...arrived during the last ice age around 20,000 – 30,000 years ago (Native Americans 2007). There were millions of us. We all had different tribes, but never did we look down on others because of their differences. We were all family. We had homes all over America. New York, Delaware, Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Michigan, and that are just a few. We even had tribes in Canada (Swanton 2007). In the 16th and 17th century, we met the Europeans (Native Americans 2007). We have never seen other humans with such a pale complexion. They dressed so differently and seemed to be wearing fake hair. They called them wigs. They were so upbeat with their technology. They had steel knives and swords. We had nothing like that. They had big cannons, mirrors, hawk bells and earrings, copper and brass kettles. They even had big ships. At first, it seemed like a dream (Native Americans 2007). Things were ok for a while, but the Europeans were oblivious to the rhythms of nature and the natural spirit (Native Americans 2007). This became an obstacle and even got to the point they became our enemy. How could someone make us feel so out of place when we were here on this land first? It was so repelling that the Europeans culture was so materialistic. They did not care about the earth, the view of the land, the animals, or the plants. They seem so soulless and they only seemed to care for their tools and weapons. The Europeans brought them to our land with only a desire to conquer the new continent...
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...Diversity in the Workplace The United States is facing the need to provide nursing care to an increasing diverse patient population with a nursing workforce that, in itself, is impacted by generational, ethnic and gender differences. The purpose of this paper is to present the importance of diversity in the workplace and delivering culturally competent nursing care, the impact of gender diversity, and the misrepresentation of minorities in the nursing profession. Importance of diversity in the workplace America is a kaleidoscope of cultures, religions, races, and nationalities. The USA Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau shows the following 2011 population statistics: White 63.4%, Hispanic/Latino 16.7%, Black/Afro-American 13.1%, Asian 5.0%, American Indian & Alaska Native 1.2%, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. 0.2%. In 2012 minority population increased to 37% and is projected that minorities will be the majority by 2043. Mason, Leavitt & Chaffee (2012) pointed out that as our population “continues to grow and increase its diversity, it is important that the nursing workforce reflect these changes to effectively meet patient care needs and ensure cultural competency” (p. 378). Cultural assessments must be part of the nurse’s health assessment. To be culturally competent nurses need to be aware of their own culture, and the diverse culture of their colleagues and patient populations (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Culturally competent nursing care is important...
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...more growth and more diversity coming into the area. The schools are seeing challenges with the children coming in with diverse backgrounds that are entering the district. These challenges create opportunities in which the staff can diversify their teaching and strengthen classroom relationships. A1. Local Demographics Almost 12% of the students that attend the schools in Millard County speak another language other than English in their home. (United States Census Bureau, 2015) Due to the language diversity in the district the staff needs to pay particular attention to the students’ parents may have a hard time overcoming language barriers. The ethnicity groups that are located in the Millard County School District are becoming more diverse. In the last four years Millard County’s ethnicity groups have had the following changes: increase 4% that are Black or African American, a decrease of 1% American Indian, decrease of .3% Asian, decrease of .1% Native Hawaiian and increase of 2% Hispanic. (United States Census, 2014) The faculty needs to be aware and educated on the student’s backgrounds to further facilitate the teaching of these students. They also need to be able to adjust to the ethnicity changes as they happen weather they be an increase or decrease in numbers. The socio-economic levels of the district are divided into three distinct quadrants. They have the upper class consisting of approximately 25% of the students. The middle class consists of the other 50% and...
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...Soumi banerjee. Presidency university ,Kolkata Political sociology paper, TAUGHT BY Y.S.SIR Changing dynamics of Caste In Indian Politics The word ‘CASTE’ is derived from Spanish word ‘CASTA’ which means , ‘breed or lineage or race’. It was first applied by the Portugues to the particular Indian Institutions known by the name of ‘Jati’. CASTE is a ‘state of mind’, ( Ambedkar, 1936 : 33) In 1955, M N Srinivas presented a paper, ‘Castes: Can They Exist in the India of Tomorrow?’, at a national seminar on “Casteism and Removal of Untouchabilty” in Delhi, attended, among others, by such distinguished persons as S. Radhakrishnan, Jagjivan Ram, Govind Ballabh Pant V .Rao, Kaka Kalelkar and Irawati Karve. The paper was published in the seminar report as well as in the Economic weeky , under the title, ‘An Obituary on Caste as a System’. Srinivas expanded this title into a sentence, “While caste as a system is dead, individual castes are flourishing” (Srinivas ,1962 : 51) M.N.Srinivas defines ‘caste’ as a hereditary usually localised group, having a traditional association with an occupational group and a particular position in the local hierarchy. (ibid : 52) Colonial Understanding Of Caste The Colonial rulers understood caste as a feature of Hindu Religion. It is through the Colonial census that ethnographic details and theories of caste evolved. According to this understanding , Caste derives it’s legitimacy from the ‘ four-fold verna hierarchy’ found...
