... income. In a typical American city, people are separated and labeled. In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the town has the same problem as modern day cities. Though there is one difference. The lower class people have the kind, compassionate heart and rise up to prove themselves throughout the story. Juana represents the Mexican- Indian culture through what Steinbeck sees as loyal, devoted and meek. ... a hard worker and takes good care of her people. Juana is satisfied with her husband, son, and house. She doesn't want what the Europeans have. Steinbeck portrays the Mexican- Americans like...

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... we are foreign, it might provoke a lot of different emotions: desire, fear, anxiety. Being foreign can feel intimidating, but it can also be liberating. Not knowing the "foreign rules-, we can only rely on our instincts. We can experiment with parts of our personality we do not usually explore. We try to do what is right ... " based on what we would do at home, or simply what we feel is the best. When traveling, we loose somehow the contact with people we know. When we are away from their expectations of us, it feels safer than usual to try on new shades ... we are foreign, it might pro...

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... things of that nature, while people who explore different cultures and environments will be able to cope with changes better. Another example from Toynbee's essay was from the part in which he included a passage written by Ellsworth Huntington. Huntington told a story of a group of savages that left their perfect, tropical land to explore a different region. Several things happened to these bands. Some ... unique gift or ability. What is ironic with this, it almost seems as if certain laborers of some countries do not do a good job with their current chosen path because they are wanting...

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... the United States today. We must over look our own culture and be open to learn about others. Fairmont State College does a decent job expressing that to students in different way. The president wrote a good description of this class in the syllabus and also the speeches made during freshman orientation. Most schools lack the ... ability to instill that knowledge to the students. We need to keep hearing it in order to ... willingly expand our views. It is interesting to know that we the people of the ... times. This doesn't make any sense. People are just in their own little world of p...

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... . Music has similar effects as movies and television. Many people say, "I just listen to music for their beats and the lyrics don't affect me." That could not be more wrong. Plato states in his book, The Republic, that people who listen to good music have a good soul and people who listen bad music have a bad soul (qtd. in Harrison). If people listen to music ... that has a lot of cursing then they are more prone to have cruse words in their daily vocabulary. Nirvana's music, the same music the shooters at Columbine High School listen ... , like most people, working out and going on diet...

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... very important to understand how America has developed and what aspects have changed they way we live today. There were many different events from the 1920's that shaped America today. In the 1920's Henry Ford began mass-producing the model T, tractor and Model A. This mass production gave way to a break though and now everything today is mass produced. Assembly lines also ... still today. Everyone wanted to make it big. Mergers took place uniting business to become more economically efficient. Mergers take place all the time, such as my cable company merged with grande and clearsource. ...

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... make an exhibit, so we split it in half. We decided that she would do the backboard and I would do the process paper which was an even half-to-half. I went to the library and checked out two books that were very helpful. She then started to research on the internet to get pictures of people in China who were limited to one child ... when I asked her questions about how her country is. After gathering information on our topic, we then started to begin on the exhibit. How We Created and Developed Our Exhibit First we figured out what pictures we were putting on the backboard. We arranged ...

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... of demons". This comes from the Arabic word "Baal-Zebub", which means "the fly lord". Of course, we react to flies as being dirty, unpleasant and spreading disease. In the novel, the pig"s head is the Lord of the Flies, because it is the most powerful influence upon the flies which are its subjects, just as the beast which is the evil within the boys is the thing which commands their actions ... . The head is a symbol of the decay which ferments evil; and evil grows amongst the boys. It is, therefore, a symbol of what ... ...

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... : "[A] despot enthroned, whose whims and passions are the determining factor in the state; a wretched, subjugated populace; a great priestly organization to which is handed over the domain of the intellect." The Greeks were champions of reason, and were the first society on earth to assign a marginal role to the priesthood. Only in Greece, and only for a brief period, were the rational and the spiritual in balance. Hamilton is very clear in ... poets, historians, and tragedians, the comic playwright Aristophanes, and Socrates, the most famous of philosophers. The Greek word "school" deri...

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... up of arms from several indigenous peoples around the globe who support this movement. Rather than the usual infighting that goes on, there has been a real effort for unification. So much so that the symbol of the parties fight for independence is that of the Eagle and the Condor, united in flight. While the government is nervous about the unrest in the region, it seems to do little to ... quell the anger of the people. Rather, it lets them continue in poverty, forces them to leave the good ... land, for the bad. Cutting down trees in the forest is forbidden and harsh ... ...

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Independent Reading Essay In the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven, it talks about how a young man, named Mark, goes to a Native American village, called Quee, and their he learns about the Native American life. It is a great story because it teaches you about other cultures and that life isn't always what you ... other cultures. Reading this book has increased understanding of life and world around us by showing that life in other cultures have things harder and have to work through things just as everyone has to do. In the first part of the book "Yes My Lord - No My Lord" ...

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... no light to hide it. He not only loses his mind but his soul, resulting in utter and complete darkness of the heart. Marlow's trip from Europe to the outer then the central station already tests his capacity to differentiate between good and evil. He witnesses many actions which question his moral judgement. He shows compassion towards much of what he sees yet knows ... , had a moment - I won't say of hesitation, but of startled pause, before the commonplace affair. The best way I can say it to you is by saying that, for a second or two, I felt as though, instead of going to the centre o...

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... about Antonio is when he said, "Although this lord of weak rememberance, this, who shall be of as little memory when he is earth"d, hath here almost persuaded .for he's a spirit of persuasion, only professes to persuade, ..the king his's son alive." This shows us that if Gonzalo is killed then Antonio would not care. He says that Gonzalo would not be ... is set to savage. Gonzalo is a civilized old courtier who, tweleve years ago saved the lives of Prospero and Miranda from the villainy of Antonio. He gave them food, supplies and Prospero's books when their boat was set adrift by Antoni...

