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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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An archaeologist studies former cultures and societies by examining the material things they left behind.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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As with all societies and cultures, the Chinese have been taught to incorporate certain beliefs and value systems into all their mental processes.
They are a society of long standing tradition, placing as much value in erudition as other cultures might place in martial prowess.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Other cultures have good and great values and traditions which they should develop and use in a positive way to build healthy and prosperous societies.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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CLASSICAL SOCIETIES AND CULTURES UNIT 1 Myths and Legends This unit explores the nature of myths and legends focusing on Ancient Greece.
In NWT Aboriginal cultures, Elders represent societies that historically have been oral cultures and have passed their history on through storytelling.
The first is that these cultures are centered around secret societies; only the initiated members of the village are allowed full knowledge of the rituals and carvings and the stories associated with them.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Highland societies were set up in London, Edinburgh and elsewhere for the purpose of keeping alive the traditions of the Highlands culture.
They were created not only to reflect the fact that Northern Ireland is a society in which a plurality of cultures and beliefs exist, but to uphold the notion that this is how things should be.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Varying cultures of different human societies impose patterns of social behavior on the basic animal nature of humans.
But over the centuries entire societies or cultures found it necessary to develop codes of ethics for human conduct that may be considered survival manuals.
Selected societies of a major world area are examined as they relate to anthropological concerns and contribute to an understanding of the similarities and variations in cultures and societies.
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