... of undermining it. They point to the realities that would exists in a world were morality was culturally relative, for example, there would be no basis on which to prefer love instead of hate. Rather than fostering tolerance and promoting acceptance, it seems that cultural relativism provides legitimate support for the deprivation of human rights across the world. As Neil Levy argues &apos ... ...

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... impressive and compelling dances. Bangarra's key objectives are to "Rekindle the links between traditional Indigenous cultures of Australia and to help better the lives of Indigenous Australians and tell their stories through superior, world-class dancing." Their program includes national and regional tours each year and an international tour to maintain their global reputation for excellence. Bangarra exists to create care ... at least 50-65,000 years- indigenous groups used to and still do use dance as a way of celebrating special ceremonies, expressing their feelings and beliefs t...

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... finding a community to belong to. The migrants' affiliation with others from their own country through "years and placenames " is juxtaposed with their fear brought about by "memories of hunger and hate", the alliteration exposing the bureaucratic insensitivity that placed them together regardless of cultural affinity. Therefore, the ability to relate with those who have had similar experiences can result in an ... ...

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... of Western society while overlooking any negative consequences. These European characters, then, must necessarily have non-European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations, descriptions, and judgements ... ...

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... , cultural, and religious aspects of society, religious counterculture movements, evangelical imperialists, and events like Passion all raise questions surrounding the validity of an individual's outward display of devotion. Pardo cites stories in which Mexican friars interpreted tears, enthusiasm, and traveling several leagues to confess at face value and attributed these acts of devotion to evidence that the indigenous were successful in ... ...

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... lost" . The loss of elders and the prohibition of practicing rituals impacted on aboriginal family life, as a result of being unable to show their children traditional dances, native language and stories of the dreamtime, cultural knowledge was not sufficiently carried on or passed down to the next generation therefore hindering Aboriginal traditional life and depriving Aboriginal children of their indigenous identity ... ...

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... the modern nation. An ethno history, argues Smith, is characteristic of most cultural communities, whilst scholarly dispassionate history is a "minority phenomenon." Such ethno-histories have concentrated on key figures and stories of origin which serve to glorify an "ethnie's" past, with certain events and heroes elevated into national icons by nationalists. Smith describes this as the first step to nationalism, which ... ...

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... long-time lover, the connotations of the character could provoke joyful images of her impending marital bliss. Yet, to a lonely widower, the connotations could cause painful reminiscence on her lost love and companion. Having explored the use of semiotics in both a linguistical and ideological sense, I have determined that whilst it is undoubtedly a key tool in understanding a performance, its value lies more ... ...

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