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The Controversial History and Tradition of Singing Christmas Carols (1611 words, 3 pages)

The seasonal songs popular in western music, especially in conjunction with the Christmas season, known as carols, have a rich and complex history full of tradition and controversy in the realms of both sacred and secular music. The concept of singing carols to celebrate holidays developed during the 13th century ... Read More

A Comparison of Cinderella Fairytale: Grimm Version vs. Traditional French Version (1120 words, 2 pages)

Cinderella Comparison Grimm version vs. Traditional French version I feel that these two stories very nicely represent Allison Lurie's views of fairy tales. I feel this way because Lurie stated that fairy tales are "stories of magic and transformation". Such transformations are included in both versions, but in the French ... Read More

A Different Religious Christmas Traditions (1256 words, 2 pages)

Christmas Traditions Christmas signifies the birth of Christ according to the Bible. Christians first started the Christmas celebration this was a day dedicated to celebrating the birth of their Savior. The story said that the virgin Mary conceived the Son of God. Mary and her husband Joseph in fear of ... Read More

How Rituals and Festivals Played a Crucial Role in Traditional European Life (715 words, 1 pages)

Rituals and festivals played a crucial role in traditional European life. Rituals, such as charivari (riding the stang) allowed for the community to join together and have fun, teach lessons, and even make political statements. Festivals such as carnival, and that on midsummer nights eve allowed for the community to ... Read More

The Traditional Heroes and Their Virtues During the Anglo-Saxon Period From 449-1066 (801 words, 1 pages)

The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from 449-1066. During this period, much emphasis was placed upon traditional heroes and their virtues. The Anglo-Saxon people admired men of courage and bravery, no matter where he hailed from. In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, the heroic traits of superhuman strength, personal courage or valor, and ... Read More

A Look at the benefits of E-learning Over Traditional Classroom Training (3834 words, 7 pages)

Benefits of E-learning E-learning has definite benefits over traditional classroom training. While the most obvious are the flexibility and the cost savings from not having to travel or spend excess time away from work, there are also others that might not be so obvious. For example 61623 It's less expensive ... Read More

The Different Views on the Authenticity of Tourism (1223 words, 2 pages)

According to Theobald (1998411) authenticity means genuine, unadulterated or the real thing. In modern times tourism is frequently accused of destroying authenticity ((a notion which is problematic in its own term), through commoditization of cultures, such as festivals, dance rituals and food which is produced for monetary gain. The definition ... Read More

The Shift From the Traditional Dairy Tale Style in Anne Sextons “Cinderella” (680 words, 1 pages)

We've always read or been read fairy tales once in our lives, and how do they always end? Yes, happily ever after. In Anne Sexton's "Cinderella", she shakes up the traditional fairy tale, by adding her own tale. She uses sarcasm to finish the tale, causing the reader's expectation of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Authenticity of the Authorship of Shakespearean Plays (731 words, 2 pages)

Who Wrote "Shakespeare's" Plays? For many years there has been a dispute as to the true authorship of the plays attributed to "William Shakespeare." The orthodox view, of course, is that they were written by a man named William Shakspere (sic) who was born in 1564 in the small town ... Read More

The Lack of a Feudal Tradition in United States and It’s Effects on American Life (345 words, 1 pages)

America had skip the feudal stage, she never had a feudal system. Unlike the European countries, struggle many centries with the old feudal system. Many European countries had to had revolutions to overturn the old feudal system. Louis Hartz pointed out that liberalism seemed natural to America. The lack of ... Read More

The Practice of Unbeneficial Traditions in The Lottery, a Short Story by Shirley Jackson (749 words, 1 pages)

Traditions in Society Traditions are a daily part of our lives, playing a game of slow pitch with an entire family, cooking a special dinner for a birthday, raking the leaves into a pile in the fall and then jumping into it with your dog. Each of these are traditions ... Read More

A Book Review of the Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Tradition Values and Spiritual Growth (1722 words, 2 pages)

Book Review "The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Tradition Values and Spiritual Growth". Author M. Scott Peck Year 1985 Publisher Simon and Schuster, New York In his book, M Scott Peck addresses critical issues of life, love and facing and resolving our problems. He begins the book ... Read More

An Analysis of Liberalism and Inegalitarian Traditions in American Political Culture with Regards to Racial And Ethic Minorities (2523 words, 4 pages)

Liberalism vs. Inegalitarian Traditions in American Political Culture, With Regards to Racial and Ethnic Minorities American political culture is wrought with conflict over the competing traditions of liberalism and its contradictory inegalitarian ideologies. Liberalism holds most of our political ideals, such as freedom, equality, and individualism, but these ideals often ... Read More

An Analysis of an Essay on Women and Traditional Roles in “Girl Interrupted “ (995 words, 2 pages)

Essay 2 Women and traditional roles in "Girl Interrupted" Films tell us stories and present us with values and messages about our society and what needs to be changed. In the film Girl, Interrupted, Susannas struggle with self-discovery and her fight to find a place in society illustrates the view ... Read More

An Analysis of the Traditional Ideologies in The Castle, a Feature Film (550 words, 1 pages)

