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    “The Jazz Singer” Before watching “The Jazz Singer”‚ I had no idea of its cultural or historical significance. I learned that it was the first motion picture to have synchronized dialogue and words. It set the precedent for cinematography‚ live voice recordings‚ and real-time dialogue. The film was based on a short story written only a few years prior. The story was called “The Day of Atonement” and was authored by Samson Raphaelson. The short story was then adapted into an onstage musical in

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    Abuse (Political Corruption) Abuse‚ within the context of political corruption‚ is the wanton neglect of duty in the pursuit of other motivations. More specifically‚ it is the use of influence or power for a purpose not originally intended‚ as judged by law‚ pragmatism‚ and culture. In order to categorize an activity as an abuse‚ there needs to be either a breach of jurisdiction or a breach in the extent a power is exercised within the correct jurisdiction. For example‚ in Bai Ganyo: Incredible

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    Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance Citation Alesina‚ Alberto‚ and Eliana La Ferrara. 2005. Ethnic diversity and economic performance. Journal of Economic Literature 43(3): 762-800. doi:10.1257/002205105774431243 October 7‚ 2012 10:32:49 PM EDT http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4553005 This article was downloaded from Harvard University ’s DASH repository‚ and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material‚ as set forth at http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL

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    What Is Cultural Identity

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    Cultural Identity is a person’s background or history‚ it also has a lot to do with the religion you belong to‚ and has a lot to do with your nationality and ethnicity ‚it could also be how someone refers to another person‚ or how you are referred to by others. A person’s traditions and religion can determine who a person is‚ how they act‚ and even how they may be treated during life‚ basically a person’s “cultural identity”. A person’s culture is very specific‚ from what language they speak‚ their

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    Political correctness is the belief of conforming the language and practices which could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated. I will argue that political correctness is not helpful to further development of our society. To support this claim‚ I offer three reasons. Firstly‚ political correctness cause misinterpretation of words. Secondly‚ people are being afraid of expressing their thoughts and ideas due to misinterpretation of words. Thirdly‚ political correctness will retrograde

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    The four models are ethnic hierarchy‚ pluralism‚ separatism and one-way assimilation and each define how groups should interact with one another. Ethnic hierarchy is when one group of people assert dominance over the others and withdrawal rights and privileges from the other “outsider” groups. Ethnic hierarchy is the reason that Muslims are feared and considered foreign to the American culture as Christianity is considered the dominant religion. Ideally‚ in a perfect world cultural pluralism a concept

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    2013 The Women Covered By a Veil The Islamic veil is a very mysterious piece of garment that has very many questions behind it.What does the veil stand for and why do Muslim women wear them? Why is there so much controversy about this piece of cloth? Most Muslim women wear a veil to show respect for their religion and God"(Murphy15). They feel they are closer to Allah and are doing the right thing. (Murphy15) Wearing the veil for Muslim women is a symbol of their faith and what they stand for and

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    Cultural appropriation is a toxin to ethnic communities around and throughout the world. Cultural appropriation has come to the forefront of modern consciousness in recent years‚ mostly because of the age we live in where we are all connected to what’s happening at all times. What is cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture‚ this subsequently robs a cultural group of it’s cultural identity and pride and mocks it

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    Ethnic Conflicts are a very important issue that can affect a whole country/state. Ethnic conflicts within a state belong to identity conflicts that are a type of internal conflicts. Sometimes the term ethnic conflict is used to describe a large range of internal conflicts .Before talking about ethnic conflict‚ it is important to know the meaning of ethnicity. . Ethnic groups usually have collectivity or psychological communities who share a combination of historical experience and valued cultural

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    are “intellectuals‚ writers‚ journalists‚ homemakers‚ and educators” who work hard to improve their lives and provide a better future for their

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