Time is tremendously important to those living in Western Society. ... Various societies throughout the history of man have treated time differently, and even today there is a disparity between cultures regarding the importance of time. ... In western society however, time is incredibly important. ... Being on time is important because our society says it is. It's not a virtue, and society can change its mind. ...

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By the definitions written above, culture is built on the abstract things that motivate and move people in a society. One way to look at it is: how a society thinks so they become. ... The internal drives that come from one's family of love and caring for others in a society will drive the culture. ... I feel that many people use ethnic titles to feel like they belong to a smaller society. ... Now that people are looking back into their family history they are finding out things that do not seem right, at least by our standards today. ...

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In modern society, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, manipulated religious principles are still being used to repress people. ... Pauline Johnson describes in her story seem to be inspirations brought on in events from the past, yet the ideas presented in the story may not seem too far from reality in today's society. ... Father Paul is a man that still exists today. ... This also applies to today's society. ... All of the racial slander and inequality portrayed in this story show us just how hypocritical society and religion can be. ...

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Being the globalized society that we are today, America has become known to possess many different cultures within. ... Society today is not the same as it was fifty years ago and will not be the same as today fifty years in the future from now either. Therefore, the norms of society are given to change with time. ... For one, it reinforces the norms of society by comparison. ... There is no such thing as a "perfect society". ...

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However, as I grew up, while I based my values on my earlier cultural experiences, my new friends, acquaintances, and society reshaped my views. The culture I live in today is a mixed bag or nuts. ... However, even today, most of my culture stills centers around my society and what it is becoming. My view of the world today fluctuates depending on how I"m feeling. ... The internet is making people smarter as more information is available and as a society, we have a stronger voice. ...

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In the very beginning to be a civilized society there were certain characteristics that one must possess. ... So again I have to reference in the importance of the temple and religion in this society. ... I would have to say that today it is not like it was then. ... I think the Greeks were some of the most influential people even on today's society. ... This society did not give us great works of art, music or anything like that. ...

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Culture Everyone has a different culture in which they come from. Culture may depend on the state or country that you live. This one word means so many things in terms of how we live. The birthday parties you attend and how the party is setup all is due to what culture re you were raised in. ...

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Culture in today's society. ... In my opinion culture is the way some people live in a different societies. ... There are many different cultures in the world today. ... Changing culture would almost be impossible because it is in every society in every country today. ... I feel that the rules that we followed were very easy and helped our family become the responsible and helpful family we are today. ...

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Fear and Prejudice : A Communication Breakdown Our world today is a mixture of different societies, different cultures, a blend of different people varying from the color of their face to their ideas and beliefs. ... And in that point, today, the question is not how much humanity has achieved, but how much have been lost out of this coexistence; whether people have the ability to realize that phenomena such as prejudice and fear can and already do lead to the breakdown of this communication. ... It is an undeniable force within our society, so prevalent that it can be found within the mos...

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The 1960's created a lot of drama and excitement which, in turn, left a big impression on people of that time and is still affecting social and cultural society today. ... Hippies were "a young person who rejects the mores of established society" (Puz). ... Pop music culture, as we know it today, was created by Beatles. Educators today lack the tools for dealing with unruly children due to two Supreme Court decisions of the late 1960's. ... The sixties laid the foundation for social society to flourish and multicultural society, in which change is accepted and expected, to succee...

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Other popular piercing in today's society include the navel, tongue, lip eyebrow, and the nose. ... In conclusion, people today, primarily in there teens and twenties, are primarily looking to distinguish themselves from the uniformity of modern society. ... The youth of modern society are using tribal customs to express diversity but in actuality are forming monotony within their own social group. ...

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In today's culture, there are many styles. ... With the growing number of people in working society, the chance of new things to come is certain. ... In today's modern culture, change seems to be the driving force. ... Such common things in society are food. ... No one seems to have time to sit down and have a good home-cooked meal today. ...

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Society is a white washed Christian world where people prostitute their dignity and morals to get ahead. Gonzales observes the effects modern society on his culture and pridefully states "I am Joaquin" with such conviction it sets him aside from white society. ... Gonzales's pride for surviving the task of living in today's society is prevalent when he states, "I am the masses of my people and I refuse to be absorbed." ... "Caught up in the whirl of a gringo society. ... Gonzales describes how mainstream society some of his culture (economically) and him. ...

