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    worshipping in the Christian congregation “Prieka Vēsts” For these people are not drunk‚ as you suppose‚ since it is only the third hour of the day [1‚ Acts 2:15] In this work I would like to study theories and practice regarding religious Christian ceremonies which are practiced in charismatic churches. I will be paying special attention to worship‚ during which the members of the congregation find themselves in a trance-like state‚ characterised by speaking in tongues‚ euphoria and sometimes even loss

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    man called a medicine man or a shaman. The Medicine men were in charge of the weddings and the funerals as well as most rituals that took place. These men were believed to possess special powers and were thought of as miracle workers because they were able to connect with the spirit world. Young men also relied on them to interpret their visions. Shamans were trained in how to use herbs‚ plants and animal substances as medicine to heal. To the tribe’s people the shaman was their connection with the

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    witnessed my father‚ a Hmong refugee who had faced the atrocities of the Vietnam War‚ slowly retreat from his children‚ as his high hopes and dreams for his sons and daughters disintegrated. == My second oldest sister embodied the perfect role model to me‚ and she had everything coming her way. However‚ at eighteen‚ she ran away from home and moved in to live with her boyfriend‚ a man just as old as my father. Dating outside of the race is taboo in the traditional Hmong culture‚ an as the head

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    is also displayed when Walt changes his views and begins to respect his neighbors. 3. There are several gangs in the movie. These include Asian or Hmong‚ Mexican and Black gangs 4. Where there are gangs‚ there will also be gang violence. This is displayed though when the gang shoots up Teo’s house 5. Another example of gang violence is when the Hmong gang beats and rapes Su‚ Teo’s sister 6. The last example of gang violence is when the gang shoots and kills Walt. Walt did this to send them to jail

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    had gotten to be so hazardous there is no option remain. The war in Southeast Asia had attacked their homes‚ their groups‚ and their nation what’s more now the Hmong individuals were generally chased again in light of the fact that they had helped the U.s. battle its war on their dirt. Like the hundreds of years long history of the Hmong before them‚ they found themselves at the end of the day without a spot to call home. The question I have been asked to answer throughout this paper was if Kao Kalia

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    this be an example to my power and rage‚ my tangible presence in this marsh‚ and the price of life and death". In an erratic attempt to appease the the Spirit of the Swamp‚ the shaman pleaded "Great Spirit of the Swamp‚ what has angered you?". The watery figure turned with a ominous slowness to make direct contact with the shaman. The Spirit of the Swamp responded "You have been proven disloyal against the swamp‚ and so thus you will be tested by my hand. Survive these hardships I bring to prove your

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    Shang kings have questions regarding the future and their relationship with spirits‚ they assigned priests and shamans to become medium between human and spirits. When shamans were asked to foretell for the king‚ they drill hollows in shells and apply red-hot poker to these shells. They believed this ritual would attract spirits who were nearby to answer kings’ questions asked by shamans. Shamans’ main task was to interpret spirits’ respond through the different cracks on shells. These kinds of predictions

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    tired and wanted to sleep‚ but my father looked at me. “Bring the water.” I grabbed the bowl and followed him to another wigwam where an old woman wailed in pain. There is a young woman holding her hand. She looked up and smiled. “Shaman you’re here. Look Mom the shaman is here.” A tear rolled down her cheek. “Can you stop the pain?” We wash like before. This time Father examined the woman. “Feel her stomach.” I placed my hands on the women. Her stomach was as hard as stone. Father shook his head

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    the life of a man called Walt Kowalski who is Korean war veteran and a retired auto worker who had a terrible predisposition about the Asian‚ Latino and Blacks in his neighbourhood. All this changes when he forms an unexpected friendship with his Hmong neighbours. After I had finished watching this movie‚ I was amazed how the character Walt changes and through I felt as if had given a clear insight into modern day racism in America and it’s all because of strong‚ sense of nationalism people like

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    The Paleolithic Age The notion that Paleolithic man was a cave man is preposterous. They were physically the same us people today‚ we are now and were than Homo sapiens. Society than was fairly complex‚ people lived in communities‚ they had art and music‚ they also believed in more than just the physical plane of existence in which they lived‚ even made tools. The common place location of a community was in valleys in France. Primary sources of food were hunting and gathering‚ from the rich

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