Due to the vast array of over 100 plants that they consider edible, there is much stratification among the desirability of vegetation (Lee, pg. 45). This stratification by the Ju ranks plants according to their availability (by season and amount available), the level of difficulty in obtaining it, its taste nutritional value, and possible side effects. ... This is not only a large source of essential calories for the Ju but also serves a greater social value. ... This is because for a Herero or Tswana woman, marrying a Ju man would be frowned upon by her own people as taking a step down the...

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On balance, does a capitalist economy promote a fair distribution of wealth and social power? ... This demonstrates that a capitalist economy promotes social stratification and that "social inequality is based on the economic organisation of society and the political power to dominate and coerce.." ... The beneficiaries of the Goods and Services Tax demonstrate the alliance of the Government with those of wealth and social influence in Australian society. The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax can only reinforce the existing social inequality therefore creating definite conflict betwee...

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At the opening of the Lord of the Flies, a plane, transporting a group of boys from England is attacked and crashes in the jungle. Two boys, Ralph and Piggy, meet and make their way to the beach. Upon their arrival, they discover a conch shell near the water. Using the shell as a trumpet, Ralph summons the remainder of the boys to an assembly. A large number of boys, varying in age, emerged from the jungle, accompanied by Jack Merridew and his choir, marching in military formation. ...

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.# This generation of Mexican-Americans didn't understand their parents" apparent acceptance of the discrimination, segregation and social stratification they had faced all their lives. ... This sense of patriotism is similar to what a basic training graduate might feel, but in the barrio it is socially embedded into the pachuco from an early age. ...

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1. 60 million years ago, the age of giant reptiles came to an end. Dinosaurs ruled the earth, while mammals were not able to evolve because they could never challenge the dinosaurs. Then, a comet hit the earth and the dinosaurs disappeared. Mammals, including primates, were then able to evolve. Over 5 million years ago, primates walked on all fours. ...

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