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    Indonesia Tradition

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    South Sulawesi known with their various ethnic groups such as: Suku Bugis‚ Suku Makassar‚ and Suku Toraja. The latest ethnic group‚ Suku Toraja‚ is the ethnic group that most of them live in Tana Toraja. According to a book Tana Toraja: A Social History of an Indonesian People‚ “Toraja itself is formed from word ‘to’ means people and word ‘riaja’ means highlands.” So‚ it means “People who living in the highlands” or highlanders. Suku Toraja traditional ceremony and traditional house are very popular

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    Dangerous Traditions

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    Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless

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    Culture and Traditions

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    Cultural Traditions and Healthcare Beliefs of Some Older Adults The following information is based on generalizations. Always note that there will be individual differences in patients and families. The cultural behaviours will also be affected by the acculturation process. Information assembled from a variety of sources by Barbara Dixon‚ Manager‚ Diversity and Immigrant Student Support‚ Red River College‚ 2009 1 Older Patients of Arab and/or Muslim Origin • Dietary issues are important

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    Family Traditions

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    Memories That Last a Lifetime… I’m struggling with family traditions these days. Those little things that were so important to me growing up‚ that once gave me such great joy just a few years ago are becoming increasingly more difficult to motivate myself to do. As a child I can remember the excitement that each new season brought to me as I anticipated the corresponding event. In the spring we colored Easter eggs‚ we took a happy meal to park on the first warm (enough) day of the year and

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    The Oral Communication Process The process of oral communication" is comically overinflated babble for the English noun "talk‚" defined as the articulation of ideas in conversation. Talk consists of a speaker who uses words (or meaningful sounds such as cries of grief or joy and grunts of disaffection) and a hearer who can understand the words (or sounds). Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication is usually defined by communication scholars in numerous ways‚ usually describing

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    study of what a religious tradition says. The first is to make a distinction between the oral tradition and the written tradition. Many well-developed‚ world religions have an established canon of sacred texts‚ as well as an oral tradition. In some cases‚ this also has come to be written down. For instance‚ in Judaism‚ there is the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah has become the Tanakh or the Hebrew Bible as we know it. The Oral Torah has also been written

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    Family Traditions

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    I always know it is Thanksgiving morning when I awake to the smell of the turkey roasting in the oven and the cinnamon apple spice tea brewing on the stove. The rest of the morning is spent helping my mom and grandmother cooking in our large open kitchen. Every year for as long as I can remember‚ my grandmother uses my Nana’s recipes when cooking the thick butter garlic mashed potatoes‚ homemade sweet red cranberry sauce‚ and the rich creamy dark gravy. On the other hand‚ my mom and I always cook

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    Religious Traditions

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Marion White REL/133 April 19th‚ 2011 Susan J. Johnson Elements of Religious Traditions “A set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs is a religion” (“religion‚” 2011). Molloy (2010) stated‚ “Religion answers the questions

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    Types of Oral Communication

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    INTRODUCTION Speaking is “the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols‚ in a variety of contexts” (Chaney‚ 1998‚ p. 13). Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning. Despite it’s importance‚ for many years‚ learning English has been undervalued. Traditionally‚ speaking has always been assumed that the ability is speak fluently followed from the learning of grammar and vocabulary with a bit of pronunciation thrown in. We now know that

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    Tradition of the Tamales

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    Tradition of the Tamales Eating tamales when they first come out of the pot is a supernatural experience. The steam rises‚ and the delightful aroma that make’s my mouth water and my vocal cords say yummy. The corn husk is holding the bundle of flavors. This bundle has been stuffed with corn meal‚ and it’s arsenal of chicken‚ savory meat‚ cheese and whatever was in my momma’s imagination. Like the vegetarian‚ or the sweet little dessert tamales with cinnamon and raisins‚ pineapple and coconut

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