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    Kenyan culture on terms of clothing‚ cooking style‚ cultural dances‚ and they had different festivals. For examples in Ethiopia a wedding ritual lasts for one week‚ and the bride applies henna on her palm before the wedding ceremony. While in Kenya the Maasai the clan of my mother‚ before the wedding the

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    actions will never be correct or considered normal unless it matches the white individual (Hall n.d.‚ 243).This can be reflected in the film though Hoefler’s self perception of superiority as he is portrayed as adventurous‚ brave‚ and strong while the Maasai individuals are seen as savages and weak. Because of this “splitting‚” Africans are limited to expressing themselves without feeling dehumanized in their own

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    speaking the four major African languages which include “Khoisan” the click speaking group‚ Maasai‚ Cushitic and the Bantu. “The largest ethnic groups include the Sukuma (over three million)‚ and the Chagga ‚Haya and Nyamwezi (over one million each).” (Advameg) Ethnic groups vary the same way religion does where 99% are African and the other 1% consists of Asians‚ Arabs and Europeans. (Landers & Grossman) The Maasai are popular for their dressing style. Men cover their bodies by putting a toga drape and

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    Nanook of the North review: Composition and Historical value Being one of the first feature length documentaries‚ it is obvious that Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North’s (1922) emergence served as a great model for all documentaries to come. The way it was structured from beginning to end was all part of the fantastic feel that Flaherty had in store for the world. His obsession with the primitive state and man’s fight for survival against nature’s resilient obstacles is precisely well represented

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    Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy and military force. In the ghost and the darkness there are many examples of imperialism in Africa. The Ghost and the Darkness is a movie about an engineer who goes to Africa to build a bridge. Patterson‚ the engineer‚ gets hired by Sir Beaumont and gladly accepts the job because he has always wanted to go to Africa. When he arrives in Africa he is greeted by Starling‚ a missionary sent to spread Christianity.

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    8. SOCIAL SCIENCE Code No. 087 Class-IX Summative Assessment- II March - 2012 Design of Question paper TIME : 3 Hrs 1. WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS Form of Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. M.C.Qs. Short Answer (S.A.) Long Answer (L.A.) Map Question Total 2. Marks of Each Question 1 3 5 4 Number of Questions 10 12 8 1 31 Total Marks 10 36 40 4 90 MM : 90 UNIT-WISE DIVISION OF QUESTIONS Unit No. (Subject) Marks No. of No. of No. of Map 1 mark 3 marks 5 marks Question Questions Questions Questions Total

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    1. The beginning of the documentary shows the victims of poverty in Recife‚ Brazil. A family of 6 has to struggle to even get by. The woman says‚ “My husband’s been unemployed for 5 years. Now to survive‚ he’s selling bottles of mineral water in the streets for 1 real each‚” which is the equivalence of $0.50. The man recounts on his situation as a result of being laid off and says‚ “I used to have a job delivering gas but they started to cut and cut the personnel and staff. Now‚ I’m here making a

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    Persuasive speech outline Purpose: To persuade Goal/proposition statement: I want to persuade my audience to donate $10.00 to the non-profit charity Water is life. Title: Water is Life Hello everyone! THE INTRODUCTION I. THE ATTENTION GRABBER: Imagine getting up at 6am to walk long distances in 88 degree heat. Just to be able to dink 8oz of contaminated water. Now imagine giving that same contaminated water to your child. II. The Relevance:

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    2.4 The Role of Politics in Defining Ethnic Identity Musau (2007) progresses the idea that ethnicity is not a bad thing in itself since it is the acknowledgement of a people’s right to be diverse. Furthermore‚ when such an acknowledgement is escorted with an exclusion of others who do not fall into that group there is a big problem. Such as‚ once an ethnic group takes over the state power‚ it arranges itself in a way that propagates its control of power in order to pursue the interests of the ethnic

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    males are aware of their role within society at a very young age. Although roles of a male vary based on tribes and practices within those given tribes‚ the silver lining is eerily identical. Most tribes within East Africa such as the Kikuyu‚ Kamba‚ Maasai‚ and Kalenjin catalyze the idea of male dominance ("East Africa Living Encyclopedia‚" n.d.). Therefore‚ within these tribes‚ this enigma starts from childhood where males are given a sense of entitlement to keep them within power and control. Although

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