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    Ukrainian Wedding The traditional Ukrainian weddings differ in details‚ but all of them follow the same pattern in the order of wedding actions. The very first action of the Ukrainian wedding is a formal engagement. The groom invites two married men (they call them starosty) to visit the home of the bride and to request her parents for her hand in marriage. The wedding ceremony starts at least one week after engagement. Usually on Thursday or Friday they bake special wedding ritual

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    A Blanc – French for “in white”. Usually used to describe cream sauces‚ or meats that are prepared without browning them. Acetic acid – Formed when airborne bacteria interacts with fermented products (beer‚ wine‚ etc.). It is what makes vinegar sour to the taste. Acidulate – To make food or liquids slightly acidic by adding vinegar or lemon juice to it. Aerate – The term means the same as "to sift". Dry ingredients passed through a sifter or fine mesh strainer to break up clumped pieces. It also

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    America is a combination of people who has different colors of skin‚ diverse languages and various cultures. It makes diversification become the biggest feature of the United States ‚ however‚ everything is like a double-edged sword for it also brings trouble on communication with each other‚ especially the cooperation. Americans pay attention to teamwork‚ so they have to communicate or work with people from other countries and regions‚ but this has become a stumbling block for everyone to realize

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    Afghan and Australian cultures differ from each other to quite an extent. They can be thought of as opposite sides of a coin which share no direct similarities or are in any way related. The Australian view of correct etiquette and decorum contrasts significantly with that of the Afghan society which is based and derived from their religion‚ Islam. Religion is the major reason for the incompatibility between Afghan and Australian cultures. In Afghanistan all decisions are dominated by religious

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    10 Big Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Brains The differences between women and men are not only well-documented‚ but frequently at the heart of jokes‚ anecdotes‚ and good-natured (and not so good-natured) ribbing. Experts have discovered that there are actually differences in the way women’s and men’s brains are structured and in the way they react to events and stimuli. So the next time your wife‚ boyfriend‚ or parent starts telling you how you should have done something differently‚ then

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    brightly to challenge the sun. You laugh with your soul‚  eyes sparkling in the light. You have an epic smile‚  one I will never forget. My heart leaps at your voice‚  a smile shattering the gloom of life. You have an epic smile‚  brighter than a thousand suns. I will think of you often‚  though truthfully I already do. You have an epic smile‚ my muse‚  one that will always be with me. By: Brian Hinckley (Metrical Tale) A love like mine I never understood the fatal brutality of

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    My Greek Goddess is Athena. Her Roman name is Minerva. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena’s personality shows concern for the well-being of humans. Athena’s father‚ Zeus‚ is the only one who trusts her with his lightning bolts. In most stories‚ and myths‚ Athena is found in Athens. Athena had a pretty small family. Since Athena was born from Zeus forehead‚ her mother wasn’t even Hera. Her brothers and sisters were not blood related but were considered family. Technically she had half brothers

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    others intheir community. It is not a case of not loving Lumnay‚ which he does‚ but of his perceived necessity of a son to beconsidered a man. He is however‚ insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay’s sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance.Little regard for her feelings and the willingness to abandon her seem to be the predominate thoughts in the author’s mind.She seems to obsess over the necklace of his grandmother which he had given her. Towards the end of the story I had thefeeling

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    vital component that defines who and what we are as a person. We interface with cultural difference on a daily basis. So what exactly is culture? Good Question! I will attempt to identify my own cultural and explain what cultural means to me. So‚ lets start by defining the term culture. “Culture is a particular society that has its own beliefs‚ ways of life‚ art‚ etc.”. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2015) My cultural identity consists of several parts. I am most foremost a female that has a variety

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    Response to Anthropological Editions Essay #5 "Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty" Significant Concept: Simmon’s article illustrates a standard of physical beauty that is different than one might find common in United States or other Western societies. In the particular Nigerian tribe that the author details‚ a young girl named Margaret spends her days in a so-called "fattening room" where she eats to excess and purposefully avoids all but the slightest amount of exercise so as to gain weight - weight

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