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The Hellenistic period started after Alexander, and it influences even our era. Slavery existed in both periods but there was more emphasis on religion in the Hellenic era. The Hellenic era witnessed democracy and the existence of city-states. The Hellenistic era was governed by monarchies. Materialism became widespread in this time that also marked the demise of truly creative philosophy.

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The great Aztec civilization was so foreign and so utterly isolated from other world civilizations, that, when the Spanish conquistadors first saw it, their emotions were a mixture of awe and horror. They were awed by the artistic, technological and social advances they witnessed; but they were horrified by their pagan ways, the human sacrifices and the cannibalism they saw. This paper examines the origins of the Aztecs, and examines this civilization in terms of mythology, agriculture, craft and religion. It also traces the destruction of the Aztecs by the Spaniards in the 16th Century.

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"As limited as the land devoted to producing maize was, animal sources of nutrition were even harder to come by. "Dogs, turkeys, and the Muscovy duck were the only domesticated animals in ancient Mesoamerica. All were used for food, but they made only a minor contribution to the Aztec diet." (Smith 2003:63). This situation is most closely analogous to the rice crop of eastern Asia, and contrasts sharply with the ancient West, where numerous animals were domesticated on a large scale for the purposes of nutrition. By virtue of their dependence upon maize, the Aztecs developed some of the most advanced farming techniques in the world."

Tags:Olmec, Veracruz, Tenochtitlan, Mayan

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This paper explains that androgyny can be seen in many areas of the contemporary cultural spectrum, especially where the focus is on self-expression and experimentation. Although androgyny is not a modern phenomenon as witnessed by Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", the author believes that it only has been in more recent decades that it has become accepted as part of society and is actually encouraged. The paper presents examples of androgyny in modern culture such as in the worlds of music with Boy George and Lady Gaga, in fashion with Andrej Pejic and in the movies with actor James Franco.

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"In October 2010, actor James Franco, who has starred in films such as Pineapple Express and 127 Hours, is always one for the avante garde and dressed as a woman for the cover of Candy magazine. The magazine is described as, "The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to transvestism, transsexualism, cross-dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.". Wearing a full face of make up and a variety of dresses, the 32 year-old describes himself as not being gay but after staring as Saun Penn's homosexual lover in the film Milk now feels "homosexual loves stories are more interesting". It speaks volumes that a Hollywood actor would feel comfortable doing a thing such as this and shows that these types of images are not as shocking or as frowned upon as they once were.
"Moving on from the fashion industry, there are also many examples of androgyny in the music world, music has always been an expression of the culture at any given time and no period in the music industry was more focused on androgyny than the 1970s and 80s.
"In the early 1970s glam rock began to gain popularity, a UK invention, glam rock was characterised by quite often ridiculous costumes and outrageous over the top make up, with platform boots and copious amounts of glitter being must haves."

Tags:make-up cross-dressing, glam rock, costumes, annie lennox

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The paper points out that Japanese and Chinese cultures are independent of one another in that they have accepted their own cultural ideas of others, focus on gender and religious beliefs over the course of time. However, the paper discusses how these views do parallel one another to a significant degree in that as time has elapsed many of the ideas that have survived are correlated between cultures, with individualized philosophies making them unique. For example, the paper notes that the Japanese are taught specific culture attitudes that they exhibit in every day life. The paper relates that the typical Japanese individual views those from other cultures as "outsiders" in Japan, regardless of the residency status of the person ("Japanese Culture", 2007, sec. 1) and this is because the Japanese individual is traditionally taught to be part of a group that is comprised of members of his or her own culture. The paper clarifies that this is not to suggest that the Japanese individual practices rude behavior to others or does not associate with those from other cultural groups. The paper notes that the Japanese individual is taught that despite differences that may exist, a decision can be reached in which both parties will be satisfied with the outcome, and so in most cases individuals foreign to Japan will not witness hostility from those in the Japanese culture.

