Folklore provides a socially sanctioned outlet for the discussion of the forbidden and taboo.
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Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.
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Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken.
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Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.
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Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.
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Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke.
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