Religion, historical events and globalization have been deemed as the three main antecedent that influence culture Religion has rigid boundaries that cultural values constantly transgress. Infact even at times religion crosses religion boundaries for example the practice of polygamy is allowed in Islam (up till 4 wives) but in our eastern culture the news of a person walking the isle the second time let alone fourth time always raises eyebrows. ... I feel that culture cannot be globalised and that any allegation to the contrary is merely an attempt to legitimise the domination...

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Politics are something that humans created. ... Which in the sense of politics is a division of labor. ... While the outside world is more worried about boundaries. ... Their struggle with human nature and the connection into world politics is quite similar to everyday life in government, the struggle with power and violence. ...

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According to the dictionary, religion is a noun defined as the quest for the values of the ideal life. The above definition is vast and general, allowing people from all cultures to interrupt it differently. There is not a single path to follow to lead an ideal life, only your personal beliefs and...

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The U.N Convention Against Torture says No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification for torture." ... Or as Gary Haugen recently wrote, "Because the power of the state over detainees is exercised by fallen human beings, that power must be limited by clear boundaries, and individuals exercising such power must be transparently accountable"(David P. ...

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Nazism and art. Can these two themes be combined to create a high quality movie? Possibly. That is what director Istvan Szabo did. He directed the movie Mephisto in 1981, a movie about the life of a German actor during Nazi's rule pre-World War II. ...

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