Culture 2024, December
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Teaching a foreign language is not easy. The student must not only master the grammar and memorize a lot of words, but also get used to understanding the mentality of the interlocutor, the customs and traditions characteristic of his culture. Without this, it is impossible to fully conduct a conversation with foreigners, even perfectly speaking their speech
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A concept is a certain form of thinking, a certain thought about an object. It expresses the essential features of the object
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Gothic style appeared in France in the XII century. It arose on the basis of the Romanesque style, which used the principle of clarity and transparency, the desire for constructive openness
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The question of what irony is most often arises when it is difficult to distinguish between light ironic allegory and sarcasm or mockery. What is irony in the modern sense of the word? First of all, this is an expression where the true meaning of the subject of discussion is hushed up or denies the explicit one. Thus, there is a feeling that the subject of discussion is not what it seems. Irony refers to a rhetorical figurative form that serves to enhance artistic expressiveness
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Museums are just the places where you can touch previous eras, see how our ancestors lived and how they saw the world. They are in many cities, Sochi is not excluded from them. The auto museum attracts people of different sex and age, and therefore is a great place to learn something new and have a good time
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The very word "culture" is of Latin origin. In Latin, it sounds like this - cultura. Traditions and culture are two inseparable characteristics of human life. The term "culture" refers to the totality of life experience accumulated by people. The traditions of national cultures are a kind of set, a list of conventions of human life that have developed over time, characteristic of a particular society
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The social memory of mankind is a huge system that consists of each individual, his historical and cultural memory
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If in the announcement of a performance, movie or concert, the name of the artist is accompanied by the title of "honored" or "folk", the public is more willing to attend such events. An artist of this rank will surely please with a selfless game or singing that will penetrate into the most hidden depths of the soul. The article contains information about the life and work of honored artists of Russia: Leonid Agutin, Vladislav Galkin, Oleg Gazmanov. Addressed to a wide range of readers interested in the life of stars
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For modern people, falling under the definition of "outrageous" is one of the ways to attract public attention to one's person, which is often used by show business stars who are distinguished by non-standard and even sometimes scandalous behavior
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Population is the ratio and interaction of people within certain social communities. Life processes take place within the whole of humanity, in individual countries, as well as in regions and small settlements. Demography is the study of this subject
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Global problems of humanity are becoming increasingly important in modern society. However, with the decision of their state and the world government, unfortunately, they are in no hurry
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In 1942, a new combat award appeared in the USSR - the Order of Suvorov. This regalia was the first among the awards of the highest level of the hierarchy, which had three degrees of seniority. 5-pointed star of the Order of Suvorov 1st class was platinum, 2nd tbsp. - gold, and the 3rd - silver
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March 6 holidays are celebrated by many people. For some, this day has a special meaning in life. Someone has a birthday, someone has a name day, and someone celebrates their professional or national holiday
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The history of the Crimean Tatars from the Crimean Khanate to the return from deportation. The way of life of the Crimean Tatars in the campaign. National holidays as a combination of traditions and customs of Islam and Christianity. Wedding and marriage ceremony
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From the moment of birth to this day, representatives of mankind have come up with many different rules that help in regulating relations in society, family, at work, etc. Some of them have grown into centuries-old traditions and customs. With the advent of educational institutions and the introduction of the subject of sociology, these rules and traditions began to be called social norms
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Since ancient times, people have been using the wise sayings of prominent representatives of mankind to express their opinion with their help and give it great weight. And it does not matter whether the name of the author is known or whether the aphorism belongs to folk wisdom. Funny sayings are especially popular. After all, they help not only to express their attitude to something, but also to show off a sense of humor
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We've all heard the rather famous expression: "People make mistakes." It is difficult to disagree with him, because there is no person on Earth who has never made a mistake in his life. Where did this expression come from, who is its author? The origins of this aphorism go back to the distant past. Let's try to understand the history of this phrase and its meaning
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Almost everyone has a friend whose name is Julia. Do you want to congratulate your girlfriend, wife, relative or daughter in an original way? Make wishes using her name
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Every country has periods of prosperity and decline. Once a huge empire, stretching from sea to sea, has now shrunk to a small state with no outlet to anyone. The Mongolian people now live in three countries - in fact, in Mongolia, Russia and China. At the same time, most of the Mongols live in several regions of China
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The text contains a brief overview of the main stages in the development of society in relation to industrial relations
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What does the concept of "ambiguity" mean? When is this term used? What is ambiguous? Let's try to deal with these issues in this article
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Sweden is located on the northern peninsula of Scandinavia. It has beautiful people. These are the Swedes, whose appearance leads many to a state of delight. And there is very real evidence for this assertion
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Many words that are now negative and even offensive in nature were previously used in speech in completely different senses. For example, many believe that geeks have always been people with negative character traits. Is it so? It is worth looking into the etymological dictionary to give the correct answer
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Most of all disagreements between representatives of different sexes arise when aphorisms about women begin to be discussed. Why is this happening? Probably because aphorisms about women are not always true, which is not liked by many of the fair sex. Actually, any dogma is ever refuted by anyone. Let's deal with this issue
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This article will address the question of what a wolfish appetite is. Examples of the use of this expression in speech will also be given
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How significantly do the districts of the capital differ in terms of the crime situation? How does this environment affect people's lives?
