marks) ANSWER (Group Tainos) The cacique was the head of the Tainos society. The cacique was a hereditary title which passed down from father to son. Generally speaking‚ the Tainos practised monogamy. However‚ the cacique was allowed to practise polygamy (this was to increase his chances of having a heir). However‚ if the cacique died without a son‚ the title passed to the eldest son of his eldest sister. The cacique had the responsibility to make laws‚ distribute lands‚ ordering of labour on
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Dai Ethnic Minority Homeland The Dai is one of the 56 official ethnic minorities in China‚ with a popu-lation of about 1.2 mil-lion‚ mainly live in Dai Autonomous Region and Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna‚ known as "The Land of Peacocks" in south part of Yunnan Province‚ south-west China. In the past‚ they were called ’Baiyue’‚ meaning a vast living area. Dai is the name the nationality calls itself‚ which means freedom . History The history of contact between the Dai and Han peoples dates back to 109 B
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There were times in history when breaking the law was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even
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Anthropology Jan15th‚ 2008 Cultural Anthropology -Margaret Mead went to eastern Samoa in 1925 when she was 23‚ and spent nine months in the field studying childrearing patterns and adolescent behaviour -Renato Rosaldo the Ilongot Head-hunters -Clifford Geertz: the Balinese cockfight -Douglass Drozdow-St. Christian: what Samoans consider “good and proper body” and the meanings of making babies into “good and proper bodies” Anthropology 025 Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology
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"Everybody has the right to marry the person they love and be represented as a couple and family... It’s something that people will look back on in years to come and say‚ ’I can’t believe it took so long for us to recognize this.’ It’ll be like segregation and giving women the right to vote." says Julianne Moore‚ Golden Globe Award winner (“Gay Voices”). So‚ same-sex marriage: Is it unconstitutional or a right? Gay marriage should be recognized and legalized in all of the United States. A marriage
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker
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on what she feels‚ with evidence from countries ranging Greece during the start of human civilization all the way to purest of times China‚ just how common it was to be married for reason other than love. Adultery‚ infidelity‚ wife borrowing‚ and polygamy were all that of kosher terms‚ as well as occurrences‚ all in which were believed to be the truest forms of real love or romance expression time. It was not into the 17th century when the world‚ became more enlightened‚ and several regions believed
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what you are accustomed too and what’s is sexually proper in your culture. In ancient Greece and medieval Japan men of the warrior class maintained sexual relationships with young teenage boys an act which was allowed by the society. Even though polygamy has its critics those of the Islamic and Mormon religion see no wrong in this act which allows you to have more than one wife. Although not every person may agree on what makes up the proper sexual behavior societies do come together and decide which
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Explain the origins and key ideas behind Absolutist and Relativist ethics. The Absolutist theory is that certain actions are right or wrong from an objective point of view; it doesn’t change according to culture. People are considered to have rational and self-determination – it means they are capable of making choices and acting upon them. So‚ someone who looks at something from a absolutist point of view doesn’t look at the result or the consequence of an action but the action itself‚ (they disregard
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Courtship and marriage has been one of the themes used in Aphra Behn’s "The Rover" and "Oroonoko". Not only is it emphasized in the plots‚ but also in the written characters as well. In "The Rover"‚ Aphra Behn criticizes the idea of arranged marriages which is not stereotypical of women‚ who were supposed to be longing for marriage proposals from any man of high status. She also depicts romance through prostitution‚ virginity while giving her female characters a louder voice. In "Oroonoko" on the
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