Traditional Ideologies The texts that we, the reader, tend to relate to most are the texts that reflect our values or include certain social issues of the present. Texts such as these are therefore quite commonly found beside the beds, on the coffee tables and in the bookcases of many ... Read More

A Discussion of the Advantages that Traditional European Businesses Have Over Online Businesses in America (467 words, 1 pages)

There are several advantages that traditional businesses in Europe have over online companies in America. Such things as strong business to customer relationships and personal customer service are some of the many benefits Europeans are not willing to give up. In many countries, the majority of a company's business is ... Read More

An Overview of the Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony (379 words, 1 pages)

Phil 106 The tea ceremony, one of the rituals in Japan brought to them by the Zen Buddhism. The tea ceremony is the art of making tea. Tea is prepared in simple rooms, with simple instruments but is hard to master the technique of making tea. The Zen Buddhists dedicate ... Read More

An Essay on the Coming of Islam to Bambar Society and Its Effects on the People’s Traditional, Social, Economical and Religious Practices (1296 words, 2 pages)

Abstract Using specific illustrations from Maryse Conde's novel Segu, this is an essay that discusses how the coming of Islam to Bambar society affected that people's traditional, political, social and economic practices as well as challenging the Bambaras' religious beliefs. Before the arrival of Islam, Segu and its people, the ... Read More

A History of Roman Gladiators and Roman Tradition of Gladiatorial Games (1046 words, 2 pages)

Like sporting events in many ancient cultures, Roman gladiatorial combat originated as a religious event. The Romans claimed that their tradition of gladiatorial games was adopted from the Etruscans. The Roman historian Livy wrote about the first known gladiatorial games, held in 310 BCE by the Campanians. These games symbolized ... Read More

An Analysis of the Different Techniques Used in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean to Convey the Traditional Conventions of Action and Adventure Films (684 words, 1 pages)

Textual Analysis Essay Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is a non stop swashbuckling (action and) adventure from start to finish. In this essay I will be looking at the different techniques used to convey the traditional conventions of action and adventure films. Establishing shots play a key role throughout the ... Read More

The Natural Conflict Between Tradition and Innovation in Dead Poet’s Society (1774 words, 3 pages)

History constantly witnesses the never-ending struggle between tradition and innovation. As an old adage goes, "the only constant thing in this world is change" and it is indeed true. The society that we have today is a by-product of continuous changes --- changes that generations before us believed to be ... Read More

Clinging to Tradition: A Review of Stories A Moment before the Gun Went Off and The Lottery (785 words, 4 pages)

In the stories 'A Moment before The Gun Went Off' and 'The Lottery,' there is the situation in which a group of people cling to traditions very blindly. In both stories the traditions are so dug into the people's way of life that questioning them is considered sacrilege within these ... Read More

Defining Tradition in a Nontraditional Way (878 words, 2 pages)

Nontraditional Tradtions We live in an age in which it is hard to spend time together as a family. Many families today wonder if having quality time together is a thing of the past. We are inordinately busy, for one thing, whether household bread-winners or college students. Also, the definition ... Read More

A Comparative Study of Appreciation of Tradition in Scotland, Italy and Finland (1298 words, 3 pages)

Studying abroad helps you to get in contact with a different culture and this makes you think and reflect about the habits and behaviours. After a while you get to know more and more about the people, the place and especially the tradition. Can you then understand where do these ... Read More

Social Division in Life in Traditional Japan, a Book by Charles Dunn (520 words, 1 pages)

Charles Dunn's book Everyday Life in Traditional Japan is extremely detailed in every aspect of Tokugawa Japan. It portrays Japanese society as divided by social classes, but also I think it was this particular division that made Japan the cohesive nation that it was. Dunn also portrays how each class ... Read More

Human Sacrifice in Aztec Tradition (1256 words, 2 pages)

Human sacrifice is a forgotten art or religious ritual. Nowadays many people do not even know that these rituals even existed and were the daily life and way of the Aztec people. Through my research I have discovered that human sacrifices were done not only by the Aztec but also ... Read More

An Overview of the Traditional Buddhism (2068 words, 3 pages)

Buddhism Rel301 Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions, it teaches the practice of and the observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths ... Read More

Traditional Morality Comparable to Physics and Chemistry (3951 words, 7 pages)

INTRODUCTION. Traditional morality is a set of rules and beliefs about appropriate social behaviour, which have evolved to facilitate and improve social life. Most people feel that morality is somehow more than this. They think it's not merely something that's developed in response to human needs, but that it's true ... Read More

Canadian Traditions Are Being Swept out by the Modern Era (1277 words, 2 pages)

"Is there still enough Canadiana in Canada?" "Liapkin rolled one to Savard... Savard cleared the pass to Stapleton, He cleared to the open wing to Cournoyer, Cournoyer took a shot! The defenseman fell over Liapkin... Now Cournoyer has it on the wing... There's a shot! Henderson makes a wild stab ... Read More

Shedding Traditional Roles of Society in the Works of Henrik Ibsen and Kate Chopin (1053 words, 2 pages)

Defying Societies Roles For many years, women have struggled and fought for their right to vote. In 1920 women were granted this right, which meant that the government acknowledged their role as citizens in society. Before being legally declared citizens, many women had already begun to gain their independence and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013