I believe the correct answer is practices.
The entire paragraph is describing a practice which is quite common for this culture group. The practice is that of a competition where the emperor is present. There are no particular attitudes, values, or goals presented in the excerpt.
<span>In section 1 of "Song of Myself," Whitman states what he's going to do in the poem: celebrate himself. This practice might seem a little arrogant, but we'll just go with it. It turns out, that he's celebrating not only himself, but all of humanity.</span>
Answer: Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem in 2016 so he could protest against police brutality in the USA. Kapernik's kneel had mixed reactions. Some positive others negative. People thought that it was disrespectful to kneel during the national anthem. I hope this helped!
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