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...Soumi banerjee. Presidency university ,Kolkata Political sociology paper, TAUGHT BY Y.S.SIR Changing dynamics of Caste In Indian Politics The word ‘CASTE’ is derived from Spanish word ‘CASTA’ which means , ‘breed or lineage or race’. It was first applied by the Portugues to the particular Indian Institutions known by the name of ‘Jati’. CASTE is a ‘state of mind’, ( Ambedkar, 1936 : 33) In 1955, M N Srinivas presented a paper, ‘Castes: Can They Exist in the India of Tomorrow?’, at a national seminar on “Casteism and Removal of Untouchabilty” in Delhi, attended, among others, by such distinguished persons as S. Radhakrishnan, Jagjivan Ram, Govind Ballabh Pant V .Rao, Kaka Kalelkar and Irawati Karve. The paper was published in the seminar report as well as in the Economic weeky , under the title, ‘An Obituary on Caste as a System’. Srinivas expanded this title into a sentence, “While caste as a system is dead, individual castes are flourishing” (Srinivas ,1962 : 51) M.N.Srinivas defines ‘caste’ as a hereditary usually localised group, having a traditional association with an occupational group and a particular position in the local hierarchy. (ibid : 52) Colonial Understanding Of Caste The Colonial rulers understood caste as a feature of Hindu Religion. It is through the Colonial census that ethnographic details and theories of caste evolved. According to this understanding , Caste derives it’s legitimacy from the ‘ four-fold verna hierarchy’ found...
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... CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY I. 1 GENERAL RULES REGARDING THE TAXATION OF INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL MEMBERS AND THE TAXING POWERS OF INDIAN TRIBES ................. 3 A. Income Taxation of Indian Tribes and Wholly Owned Tribal Corporations................ 3 1. Federal income taxation of Indian tribes and wholly owned tribal corporations ... 3 2. State taxation of Indian tribes ................................................................................. 4 B. Tax Treatment of Enrolled Members of Indian Tribes ................................................. 7 1. Federal tax............................................................................................................... 7 2. State tax................................................................................................................... 7 C. Taxing Powers of Indian Tribes .................................................................................... 9 D. Alaska Native Settlement Trusts................................................................................. 10 II. SELECTED FEDERAL TAX RULES AND ISSUES RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES AND THEIR MEMBERS .................................................................................. 12 A. The General Welfare Doctrine .................................................................................... 12 B. Indian Tribal Governments Treated as States for Certain Purposes (sec. 7871) ........ 14 1. In...
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...Final Project: Race and Your Community ETH/125 Week 9 Seffan Bune Idaho is a Midwestern state which I have called home for 28 of my 29 years. For the most part Idaho is a state that could be considered lacking in cultural diversity the majority of the population is white, religious, and conservative something that tends not to lend itself it a culture of many different people but that trend is changing at a rapid pace. I was born at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in the North End of Boise ID and have stayed in the North End for most of my life, this area is a bastion of liberalism in Idaho and in my opinion it is the most culturally diverse in the state. Because of the vast lacking of real cultural diversity I have also chosen to interview Jin You who is of Chinese ancestry and moved to Boise from the Sichuan province. Boise is a beautiful city known to many as the City Of Trees but there is a lack of cultural diversity that was apparent to me at a young age. I remember that throughout my childhood I grew up around people like me the same skin color, culture based on European ancestry, and family life which tended to be the standard nuclear family unit. I grew up in a relatively normal household and being the only child I was given the opportunity to attend Catholic school since the fifth grade. I found that I was like everyone else (except for my religious views) there was no one who really stood out as different other than the jocks, nerds, and cool kids. It wasn’t...
