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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Eastern cultures"”.
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Changing the Definition of the Orient Through Hollywood
… obsession that American media already has with cultures that are not their own. The purpose of this paper is to underscore the ways in which postcolonial theory applies to the way that American media and culture has warped the understanding of Asian cultures. I will use Edward Said’s definition …
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Presentation type, perceived credibility, and perceived validity : a document usability analysis
… and were stratified into two groups of six Eastern and nine Western. The independent variables, presentation type, perceived credibility, and perceived validity were studied for their interaction with the dependent variable, usability. The variable model was queried between the two groups. …
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Desecration and Defilement in the Old Testament
… was absent. The literature of the ancient Near Eastern cultures was investigated to establish to what extent their concepts of desecration and defiliment were similar or not to those of Israel.</p> <p>Results. This investigation showed that the ancient Near Eastern cultures had a developed …
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Two Tongues
… societal norms that mixes American and Middle Eastern cultures. The use of sensory language empowers the speaker of these poems to break the barrier between both cultures and mold them into one significant place—the individual. Within these poems lie the exploration of identity—both religiously …
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Lin Tongqi : an oral history
… His life is a trajectory in which Western and Eastern cultures are integrated, a life that is full of confusions and reliefs, challenges and responses, twists and turns, and unexpected insights and transcendences. This oral history also illustrates in a microcosm the fate of intellectuals who …
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Millennials’ lived experience of navigating having a voice in a collective country: a hermeneutic phenomenological approach
… contradict with the collectivistic values that Eastern cultures hold. Even though findings have shown that people in collectivistic cultures equally value authenticity, a question remains. Does non self-expression or silence necessarily mean one is being inauthentic? This project is the first …
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Giving Architecture to Fire
… fire has been a sacred symbol from the eastern cultures to western regions. As one of the four states of matter, fire represents the great essence in our daily lives as an energy source with its warmth, light and aura, kindling feelings of truth and spirituality within us. In his poetic …
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Horn-Motifs in the Hebrew Bible and Related Ancient Near Eastern Literature and Iconography
… iconographical basis in both the ancient Near Eastern context and the Hebrew Bible.</p> <p>The first chapter is devoted to a review of prior studies, particularly in the twentieth century. Throughout almost all this century, the "history-of-religion" school and the "form-critical" school have …
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"It was quite helpful" : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Indian fathers' experience of family therapy
… of family therapy is an issue that crosses many Eastern cultures. Literature has illustrated the importance of fathers in family therapy, but does not address cultural difference. As an Indian therapist, in an Indian family, with an Indian father the researcher investigated this issue from an …
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Starry Sky, a Concerto for Dizi and Orchestra
… composer living in places where Western and Eastern cultures blend, I am deeply influenced by the five thousand years of fine traditions of Chinese civilization and the independent way of thinking from Western philosophies. Hence, I have composed a work that forges connections between …
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Theology of Blindness in the Hebrew Scriptures
… the Hebrew Scriptures against their ancient Near Eastern background. The study looks at cultic implications, causation, social justice, healing, and social and religious meanings of blindness. Both physical and metaphorical aspects of blindness are examined. First, blindness in the ancient Near …
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An art therapy programme incorporating Buddhist concepts to address issues of aggression in adult male prisoners
… practices have traditionally been used in Eastern cultures to calm the mind and to develop compassion as an antidote to aggression. Therefore these practices have seen used as a basis for the design of exercises in the programme. The purpose of the programme is to offer an intervention that …
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Natural Variability in Phenolic and Sesquiterpene Constituents Among Burdock (<i>Arctium lappa</i> L. and <i>Arctium minus</i> L.) Leaves for Potential Medicinal Interests
… as part of a healthy diet by both western and eastern cultures. In the United States, burdock is used to treat burns by holistic medical practitioners (i.e. the Amish communities) as it is believed to relieve pain, reduce scarring, prevent infection, speed healing, and minimize the need for …
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Multiple Perspectives on Academic Service-Learning Partnerships at the American University in Cairo: A Mixed Method Study
… service-learning partnerships, especially in Eastern settings. It utilized Enos and Morton's (2003) theoretical framework to explore these partnerships at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Seventy-nine community partners, administrators, faculty members, and students from a diverse range …