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    "The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural‚" hypothesizes Samuel P. Huntington‚ author of "The Clash of Civilizations?" In cautious tones‚ he warns all Westerners of the impending cultural crisis that is rising to threaten the existence of enlightened Western thought and civilization. He forecasts major global cultures rolling up their sleeves to duke it out in a final battle of human identity‚ ignoring the real possibility of malleable and intertwining

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    different cultures within the same society. The reason we have this tension is because of the ethnocentricity between different ethnic groups. Ethnocentricity is belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group. So how does the presence of multiple cultures within a society create tension? How does society integrate different groups of immigrants‚ and how do immigrants transform societies? When different cultures intermingle‚ it creates tension‚ and we as a society need to teach our coming generations

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    The Maya Civilization

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    The Maya civilization was developed by the Mayan people and was a Mesoamerican civilization. Maya Civilization resided in a large territory that included covering southeastern Mexico‚ northern Central America and all of the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of the area is covered in vast plains with few mountains and a low coastline. The Mayans were agriculture and worked on city construction‚ stone monuments‚ and building pyramids. They cultivated chili peppers‚ beans‚ sunflower sees‚ squashes‚ cacao‚ vanilla

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    IPILES CIVILIZATION At the beginning El salvador was known as Cuscatlan‚ pipil name. Their population of El Salvador was about 1‚000.00 people during the conquest by Spanish. People who called Pipiles‚ came from Mexican villages‚ they introduced the nahuat and pipil dialect‚ actually we can find pipil people they are located in Nahuizalco in Sonsonate‚ and a few villages. Indigenous had four important branches of Pipiles: § The Cuscatlecos who were the predominantand in the region‚ their

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    unappealing and disrespectful to yourself and those you love. On the other hand‚ when people focus exclusively on how they look in a vain effort to seek validation‚ they lose a certain vibrancy that comes from depth and self-confidence.        In today’s society of never-ending nips and tucks‚ we forget that the essence of beauty stems from a person’s inner vitality and depth. Vitality often results from leading a multi-dimensional life that involves pursuing one’s passions‚ being creative‚ having purpose

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    Inequality In Civilization

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    of a civilization‚ but that’s not why. Inequality is simply caused by geography. Geography affects the way a civilization becomes more developed compared to others because‚ geography controls climate which affects the type of food a civilization can grow‚ and what type of animals it can domesticate. Domesticated animals and efficient crops give a civilization time to develop new ideas and invent tools that can help the dominate other cultures. Geographic location affects how a civilization can

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    Civilizations of the Americas The Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were three of the most advanced civilization in the Americas. They each brought major accomplishments to the world during their period of reign and some of these accomplishments are still used to this very day. Each one of these civilizations were influenced by foreign countries including: Europe‚ Asia‚ and parts of the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments included agriculture‚ architecture‚ writing‚ and trade. These accomplishments

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    time society does not change for good. A lot of people around us struggle in fitting it with other people. A big part of the change is also in society. Each year it is harder to fit in with society. Throughout the story Frankenstein starts feeling more lonely and wants to go out but he can’t cause he is different. He feels like he won’t be accepted outside of his home. The only human he has communicated too is Victor so far. It will make him feel like he is not wanted around. Society isn’t

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    English 102 Section 401 November 24‚ 2012 Does America Need Labor Unions Today? President John F. Kennedy once said‚ “The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is‚ and has been‚ good for all Americans.” Organized labor has a goal of helping workers get what they deserve in all aspects of their jobs such as salary‚ benefits‚ hours‚ working conditions‚ and so on. There are

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    find myself wondering‚ like the high school english teacher trying to grade the “artsy” kid’s creative writing piece; “What‚ in the hell‚ does this ugly thing mean?”. The idea of the snail has captivated my attention in a way that its physical counterpart never could. I find myself asking what the snail could possibly represent in the greater scheme of existence. In effect‚ what does the snail symbolize? The answer to this question is surprisingly complicated. Over the centuries‚ various cultures have

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