Ritual Essay Examples

I quote, “Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking. ” I unquote. Influence of traditions has been very strong not only in the sub-continent but worldwide. Some customs like the dowry system is the cancer of the society. It is so inbred that even the educated elite of our country accept it as a […]

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with lot of fervor and merry-making in America. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November every year, it is a time for communal thanksgiving, feeling gratitude, lavish feasts. It is a time to remember the pilgrims. The original pilgrims celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks. […]

Terry Tempest Williams offers a comprehensive interpretation of the term “art” in her work, “A Shark in the Mind of One Contemplating Wilderness,” which goes beyond the typical definition of a visually appealing item made by human ingenuity that involves choosing and shaping materials.In discussing the state of biodiversity, Williams highlights the ongoing conflict between […]

Existentialism is the reaction against the tradition approach to the objective, abstract understandings of human behavior. It involves the study of individuals who exist independently of cultures, traditions and law and how these circumstances affect their lives. Jean-Paul Sartre defined ‘existentialism’ as ‘existence precedes essence’ and drew the differentiating line between inanimate objects and human […]

One of the most successful British gangster movies of the 20th Century, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has been celebrated as “a welcome entry into the flailing neo-noir tradition” (Seattle Weekly’s Sean Axmaker). Despite its humorous touch, it raises questions about whether it is a parody of both film-noir and the general crime genre, […]

Nazi ideology towards women was extremely specific, in terms, of their appearance, attitudes towards males, and the traditional, Nazi idealistic views towards them.The Nazis felt that the sole purpose of German women was to serve her family and to maintain the household. Every women in a German family was required to cook, clean, respect her […]

Introduction Culture is a broad term which has been described by various philosophers since decades. It has been claimed by Raymond Williams to be “…one of the two or three most complicated words in English language” (Williams, 1976). Different definitions of the term, culture may have distinct descriptive ways and criterion to evaluate human activity. […]

Bathing in the Ganges is a daily religious tradition in India that is believed to purify the soul and is regarded as integral to their culture. Stille describes the river as divine and capable of purifying the faithful who immerse themselves in it (598). Unfortunately, the survival of this tradition is threatened due to the […]

The Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM): Introduction, Purpose and Benefits The Telecommunication industry operates in a dynamic market where the key to success is adaptability with agility. In the traditional scenario, Telecom Service providers delivered end-to-end services to their customers. They used to control almost the entire value chain. However in the present liberalized marketplace, […]

This article compares our Western burial traditions to the Berawan’s. The Berawan think that our ritual is evil and because we embalm our dead so they can be shown in coffins, they said that we trap our dead in a suspended condition between life and death. The Berawan see America as a land with the […]

As William Shakespeare once said “If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. ” I believe that many of us can have different views on what the holidays really are. To many they are just a time to receive gifts and to others they are a time […]

A Reluctant Master Girish Karnad says that, though the English writers and the thought of writing in English influenced him, it was unknowingly that he became a playwright and started writing in Kannada. ‘Yakshagana’, the traditional folk theatre of Karnataka, influenced him. Karnad’s plays, Yayathi, Hayavadana, Tughlag, and Nagamandala certainly reveal this influence. Two Folktales […]

Early horror literature came out of a mix of the upcoming of romanticism, the decline of the enlightenment, and most of all from early gothic traditions themselves. Neo-gothic interests greatly sparked the minds of many 18th century writers, Edgar Allen Poe being one of them. Poe is classified as an American Horror author of the […]

Concentric lines versus grid circles In this paper, we will describe the ethical dilemma between concentric line and grid circle thinking, in what I believe the Japanese warrior tradition, bushido, terms as the dilemma between “giri” and “ninjo”, or loosely translated, duty and compassion. Let us first begin by describing examples of these ethical dilemmas. […]

PASKO SYMBOLS AND RITUALS Misa de Gallo The onset of Christmastide in the Philippines is marked by a unique morning on December 16th. The first cockcrow of the day is met with exultation from the entire nation, as church bells chime loudly to signify the official start of Christmas. This dawn mass, known as Misa […]

Everyone is raised within a culture with a set of customs and morals handed down by those generations before them. Most individual’s view and experience identity in different ways. During history, different ethnic groups have struggled with finding their place within society. In the mid-nineteen hundreds, African Americans faced a great deal of political and […]

Analysis of the Tradition in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson illustrates the struggle between choosing personal morals, versus blindly following the masses. When you stop questioning authority, you relinquish your individuality and the tools that you’ve been given to rationalize your decisions. Traditions and customs often lose their meaning and value once it becomes […]

Xuexing Liu, an associate professor of Japanese, delves into the impact of hip hop on Japanese youth culture in his article titled “The Hip Hop Impact on Japanese Youth Culture”. He provides numerous examples throughout the article, demonstrating his extensive knowledge of Japanese society’s customs and traditions. As a sociologist, Liu aims to impart knowledge […]

The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration […]

Traditions and values sometimes change from generation to generation. “Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker is about a girl named Dee who does not like her heritage at first, and does many things to get rid of it or get away from it. She leaves home to look for what she wants and then came back […]

1. Introduction Nowadays the level of awareness is quite high that tourism has a general impact on the destination. Many times it is talked about the economical impact which is mainly considered positive as it creates jobs in that area and brings people to the destination that spend money there etc. The environmental impact is […]

1. 0 Executive Summary The Ell’s cafe bistro is a full-service restaurant/cafe located in the Danga bay johor bahru . The restaurant features a full menu of moderately priced “comfort” food influenced by western and malay cooking traditions, but based upon time honored recipes from around the world. The cafe section of The Ell’s cafe […]