The social compact is being threatened by an increasing divisiveness. This polarizes us‚ but more importantly‚ depersonalizes us from our neighbor. Kindled by a materialistic fallacy‚ society seems to have surrendered to the notion of isolation. Yet‚ through my experiences in various cultures‚ I realize the value of diversity‚ tolerance‚ understanding‚ and social-environmental connection. If we can apply these principles to larger society‚ we may heal some of this division. My life has been a tale
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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Joann Harris Professor Morales Sociology 101 10 July 2010 Cultural Artifact Essay Cultural Artifacts are found all over from generation to generation. The cultural artifact that has stood out in my life is the Holy Bible. The Bible has been a cultural artifact in my family since before I was born. My choice of the Bible is because of how I was raised and what I was taught while I was growing up‚ and it was to live my life according to the words of the bible. It has taught me to have
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New Era University College of Communication POLSCI2: Debate Group 2 Negative Side MW: 1:00-2:30pm Topic: “Resolved That Networking Sites are Beneficial‚” To our honorable Madam Chairman‚ fellow debaters‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ Good afternoon! The topic to be resolved‚ is that Networking Sites are Beneficial. As the technology and globalization occurs‚ online networking sites had been truly became part of our life. Sadly to say‚ the fact that we are always connecting‚ chatting‚ posting
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because sometimes I cannot get all of the information from just a picture. For this project‚ I showed in pictures and in words what I was trying to express in my paper. I did my remix project on my second paper‚ which was the cultural artifact. My cultural artifact was the evil eye. I was looking through a magazine‚ while I was thinking about this project and I saw an evil eye in the magazine. It clicked I was like I have to write about the evil eye. So I thought about it as to how I should remix
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“A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME” Specific Purpose: To inform my class about one of my biggest pet peeves‚ the person who I will like to have dinner with and my strange quirk. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Good morning everyone! Have you ever thought about what the United States of America would be like without any immigrants? Sure‚ we will all have different answers to this question and we are entitle to our own opinion. B. Thesis: Today I will tell you one of my biggest pet peeves‚
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Today‚ we are gathered in this place because we have the same course. And we are at the same course because of different reasons. Yet‚ whatever reason it is‚ I believe that many of us are called to be teachers. But the question is‚ are we ready to be the chosen one? Many are called‚ but few are chosen. Not all of us who aspire to be teachers will become teachers someday. We will be passing through many screening process that will test our abilities‚ skills‚ and intelligence. We should also meet
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Title of the Artifact: Transylvanian Swords Type of the artifact: It is a sculpture Material of the Artifact: These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior
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Artifacts vs. Ecofacts Many people who know little about archaeology probably have little clue of the difference between artifacts and ecofacts. Yes‚ the prefixes of the words are different‚ but they’re both a type of “fact”. That’s probably what most people would seem to figure out between the two terms‚ and before I knew what they meant‚ I would just stick with artifact as it’s a more commonly used word to describe something found from the past. As far as I was concerned‚ ecofacts were
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Is it Language? In artifact number four my group was presented an image of “asemic art”. The image shows several variations of strokes. The image seems to be composed of circular or rounded strokes. There weren’t any strokes that seemed particularly sharp. In this image; there seems to be an element of creativity‚ which is a characteristic of language. I consider artifact four as a language because it’s creative‚ complex and redundant. However‚ there are some that would disagree because the writing
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