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Poetic Form October 1999
433 wordsIn Japan, short poems have a long history. The earliest Japanese poetry such as that of the Manyoshu, written in 759 A. D. , includes stirring narrative, dramatic and short lyrical poems which scholars believe were originally written as part of the pre-Buddhist or early Shinto ceremonial rituals (Haiku). This anthology includes anonymous songs and prayers designed to celebrate and pacify the gods, prayers for safe voyages, formal eulogies on the death of an Emperor or Empress and courting, marri...
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Detroit Gale Research
1,190 words... mankind's search for the truth and perfection of existence. Man always has at least two parts of him to contend with, the moral side and the more human side. He is able to come to terms with himself through ritual. With worship, man is able to grasp a small understanding of immortality and God. Ritual is the tool with which John Updike uses to reach the point of existence and meaning. What seems to be dull and monotonous is actually a celebration of life. Most people associate ritual as a pr...
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Life On Earth Egyptian Mythology
861 wordsReligion can be thought of as the recognition by human beings of a superhuman power that controls the universe and everything that is, was, or shall be in it. Each individual human being can consider that the superhuman control power is a deity worthy of being loved; or capable of inspiring awe, obedience, and even fear. The effect of these feelings on individuals can lead to the setting up of a system of worship of the deity; and to the drawing up of a code of beliefs and conduct inspired by th...
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Jesus Christ Roman Empire
847 wordsThe earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. The Messiah is the savior for all people and of all sins. Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Gentiles. His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity grew in acceptance; those that believed in the Messiah sepa...
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Much Ado About Nothing The Importance Of Noting
1,169 wordster> Discuss The Importance Of Noting In Much Ado About Nothing Noting, or observing, is central to many of the ideas in Much Ado About Nothing. The word nothing was pronounced as noting in Elizabethan times, and it seems reasonable to presume that the pun was intended by Shakespeare to signal the importance of observation, spying and eavesdropping in the play. As a plot device, these occurrences propel the action and create humour and tension. The perils of noting incorrectly are port...
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Evil Spirits Heian Period
1,396 wordsTenth-century Japan is characterized by images of elegance, beauty, and sophistication. Ritual and ceremony seem to shape nearly every aspect of life during this time. Throughout The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon there are several examples of how everyday lifestyles are shaped through these mediums. Politics, religion, self-image, and interpersonal relationships played important roles in shaping life in Heian society, and a form of either ritual or ceremony influenced each of these assets. Governm...
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Hinduism Through Movies Pooja Rituals Hindu
316 wordsToday, you are one of the successful persons of Indian heritage, a Hindu. Today, can you be sure that your children & grandchildren will grow up in the faith of their forefathers? Will they practice the peaceful glory of Hinduism? Will they identify with its pooja's, rituals and its wonderful traditions? There are good reasons why some of these questions should trouble you. We can do something about this for the good of our community as a whole. With a belief that every journey must begin with t...
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Sexual Organs Living Creatures
1,887 wordsAt some point during your youth, your parents probably took you aside and after several minutes of blushing and throat-clearing gave you the Reader's Digest version of the birds and bees. (The folks apparently never realized that you had learned about sex in far more detail several years earlier from a friend in your preschool finger painting class. ) But just what did we learn about the actual birds and bees, not to mention the thousands of other species of animals that share the Earth with us?...
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Greek And Roman Cambridge Harvard
1,855 words... meaning. After all, Thomas Carlyle once said that a man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder. Just as a rudder guides a ship, these ideals guided the Greeks. These rituals, prayers, offerings and sacrifices, as well as the prospect of a better afterlife provided the Greeks with hope and stability. The belief in a greater afterlife allowed them to live a fuller life without the fear of death. The Greeks also esteemed numerous festivals, athletic games and the arts that were a par...
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Educational History Of Non Western Cultures
1,038 wordsEducation is a common practice throughout the world that is the basis for a childs upbringing. Different cultures teach their children education in many different ways that respond to their respected traditions. We are going to look at the education practices of three different cultures compared to that of the one that I experienced here in the United States. The education practices we will be talking about are the African education, the Aztec education, and the indigenous education. Africa is a...
