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    Family Traditions

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    Family Traditions Culture is an important element of self- identity and contributes to how individuals view themselves and the community they live in. Family is our foundation. If we do not have a foundation to build on‚ having a strong sense of self might be difficult. Your family is where you get your basic beliefs and understanding about life. I cannot imagine not having the family I have and them teaching me what they taught me. Beliefs‚ social values and ethics vary depending on the community

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    Eastern religious traditions play a role in everyday medicine. The question is what role does it play? Modern medicine is a lot different than what it was back in the day. It is clear that the facts of modern medicine agree marvelously with the Bible. For example‚ the Mosaic regulations pertaining to childbirth‚ sexual relationships‚ hand-washing‚ wound and discharge care‚ quarantining‚ burial precautions‚ and waste disposal are examples which indicate that diseases are communicable‚ and that

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    Madison Haskins Traditions September 19‚ 2014 Have you ever thought those boring family activities you do throughout the year were created by your parents to drive you crazy? Well I thought so until I did some research on it. In my family we have many family traditions‚ as you may call them. My favorite tradition is going and finding a Christmas tree every year. Everyone has family traditions‚ some may be simple like relaxing for 15 minutes after work‚ or as big as a family party

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    Lottery Tradition

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    Lottery - Tradition Tradition is endemic to small towns‚ a way to link families and generations. Jackson‚ however‚ pokes holes in the reverence that people have for tradition. She writes that the villagers don’t really know much about the lottery’s origin but try to preserve the tradition nevertheless. The villagers’ blind acceptance of the lottery has allowed ritual murder to become part of their town fabric. As they have demonstrated‚ they feel powerless to change—or even try to change—anything

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    The Western Tradition

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    Name: Tutor/ professor: Institution: The western tradition Introduction Renaissance is a French term meaning rebirth is a perfect description of the economic as well as intellectual changes that happened in Europe continent from fourteenth century through the sixteenth century. In the course of the renaissance era‚ the whole of Europe sprung from stagnation in terms of economic status which was dominant in the middle ages to a period of economic or financial prominence. Of much greater importance

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    Respect for Tradition

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    Respect for tradition Cultural differences In order to respect the tradition of India‚ Union Carbide should have done an investigation of Indian cultural values (Robertson and Fadil‚ 1998). It is possible that firms even within the same industry develop different values and traditions and the analysis of cultural differences permit to decrease the number of misunderstanding (Donaldson‚ 1989). One of the most important traits of Indian culture is the fatalism. The Indian population is very spiritual

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    Traditions and Beliefs

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    tradition is a practice‚ custom‚ or story that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation‚ originally without the need for a writing system. Traditions are often presumed to be ancient‚ unalterable‚ and deeply important‚ though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another‚ often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the

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    Chinese Tradition

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    1. INTRODUCTION “ While parents are alive‚ one must not travel afar. If one must‚ one’s whereabouts should always be made known” - Analects‚ Book II: Li Ren 19 The idea of filial piety has always remained as a significant part of Chinese tradition from ancient China and even till today’s times. It stands not only as a mere concept but more so‚ something that was an “absolute‚ metaphysical entity‚ something so exalted in (ancient Chinese’s) minds” (Holzman‚ 1998). Perhaps the idea of filial piety

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Chantal Schneider REL/134 May 30‚ 2011 Elements of Religious Tradition The term religion can bring up mixed emotions in people. Many people have different religious views and their traditions usually follow that religion. Religion is very vast and there are many different forms‚ views‚ traditions‚ and beliefs within each religion. Certain religions are monotheism‚ some are polytheism‚ and others are pantheism

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    Breaking Traditions

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    Youth Follow Traditions Cherry Traditions take a great significance in everyone’s life. Adults think that it is very important to follow the traditions which are passed by ancestors and cannot abandon these customs or allow children ignore them. However‚ as for youth‚ saidi a. (2002‚April 26)said‚“ Throughout the centuries‚ youth have been pressured by the "older" and "wiser" adults of their generation as they continue to accept traditions and customs ”. Youth

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