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    Clash of Cultures

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    Clash of Cultures: Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts Karina Yanez HIS/110 October 23‚ 2013 Sarah Farenick Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts \In September of 1620 some 100 people ‚mostly seeking religious freedom from the church of England set sail seeking the colony of Virginia. They traveled over on a ship known as the Mayflower where they were blown off their course. After a long voyage of 65 days‚ the refugees landed in cape- cod‚ present day Massachusetts

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    Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the contrast between the two worlds by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernized society. Weir presents many themes and issues in his film. Through his use of film techniques like long shots and close-ups make the film more enjoyable. These themes include clash of two cultures/different worlds‚ Peace and violence‚ innocence and corruption. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques‚ editing‚ setting‚ dialogue and music/sound

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    Culture Clash Paper As humans face various social situations they easily adapt as they tap into previous memories of other situations that are applicable. They don’t have to recall all the details of the past memories‚ but rather just rely on the important main points that directly apply. This generalized story is referred to as a story script. Oftentimes story scripts may be learned from past personal experiences or they may be derived from our cultural upbringing. Story scripts are very important

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    Modern American Culture

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    Vampires in Contemporary Culture Vampires originally arose when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was expanding in the eighteenth century. They came from Slavic folklore to help with anxiety. Vampires change throughout cultures‚ but have been used in many top-selling or top-viewed books‚ movies‚ and television shows. (Bradshaw‚ Lindsay) The authors and directors portray these vampires very differently. Have you ever thought about which belief is correct? Vampires tend to reflect on the values and

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    stripped of all modern conveniences. The Amish represent themselves as an ideal body but are criticized for many of the traditions and beliefs they support. The paradox of the Amish brand often extricates questions on the methods the modern world abides and puts into question the integrity of them. The Amish civilization serves as a utopia. “Utopia” is a name endowed to an ideal community or society‚ used to describe both communities that have attempted

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    Amish Culture Essay

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    It is fact that the Amish culture is dominated by males‚ men are seen as more important than women; males traditionally being the leaders of the community. Men in the Amish culture are heads of the church‚ head of their family‚ are held responsible for the decisions and welfare of their family and are passed down family farms from generation to generation. In the Amish culture‚ females are expected to traditionally accept their role to marry and be a farmwife‚ when Amish women marry they are agreeing

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    Amish Culture - 1

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    The Amish Culture Vanessa A. Dick ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Mark Bowles October 15‚ 2012 The Amish Culture The Amish are considered to be somewhat different compared to other societies in today’s world. The Amish culture is based on Christian beliefs and they follow the teachings of the Jesus Christ and the Bible in everything that they do. The Amish culture consists of many unique beliefs that make their ways unlike that of any other culture. Their lives

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    Amish Folk Culture

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    text describes the Amish as an example of folk culture in the United States. This assignment will require the use of the internet to gather information on the Amish way-of-life as an example of folk culture. You will gather information on the Amish‚ using various sources (internet‚ books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ etc…)‚ and compare it to what you know about pop culture. You need not research case studies about pop culture‚ because you yourself are a living testimony to pop culture. I. The assignment

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    Evolution of the Amish Culture The Amish culture dates back to the late 1600s when Jacob Amman led a group of Anabaptists throughout Europe. One thing the group first practiced was the law of shunning. Before‚ the law was utilized to help members realize what they have done wrong so he or she can return to the fellowship. However‚ Amman believed if an individual were to do wrong‚ he or she should be banned from the religion and its members forever. From there‚ the Amish culture was born. The new

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    Amish Religion and Culture

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    of the Amish communities. From their humble beginnings of migration into the United States from Europe‚ to their present day living arrangements‚ they have been and will continue to be a prosperous community. By shunning modern conveniences and relying only on what nature has provided‚ society has referred to them as the “Plain People.” Being far from ordinary in their dress and way of life separates this community from that of the modern world. They have managed to integrate into modern life

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