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    A REPORT ON THE FATE OF TRADITION – INDIAN CULTURE By P.SANDEEP ID.NO.2005S5P4483 A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of TAGC 312: Technical Report Writing 12 March 2007 a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Dr.CHAGLA‚ my instructor for the course TECHNICAL REPORT WRITNG‚ for many valuable ideas and suggestions he gave for the

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    Bakkar ID#: 201101998 Email Address: amar.albakkar@lau.edu Tel: 03/925225 Instructor: Mrs. Therese Nasrallah Date of Presentation: July 2‚ 2012 General Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the Indian culture’s diversity Central Idea: India is a fascinating country with diverse traditions related to their language‚ their costumes‚ and their cuisine. Organization: Topical Order Visual Aids: Power Point Presentation Audience:

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    Impact of Islam on Indian culture and/or politics There is a close relationship between Islam and Indian. Islam is a religion that is based on Quran which explains revelations from god and is believed that it is unaltered throughout the decades. There is about 1.57 billion supporters which is the same number as of 23 percentage of earth’s population. It is the second-largest religion in the world and it is still growing fast. The support of Islam is called a Muslim. Islam’s prophet is Muhammad who

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    How was the Indian culture ended Many years ago‚ in America‚ there lived only Indians. Then the Americans came in and slowly‚ with peace contracts‚ pushed them in the reservations where they were allowed to do anything they wish including culture like the ghost dance. Now that they were pushed into the reservations‚ we would think that they had a good life. They had land‚ buffalos‚ and much more. Suddenly‚ the Americans somehow found a way to cause the Native Americans way of life to end. In this

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    The Many Facets of Taboo

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    The Many Facets of Taboo The World Book Encyclopedia defines Taboo as "an action‚ object‚ person‚ or place forbidden by law or culture."1 An encyclopedia of the occult points out that taboo is found among many other cultures including the ancient Egyptians‚ Jews and others.2 Mary Douglas has analyzed the many facets and interpretations of taboos across various cultures. She points out that the word "taboo" originates from the Polynesian languages meaning

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    Material Culture of the Chumash Indians Jaimi Velazquez NATA 105 T/R 11:10-12:45 Kristina Foss 4-12-2013 The disruption of trade life for Chumash Indians on the Santa Cruz islands became unbearable and the Chumash were forced to leave. The Chumash Indians were one of the first peoples to occupy the land along the California coast in 1542. They had to formulate their own ways of surviving‚ and creating the necessities to do so. The Chumash or “Islanders” were the greatest hunters and gatherers

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    Essay On Religious Taboo

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    Religious Taboo Explained Why don’t we say certain things or perform certain acts? What stops us from using cursing in public? What stops us‚ for example‚ from discussing ? In every walk of life‚ there is a concept known as taboo. A taboo is something looked down upon by society because of social custom. Incest and indecent exposure are both examples of taboos that hold a legal statute. However‚ many taboos are not illegal. Many actions and words are only taboo because of custom. There are no laws

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    Erik Wilson Indian Culture Paper History Ms. Saliche 2/11/12 The Art of Indian Dance: Bharatanatyam “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” Dance is something way more than just fist-pumping at some party. Dance has deep meaning; it is an art form that can range from the simplest of steps to the most intricate set of moves. In Indian culture‚ like in any other culture‚ dance is a cultural tradition that has been around for centuries. In this paper‚ I will discuss the several

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    formed ties together‚ even though they were trying to get better the Indians did not have a very good relationship with the new whites that were coming in on their land. Since all of this happened‚ they were fighting over what land was theirs‚ what they were able to trade‚ and loyalty through the Indian tribes. The Cherokees’ had trouble keeping up their traditions and culture due to the fact that they were adapting to the white culture. Cherokee Voices first talks about the relationship between the

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    document the discrepancies and similarities between the Cherokee Indians and the colonials in his letter to his brother. According to Fyffe‚ the Cherokees valued war and orderly communication amongst one another and these cultural beliefs were rather antithetical to European culture. Warfare was an integral component of the Cherokee culture and could be considered antithetical to European culture as it permeated into their daily life. The Indians perceived war as their “principle study” and accordingly

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