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Spirituality, Cultural Identities, and Alienation Themes in Castillo, Morrison, and Silko

forced to give up many of their stories which reminded them of who they were as a people and as individuals. As a...

Setting and Theme in The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko

right in their eyes for one who has died. They paint his face, sprinkle corn meal and pollen, and thus give him a very fitting wra...

Marquez and Silko, Two Views of Colonialism

alone in the beginning of the novel and they will be alone again in the end as the efforts to truly colonize this little region pr...

The Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko and Searching for Self

it is as much a story about the Earth as it is a story about the human characters that strive to seek resolution to the very real ...

American West and Frontier Perceptions

of reference, then one will never know, in any given case, what really happened" (Tompkins, Indians, 60; Cochran 69). In this case...

Leslie Marmon Siko's - In the Combat Zone

point Silko goes on to illustrate how she was taught, by her father, how to use guns, how to hunt, and how to always protect herse...

Leslie Marmon Silko and W.E. B. Du Bois

only permitted slavery, but found it acceptable, and the economic reasons which perpetrated the condition for so long. To the mode...

Comparative Analysis of House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

In five pages this paper examines the themes of memory and reassimilation within the context of these Native American novels. The...

Opposite Characters Zorba and the Narrator in Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis The Antithetical Characters, the Narrator and Zorba in ' “Zorba the Greek”

as action vs. inaction, doer vs. writer and philosopher, and primitivism vs. modernism. The erudite English narrator of Zorba the...

Hopi Indians and Kachina Ceremonies

In five pages this research paper considers the American Southwest's Hopi tribe and the belief significance of kachinas ceremonies...

Legal Romanticism and Modernity Bonds

music, architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th centur...

Paul Heelas' The New Age Movement The Celebration of the Self and the Secularization of Modernity

The New Age religious movement is the focus of this review of Paul Heelas' The New Age Movement The Celebration of the Self and t...

Wedding Customs of Indian Natives

This paper discusses the continuing wedding customs of Native Indians with traditional wedding ceremonies explored in ten pages. ...

Arguing for Quick Executions of Convicted Death Penalty Inmates

as their cases are rehashed over and over again is not only expensive but allows these criminals a chance to profit from their cri...

Modernity and Implications on China's Culture

its varied ancient practices, younger generations are less inclined to continue adhering to their culture as passed down from thei...

Pre 1983 Kukulewa Villagers Community Transformation, Experiences, and Ideas

in which villagers handled that particular designation of modernity with regard to their once-cooperative relationships. Creating...

'New Modernity' and High Tech Architecture

architecture, as well as the visual arts were rejecting the emotionless nature of the International Style. In succeeding at separ...

Modernity in The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor

what circumstances are values authentic or correct within the scope of modernity? Taylor asserts that humanitys moral judgments a...

Grotesque and Body Dissatisfaction

In 8 pages this paper examines how the 'grotesque' fascination is represented in literature in Carl Jung's theories, Reviving Ophe...

Modernity in To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Realism issues and the modernity concept are examined in this analysis of To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf consisting of five p...

Kenyan Statesman Jomo Kenyatta

In 6 pages the architect of Kenya, the man who transformed it from colonialism to modernity, Jomo Kenyatta, is examined. There ar...

Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

In four pages the Parisian modernity period is examined in a consideration of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec's art and his influence. ...

Countries of the Third World and Modernity

This paper consists of nine pages and focuses upon the Third World and the issues pertaining to modernity in the past and future. ...

Comparative Analysis of Havasupai and Hopi Ceremonies

In a paper consisting of ten pages the differences and similarities between Havasupai and Hopi ceremonies are explored with an emp...

Changing Havasupai and Hopi Ceremonies

In ten pages this paper examines ceremonies of the Havasupai and Hopi in terms of similarities along with how and why changes over...

Sacred Native American Sun Dance Ritualistic Ceremony

In five pages this paper examines the sacred ritualistic ceremony of the Sun Dance in an overview that includes the vision of Sitt...

Korea and Modernity

In five pages this paper examines modernity and how it has resulted in major changes in Korea with economics a primary emphasis. ...

Thailand and Modernity

In five pages this paper examines the evolution of modernity in Thailand from the early modern era until today. Five sources are ...

Enlightenment Modernity and Black Politics

efficacy of that groups interactions in the political framework then served as an additional aspect of efficacy for the individual...

Enlightenment and Black Politics

In seven pages this report examines modernity during the Enlightenment and its connection to Black politics and its subsequent evo...