‚ mistreatments to labors in poor areas‚ child worker problem and flow of big amounts capital which can have detrimental effects on currencies. Furthermore‚ there is a huge anxiety in terms of imbalanced utilize of energy by the most developed countries‚ more specifically the United States. Another issue is recognizable inequality

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    say anything to her. Emily is a tradition in the small town of Jefferson. She is a living monument of the past and traditions the people of the town wish to respect and honor. For that reason‚ no one wants to upset or offend her. Her last name is one of wealth and prestige and her family has been valued for many generations. Although that time has now passed‚ the town still honors her and her family’s past reputation. “Alive Miss Emily had been a tradition‚ a duty‚ and a care” (Faulkner 527)

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    In‚(“The Case Against High-School Sports”)‚ it states that “Even in Eighth grade‚ American kids spend more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports‚ according to a 2010 study published in the Journal of Advanced Academics.”This shows that in-school sports are

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    Tradition is the enemy of progress Weather it’s religious traditions preventing the study of the dead for better understanding of the living to the churches traditions stopping the progress into the realization that the Earth is not the center of the universe or to take something recent Umbilical cord debates over weather to use them for life saving stem cell research. Tradition is the common enemy among Progress into the future people want the results of science we live our lives due to science

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    control their land. During this time they have been killing innocent people and many children who have not been involved in the debates. Sexual abuse against children has been a major issue in the Jewish world. Rabbis have been abusing children‚ seeking them out over the internet and in the churches. Sacred Traditions One sacred tradition of Judaism is that "Sabbath and holidays are marked by special observances‚ and attendance at public worship is considered especially important" (Unknown

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    ORAL TRADITION OR SPOKEN WORD The oral tradition constitutes the main element of transmission and coverage of the oral literature and history‚ music and dancing. This tradition begins with the internal context of the group and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop

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    Sandra Berbari Men‚ women and schools of thought have reformed and/or revitalized the Jewish tradition. How well does this statement reflect the impact on Judaism of ONE significant person or school of thought? Moses Maimonides was born in Cordoba Spain‚ in 1135. At the age of 13‚ he and his family were forced to move out of Spain due to Muslims invading the area. They made it to Palestine but couldn’t live there because of the Crusades at the time. During Maimonides’ journey he was taught

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    From Tradition to Change (may add a sub-heading for clarification) We all did the multiplication facts and vocabulary flashcards. We memorized and repeated the answers that the teachers were asking for because that is how we learn. That is how we have learned for generations. Recently some educators‚ students‚ and parents have called into question this method of “rote learning” and its effectiveness. They are claiming that memorization‚ and methods like it‚ are no longer effective for the average

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