Every society and culture has different ways of interpreting and defining occurrences by the way their own culture or society functions. "A society ’s culture‚ consists of whatever it is one has to know or believe in order to operate in a manner acceptable to its members"(Geertz 242). The rituals‚ customs‚ ethics and morals that are attributed to the cultures have caused these differences. To understand how the people of one culture interpret a situation or event‚ one must evaluate the attributes
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Reasons why smoking is bad for your health Take a good look at the following: tar‚ carbon monoxide‚ ammonia‚ nicotine‚ arsenic‚ acetone‚ cadmium‚ benzene and formaldehyde. The substances that make up a cigar or cigarette are toxic. Still people are willing to spend money on this dangerous habit. It’s obvious that smoking is bad for you but not many people know the reasons. The phrase “smoking is hazardous to your health” has truth to it. The main reason why smoking is bad is because of lung cancer
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Jay Asher’s novel 13 Reasons Why puts into perspective how intensely teenagers follow the idea of a hierarchy in schools. After first completing the novel I found myself left with several questions. Such as‚ why are kids so mean to each other? Why do people worry so much about who they’re seen with? Why is everyone always seeking revenge?. For example in tape 2 when Hannah discuss how Alex creating the hot or not list to get back at Jessica‚ left Hannah friendless and miserable‚ “But I didn’t need
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question I have been asked to answer is‚ Why is Islam spread so quickly? The reason why I believe makes Islam spread so quickly is because of travel‚ the conquering or overtaking of cites or civilization‚ and the last reason is trade. Let me just start off by saying that the Islamic religion is monotheistic‚ which means they only truly believed in one god. The god that the Islamic people believed in was Allah. So first of I’m going to start out with‚ why travel made the Islam religion spread quickly
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sad reality is that plenty of those adolescents either won’t be able to tell you or the that time it was it was quite a long time ago. Reading allows us to express ourselves in the utmost potential. Today’s youth should read for many reasons. Some of those key reasons are due to the fact that reading stimulates the mind. When someone reads a book that they can relate to or enjoy they become in depth with the topic at hand will often educate themselves on a topic‚ but they do not even realize it. Think
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means ”to kill oneself”. Suicide is one of the growing problems all over the world. Every day about 105 people take their own life in America‚ and that’s about one person every 13‚7 minute‚ and 1 million people every year all over the world. Most used ways to commit suicide today is by firearm‚ suffocation (drowning or hanging) or by poison (painkillers and etc.) Studies show that 90% of people who have committed suicide‚ have a diagnosable and treatable psychiatric disorder at the time of their
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Internet Helps Teenagers Communicate Abstract The internet is good way for teenagers to communicate with each other and helps them to do better in school and with their writing abilities. It allows them to express themselves openly and learn about new ideas that they would otherwise have no access to. Social media such as Myspace and Facebook are a great way for teenagers to talk with their peers and keep in contact with friends and family. They would lose touch with these people without the social
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3 Reasons Why War Might Be Wanted Why war might be wanted? There are a few reasons to answer this question. People fight wars to control resources‚ colonize land‚ get what they want‚ revenge and fight for religion reasons. Firstly‚ war might be wanted because they can control or even take resources. These resources include coal‚ oil‚ water and gas. The developing countries which were looking for resources could take some resources from developed countries if they had won the victory. In Europe
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When we see people like Tiger Woods and Serena Williams thriving in the sports arena‚ we usually see the praise and accolades they receive for a job well done. However‚ there is always someone behind the scenes. The person behind the scenes may not get any public praise but a lot of the success is because of them. A mentor or coach plays a vital role in any person’s life. Consider the following reasons why it’s important for anyone to have a mentor. 1. Different Perspective A famous motivational
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tuition should be free or not. Some argue college education should be free because they believe the lack of money should not be the reason not to go to college. The other group claims college tuition should not be free because students should pay for the education they received it. Community college should be free for economic and social development. The first reason community college should be free is economic development. In the 21st century rather than high school graduates every country needs
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