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"The Japanese and Chinese cultures are independent of one another in that they have accepted their own cultural ideas of others, focus on gender and religious beliefs over the course of time. However, these views do parallel one another to a significant degree in that as time has elapsed many of the ideas that have survived are correlated between cultures, with individualized philosophies making them unique. For example, the Japanese are taught specific culture attitudes that they exhibit in every day life. The typical Japanese individual views those from other cultures as "outsiders" in Japan, regardless of the residency status of the person..."

Tags:chinese, japan, culture

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Culture is one of the defining concepts of nursing and is becoming more of an issue as demographics and population shift in the United States. If nurses are to provide truly holistic care, they must be prepared to cross the cultural divide and care for patients in the manner that they prefer. Understanding that there is vast diversity within every cultural group, nurses must rise above the stereotypes of any particular culture. Cultural and spiritual assessment is an important step towards providing safe, effective care with optimal outcomes. This paper discusses this point of view through the case study of a Cuban Jehovah's Witness.

Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Cultural Assessment
Client History/Overview
Communications
Family Roles and Organization
Biocultural Ecology
High-Risk Behaviors
Nutrition
Pregnancy and Childbearing Practices
Death Rituals
Health Care Practices
Health Care Practitioners
Spiritual Assessment
F: Faith or Beliefs
I: Importance and Influence
C: Community
A: Address/Application
Summary

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" Rice and beans provide the staple of the diet at home. It is customary for them to have bread at every meal. Salads are rarely served. Yucca and fried plantains are served with meals at least three times per week. In order for her to feel cared for, IH would desire a visit from the dietician. She does not really like vegetables and prefers her meals to be mostly carbohydrates. IH purchases and prepares all of the meals for her family. Cooking is not considered the males role. They do eat at restaurants occasionally on the weekends. Restaurant food choices include Mexican, Italian, and Chinese. They abstain from foods containing blood, which results in a predominately vegetarian diet. Fish is acceptable. Her dietary patterns would be highly considered in her care planning. She would be offended if she was served the traditional regular hospital breakfast of bacon and eggs."

Tags:nursing demographics america, case study, stereotypes outcomes

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This paper discusses Custer's biblically-based, scholarly work, "Witness to Christ". The paper explains that Dr. Custer's purpose in writing this book is to bring the reader close to the message, the culture, and experiences of the 1st century church as recorded in the "Book of Acts". The paper deduces that the book, "Witness to Christ", is a refreshing work, faithful to orthodox and fundamental Christian faith.

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"Many who undertake to write on spiritual matters do so with an eye to explain spiritual matters in a way that is acceptable to modern man. For these authors, Jesus was a great man, but not the son of God. For this group, the early church was a group of misguided and overly enthusiastic groupies who needed a political leader with divine attributes, and the record of Jesus contained in the New Testament is nothing more than the embellished stories which they told each other in order to find comfort in their political and social misery. Not so for Dr. Stewart Custer. Dr. Custer's treatment of the Book of Acts in his book Witness to Christ is a biblically based scholarly work which expounds on the record while honoring the identity of Christ as the Son of God, and God the son. For bible students who want to get to know the historical context of the early church, while at the same time building an orthodox, fundamental understanding of both the bible and the early church, this book is a powerful addition to a personal library."

Tags:church, christianity, jesus, new, testament

Abstract
The film Witness operates on two levels and is very effective in both realms as well as in combining the two. The first level is that of the film thriller, and here the film uses the traditional idea of a character who is weak and in need of protection and who witnesses a crime and then needs to be protected by the police.

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"The film Witness operates on two levels and is very effective in both realms as well as in combining the two. The first level is that of the film thriller, and here the film uses the traditional idea of a character who is weak and in need of protection and who witnesses a crime and then needs to be protected by the police. The working out of this plot involves the attempts by the criminals to find this witness and destroy him or her, and how they accomplish their search and how they are finally thwarted b the hero is what makes the story work. The second level for this film is a sociological one as the viewer is taken into a world he or she probably knows little about, the world of the Amish people in Pennsylvania. The viewer is taken into this world through the medium of the thriller level because the child who witnessed the crime is Amish and the policeman ..."

