Jonkonnu in Jamaica. A dying tradition or a vibrant practice. According to Pamela and Martin Mordecai‚ they opined that culture is referred to “whatever traditions‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ and creative activities characterize a given community.” Every group has its own specific culture‚ its own way of seeing‚ doing and making its own traditions. Jonkunnu is a Jamaican traditional dance of African origin. Cheryl Ryman postulated that Jonkonnu linked music and dance‚ mime and symbols as the
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Religious Traditions Paper Jennifer Kilburn REL133 April 25‚ 2012 Bishop David Doyle Elements of Religious Traditions Customs of religions are past down from one generation to another within a religious organization. An individual’s family is another way that religious traditions can be passed down. Customs and traditions of a religious faith are sought out by the individual‚ and still play a big role in his or her belief system. All religions say‚ do‚ and organize traditions in certain
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In the middle of the chaos of political weakness and constant warring of the Zhou era‚ arose many creative thinkers that brought such a knowledgeable impact in politics‚ religion and philosophy. Confucianism became the primary school of thinking. Later important philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained great respect as well. Each party had their own plans for creating a dreamlike political society where many problems they faced in their everyday lives could be eliminated. All three approaches
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CHAPTER 13: *The tropics were warm all year-round. The center of the tropical zone is marked by the equator. *The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of monsoons. *To accommodate the uneven distribution of rainfall‚ South Indian farmers constructed elaborate irrigation canals. *Empires of Mail in West Africa and Delhi in Southern Asia both utilized Islamic administration. *Mansa Kankan Musa made a famous pilgrimage that served to demonstrate the enormous wealth of
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Native American Literature and Oral Traditions A gentleman named David Eller once quoted‚ “Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance; when you only know of those like yourself‚ it is easy to imagine that you are alone in the world or alone in being good and right in the world. Exposure to diversity‚ on the contrary‚ is the basis for relativism and tolerance; when you are forced to face and accept the other as real‚ unavoidable‚ and ultimately valuable‚ you cannot help but see
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cultural competency when working with diverse populations in health care can affect a patients or clients overall health in a positive or negative way and also affect reputation of the doctor and the staff. In the article Cultural Competency: Values‚ Traditions and Effective Practices‚ by Carol Brannon she defines Cultural competency‚ as “the ability to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and linguistic needs of patients or clients”(p.2). Brannon also explains how the US is more of a “salad
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prosperity‚ andthe envelopes are red to scare away evil spirits. I always have to wait weeks tofind out what my parents have in store for me. I never knew where or howthe traditions of Chinese New Year originated‚ and I never gave it much thought‚until my mom forced me to attend a special Chinese school‚ where we learned aboutthe traditions behind the famous celebration. I had no knowledge of how thehanging of the red papers or the firecrackers began; as selfish as it may sound‚the only parts of the holiday
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Sustainable tourism: learning from Indian religious traditions Vasanti Gupta Director of Insight India‚ Headington‚ Oxford‚ UK Keywords Ethics‚ Green issues‚ India‚ Tourism The context Pilgrimage to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion is an age-old tradition‚ followed by religions all over the world. The fact that it is often carried out on foot‚ is an older form and has many religious connotations‚ has made people overlook it as a form of tourism. Apart from the devotional
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dicle kogacioglu The Tradition Effect: Framing Honor Crimes in Turkey n honor crime is commonly defi ned as the murder of a woman by members of her family who do not approve of her sexual behavior.1 While there are no official statistics on the crime in Turkey‚ an incomplete collection of the cases that received coverage in the national media shows that in the three-year period between 1994 and 1996 a total of fi fty-three women fell victim to honor killings (see Yirmibesoglu). Recently two events
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1. Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other
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