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brought in a great many Chinese and Indian immigrants which had further influence on the cultures and traditions of the Burmese (A...
to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. The vote for colonial democracy was a vote for the freedoms that are intrinsi...
Eating for the Germans is more than a physiological requirement; rather, the very act of sharing food symbolizes many things, incl...
biblical theology," is central to Levensons position on Old Testament theology. This essay drew immediate attention. Barr (1996) r...
The weight of a mans conscience can be unbearable, as was made quite obvious by Rockwoods entanglement with direct military orders...
the changes which have occurred vary according to the specific African culture being discussed, there are certain commonalities wh...
fly, thereby saving time and energy they would have to expend to drive for three or four hours (Robinson, 2000). Organizational a...
significance (Amerika Samoa). These dances are "elegant, vibrant and sometimes erotic" (Amerika Samoa). Author Robert Louis Stev...
Okonkwo relished in the traditions which consolidated his power within the village and reinforced his identity. The supreme test ...
glimpses into an embittered world in transition, in which survivors of the war hoped of finding amid the debris and dead bodies a ...
sacrificed consorts who was killed by the Father Zeus after the fertility rite that coupled him with his Mother (Graves 89). Also ...
War I (Kazin, 1998, p. 16). As this suggests, pinning down the cultural meaning of Judeo-Christian tradition and scriptural teachi...
foresight that brought all of the various Hawaiian Islands together. He was to be the last of the great Hawaiian rulers, for after...
that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...
aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Barthes views on the evolution and purpose of myth are echoed...
war between France and Austria and Prussia, prices increased dramatically, and food shortages occurred" (Analysis of the French R...
their complex social and cultural mores. Tradition was therefore rooted in the memory of the people as was the physical and moral...
Chestnutt skilfully exposes the irony of these attitudes through the interaction between the various family members, where the dis...
chapter, and discusses what God has done for the people of Israel. In this Sermon, Moses relates the actions that were taken that...
having the "same" culture.4 The slave-trading colonial powers saw this vast territory as a single place, a single country occupied...
Wiccan traditions and have a long-standing history in centuries of community activity and ritual beliefs. During the Crusades, th...
This essay describes "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson in regards to the positive and negative aspects of tradition. Three pages in...
constant change. In order to achieve spiritual gratification, an individual must learn how to adapt successfully through change, ...
part of the belief system. This was also combined with the nations general "rejection of Judeo-Christian morality" (Glover, 2001, ...
Religion v Tradition A religion is typically described in relation to a god. Hinduism,...
terms, as something couched in deep traditions. This, for the most part, is an appropriate way to undertake the study of religion,...
The 1990 movie "The Field", written and directed by Jim Sheridan is based on a 1965 film by John B. Keane. This is a captivating...
Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis, and Archie Panjabi, the movie "Bend It...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Hebrew and Egyptian mythologies. A discussion highlights similarities between the tw...
This essay pertains to Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views, which is edited by P.C. Kemeny and presents five perspectives...