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What do we know about the oldest tower of the Moscow Kremlin? What are its architectural features and what historical events are associated with it?
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Library of Congress included in almost all tours of Washington. It is visited by a huge number of tourists every year. This temple of knowledge has become a national treasure and pride of the United States of America for a reason. What is its feature?
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Is it interesting to read in the newspaper about the events you have witnessed? Certainly. And if you want to tell yourself about something that no one else knows yet? That's quite possible. You just need to know and follow some rules. Which? Read more
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Very soon we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of that great day when one of the bloodiest wars for our country ended. Today, everyone is familiar with the symbols of Victory, but not everyone knows what they mean, how and by whom they were invented. In addition, modern trends bring their innovations, and it turns out that some symbols familiar from childhood appear in a different incarnation
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The article tells about representatives of the nationality called Mountain Jews. A brief outline of the history of their appearance in the Caucasus and life surrounded by local ethnic groups is given. It also provides basic statistics on their current numbers and places of residence
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There are two famous people named Kevin Klein. They are united by the fact that both of them were born in the United States in the forties of the last century. Only Kevin Delaney Klein, a native of Missouri, became a Hollywood actor, and his full namesake, distinguished only by the middle name Richards, founded a powerful corporation in the world of high fashion. We will talk about him. The designer, of course, does not have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but he is also world famous
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Ancient Japan is a chronological layer that some scholars date back to the 3rd century BC. BC. - III century. AD, and some researchers tend to continue it until the 9th century. AD As you can see, the process of the emergence of statehood on the Japanese islands was delayed, and the period of the ancient kingdoms quickly gave way to the feudal system. This may be due to the geographical isolation of the archipelago, and although people settled it as early as 17 thousand years ago, connections with the mainland were extremely episodic
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Modern mass events are an expression of social activity, a way for people to organize their leisure time, meet spiritual and cultural needs, participate in social processes and political life, and get involved in sports and art. In people's lives there are a large number of all kinds of mass events: from wedding ceremonies to street processions, from theater performances to widespread folk festivals
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Jerusalem is a city of contrasts. In Israel, there are permanent hostilities between Muslims and Jews, at the same time, Jews, Arabs, Armenians and others live peacefully in this holy place. Temples in Jerusalem carry the memory of several millennia. The walls remember the decrees of Cyrus the Great and Darius I, the uprising of the Maccabees and the reign of Solomon, the expulsion of merchants from the temple by Jesus. Read on and you will learn a lot of interesting things from the history of temples in the holiest city on the planet
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Many poets praised the beauty of Slavic girls. But do you know exactly what a Slav looks like? Not everyone can answer this question, so I advise you to carefully read the article below. In it you will find answers to many of your questions
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St. Petersburg is famous for its magnificent buildings, many of which date back to the 18th century. One of them is the Tauride Palace (photo on the right). Its construction began in 1783 and lasted about six years. Its architect is I.E. Starov - one of the first representatives of the school of Russian classicism
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The monument to Krylov realistically depicts human vices, once skillfully described by the fabulist. It seems that the pensive Ivan Krylov is about to start writing a new work in an open book. And the animals skillfully depicted on the bas-relief truly convey the bright characters of the characters of our favorite fables
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The first written documents were found in Mesopotamia. Sumerian clay tablets were covered with pictograms. They were the prototype of the later Babylonian cuneiform. For almost 2000 years, the tablets were the only carrier of information, until in ancient Egypt they learned how to process papyrus
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As the popular anecdote says, there is no such object in the world that would not serve as a food for a Chinese, and a surname for a Jew. This is partly true, since the origin of Jewish surnames has its own history, numbering more than three hundred years. It can be said that almost all Jewish surnames are created artificially