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... of all types of foods and fruits. We can grow our own fruits and vegetables in our own backyard since we have good rich soil. One thing I love about my culture is the food I was brought up on. Going out to the beach and catching fresh seafood is something I definitely miss. A traditional method of cooking food is very common till this day. We ... occur usually for special occasions like birthdays, funerals, or fundraising. It consists of varieties of meat, pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and stuffing; the hāngi (underground cooking) has an earthly taste since it is slowly cooked all...

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... people have maintained a link between their ancestors which has created a great cultural heritage. The dreaming is the spiritual realm of ancestors who created the land and the world and give life and meaning. The indigenous believe that the Ancestral Spirits came to earth in a human form, traveling across the land and creating animals, plants and forms of land that we know today. Once they ... believe in their spiritual ancestors. Their religion is immanent through the connection with the land however this connection is spiritual and links back to their ancestors. They believe that th...

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... have many values. Some of my most important values consist of my family, my ethnicity and my memories. Something that I value the most would be my family. Family means a lot for me because no matter what happens, my family would always be there ... for me. Life would be really different if I didn't have the family that I have now. In my family, I am taught that no matter what difficulties I have to face, my ... there and support me. They taught me many things about life that I would take with me for the rest of my life. No matter how many good friends you have, they will never be there ...

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... nodded as they smiled that she wasn't deaf. I found it difficult to read how hard it was for her at times, such as in the first chapter of the book when Lou Ann becomes scared and lonely on her first night at Harvard, leaving her dorm to get comfort from her parents at their hotel. ... as a family, and it is truly moving. I certainly have learned, and continue to learn to appreciate the differences in cultures that surround us, and others lives might be affected by the differences, whether positive or negative. The book opens your eyes to how other cultures, deaf or not, are often misunde...

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... traded with many other cultures such as the Greek (which is where cultural diffusion took place and the Greeks adopted the alphabet but added the important vowels the Phoenicians left out. The Phoenicians also spoke a dialect and used coin money. The Phoenicians were very good wood and metal workers. They made and used furniture, metal work, and especially glassware. The Phoenicians were also well known for their ... North to Spain, Ireland, and England. There was a huge demand for metals such as gold, silver, copper, tin, and nickel. They would also make things like bronze and iron. Th...

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... appreciate when someone, who is not well known or who does not "expected" to be a "super star", perform in the public. So my friend and I went to Monterey Park and sang in front of the Chinese superstore to test on that. When I was singing, my friend pretended he was an audience as I expected that ... people would stop by if they see someone does so. However, only a few people really watched the show to its end. While I was singing, I heard some negative comments, such as "he is crazy" etc, in Cantonese ... in Mandarin, as I only understand these Asian's languages. Moreover, I saw that ...

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... the mid 1980's, till early 1980's the Folsom "Miracle Mile " was questionably the hottest gay sex hook up neighborhood on earth with more than 30 different gay leather sex bar. The Tool Box was the first established SF bar. The Folsom used to be a gay bathhouse, the only one open to all sexes, called Sutro Baths. SF city hall hated this, SoMa was targeted both socially and politically by ... you do this? "I somehow was feeling uncomfortable watching it. When I spoke to different people about this, few of them said that the culture and concept of sex came from India. They also said that, h...

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... hoping to build a society on what they thought to be the proper religious standards. The ways and beliefs of the Puritans made them somewhat less tolerant than other colonial cultures, but they were making a slow progression from what they came from to the foundation of a new inclusive nation. Furthermore, The Quakers (Friends) of Pennsylvania, founded by William Penn, not only wanted to establish a place for their ... own people, but were also open to the idea of people with other belief systems living in and contributing to a larger society ... of having a tolerant, unique culture wh...

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... the Forest" is a novel written by a famous author name Conrad Richter. The story is about a boy who is trapped between two families. The novel takes place in 1764 on Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, and the fork of the Muskingum. The boy is trapped between the Paxton boys, the whites, and the Lenni Lenape, the Indians. Some characters of the novel are True Son, who is the main character, the Butler family, Half Arrow, Thitpan,and the ... their lives. " No, but if a fish can swim, a boat can float and the father of heaven has already provided two boats at the landing." (Conrad Richter,Pg 92) India...

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... with either cotton, which they grow in the villages, or the fiber off the kapok tree. They often use the poison from the poison dart frog to dip the ends of the darts in. They do this by stroking the sides of the frog, causing it to excrete the poison, then boil it down to intensify it. The darts are carried in a quiver . The top of the quiver is made from animal hide, or ... surface is supposedly invisible, but is believed to be similar to earth. It has trees, gardens, villages, animals, plants, and most importantly, the souls of the deceased (Chagnon 1997: 101). Hei ka misi or, the bo...

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... of weakness. C. A norm was to always get drunk and high. Even to kill for fun. This resulted in violence, and a society with little to no control. D. They were poor, and the only way to get money was to deal drugs or steal. This is why there's problems such as a high death rate and neglected children. E. Negative symbols and language gave birth ... to bad behavior and attitude. F. The Koreans which owned a corner store, and white men which were cops. The Koreans were looked down at and disrespected because they did the same to the black community. Cops were hated and feared because of f...

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... , was in a position that put her in an inner city school after her mother passed away. She walks the hall of her school and clubbed at night with many ethnicities and she was the only white girl. Being new she got many unaccepted looks from African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-white ethnic ... no one is on your side or willing to accept interethnic dating. The movie showed the stereotypical inner city life; Derek's sister was pregnant without a husband, their mother was in jail for drugs, and his best friend was always ready for a drive-by shooting. Not many of Sara's peers were op...

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