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Taylor and Bradstreet, Two Puritan Poets

Puritans have a dour, unsympathetic reputation, so the idea of Puritan poets may seem rather odd. However, that faith tradition pr...

Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot and Literary Modernism

In 5 page this paper defines modernism and then critically applies the concept to T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land,' and 'Tradition an...

T.S. Eliot's 'Waste Land' and Its Cultural Influences

In a paper consisting of 10 pages the aethetic, scientific, and sociopolitical influences on Eliot's 1922 masterpiece is considere...

Sunset Landscape Painting by James Wells Champney

spirit of impressionism in his work The Artist as a Man Champney was born in Boston in 1843. At Lowell Institute he studied...

'Dia de los Muertos' Traditional Mexican Ceremony

In five pages this research paper examines this 'Day of the Dead' Mexican ceremony in terms of its tradition and the meanings behi...

Story and Ritual Traditions of the Navajo Blessingway Ceremony

In five pages this paper examines the stories and ritual traditions that lay the foundation for the Navajo Blessingway ceremony. ...

European Clashes and the Xhosa Culture

fifteenth century (Mostert, 1982). But some came from Natal later, and other groups arrived in the Eastern Cape as a result of the...

African Literature's Oral Culture and Tradition

In five pages this paper examines the oral cultural traditions of Africa in a short story analysis of 'Talk' recounted by Courland...

Kenyan Woman

countries (33 out of 46), fertility remains at levels of six or more children per woman, while only in two small countries (Maurit...

New Guinea's Folk Society and Evolution

In six pages the folk people who inhabit the highlands of New Guinea are the focus of this examination of evolutionary progress an...

Oral Tradition, Slave Narratives, and White Readers

In five pages this paper discusses how the oral tradition is applied to slave narratives penned by Nat Turner, David Walker, Frede...

Tradition and Techniques of Leadership

In fifteen pages this paper discusses Peter Senge's theories in a discussion of core values, tradition, and new approaches to lead...

The Rio Carnival

The writer describes the annual Carnival celebration in Rio De Janeiro, including some of the traditions and rituals that occur du...

Ancient Chinese Religion Known as Taoism

In nine pages Taoism is examined in an overview of its traditions, philosophy, practices, rituals associated with it and how it re...

Music of Japan

the musical activities performed in Japan (Futoransky 38). A study of the history of Japanese music reveals that Japan has always ...

More Than Pastoral in William Shakespear's 'As You Like It'

The tradition of pastoral in Elizabethan literature is the focus of this paper that consists of 6 pages. However there is a psych...

Urban Environment and Segregation

urban setting is critical to American life. The recent clashes between blacks and whites have gone unnoticed as time erases memori...

Health Care and Native Americans

In five pages this paper examines the health care of Native Americans and considers the impact of their cultural traditions. Six...

Religion and Christian Women

In four pages Christianity is discussed in terms of women's roles with references made to Her Story Women in Christian Tradition ...

Past and Present Political Tradition Principles

In ten pages this paper refers to the writings of Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plato in a consideration of past and present politica...

Renaissance Tradition in Othello by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses how traditions of the Renaissance are represented in this Shakespearean tragedy. Four sources...

Differing Jewish Traditions

This 8 page paper discusses the differences among the various Jewish traditions. The writer details the differences among Chasidic...

Jewish Wedding Traditions

This 8 page paper discusses the traditions of the Jewish wedding ceremony, including the breaking of the glass and the role of the...

Yoga in Buddhism and Hinduism

from around A.D. 300, which is one of six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The literature on Yoga stems from the set of sut...

Eucharistic Meal and Passover Seder

In ten pages this paper discusses the tradition represented by the Eucharistic Meal and Passover seder. Six sources are cited in ...

Christian Progression of Celtic Paganism

In five pages the literary progression from Celtic paganism to Christianity is discussed through the ways in which the emerginc cu...

Roots of Avant Garde's Visual Arts

In eight pages the roots of avant garde regarding film are argued to be in the visual arts as opposed to the narrative cinematic t...

Sub Saharan Regional Music

In six pages this research paper examines Nigeria and Cameroon in a consideration of the tradition laden music in these African re...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In ten pages this research paper focuses on the novel's protagonist Okonkwo and discusses how he reflects his ideal society's trad...

Victorian Tradition and Robert Browning

This research paper offers an extensive overview of the work of Robert Browning and this poet fits within the context of Victorian...