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    Eid vs Christmas

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    Christians and other religions in the world. Why can’t all cultures adopt the Islamic tradition of gifting children with new clothes and taking them out to restaurants and amusement parks? The government does not encourage Eid as much as it allows public places to be enveloped in Christmas decorations. In France, the Arab communities hold visitations and share in Islamic customs within their brotherhood, whilst around them Christmas carols are sung and the city is embellished in tinsel and

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    Canada's Identity Essay

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    of maintaining a diversity of ethnic cultures within a community” (). Canada does accept people from virtually every culture, but requires that cultural

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    within Saskatchewan. Those types of legislation being: • Constitutional law • Human Rights law • Employment Equity legislation and • Labour law/employment standards and related legislation. Constitutional law as a whole is the supreme law of Canada and has precedence over all other legal means; it consists of a series of Acts and orders passed since 1867 by the British and Canadian Parliaments. Sections 1 – 34 of Part 1 of the Constitution Act of 1982 are called the Canadian Charter of Rights

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    Shawn Booth and Kaitlyn Bristowe are still going strong after meeting on The Bachelorette. There have been rumors that Shawn and Kaitlyn were done and over with, but it really does look like they are still together. This last week Shawn and Kaitlyn were not together and everyone started to wonder what might be going on. A fan actually went to Twitter to ask Kaitlyn why they were not together. Luckily, Kaitlyn was willing to answer them, but she didn't share a lot of details. Because we are in

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    As the holiday season is right around the corner, you may be considering a few specific things you will be asking for Christmas this year. A few ideas that might come to mind could be a new pair of shoes, or the newest and hottest video game. While this might be true, there are many people out there who have “to find a roof over my head” at the top of their list. Those with that wish are those people you pass by everyday on the streets, shaking a tin can with the rustling sound of a couple loose

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    England. What is the first word you think of when you hear, England? You may think of their history and its effect. Another thought that could be is London. London is the capital and heart of England that has its own history. Throughout history England has contributed so much, good and bad. With that contribution England is one of the well most known country that is known for poise, history, and tradition. English history began in 500,000 BC with a boxgrove man from West Sussex. He was the first

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    Why does otherism occur? An author such as Shibao Guo (2015) would argue that multiculturalism is inherently divisive, and that when clashing ideals are placed together people are unable to work together. In fact, many scholars believe that these partitions are inevitable. They state that clearly diversity and multiculturalism do cause a case for the us and the us's to arise, and conflict between these two parties is unavoidable. As Harell and Stolle (2010) summarize, when ethnically diverse groups

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    The retail industry in Canada is engaged in selling goods and related services that are consumable through stores to the general public (Sector, 2012). The retail sector has continued to play an increasingly vital role in the Canadian marketplace given its contribution to the Canadian economy. The industry has grown continually, despite the recession between 2006 and 2009 that made the industry experience a fall in the demand of products, in 2011, the sector generated $457.4 billion in retail sales

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    Cornish. The currency of the United Kingdom is the British Pound. The current conversion of the British Pound to the U.S. Dollar is 1 GBP = 1.2236 USD (Bird). Culture and Customs The population make up is similar to that of the United States and Canada. The majority of the population identifies as white, with a descending percentage of minority ethnicities or nationalities. While people in the United Kingdom are generally accepting of various religions it would still be best to avoid this topic

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    Written Report: Christianity is the world’s largest religion. Two of the five centers are located in Turkey: Istanbul (also known as Constantinople) and Antakya. Antakya was also a place where the followers of Jesus were called “Christians” for the first time in history. The Hagia Sophia church (recognized by Saint Peter) is one of the oldest surviving churches located right in Anasofya Meydanı, Istanbul. Turkey is also home to Seven Churches of Asia, where Revelations to John (the final book of

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