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Educational History Of Non Western Cultures
1,079 words... for the religious ceremonies. Attendance at the cuicacalli was mandatory and absences were punishable by law. Boys not of noble background would then go on to attend the telpochcalli, house of youth where they would receive their military training. This was taken very seriously, as they would even engage in real battles. The boys were also taught such subjects as history and religion and were responsible for maintenance of the school. They stayed at the school overnight and would return home...
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Son Of God Jesus Christ
1,128 words... f the Son of God. As it is believed that the resurrection took place on a Sunday, the feast too is celebrated on a Sunday on varying dates between March 22 and April 25 and is therefore called a movable feast. In India, Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox. The origin of the word Easter is unknown. Some link it to Easter; the Anglo-Saxon Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, to whose worship a month corresponding to April was dedicated. ...
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Tells Us That Kurtz 'heart Of Darkness' Marlowe
1,156 words'The Horror! The Horror!' ; Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'; is not just a suspenseful tale of a man's journey to one of the Earth's few remaining frontiers, the African Congo; it is a psychological insight into the true pits of the human mind, in search of the true 'heart of darkness'; , which resides not geographically, but is a part of all of us, living under the restraints of society and civilization. Conrad explores the idea that under the taboos and societal mandates, there is a potent...
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Zhu Xi Great Teacher Confucius
754 wordsConfucianism is a rigid set of social guidelines and rituals based on ones place in a mainly patriarchal society. Taoism is based on the harmony of the universe and the union of polar opposites-Yin and Yang; a philosophy that one lives their life by. In times of war, Confucianism is prevalent while Taoism is usually practiced during peace. In this essay I will explain how both Confucianism and Taoism, two major Chinese traditions, complement each other as a part of Chinese concept of cosmic orde...
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Values And Beliefs Organizational Culture
1,399 wordsEvery organization develops a core set of assumptions, understandings and, implicit rules that govern day-to-day behavior in the workplace. These concepts placed together are generally known as organizational culture, because they often refer to the internal environment of major corporations. Organizational culture by definition is a "system of shared values, assumptions, beliefs, and norms that unite the members of an organization" (Bartol, 91). Corporate culture aligns employee behavior, devel...
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Nacierma By Horace Miner Nacierma By Horace Ritual
421 wordsA reaction to the paper Body Ritual Among the Nacierma by Horace Miner My first thought was that these were a very unusual people. We are told that they are very concerned with ritual activity focused around the body and that these ceremonies are private and secret. I wanted to read more in order to find out why this was. First I felt sorry for people caught up in such empty ritual. As I continued I quickly realised that this was a hoax or a satire based upon modern bathroom rituals such as toot...
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Wasn T Didn T
1,219 wordsConcept Essay When a death occurs, friends and family instantly weeps and mourns for their loved one. They would then attend his / her wake and funeral service to commemorate his / her death. After the funeral service the body is taken to the graveyard for the burial. Afterwards a reception is held in the deceased s honor. These are the typical American rituals performed when someone passes away; they are done to provide his / her family and friends some closure. Other people or cultures may fin...
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Lord Of The Flies Jack Merridew
1,149 wordsHe looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger? He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling? The face of red and white and black swung through the air? In the novel Lord of the Flies, an account of primitive religion is evident in the behavior of the hunting party. Initially, we will explore chant and uniform action and it? s spiritual effects on the human mind and soul. Secondly, it will be discussed how primitive peoples gain satisfaction from ...
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Jackson Feelings
545 wordsShirley Jackson? s, The Lottery, has raised questions in the back of every reader? s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson? s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson? s feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story, opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today? s traditions as cruel, and allowed room to foretell the outcome of these unusual trad...
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Theme Of The Story Tessie Hutchinson
920 wordsShirley Jackson? s? The Lottery? , raises many questions in the back of a reader? s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. ? The Lottery? clearly expresses Jackson? s feelings concerning mankind? s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. She shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of symbols and setting. The setting of? The Lottery? suppor...
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