The Movie Ponijao

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All of the babies had their own beliefs, values, norms, and social practices. I can conclude that Ponijao’s culture consist of family. There were plenty of clips throughout the movie, were his family was always together and being playful. Moreover, they did lived in indigent stances, meaning, they didn’t have much access to clean water and other necessities for living. I believe that the beliefs would be sticking to tradition, at the introduction of the movie Ponijao’s mother had orange paint and I know this had some significant meaning. Additionally, I noticed how that predominately all of Ponijao’s family was semi-nude throughout the presentation. The nudity seemed as a norm for their culture. Moving on to Bayarjargal, he was neglected a

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