REL/133 NOTES CHAPTER 1 agnosticism: “Not know” (Greek); a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. animism: From the Latin anima‚ meaning “spirit‚” “soul‚” “life force”; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. atheism: “Not God” (Greek); a position asserting that there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida
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The Ethnic Relation and Culture in Malaysia. By just looking at the title above‚ you know what I am going to talk about. Yes‚ you are right‚ the culture of our magnificent country. Our country is actually envied by many foreigners. Why? Well‚ one of the main reasons is because of how we Malaysians can live in harmony for many years‚ even though we consist of many different races and ethnic groups. The culture of our country started out with the unique combination and amount of ethnic groups
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widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Racial/ethnic stereotypes are images or ideas that group races or individuals together and make a judgment about them without knowing them. These types of stereotypes‚ in particular influence how others’ attitudes determine their interaction with the given stereotyped group. The need to address issues of racial/ethnic diversity on campus was substantial. Throughout the entirety of 2015‚ every waking day on
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MALAYSIAN STUDIES JANUARY – MARCH 2013 SEMESTER Topic: Ethnic Group in Malaysia—the Malays TABLE OF CONTENT ITEMS | PAGE NUMBERS | Origins of Malays | 3 | Migration of Malays | 3 | Malays Language | 4 | Religion of Malays | 4 | Traditional Things of Malays | 5-6 | References | 7-8 | Origin of Malays The Malay race consists of two groupings – Proto Malays and Malay Polynesians which are likely originates from the Yunnan province or surroundings. The early Malay (or Champa)
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3. Investigating Hierarchy from Below During my dissertation fieldwork‚ staying in two villages of different ranks broadened my experience with hierarchy and knowledge. As Traube (1989) argued‚ the form of cosmogonic knowledge is encompassing‚ rooted‚ comprehensive at the “trunk‚” or the source of hierarchy‚ but remains fragmented‚ partial and shallow at the tips. In Yap‚ the sociology of knowledge takes a slightly different form. Indeed‚ those who grew up in higher-ranking tabinaw are savvier with
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within the poet’s mind in the poem “The Soul selects her own Society.” When one devotes all himself into building a substantial world in the inner world (the mind)‚ he is past caring the things happening in the outer world. It seems superficially nothing; however‚ the empire within the mind is much stronger than one can ever imagine. The power of one’s mind can be equal‚ or even greater‚ to the whole universe. The first line “The Soul selects her own Society” adopts the usage of alliteration‚ which
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Emily Dickinson wrote "The Soul selects her own Society" in 1862. It is a ballad with three stanzas of four lines each‚ or three quatrains. Dickinson uses slant rhyme‚ with each stanza rhyming ABAB. The theme of The Soul selects her own Society is that individuals in society often live in seclusion‚ only maintaining communication with a select few and how their decisions are generally incontrovertible. Throughout the poem‚ Dickinson uses an extended metaphor‚ stating that the soul physically "shuts
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Racial and Religious Prejudice Causes Not to long ago was racial and religious prejudice an act of numerous amounts of people. Being in such a civilized and highly developed society now‚ you would think this problem has diminished. To solve the problem of racial prejudices‚ we must first understand what leads people to take part in this act of violence. In most cases‚ people practice what they hear and see; TV shows are a good example of this. Harmful media portrayal happens everyday on
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its effectiveness (please see appendices 3‚ 4‚ 5 & 6). IMMIGRATION INTO BRITAIN Post-war global migration brought many demographic‚ social and cultural changes to many Western countries‚ particularly to Britain. Many people came to Britain from the New Common Wealth countries‚ e.g. The Caribbean‚ Africa‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ Pakistan and the South East Asia. Multiculturalism‚ was not a new concept to Britain‚ throughout most of its history‚ diverse cultures had been present. The indigenous
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As we know‚ there are many ethnic group in Indonesia. They are our valuable heritage. One of them is Toraja ethnic in South Sulawesi. The word toraja comes from the Bugis language’s to riaja‚ meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important
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