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Culture in this society has become a commodity in which we always indulge in. ... Although there are very few examples of pop culture giving a social critique today, one stands out in my mind, South Park. ... According to the thoughts of philosophers Marcuse, Adoron, and Horkhiemer, today's culture industry is a tool to subdue the masses from realizing real problems in the world around them, and that culture's main role in a society is to question the standing beliefs. ... The next area of society that Trey Parker and Matt Stone weave into their film is sex. In today's society...

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He never benefited society, yet, he is considered a hero by modern standards (?... Society is not in imminent danger, and needs less comfort on a large scale (McKay 613). ... Society is also more diverse today in origin, religion and perspective, meaning that one societal hero is not as applicable to the whole society as it was in the ancient times (McKay 1063). The hero also changed as society's morals changed, and their view of what behavior was acceptable changed (). ... Heroes have also changed to more accurately fit in with society's struggles and challenges. ...

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Before the media was as strong as it lives to be today. Cultures intertwined with each other by migration and carrying over foreign entities and ideas that became surface for many cultures today. As an artist I'm intuitively aware of the constant changes in my society. ... Not only is this society unequipped to combat such a change; it reportedly never has been. ...

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SEMIOTICS Today's society relies on advertisement for consumer affairs. ... He created a science that investigates the nature of signs and their impact on society. ... Myth today, Barthes says, is a message - not a concept, idea, or object. ... Barthes is concerned to analyze the `myths' circulating in contemporary society, the false representations and erroneous beliefs current in the France of the postwar period." ... In today's society "sex sells" and this ad is a perfect example. ...

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These transformations are taking place in today's globalized world. ... These homogenous and cultural distinct societies are challenging the old ideas of the melting pot and integration. He explains the concept of this pluralistic society that emerged because of globalization. ... His identity is today bound up with multiple communities. ... Today my identity is bound with a new community. ...

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The views of the world today are in need of change. ... Melting pots of different cultures live here in the United States today. ... Relationships in the world today are given different looks today. ... Today family is a word that is taken in many different ways. ... Race, Class, and Gender is going to be a great class to instill students with different outlooks in society. ...

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It is, of course, a privilege to those who match with the parameters of beauty of the society they are part of, but what about the rest? ... Society exerts pressure on people to fit in the patterns of today's concept of beauty, producing, as a result, what may be called 'fashion victims'. ... However, in most cases, all western societies are starting to look the same according to the demands of fashion. ... Argentina is a great example not only of this massive production that ends with local products, but also of a society that forces everybody to fit in. ...

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Many people in our society feel that they have become so immune to the media that they no longer realize the actual affect it has on them. ... There are so many different types of media that we are surrounded by today. ... And by "everything", I mean from our appearances to our behaviour to what we should perceive as good and acceptable in society. ... With all the advanced technology today, you can almost do anything and watch television at the same time. ... Lastly, Postman states that the result of all this will be that our society will become completely homogenized. ...

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The world today is a very interesting place. ... The vast array of languages that we have today is great; it makes us a very well rounded nation that attempts to account for the needs of the majority of its residents. ... The diversity of languages will also help to create a more well rounded society consisting of intellectual scholars who posses the knowledge to communicate with a wide variety of people. ... The world today is a very interesting place. ... The vast array of languages that we have today is great; it makes us a very well rounded nation that attempts to account for the nee...

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And if you can't follow our Christian rules, then you"re not wanted on the voyage." (145,148) In today's society anyone who is not a White Caucasian is, figuratively speaking, not wanted. Anyone who is outside of the norm when it comes to predominate society's beliefs, is in a sense, going against the "Christian rules". ... This excerpt also expresses how, even though animals are a very important part of Native Mythology, because they are not important to Christianity, they are devalued in all of society. ... Because today's society is predominan...

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All of the cultural issues that we have today aren't an issue at all today. The way the producer brought the glass bottle into the movie was a way of criticizing the western society and its issues with materialism. ...

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These are very, shall I say, ironic ways of celebrating this holiday compared to the different ways it is celebrated in today's lifetime. If those were the ways of celebration in today's American society, there's no telling how many people would end up either getting hurt or even killed. ...

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