Colors fading, watching the sunset on the beach became one of my favorite places to be alone. ... Yet, sometimes going to an unfamiliar place is not comforting. Feeling the judgmental eyes that laugh at the stupid tourist, map in hand, confused on what direction they are going. ... It opened my eyes and made me realize how beautiful the Persian culture is. ... Seeing the look on their faces when they saw their childhood home made me recognize the sacrifices they had to make. ...

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Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."... By deeply understanding the reasons behind their activities is more important than lightly watching their surface of activities. ... An example in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 11 months old baby can skilfully cut a fruit with a machete under the watchful eyes of a relative (Rogoff, 2003). ... My parents would sometimes leave me and my younger brothers and sisters at home and goes for shopping in Fiji but in New Zealand, it is an offense to leave a ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."... By deeply understanding the reasons behind their activities is more important than lightly watching their surface of activities. ... An example in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 11 months old baby can skilfully cut a fruit with a machete under the watchful eyes of a relative (Rogoff, 2003). ... My parents would sometimes leave me and my younger brothers and sisters at home and goes for shopping in Fiji but in New Zealand, it is an offense to leave a ...

• Word Count: 1833
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."... By deeply understanding the reasons behind their activities is more important than lightly watching their surface of activities. ... An example in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 11 months old baby can skilfully cut a fruit with a machete under the watchful eyes of a relative (Rogoff, 2003). ... My parents would sometimes leave me and my younger brothers and sisters at home and goes for shopping in Fiji but in New Zealand, it is an offense to leave a ...

• Word Count: 1833
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their development can be understood only in light of the cultural practices and circumstances of their communities - which also changes."... By deeply understanding the reasons behind their activities is more important than lightly watching their surface of activities. ... An example in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 11 months old baby can skilfully cut a fruit with a machete under the watchful eyes of a relative (Rogoff, 2003). ... My parents would sometimes leave me and my younger brothers and sisters at home and goes for shopping in Fiji but in New Zealand, it is an offense to leave a ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We use the 'pukana' a fierce look staring wildly with dilated eyes as an expression to show your inner spirit being released. ... One belief I'm going to share is when we go out diving for seafood like, fish, oysters, crayfish, mussels, and cockles, you have to give your first catch back to the sea (Tangoaroa, God of the Sea). ... We want to send their spirit back to Hawaiki in which we believe to be the final resting place for their spirit. ... Going out to the beach and catching fresh seafood is something I definitely miss. ... Although I don't perform Kapa Haka now tha...

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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout his journey up the Congo, Marlow sees much more truth, learning more about Kurtz as he goes along. ... The best way I can say it to you is by saying that, for a second or two, I felt as though, instead of going to the centre of a continent, I were about to set off for the centre of the earth." ... When Marlow departs on his journey through the jungles of Africa, travelling upriver he is witness to unspeakable acts; he cannot believe his eyes. ... We could not understand because we were too far and could not remember because we were traveling in the night of first ages, of those...

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Most anthropologists decide their location with out yet even knowing what their thesis will be since what initially gets their attention is not what necessarily ends up being the focus of their ethnography. ... It is common among anthropologist to gift the culture they go out to study. ... In the interim of being admitted into the village and as he goes out to get more supplies, he contracts Malaria and goes through caring for his illness. ... He would share drinking Millet bear, which was not usual amongst westerners in the eyes of the Dowayos. ... Men who were circumcised together as boys re...

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• Grade Level: High School

So when you got paid after work you were actually being granted with more time to live and every time you bought something time was taken away from your life and they had a countdown on their wrist. ... I am so grateful to be able to have privacy and not have to be watched all the time. ... War seems to be constantly going on to help other countries freedom and help them improve their rights and I think it is definitely something that is worth fighting for and even dying for. 3. ... There is another movie I watched a while ago where a bunch of people were in this experiment. All the people w...

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As far as they were concerned, the colonised peoples had nothing in the way of law and education, while their religion was nothing but heathen superstition. ... In Things Fall Apart there is no system of formal education, and children learn by watching their elders. ... How else could they say that Ani and Amiadora were harmless?" ... We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. ... The Umuofians still have a strong feeling of loyalty and form Umuofia Progressive Unions wherever they go. ...

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• Grade Level: High School