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...Running Head: Application of Community Health APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & POPULATION-FOCUSED NURSING Ann Coddington Western Governors University Abstract This paper focuses on the health status of Yakima Valley in Washington State from numerous published data and interviews. A. Identification of Community/Windshield Survey This paper focuses on the health status of the Yakima Valley in Washington state. Yakima Valley is located in Washington state 150 miles southeast of Seattle. Yakima is the largest city in the county. The 2010 census places the city as the ninth largest city in Washington. The city's total population is 91000 and with a metropolitan population of 243,231. The Yakima county is divided into upper and lower valleys. The city of Yakima is in the upper valley which is more urbanized. The lower valley is less populated and has more agriculture. Yakima Valley is an agricultural community noted for wine, apple and hop production. This area produces 77% of all the hops grown in the United States. ( Yakima County, 2012) The Yakima River is the primary water source for irrigation. The river runs from its source at Lake Keechelus to the Columbia River. Yakima Valley has a steppe or semi-arid climate. Because of the semi-arid climate, vegetation is dominated by grasses or shrubs. Precipitations are low year round with only...
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...of India. India's languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs differ from place to place within the country. The Indian culture, often labeled as an amalgamation of several cultures, spans across the Indian subcontinent and has been influenced by a history that is several millennia old.[1][2] Many elements of India's diverse cultures, such as Indian religions, yoga and Indian cuisine, have had a profound impact across the world. Contents [hide] * 1 Religions * 2 Perceptions of Indian culture * 2.1 Arranged marriage * 2.2 Wedding rituals * 3 Greetings * 4 Festivals * 5 Animals * 6 Cuisine * 7 Clothing * 8 Languages and literature * 8.1 History * 8.2 Epics * 9 Performing arts * 9.1 Dance * 9.2 Drama and theatre * 9.3 Music * 10 Visual arts * 10.1 Painting * 10.2 Sculpture * 10.3 Architecture * 11 Sports and martial arts * 11.1 Sports * 11.2 Indian martial arts * 12 Popular media * 12.1 Television * 12.2 Cinema * 13 See also * 14 References * 15 Further reading * 16 External links ------------------------------------------------- Religions[edit] Aarti ritual in Hindu worship Close-up of a statue depicting Maitreya at the Thikse Monastery in Ladakh, India. Indian religions, such...
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...BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS -ENHANCING THE INNER YOU IV.TARGET MARKET: Essentials will operate in the Tiruppur district. It will be located in Raipuram area of the district. Raipuram is an urban residential area and the most posh area of Tiruppur. It is in the central Tiruppur and has easy access to railway station and shopping centres. 61.48 percent of the total crowd lives in urban regions of district which is the primary target of the salon. As a start up, the salon will not focus on any other geographic area other than Tiruppur. The salon products and services will be targeted towards the women. The total population of Tiruppur as per 2011 census is 2,471,222 of which females are 1,228,248 which is a pretty large audience to serve. So the scope is huge. The target will be all the women irrespective of whether they are student, working or housewives. The target age group will be between 14 and 55. The salon will also offer services to kids who may come along with their mother. But they will not be the target customers. They will be indirect target for the parlour. The average literacy rate of women in Tiruppur is 72.07. Though much of education is not required to understand about the salon services and practices, the literacy rate will be an added advantage. It will help the consumers to understand the salon products and services in a better way. They will also be able to use various benefits that will be offered through social media. The salon will mainly...
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...THE YEAR THAT WAS(2011-12) In a year marked by mass protests, the awakening that swept the Arab world stood out. The Arab spring was sparked by rallies in Tunisia that followed the self-immolation in late 2010 of a young market worker angered by police harassment. He died in hospital in January, prompting thousands to take to the streets in sometimes violent clashes that forced the long-time president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, to flee to Saudi Arabia. Emboldened by the outcome in Tunisia, protesters soon rose up in other Arab countries. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians filled the centre of Cairo and camped in Tahrir Square to call for Hosni Mubarak to step down. After three decades in power, Mr Mubarak withstood only three weeks of strife. Although frail, he eventually stood trial (due to resume soon) for the deaths that occurred when his security forces tried to quash the protests. Elsewhere, Yemen’s president fled in June and eventually signed a transition deal to end his 33-year reign; Saudi troops helped to put down unrest in Bahrain; and reform was embraced in Morocco and Jordan. But the Arab spring was met with stiff resistance in Syria, where protests were brutally put down by Bashar Assad’s regime, resulting in over 7,000 deaths so far. In Libya Muammar Qaddafi caused a civil war after he tried to crush an opposition movement that spread from Benghazi. NATO aircraft enforced a no-fly zone, endorsed by the Arab League, in support of the rebels. After a summer of conflict...
