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    Tribal Communities

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    said to be in danger from ventures such as hydroelectric dams, and more specifically, illegal logging. The Ka’apor Indians, an indigenous society in Northern Brazil, have made a stand to try to stop illegal logging in their area. This community is a tribe of an estimated 2,200 people who are fighting for their forest as a militia with aggressive confrontation. As for the illegal activity in the past, the government hasn’t been able to control or stop it. However, the Ka’apor are willing to risk…

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    Civilization’s Degrading Effect on Man In The First and Second Discourses, Jean-Jacques Rousseau presents his argument that man’s progress has removed him from his natural state, and that this removal has been to his detriment. He asserts that vanity, avarice, and other sins are not part of this natural state, but rather products of the progression of the arts and sciences. Rousseau describes natural man as better than civilized man because, “His desires do not exceed his physical needs, the…

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    Masks In Native American Culture

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    third mask form! Transformations masks are difficult to make and difficult to wear, for the different layers make the mask extremely heavy. Only a strong member of the tribe could wear the transformation mask. The Native Americans formed animal masks to communicate a certain symbolism, myth, or status. In addition, all members of a tribe belonged to a clan, or group of people who supposedly were descended from a specific animal. Therefore, animal masks held special meaning for certain clans.…

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    My Servant Leadership

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    one can object nor question these decisions. The work inside this tribe centered on the head of the tribe instructions. Based on that the terms of teamwork, task force, and the making decision based on studies and consultation, these terms are absents inside the tribe. This kind of authority is preferred for anyone in a position of authority. It is a “big man” authority while the other should follow me. It is the way where the tribe considers the one in authority position as a strong man, so…

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    The Shinwari Tribe

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    tribe represented about 400,000 people in eastern Afghanistan. The Shinwari tribe also pledged to send at least one military-age male in each family to the Afghan Army or the police in the event of a Taliban attack. The American commanders agreed to channel one million dollars in development projects directly to the tribal leaders and bypass the local Afghan government, believe to be corrupt. “The Taliban have been trying to destroy our tribe, and they are taking money from us, and they are…

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    Iroquois, now known as the Haudenosaunee, (before, they were known as Kanonsionni, or the people of the longhouse), were an important Native American group that lived in North America long before the Europeans arrived. Composed of five, and later six tribes, (or nations), the Iroquois lived in the eastern woodlands as far back as 1000 A.D. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands, in what is now New York. Their land was comprised of large forests located just south of Lake Ontario. The…

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    Louise Erdrich's Tracks

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    find this to be the case. Instead, I find the members of Chippewa tribe to be guilty of rejecting of Pauline due to her mixed-blood heritage, resulting in her disconnection…

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    struggle inner struggle between Nwoye’s father’s warlike vision and his own interpretation of justice leads Nwoye to question aspects of tribal justice and consider conversion to Christianity. Thus, Nwoye’s ethical struggle drives him to depart from his tribe and convert to Christianity, mirroring the greater religious conflict within the novel. allows Achebe to discuss the influence of religion on the perception of “justice.” In Heart of Darkness, Achebe introduces the contrast between…

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    to the foundation of the trading relationship between the Trinovantes and Rome, allowing them to import luxury goods in return for British products due to a treaty dating back to Caesar 's invasion in 54/55 BC. A stable market of exports from the tribe would be required to sustain the scale of foreign products that have been unearthed in land occupied by the Trinovantes, including imported pottery, glass, raw materials (“they employ brass, which is imported.”Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico…

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    Acid House Case

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    A report was received on 08/06/2017, concerning Aethan (CV-9) and Aziel (12), as the family is staying at the Hubbard House due to the loss of their home in a fire, due to a spilled of gasoline near the dryer by Aethan around 7/24/17. Rudylyn Holly (mother) is currently in the ICU at Orlando Medical Center and is unable to communicate. Reynolds Holly (father) is taking care of both children and are currently staying at Hubbard House. According to the report, Aethan is nonverbal and autistic…

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