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a specific configuration or style. A single significance pattern of perceiving the world often leaves its stamp in the society. Examples are "machismo" in Spanish-influenced cultures, "face" in Japanese culture, and "pollution by females" in some highland New Guinea cultures. Here Horace Miner demonstrates that "attitudes about the body" have a pervasive influence on many institutions in Nacirema society. The focus attention is on gender, the social roles that are assigned and learned based on…

also the small “hipster” shops that are popping up just about everywhere. York & Fig has an entire article and website dedicated to the gentrification taking place in Highland Park. Café de leche is a Hipster Coffee shop where the wifi only costs the price of your fru fru drink and bagel ($11). The owners of the shop chose their Highland Park location simply because of the low cost of the estate. They didn’t think that their small coffee shop would begin a movement, a movement that would force a…

original owners of this landform region are the Djaru and Kija people, who are Aboriginal. The Aboriginals who inhabit the Bungle Bungles benefit from the landform too. Australia’s indigenous people have adapted to the riverine features by moving to highlands during wet seasons (where the…

European powers held this conference, which divided East Africa into territories of influence for the first time. In 1895, the East African Protectorate was founded by the British Government, and soon after this, they would open the highlands to white settlers. These new settlers were allowed a voice in government though, until 1944, Africans and Asians who lived there were banned from direct political participation. Also during this period of time, thousands of Indians were brought to…

When I was a little boy, I loved to play sports and be active. When I woke up in the morning, I ask myself, “What am I going to accomplish today,” or “Where am I going to go today?” There is always one place for me that makes me who I really am and makes everything perfect, and that's the Bowling Alley. Ever since I was a little kid, my dad has been teaching me every little thing I needed to know about Bowling. I always wanted a tutor, but my dad always said no because he wanted to teach me to…

The tropical rainforest is a wonderful place! There’s so many animals and plants… it’s overwhelming! In fact, there’s three of them around the world! There’s one in South America, one in Australia, and one in Indonesia. The most famous is the Amazon Rainforest in South America. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is the biggest rainforest. Three biotic factors of tropical rainforests are animals, trees, and plants. In fact, the tropical rainforests have some of the most fascinating animals in the…

Edgar’s dad.” When Edgar and Sir Phineas got in the fight Samuel stood up for Edgar and got his book back. One reason Edgar and Sir Phineas are not a good mix is because Sir Phineas stole Edgar’s book that he found when he was climbing up to the Highlands. For example, on (Page 36) Edgar said “I know what you did to everyone but if you give me my book back I won’t tell the whole town what you have done to everyone.” Another example, is when Edgar was sleeping underneath the bed when Samuel…

The country I am doing for my Cultural heritage project is Bolivia. The geography of Bolivia is unique among the nations of South America. The main features of Bolivia's geography include the Altiplano, a highland plateau of the Andres, and Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth, which is shared with Peru. Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. It is also larger than Puerto Rico and is South America's second largest lake by surface area. Lake…

What is a distinctive competency? A distinctive competency is a quality or trait that is exclusive to a business organization. It could also be a competency better in certain aspect(s) than the competencies of other organizations, consequently enabling the formulation of a unique value proposition in the function of the business. A distinctive competency is fundamental to producing an unassailable competitive advantage. The singularity tells this competency apart from all others, regardless of…

anthropology due to “justifying the use of photography on a massive scale, [and citing] the camera 's imperviousness to progressive theoretical sophistication” during her field work in Bali (Jacknis 1988, 161). That is, Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson, and Highland Bali incorporate over 200 unpublished photographs between 1936 and 1939 that the couple took (Jacknis 1988). In addition, both couples were reflexive and combine their methodologies in the research. For instance, Dr. Bateson “preferred…