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    French Traditions

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    French Traditions French traditions * Beheading bottles of Champagne at weddings * Puppet shows on Christmas eve * Flying Bells leaving Easter Eggs * Parades and fireworks on Bastille Day Beheading Bottles of Champagne A tradition that is popular at weddings is beheading bottles of champagne using a specially-made saber. The tradition originated in the time of Napoleon when the Hussards under the famous general’s command began celebrating victories by swinging a sabre and thus

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    Religious Traditions

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    Elements of Religious Traditions In the following paragraphs‚ I will explain how religious traditions describe and encourage the relationships with the divine‚ sacred time‚ sacred space or natural world‚ and with each other. Next‚ I will identify issues that are critical. Finally‚ I will include examples of various religious traditions. Relationship with the divine Divinity is the power of having attributes and the quality of being divine. In earlier times‚ divinity was believed to give an

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    Sociocultural Tradition

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    Sociocultural Tradition According to Theorizing Communication‚ "Society would be impossible without communication… communication would be impossible without or severely limited in the absence of shared patterns of action and meaning that enable mutual understanding- that is‚ in the absence of society and a common culture…. sociocultural approaches range across fundamentally different theoretical styles" (Craig‚ Muller 2007). The main idea of the sociocultural tradition is communication produces

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    Seventeen Traditions

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    Textual Analysis: The Seventeen Traditions Ralph Nader’s Seventeen Traditions‚ published in 2007 is a short and slim 150 page novel. Nader was born and raised in Winsted‚ Connecticut and is an American political activist‚ author‚ lawyer‚ and lecturer. Nader reflects on the seventeen traditions that shaped his life as a child of Lebanese immigrants‚ growing up in a small town. The traditions reveal the importance of social values and the role families play as the transporter of those values which

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    Family Tradition

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    It was 7:59 in the morning and I could already smell my favorite Thanksgiving meal. I could almost taste the melted cheddar cheese on my nana’s green bean casserole. My alarm went off and it’s now 8‚ as I started to get out of bed‚ I wondered why my brother hadn’t come to wake me up yet? Is he still sleeping or did they leave me home again. I jumped out of bed hoping he’s still sleeping. I run through the house terrified they left to nana’s house for Thanksgiving without me. I reach my brother’s

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    Mahayan Traditions

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    Mahayana traditions claim that they have the real teachings of the Buddha and that the Theravada tradition is the corruption of Buddhist teachings. The Theravada traditions believe the same about Mahayana traditions. Mahayana Buddhism is more main stream. The creation of Mahayana tradition came from people living in the domestic life. They created this tradition because they wanted nirvana without having to leave home and because of emotional reasons. In the Theravada traditions‚ nirvana is very

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    education and economic development were the responsibility of the separate regional branches. On October 1‚1960‚ Nigeria finally gained independence.(Source A) In the novel‚ Achebe portrays the confrontation between Western ideas and Nigerian tribal traditions. Some examples of this include Obi and his siblings were not allowed to eat at other people ’s houses when they were little because their food had been sacrificed to the gods‚ and the were not allowed to eat anything sacrificed to the gods because

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    “Everyday Use”‚ tradition and culture play a big part in the story’s theme; tradition and culture also play a big part in Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways‚ “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly Dee. Through the stories Thomas-Builds-the-Fire tells‚ tradition and culture

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    The United Lake of America: Did We Make the Splash or Did Rap Make the Ripple? Though many have protested that “gangsta rap” is to blame for its influence in the violence‚ female discrimination and violent behavior that take place throughout America‚ others argue that it is simply the other way around‚ implying that the artist is influenced by his own personal experience of being a part of and/or bearing witness to violence‚ drugs and crime that have taken place around him thus influencing him

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    Obvious no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States than did Henry ford a pioneer in automobile production. Automobile culture change America society in different ways. For example‚ lifestyle‚ infrastructure and economy. There’s no question about that car is a necessity‚ we don’t lose it. Automobile culture changed our lifestyle. In matter of dating‚ “(Kim Kenney) before cars‚ young men and women spent time together in a chaperoned situation called “courting”

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