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    The culture of India has been shaped not only by its long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years. But due to the increasing development... Due to globalization… the rich culture of India is disappearing. The most impact is of western culture on India culture. Western culture

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    A seemingly traditional approach towards the Western frontier is the reason for John Cawelti’s assessment from The Six-Gun Mystique. His description of the Western formula being “far easier to define than that of the detective story” may clearly be a paradigm for many authors‚ but not particularly for Stephen Crane. The standards Cawelti has set forth for a successful Western is quite minimal by thought‚ but at the same time relevant. Crane signifies a different perspective to

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    Greek Contributions to Modern Western Civilization Ancient Greek culture has influenced modern western civilization from their discoveries and traditions during their Golden Age. Their philosophies‚ politics and values have helped shape our every day life. Some of the most prominently displayed leaders of all time lived in Greece during the time. Their math‚ art science politics‚ architecture‚ drama‚ medicine‚ philosophy and values have inspired today’s everyday way of life. If it weren’t for their

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    ion1-Western civilization : Contemporary Western civilization is based on deep-rooted intellectual foundations that date back as far as ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Five characteristics of Western thought were brilliantly outlined by Dr. Yussuf Al Qaradawi as follows: (Youssef Al-Qaradawi‚ Islam‚ the Civilization of the Future‚ p. 15‚ Wahba Library‚ Cairo‚ 1995.) 1- The flawed knowledge of the divinity : Western perception underlying Western civilization does not have a neat‚ clear-cut vision

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    The Playboy of the Western World gains its title from the scene in which Christy can’t be beaten in play at any of the village sports‚ hence he becomes the "playboy." The phrase "of the Western World" leads the way into Synge’s theme of Irish mythmaking‚ then still especially noticeable in unsophisticated peasant groups. With the inclusion of this phrase‚ the myth of the playboy encompasses the whole world. Mythmaking deviates from reality‚ as is made clear by the stretch of the title: Irish village

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    Wallace 1  Marie Wallace  Dr. Butts   Eng 364 I  14th May 2014    Arranged Marriages in the Hmong Culture versus American Culture          The ability to make decisions for who to marry is not up to the bride and groom in Hmong culture.  The mother’s and father’s usually have the say and authority of accepting a marriage proposal. In the  United States people who do have arranged marriages are seem to be unhappy or forced into them for  money or based on successfulness in the spouse and not because of being in love

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    Ancient Greek Culture In the United States today there are various different types of art‚ many different religions‚ and several different thought processes. However‚ all these things didn’t just develope over night. The rise of modern day art‚ religion‚ and thought developed in ancient Greece. This explains why ancient Greece was so similar to modern day culture in many ways. Today in the United States we have the right to free speech and the right to express ourselves. We wouldnt have these

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    Western society In today’s society‚ many of our decisions are guided by forces such as employment‚ social needs‚ self-sufficiency and moral obligations‚ such as the church. Over the past century we have seen a dramatic shift in which these needs or forces have taken precedence over one another. Nowadays‚ greed and social protocols tend to run our daily lives where moral dependency and faith have lost significance. As the world develops‚ where technology and processes are growing at an alarming rate

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    book The White Tiger‚ western culture‚ which is normally a great part of certain societies‚ when mixed with indigenous culture‚ leads to corruption. Adiga’s novel is about an Indian entrepreneur who sees a world much bigger than the one he lives in. He notices how those with wealth take advantage of the rest of society. Laws‚ political power‚ and other western societal developments are traded for bribes. India’s class system takes a whole new meaning when mixed with western culture and society. The

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    Western Culture Has Brought More Negative Impacts On The Malaysian Youth. Western culture is a body of knowledge derived from reason that began in Ancient Greece. There and in the Roman civilization it developed until the start of the Middle Ages when it largely vanished from Europe. During the Middle Ages‚ Western culture resided‚ instead‚ in the Arab / Persian world to a modest degree. Today‚ Western culture has at least some presence in nearly all nations of the world. It does not currently

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