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...PAPER 28 THE HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT FROM THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY READING LIST: 2012-13 C. A. Bayly cab1002@cam.ac.uk 1 The History of The Indian Subcontinent From The Late Eighteenth Century To The Present Day A fifth of the world's population lives in the Indian subcontinent. While today the region’s place in the global world order is widely recognised, this is in fact only the most recent chapter in a longer history. This paper offers an understanding of the part played by the Indian subcontinent role and its people in the making of the modern world. From the decline of the great empire of the Mughals and the rise of British hegemony, to the rise of nationalism, the coming of independence and partition, the consolidation of new nation states despite regional wars and conflicts, and the emergence of India as the largest democracy in the world, this paper is a comprehensive and analytical survey of the subcontinent's modern history. The dynamic and complex relationships between changing forms of political power and religious identities, economic transformations, and social and cultural change are studied in the period from 1757 to 2007. In normal circumstances students will be given 6 supervisions in groups of 1 or 2. Key themes and brief overview: The paper begins by examining the rise of British power in the context of economic developments indigenous to southern Asia; it analyses the role played by Indian polities and social groups...
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... dance, music, architecture, food, and customs differ from place to place within the country. The Indian culture, often labelled as an amalgamation of several cultures, spans across the Indian subcontinent and has been influenced by a history that is several millennia old.[1][2] Many elements of India's diverse cultures, such as Indian religions, yoga, and Indian cuisine, have had a profound impact across the world ‘Religions” Main article: Religion in India India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions Indian religions, also known as Dharmic religions are a major form of world religions along with Abrahamic one. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third and fourth-largest religions respectively, with over 2 billion followers altogether, and possibly as many as 2.5 or 2.6 billion followers India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion still plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people. According to a 2001 census of India, the religion of 80% of the people is Hinduism. Islam is practised by around 13% of all Indians. The country had over 23 million Christians, over 19 million Sikhs, about 8 million Buddhists and...
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...other people. One such culture is that of the Native Americans. Native Americans have diverse and rich cultures that are based on a deep spiritual relationship with the land they live in and the natural resources. They have a history that is rich in strife, struggle and triumph. In fact, most of America’s modern life is considered to be adapted from native Indian cultures practiced many centuries ago. This then shows that there is a lot to be learned from the Native America cultures as well as their beliefs about their relationship to the natural world. This paper is aimed at analyzing the Native American culture and the European culture with an emphasis on their beliefs about the natural world as well as their agricultural techniques and how they relate to the modern world. Many of the familiar features in modern day America that may be taken for granted originated from the Native Americans. The peace pipe, moccasins, totem pole and the teepee are an example of integral pieces that wove together a large picture of the Native American culture. Everything from animals to plants to the weather and housing became a part of the Indian and Native American culture. The animals were valued as spirits and even though they were hunted and killed, their hides and skins were used as drums and clothing, the meat from the animals was never wasted and the animal spirits lived on in the Native American’s minds. The plants were also used for various purposes. They were cultivated,...
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...A SPECIAL ISSUE ON INDIA The Uniform Civil Code Debate in Indian Law: New Developments and Changing Agenda By Werner Menski ∗ A. Introduction: What Happens if One Asks for the Moon? Postcolonial India’s modernist ambition to have a Uniform Civil Code, impressively written into Article 44 of the Indian Constitution of 1950 as a nonjusticiable Directive Principle of State Policy, concerns not just an Indian problem but a universal predicament for lawyers and legal systems. What is the relationship between personal status laws and general state-made laws? To what extent should the formal law allow for, or seek to restrain, the legal implications of religious and socio-cultural diversity? To what extent does a state, whether secular or not, actually have power and legitimacy to decree and enforce legal uniformity? There are many more agendas at play here than simply the central issue of legal authority, focused on the power of the law, or simply “religion” v. “law”, or “culture” v. “law”, as we are often still led to believe. I present here the recent developments in India’s law relating to the much-debated Uniform Civil Code agenda to illustrate that Indian law today increasingly turns its back on supposedly European or “Western” models, and has been developing its own country-specific and situation-sensitive methods of handling complex sociolegal issues. This may contain some important lessons for European lawyers, specifically in terms of managing cultural diversity through...
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