The last point that I came away with from the first chapter of Miller's text is cultural anthropology. ... A lot of this chapter is devoted to the study of cultural anthropology and this is what really shaped my perspective on anthropology and what it truly entails. We can study a group of people from any part of the world and categorize them through biological, archeological/linguistic, and cultural means. ...

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Nowadays, even though world music is known for originating from local traditions and cultures, world music itself is "boundless and boundaryless" in terms of the accessibility of the music as stated by Bohlman (Bolhman, Chapter 7, 2002, p. 143). ... Instead, world music has created transnational communities bounded by the Internet and recording technology, making it possible for anyone to encounter and easily access world music (Bolhman, Chapter 7, 2002). In Bohlman's excerpt, he addresses that "recording and the technologies of globalization" have transformed the pla...

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PART 2 This article is related to cultural anthropology because it relates on the culture of Africa, which is a main country that anthropologists emphasize on. ... The article also states how polygamy is common tradition as it is also explained in chapter 9 "marriage" cultural anthropology book. ...

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REVIEW THE GREEK WAY A passion ate ode to Western culture Greek, a small, relatively poor part of the Mediterranean, saw an "extraordinary efflorescence" of culture. ... The result was the glory of Greek civilization, which Edith Hamilton surveys in chapters on the major poets, historians, and tragedians, the comic playwright Aristophanes, and Socrates, the most famous of philosophers. ...

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In the first part of the book "Yes My Lord - No My Lord" Mark has been chosen to go to an Indian village to teach them about God and help them fix up the Indian church. ... In part two of the book "The Depth of Sadness" Mark is becoming more comfortable with his surroundings. ... In part three "Che-kwa-la" it is about how the whole village is working together to build a new vicarage. ... The main idea o this chapter is people working together and helping others when in need. ... That relates to our lives by showing us how our lives are meaningful and have something to do with life and that w...

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Culture being such a big part of the Western way of life, the people believed in themselves and their rights to freedom. ... It was obvious that the West for the most part was technologically declined than the other countries, but their culture is what strengthens them to continue to fight. ... The battles are snapshots of cultural tradition of war making, not progressive chapters in a comprehensive history of Western warfare. " This statement proves to the readers and critiques that the battles do not just portray the winner of the battle, but it further shows the importance of influential f...

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Imagine having to learn from an entire new culture and be in someone else's shoes? Many Ethnographers are rejected from the communities hundreds of times. It takes time and dedication in order to construct a bridge of trust between these two different cultures. Malinowski and Abu-Lughod face many ob...

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Throughout history, authors use cloth as a medium to convey the cultural themes of the ancient and the present world regarding how clothing is a representation of the respect, prestige, or attention an individual receives. In addition to this, authors place a significant degree of importance on clot...

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