form of tonsure ritual for newborns or babies. Some remove just a few locks; others call for baby's hair to be completely shaved. Both seem to be acceptable for the cukur jambul (also known in the northern peninsula as berendoi). SITUATION OF CUKUR JAMBUL CEREMONY 1. Time and place of cukur jambul is held The cukur jambul ceremony generally coincides with the end of period the confinement (pantang) observed by the new mother, which lasts between 40 and 44 days. Sharliza's
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“Bash!” The last I saw was blackness, my head thumping as I was dragged from the cold dead hands of my attacker. My heart continued thumping as every second passed, I could feel the sack tightly wrapped around my body! The blood flowed down from the back of my head, as my numb body and my moist hair rub against the side of the sack. The only thing I wanted to know is why? Who was this person and why was this man intending to kidnap me? Sadly, all I could hear was two heavy metal doors opening.
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In this week's Geopolitical Weekly, George Friedman discussed the geopolitical cycles that change with each generation. Frequently, especially in recent years, those geopolitical cycles have intersected with changes in the way the tactic of terrorism is employed and in the actors employing it. The Arab terrorism that began in the 1960s resulted from the Cold War and the Soviet decision to fund, train and otherwise encourage groups in the Middle East. The Soviet Union and its Middle Eastern proxies
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REFLECTIVE PIECE She stood motionless by her window, staring at the stars that contrasted her life. One of misery and loneliness.
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organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles (www.icrc.org).” It seeks to achieve this mission through three main activities, protection, assistance and
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Cause and Effect Analysis Identifying the Likely Causes of Problems (Also known as Cause and Effect Diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams, Ishikawa Diagrams, Herringbone Diagrams, and Fishikawa Diagrams.) Find all possible problems. © iStockphoto/ragsac When you have a serious problem, it's important to explore all of the things that could cause it, before you start to think about a solution. That way you can solve the problem completely, first time round, rather than just addressing part of it and
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Unicorns save the day Given only a limited time to write an essay, I came upon the idea to write about three unicorns on an adventure to defeat the sassy kitten boss. I decided to write about this random topic to try to interest the reader. I wanted the reader to feel confused and shocked by the topic so they wonder where the story was going. This topic interests me because it is very obscure and it allows me to create and imagine what the lives of unicorns and sassy kittens are like. I enjoy reading
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business response Introduction Between 2009 and 2011, the Toyota recall crisis has aroused massive attentions, discussions and criticisms in a wide range of media circles (Piotrowski and Gray 2010). This paper will firstly review the whole crisis situation and then evaluate Toyota’s response from three different perspectives. There are many arguments about the deep root problems of Toyota’s poor reactions. This paper will only focus on two perspectives to offer recommendations. One is the corporation’s
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Sickle-cell Anemia is when red blood cells are not shaped as normal blood cells. They are shape in a crescent moon like shape which creates different blockages from the normal cells to pass through. The reason why is because the actual sickle cells become sticky to the point where they stick on the blood vessels wall. Many people know that red blood cells carry nutrients and oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. With the blood vessels flow being blocked and the blood cells shape being crescent there
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After reviewing several of the personality tests and assessments, I was able to confirm what I already knew, but did gain some new insight into myself and why I am the way that I am, and that my personality can be great in some situations and very hard in other situations for people to deal with. I’m going to break it down according to the assignment assessment. 1.) What did the assessments tell me about myself? Attitude? Work? Behavior? Personality? Perception? Attitude: I’m sensible
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