child in the village and every parent dotes on him as their own‚ not to mention he was also the apple of his parent’s eyes. Kusai smiled bashfully as he turned back to look at Grandmother Willow. She was going to tell them the final story of the night before the village men put out the bonfire. Grandmother Willow told all the little children of the Mazda tribe in Queensland stories every night to instill moral values in them. This was a tradition of many generations as the people of this tribe
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world with its discovery by helping people socially‚ building communities‚ and learning to trade. It brought people closer and they became more social with other villages and people in a large region. Because it allowed people to live in one place and not move around to find food such as animals and berries‚ they were able to build houses and start communities. It was the beginning of civilization. They developed advance water systems to water their crops. Villages banned together against natural
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In the story "Dead Men ’s Path" Chinua Achebe describe the controversy between tradition and modernization in the school of Ndume. Michael Obi is the main character of this story. He is confronted with the villagers and their resistance to change. All the characters go through different changes according to their belief. The theme between the main character and the rest of the characters is controversial. Because Michael is aims with intellectual arrogance‚ and the villagers with resistance to change
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annual ritual in which every family in the village puts their name into a black box and a single name is drawn‚ signifying the village member who will be stoned. Through this story‚ Jackson is able to express his theme that old traditions in society should not remain merely because of fear and habit‚ but rather must be evaluated according to the needs and
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day of the field work during the rural camp‚ the team decided to start off by understanding the village of Jamak through the first tool of transect walk. The work done on day 1 is briefly described as under: Transect walk: It was done with two informants of the village‚ Mr. Gajender Singh and Mr. Dheeraj Rohtela who gave the team a brief introduction of Jamak Village. They informed that the village is spread over an area of about 10 kilometres and encompasses around 80 families and has representations
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Although Jackson presents her literary work as a somewhat simplistic story about a village that holds an annual lottery every summer‚ the themes governing the story’s plot and underpinnings delve into a deeper analysis regarding the effects and consequences of a political oligarchy on its citizens. Rooted in long-standing tradition‚ the lottery is conducted in a way that illustrates the hierarchy of an organization of people controlled by [misguided] ideology—albeit somewhat lost in translation over the
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celebrated before the sowing of seeds to earn blessings for the good harvest throughout the year. It is celebrated with great pomp and show by feasting‚ singing ‚ dancing and merry making. The following rituals are abserved: During this ten days kajiwa (village king) will initiate and give all the necessary announcements . And wherever he goes he has to carry akha ( wine) in a cup and drop drops of wine as a sign of giving one tenth offering to Aniiza Kajiwa ( supreme god) and also as a asking blessing
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6 THE EFFECTS OF URBANISATION ON LIVING CONDITIONS Urbanisation causes changes in the living conditions under which people live and work. Especially in developing countries‚ this often leads to adverse living conditions (see introductory remarks in Section 1.2.5). In the particular setting of urbanising villages‚ there are places where chaotic urbanisation and industrialisation causes hardship‚ particularly for local residents. This is not the whole story‚ however. There are also many positive
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In the past‚ most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays‚ most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. ---------------- Since the world is
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family. Ø Financial Security in terms of bank account. Ø A religious place to worship. Ø Tension free old life/respect from her children. Ø Special privilege by the govt in govt jobs. Ø Cheap/free medical care. Ø Easy jobs – in village cottage industries. Ø Women empowerment – Sarpanch/pradhan/join political parties. Ø Free education upto degree level. DAUGHTER Ø A secured childhood. Ø A healthy and confident child. Ø Free/cheap medical care. Ø Marriage to be
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