In the Cotillion the 18 roses (18 men dance with the debutante, handing her a rose) signify the growth that has occurred and the candles (18 women speak of past memories and wish luck to the debutante after lighting a candle) represent the light in the debutantes future.... Almost like the Filipino debut the girls are presented in front of the crowd with their escorted and they dance a set choreographed dances, that they've been practicing(De Valle 131) The debutante balls and cotillions are great example of the diversity in coming out celebrations through out the world. ...

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The cultural and developmental aspects of American history in the 17th and 18th centuries are certainly among the most important and influential factors in the shaping of this country's long and storied history. The society that existed at that time had very different views on life and how it should...

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It's the voice of God talking."19 At the age of fifty-two, Richards can still support herself and her husband with the money she earns as a professional psychic.20 Ghost hunting clubs, alien-searching satellites, and psychics are only a few of the many outlets available to Americans in modern times. ... Her two main series are The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches.22 The Vampire Chronicles portrays modern vampires through a vampire's eyes, often as victims of the "dark gift"23 of vampirism, struggling to come to terms with their nature or accepting it and moving o...

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On the sixth day the lion dances begin, the Chinese thought that lions could chase away evil spirits. For the dance seven to ten men perform an enchanting dance making sure to hold the form of a lion. The dance is done to bring good fortune and chase away demons. ...

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Abstract Ravaged by war, violently pushed out of their home country, separated from their extended family and friends, and evacuated to a foreign country where they have no commonality, Vietnamese refugees faced the worst after the end of Vietnam War in 1975. Although they are caught between two ...

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Romanticism, is a movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, United States and Latin America . It lasted from about 1750 to 1870. This epoch is characterized by the reliance on the imagination and subjectivity of approach, freedom of thought and expression and idealization of nature. This movement was developed everywhere, imagination was praised over the reason, emotions were over the logic and intuition over science. The literature will emphasized a new flexibility of form adapted to varying content, encourage development of complex and fast-moving plots and allowed ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1963 by Abraham Lincoln. Many enslaved Americans were thought to be freed. slavery still exist today all over the world. This form of modern day slavery is called human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as "The recruitment, transpor...

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In all of these places mentioned above, the pantheon of major Yoruba deities has survived virtually intact, along with a complex of rites, beliefs, music, dances and myths of Yoruba origin. ... (Source 1) The Yoruba make up one of the major ethnic groups in modern Nigeria where they occupy the whole of Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Lagos states and a substantial part of Kwara and Edo states. ...

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In the North-Central Mexican city of Juarez, times are often pretty rough. Crime is decreasing as of 2016, but the percentage of violent crimes in Mexico is still higher than almost all major cities in the country to the north, the United States. In fact, poverty is extremely prevalent with "494,000 Juarez residents living in poverty or extreme poverty" (Isaad). As Virginia Isaad points out "a new study from the UNICEF says that 5 out of 10 children in Mexico live in poverty" (Isaad). Juarez is indicative and symbolic of most cities in Mexico where many fear for their lives due to drug cartel ...

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In the U.S. today, modern conveniences such as computers, TVs, elevators, automobiles, air conditioners, cell phones, fast food restaurants, and household appliances have reduced our need and desire to move and maneuver in our environment. ... Moderate Physical Activity Vigorous Physical Activity Water aerobics Swimming laps slowly Basketball (playing a game) for 15-20 minutes Bicycling 4 miles in 15 minutes Pushing a stroller 1 1/2 miles in 30 minutes Walking 2 miles in 30 minutes (15 min/mile) Playing volleyball Dancing fast (social) Doubles tennis (if you run a lot) Hiking Bicycling 10 to 1...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, and although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories, the Confederacy was never diplomatically recogni...

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