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    Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of

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    AGRARIAN REFORM 1987 Philippine Constitution Article II‚ Sec. 21 “The State shall promote comprehensive rural development and agrarian reform.” Republic Act No. 6657 - it is the present agrarian reform law implemented nationwide. - known as The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform. - signed into law by the former President Corazon C. Aquino on June 10‚ 1988. - it was implemented the government program known as Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. HISTORY OF AGRARIAN REFORM (From precolonial

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    Amish Religion Essay

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    Amish Religion Joady Wagaman ANT 101: Introduction to cultural Anthropology Professor Henderson Ashford University August 2‚ 2010 Amish Religion The Amish religion requires them to abide by the rules of their bible‚ just like many other religions follow the rules of their bibles as well. The Amish must also follow a consistent behavior with many rules and regulations. Their religion has come to amaze many nearby neighbors and communities. The strength that

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    AGRARIAN DISCONTENT DBQ

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    Between 1880-1900‚ farmers believed that the railroad companies were swindling away their profits and that the government favored big business. The farmers had every reason to feel some sort of discontent because of their predicament as well as the fact that the government saw a need for reform which created the notion that problems existed. Farmers were correct in arguing that the United States’ money supply was not what it should be; over 30 years the population nearly double while the money circulation

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    Rumspringa: An Amish Ritual Introduction: In the Amish religion‚ there lies a pivotal tradition for many of its adolescent followers. There are a number of Americans whom are likely to have never heard of this rite; as it is practiced by a small demographic‚ consisting of roughly 200‚000 people . Their tradition‚ referred to as the Pennsylvania-German term "Rumspringa"‚ can best be explained by the word’s translation. With "rum-"‚ translating in English to "around"‚ and "-schpringe"‚ meaning "to

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    The Amish Way of Life

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    The Amish Way of Life Shannon Mason Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Jessie Cohen December 14‚ 2011 The Amish Way of Life The Amish culture is fascinating to me‚ because it exists in our own country‚ and our own communities‚ but yet it is not an integral part of our mainstream society. Although the Amish culture exists in our own backyards‚ The Amish have distinct gender roles‚ cultural beliefs and values‚ and their own way of handling sickness and healing. As in many cultures

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    The Amish Everyone has the right to be different. Whether you are a minority or a majority you still have the right to believe in whatever you want. Amish people get made fun of because they are different and don’t follow the same rules as ‘‘normal people.’’ In my opinion everyone is equal and everyone should be judged based on the content of their character not their association. The Amish live a very different lifestyle than most people today. Amish reject technology in favor of a simpler lifestyle

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    Rumspringa Introduction   The Mennonite/Amish cultures have many traditions that separate them from the normal Christian faith.  400 years ago‚ many European Christians were killed and tortured for their belief in adult baptism. Adult baptism is referred to as Anabaptism‚ meaning “re-baptizer.” One Anabaptists belief is that members of the church should be baptized during adulthood rather than infancy (Robinson 2002). Amish adult baptism gives members of the church the freedom‚ and the adult conscious

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    Amish Folk Culture

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    The 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

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    A Lesson from the Amish? This essay takes a different view on how our children should be taught basic literacy skills‚ and it starts with having a greater connection with your family. Basic learning skills must start at a very young age when the child’s brain is most capable retaining information. The father of the household will start by reading a children s Disney story to his six year old son. Though the boy is not able at this young age to read or write‚ he is actively participating and gaining

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