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    “…When people get close together, they get more and more savage, impatient with each together….The global village is a place of very arduous interfaces and very abrasive situations.”(McLuhan, 1977 Interview) A significant part of the appeal of revolutions in communications technology is the attending belief they will bring together people who are separated by physical distance. During a 1977 interview on TV Ontario’s The Education of Mike McManus, the host asked McLuhan: “Way back in the early fifties

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    Waterlily Analysis

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    Waterlily while away from the caravan. The story shifts to a memory from Bluebird’s childhood about how she lost her family to a possibly raid or attack by another tribe while gathering supplies. However, the only other living relative happens to be her grandmother. Later, Bluebird and her grandmother set off to find a neighboring tribe. Eventually, Bluebird meets a young man named Star Elk. Bluebird goes on to marry Waterlily’s father, Star Elk, who happens to be a terrible husband. However, Bluebird

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    In the movie “Lawrence of Arabia,” director David Lean portrays the real-life story of British Lieutenant T. E. Lawrence. Lawrence, an incredibly multifaceted gentleman who was characterized just about any name from madman to brilliant, shined during his daring encounters in the Arab world during the first World War. The story of Lawrence begins when he is killed in a crash while on his motorcycle, then rewinds to recap his adventures in the Arab world. Lawrence was assigned to oversee the Arab

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    This book “In The Belly of The River” is written by Amita Baviskar in her field research. It is a book of struggle over exploitation. It is a struggle of Bhilala tribe conflicts in Narmada Valley in Madhya Pradesh of Jhabua district in Alirajpur tehsil in Anjanbara . In Narmada Valley sardar sarovar dam project construction started in 1961 for irrigation, drinking water and power generation. 18% of the total cost of dam is given by World Bank. According to government estimates due to this project

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    “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging”, by Sebastian Junger, is an insightful examination of the flaws of a modernized society. Through scientific evidence and first-hand accounts, the book explores the correlation between a nation’s level of modernness and it’s rates of mental illness. Junger careful choice of words and phrasing shows that he is not arguing that a tribal society is better than a modern society- as “there’s no use arguing that modern society isn’t a kind of paradise” - but is instead

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    Empire Island: Beya Clan

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    The rising sun lit the waterfall within the First Woods near the eastern shore where the Beya clan lived. It was a bountiful land, where the First Woods provided for them in abundance with a vast array of fruits, vegetables, and grain along the riverside and fish in the water. Their dwellings were tee-pees – portable homes made with long poles, two adjustable smoke flaps, a detachable bear-skin cover over the entrance, and a partial interior ceiling that covers sleepers and protects them from rain

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    Native American tribes and millions of people that are within North America that identify themselves as Native Americans. Each tribe has their own unique customs, language, and myths. However, within the confines of this paper I will take a broad view with regards to Native American customs and traditions from a small sample of tribes that were observed prior to the vast expansion of colonizing the west. The Hidatsa people were one such tribe along with a select few other tribes in the Great Plains

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    Tribal People In India

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    clearly different from the mainstream and dominant society". Constitution of India has not defined the word ‘tribe’ but Article 366(25) of the Constitution of India refers to the Scheduled Tribes as the tribes or tribal communities or the parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities which the Indian President may specify by public notification under Article 342(1) . The word ‘tribe’ means different for different person. For a layman it simply means simple folk living in forest and hills

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    Pros And Cons Of Indians

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    WHY THE INDIANS HAVE SO MANY TRIBES An Indian Legend So many moons ago that one cannot count them, all of our people lived underground. We lived in total darkness. One of our animals that lived with us was very brave! This was a ground mole and one day the mole crawled far, far away from all of us. It crawled up and up and after a long time, it saw a hole. The mole crawled through that hole and saw light! There was no darkness and the mole saw trees, rivers, and sky! There was beauty and light

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    Tribe Intellectuals

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    The men of the tribe built and used the tools. While making the tools and weapons, they followed the specific routine for each object. They drilled, carved, engraved, etc. They built the tools at a place that had an anvil. The activity was done based off the specific tool or weapon because they all don’t have the same building time. The tribe does this activity so they have weapons and tools to gather their food and defend themselves. Activity 2: Writing in symbols and pictures Description:

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