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    What can we learn from studying foraging societies? Is there anything we can learn regarding our relationship to the environment‚ or our family members‚ for example? I believe that much can be gained from studying foraging societies like the San or the Batek. We can learn how these cultures survive in the marginal environment that they live. We can learn how they work together as a team to ensure that their needs are met. Since the goal of a foraging society to work together and share the fruits

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    English 112.060 October 9‚ 2012 Essay #2: “In what ways are women objectified and what are the consequences?” On any street corner or at the turn of a page there are advertisements showing men‚ women and children for various products. Whether it is trying to sell a simple beauty product or lingerie using a scantily clad model‚ the images depicted somehow catch your attention. But have we ever stopped to think what that ad is really trying to accomplish? While evaluating that photo‚ has it

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    Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs In the mid to late 20th Century‚ the United States experienced several states of Cultural Revolution. The Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women ’s Movement‚ the anti-War Movement‚ and the increasing presence of a widespread‚ politically active and highly vocalized youth counterculture which led the United

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    A family is a group of people who live together. They don’t have to be related. A family can be defined as many different things. A "nuclear" family consists of a mother‚ a father and 2 or 3 children. An "extended kin" consists of grandparents‚ aunties and uncles. A family could also be classed as a group of friends that share a flat or house. It is important to look after children because when they are born a child can’t do anything for itself‚ until about the age of 4 a child starts to do things

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    In what ways are history and heritage similar‚ and in what ways are they different? For many years the difference between heritage and history has been confused. Often the line between the two is merged creating a general measure of difficulty when it comes to separating the two. ‘The relationship between heritage‚ history and memory has been subject to much debate recently among geographers‚ historians and cultural critics’1. However it is clear‚ that ‘Heritage is not history’2 and that ‘Heritage

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    In our readings‚ we have seen examples of how society can be undermined or destabilized. Among the major causes of such damage are: injustice‚ lack of respect and responsibility to others‚ self-interest‚ abuse of power‚ conflicts‚ war and fighting. For example‚ in Hesiod’s “Thegony”‚ we can see that Auranos and Cronus were unjust and self-interested leaders‚ because they only cared about themselves. Auranos was only interested in mating with Gaia. He did not care about his children; therefore

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    them to be reflecting back on what their lives truly meant. Spirituality also helps patients to cope with situations‚ death‚ and can become a source of hope to them. It is important for a nurse to understand that religion is a part of spirituality‚ but spirituality can exist independently of religion. Spirituality is broader than religion and it is necessary for a nurse to be able to distinguish between the two. Finding ways to promote spirituality in an aging adult can be quite beneficial to the patient

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    Many individuals claim that there is nothing worse than death. But what about the great misfortunes and cruelties one endures long before they meet their demise? Perhaps something worse than death is the actual living itself‚ when a person’s differences are constantly condemned and excoriated by those around them. Andre Gide writes‚ “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” For gay teens‚ the vitriolic diatribes by peers at school‚ the ostracism

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    SOUND WORKS: The different ways that sound works is by a wave called the longitudinal wave. Like it said in source 1 "The longitudinal wave is a wave that travels in a single direction which means how loud the sound is and the pitch of the sound will vary and will depend on the amount of energy that was sent out as the wave was released’’ . so when the longitudinal wave is released it goes to the brain so that the brain can translate it and tell you what it is.Another way sound works is by hearing

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    Advantage of Reading There are so many ways reading is an advantage to your learning. People read so they can improve on their vocabulary by reading words that they don’t know‚ and using the dictionary they will know what the word means. Reason why reading is an advantage is that it gives you a glimpse into other cultures and places in the world. While reading like “National Geographic” it gives you an insight on other people lifestyles‚ customs and their ethnicity of their people. It also

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