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    As a human in America many things have become immune to my eyes. I see: cars‚ airplanes‚ brick houses‚ shoe stores‚ churches‚ iPods‚ cell phones‚ gps devices‚ every nationality‚ broken family’s‚ a place where anything goes as long as its beneficial for you as an individual‚ a governing state of mind; it’s all normal for my eyes. Indian culture has a totally different model compared to the American culture. Indian culture stems from family values. Unlike the American culture the Indian culture has

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    Hannukah Around the World Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It is in fact the only Jewish holiday that is not mentioned in Jewish scripture. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev‚ which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. In Hebrew‚ the word "hanukkah" means "dedication." The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks

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    canes for the impaired and medical healing above nature. Their art was based on Moses and God and man used paintings to describe life in different portraits. They used Shofar for music and instruments‚ singing and the hands. They created synagogues and used tents for their travels to the Promised Land and‚ when they finally arrived‚ their holy land created temples and much housing for their people. Philosophy was God‚ earth and man and they were doctrine by commandments of God that were

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    Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist

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    workshop‚ we explored experiences of estrangement‚ conflict‚ and enmity in our own interpersonal relationships‚ workplaces‚ communities. The thing I found the most interesting to me was the quality of being a peace seeker. Knowing that she helps synagogues and Jewish organizations place the pursuit of peace in interpersonal relationships at the center of their communal mission‚ she is the ultimate peace seeker. Qualities of a peace seeker are having kindness‚ compassion‚ generosity‚ self-awareness

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    toast to my cousin. At that moment‚ I finally understood what the whole Bar Mitzvah was about because of those speeches. The Bar Mitzvah was not about the presents my cousin received or the party‚ or even about him becoming a full member of the synagogue. The celebration signaled that from this point on‚ my cousin had now become fully accountable for his actions and his study of Judaism. Until this point‚ I defined an adult as being someone who did adult things‚ like drive‚ cook‚ or make decisions

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    I agree that the statement “Those who do not share my faith (or race or religion or political ideology) do not share my humanity; ‘they’ are different than ‘us’ and thus not ‘human’ in the same way we are” is most responsible for the bloodshed of countless individuals in history‚ however‚ I do not agree with the statement itself. I do not view people who have different opinions and faiths as a different kind of human than I am because it is the right of a person to have faith in any religion they

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    It is undeniable that music plays a major role in the musical Fiddler on the roof‚ the music demonstrates happiness‚ anger‚ celebration‚ despair and other feelings to the audience. A lot of the music in fiddler such as “If I were a rich man”‚ “To life”‚ and “Miracles of miracles” can be characterized as Klezmer music. Klezmer is a genre of music that found tradition in the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe in 19th century. The characteristics of the Klezmer style music is the clarinet and violin

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    Funeral custom world wide Death: the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Death is a very painful and emotional time‚ yet one that may be filled with hope and mercy and is base off of the world ’s religious traditions and of philosophical enquiry. Belief in some kind of afterlife or rebirth has been a central aspect of most‚ if not all‚ religious traditions and as a result of that over time there has been different type of

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    The Great Migration Low wages‚ unemployment‚ disease‚ forced military conscription‚ and religious persecution all inspired immigrants to flee their homelands and come to the United States. These immigrants were inspired to come to America by its reputation as the "Land Of Liberty" and also by the inspiring letters of friends and relatives already in the United States. These "New Immigrants" fleeing poverty and persecution faced difficulties in assimilating into American culture that they were

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