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    Ethnic Group Of Bangladesh

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    Acknowledgement First of all I like to show great respect to our almighty for giving me an ability to carry on this type of assignment on the way to completion and finalization to my success. Then I would like to thank our honorable teacher Shamshad Chowdhury for giving me the actual ideas and clues for the assignment. Especially thanks to the authority of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology for selecting this kind of subject that really would be a pioneer step on our future and to make

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    To Be Free

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    -insert title here- In Tiempo’s To Be Free‚ numerous aspects of freedom were emphasized and highlighted. One of them is national freedom‚ as seen in the three different historical periods: the American‚ Spanish‚ and Japanese colonisation. Another aspect of freedom is also highlighted in the personal life of the servant‚ Rubio‚ before and during his wedding. This scene emphasizes the fact that “to be free is to feel free.” (Tiempo 274) In addition‚ it also emphasizes the general theme of freedom

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    Dangerous Traditions

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    Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless

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    were built. The existence of the gods and their goodwill were acknowledged by the Aztecs with life. This was the origin of human sacrifice and the ritual of taking severe physical pain‚ which believers intentionally caused themselves. The customary warmth of the Mayan religion was an extreme contrast to the bloody rituals of the Aztecs. Religious ritual was complex and commanding‚ with frequent festivals in honor of the gods of the winds‚ rain‚ the cardinal points‚ harvest of birth‚ death‚ and war

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    Mo Tzu

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    Name Chao Yang Professor Mark D Meritt Class RHET 120 Date April 25 2013 Mo Tzu’s Against Music is not against Music: How Mo Tzu critiques early Chinese Class based society in their Musical Practices Music in Mo Tzu’s China was a historical and religiously based event. Music has always been a form of expression in Chinese cultural history‚ whether it is among the musical festivals of the common people‚ or the extravagant operas held in the courts of the ruling class aristocracy. Other than these

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    humanity in general‚ our culture evolves and changes. What we have is an ever-changing culture that constantly adopts new elements‚ beliefs and gets rid of old. This ongoing change is the birthplace of superstitions. Something that was a normal every day ritual for your grandma sixty years ago‚ just doesn’t fit into today’s picture‚ but she keeps on repeating it‚ and before you know it you accept it as an old superstition and begin to practice it. It is like they are caught between the past and the present

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    Nacirema

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    Horace Miner writes about the Nacirema‚ a culture steeped in magic and superstition. Their ways of life are portrayed as uncivilized and barbaric. The Nacirema perform rituals and rites that are strange to us here in the civilized world. The description and portrayal of this tribe make it very hard for the reader to connect or even begin to understand such a strange people. Miner starts of the article creating an atmosphere of wonderment; “if all of the logically possible combinations of behavior

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    Cherokee did not adopt (Williams et all. 1998). The Cherokee Indians stuck to the various curvature and angled designs stamped on the outside of their vessel (Fariello 2013). It is thought that the Swift Creek were using ceramics as a source for rituals to give reverence to their God or to nature‚ in which in Cherokee culture‚ they used pottery to store water‚ grains‚ and preserve heirloom seeds for the upcoming planting

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    Rel.1321 NAIF MEQBAS How work Assailment #2 1­Describe 5 differences between Thravada and Mahayana Buddhism? Theravada 1­ Each Person is an individual. Mahayana 1­Each Person is involved with fellow human  beings.        2­Each person must  seek Nirvana  2­Each person can attain Nirvana though  without assistance. assistance. 3­The most commendable human  3­The most commendable human quality is  quality is wisdom (Bodhi). compassion (karuna). 4­ Metaphysics is avoided . 4­Metaphusics is elaborated

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    Themes and Symbols

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    Themes and Symbols: It is quite difficult to distinguish some of the themes from the symbols in this story. Themes Symbols Hypocrisy The Box Religion: Past and Present The Stool Names of the characters 1. Hypocrisy The act of pretending to have beliefs‚ virtues and feelings that one does not truly possess. The word derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence. A. The Adams and their

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