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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP Race and ethnicity in the United States Census , defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity). [1] [2] The racial categories represent a social-political construct for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and, "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country." [3] OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. Census as not "scientific or anthropological" and takes into account "social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry", using "appropriate scientific methodologies" that are not "primarily biological or genetic in reference." [4] The race categories include both rac...

Creation myth

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP The Creation (c. 1896–1902) by James Tissot [1] A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth ) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. [2] [3] [4] While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, members of cultures often ascribe varying degrees of truth to their creation myths. [5] [6] In the society in which it is told, a creation myth is usually regarded as conveying profound truths, metaphorically, symbolically and sometimes in a historical or literal sense. [7] [8] They are commonly, although not always, considered cosmogonical myths – that is, they describe the ordering of the cosmos from a state of chaos or amorphousness. [9] Creation myths often share a number of features. They often are considered sacred accounts and can be found in nearly all known religious traditions. [10] They are all stories with a plot and characters who are either deities, human-like figures, or an...