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Latinos are brought up to believe that a man lost honor if his wife was unfaithful and he could regain some of this honor through the use of violence. They were also likely to send signals of acceptance of witnessed violence and to have a more favorable impression of a woman who remained in an abusive relationship. The paper shows, that in a series of archival analysis of real-world domestic violence, several themes associated with cultures of honor (emphasis on female purity, gender inequality, and familial collectivism) correlated with the cultural prevalence of domestic violence. The paper shows that there exist widespread gender-orientated misconceptions within the Latino community about the attractiveness or acceptability of violence that lead to a mismatch between people's private attitudes and their public behavior.

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"Most people think that domestic violence is the same, wherever it occurs, that there's no difference. That it's really the same experience regardless of country or language or culture. This is not true, if we take a comparison of a Latino household and a Buddhist household, there will be a huge difference in the two based on the domestic violence parameter. The Latino being on the higher side of the scale: violent. The traditional Latin American socialization of women encourages them to be quiet and submissive, as well as economically and psychologically dependent on men. (Vandello, J. A., & Cohen, D.Shame: Interpersonal behavior, psychopathology, and culture) The education that Latino women have, the way that they are raised and the church and the religious ideas that they grew up with influence the their role in the scepter of domestic violence."

Tags:aggression, manhood, dishonor, weapons

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This research proposal seeks to answer the research question as to whether age, gender and culture influences the accuracy of detail that is recalled by witnesses and the extent to which police officers properly interview the witnesses. The proposal includes a literature review and detailed discussion of the proposed study. The proposed research will contribute to the research literature.

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Introduction: The purpose of a police investigation is to elicit as much detailed and accurate information from witnesses as possible in order to successfully solve crimes. A successful police interview would include the willingness of witnesses to cooperate with police, the amount of information that is recalled by the witness, and the accuracy of the information that is disclosed. Because of the difficult nature of the recall process in memory, the police interview is an extremely important component of information gathering. The police interview is regarded as a complex skill requiring training, practice and considerable time (Dando, Wilcock &

Tags:proposal, police investigations, witnesses

Abstract
The following paper will argue that the Greater China trading region is a major part of a broad, overarching effort on the part of mainland China to improve its inflow of foreign direct investment - and it seems to be working. To wit, the economic bloc of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong is on the verge of becoming a dominant, maybe the dominant, trade region in the world - although many problems still remain which might confound its growth and its ability to attract foreign direct investment. To elaborate, there can be no question that the Greater China trading region is a dynamic concept (and, obviously, an undeniable physical reality) that has sparked an increase of FDI into the country; there is similarly no disputing the fact that the complementarities of endowments and a common culture have resulted in a general spirit of informal cooperation and in a tightly-bound trade zone that is fast becoming the envy of the world. I will explore these items and stress how China's ultimate goal of world economic predominance will be realized just as long as it continues to exploit the special strengths of each region - Taiwan, Hong Kong and the mainland - and moves to rid itself of the uncertain legal system that gives foreign investors reason for concern; it would also help if it smoothed its relationship with other nations. In the end, by opening its doors to FDI, China has positioned itself to replace the US as the "factory" of the world; now, all it needs to do is to work on the shortcomings mentioned above.

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The Significance of the Greater China Trading Region and Its Relationship to Mainland China's FDI Reform The following paper will argue that the Greater China trading region is a major part of a broad, overarching effort on the part of mainland China to improve its inflow of foreign direct investment - and it seems to be working. To wit, the economic bloc of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong is on the verge of becoming a dominant, maybe the dominant, trade region in the world - although many problems still remain which might confound its growth and its ability to attract foreign direct investment. To elaborate, there can be no question that the Greater China trading region

Tags:china, taiwan, reform