Tradition College Essays Samples For Students

‘Broken April’ is a highly acclaimed novel by Ismail Kadare, an Albanian author. Kadare is a well-known author of Albania who has won some prestigious awards for delivering few bestselling novels. The author wrote ‘Broken April’ in the year 1978 and presented a realistic picture of the Albanian society in front of the world. The story of this novel revolves around bizarre traditions of Albanian society. One of such traditions is known as ‘Kanun’. This custom is all about taking the revenge of near and dears and suggests relatives of victims to kill people who killed their relatives. The author describes how ...

Thomas King’s 1993 novel Green Grass, Running Water is not written like a typical narrative novel, with a beginning, middle and end. Instead, the work functions as a strange, compelling mixture of myth and fictional anthology, with a series of concurrent stories being told at once. King’s incredibly deft handling of this mixture of stories, which runs the gamut from outright myths to Judeo-Christian creation stories to tales of the everyday, creates a style that sits somewhere between Indian oral tradition and Western fiction literature. This allows for a unique exploration of the way these two cultures mix, the yearning of Aboriginals to ...

Question 1

It is true that many religious traditions frequently make “truth- claims” about after life beliefs, nature of universe reality, and moral structure of human condition. Therefore, this essay focuses on three traditions, which have conflicting differences in truths that they claim. These religious traditions include Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism. The essay discusses how people in these traditions understand these truths, the differences among these three traditions in this respect, and the similarities that exist alongside these differences.
Starting with Christianity religious tradition, it is worth to not that it is among the largest world religions. Christians believe ...

“Control” is a song by rap artist Big Sean, which is the stage name of rapper Sean Michael Anderson. The song lyrically develops a story of us versus them in terms of black Americans living in Detroit, the city where Big Sean grew up. The song showcases a common practice in hip hop music today—other artists collaborating with each other on their music. The song features Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. The song is important of new rap music from a cultural standpoint in how it portrays the new scene, belongs to the old tradition, and paints the picture of what ...

Humanity has been marked by progression. Generations have developed reacting to one another and to the different events around the world. In "Generation Me on Trial", the author Jean M. Twenge criticizes millennial and their mode of conduct. He argues that they have only lived in a world where reality television programs and social networks like FaceBook, and that this has greatly influenced the way they behave. He finds that they are lacking in empathy, not being able to understand what other people, including minorities, feel when being attacked. There has also been a downfall in assuming the consequences of their ...

The tradition of celebrating Halloween dates back from the ancient legends and folklore across the world. In Catholic countries, November 1 is the All Saints Day, which marks a special celebration of the saints’ good deeds here on earth. November 2 is considered as the All Hallows Eve, a day said to believe that spirits of the dead return to the land to visit their loved ones. Originally, the tradition of Halloween dates back since the Middle Ages, based on the ancient pagan festivity in Ireland. This celebration is called ‘Samhain,’ (pronounced as sow-een) which means ‘the end of summer’. This ...

In the short story “The Lottery”, written by Shirley Jackson in 1948, the author showcases a dystopian future in which tradition and a sense of community is placed above the individual. An ironic twist at the end turns a pleasant, slice-of-life story about a developing society into a morality tale in which our obsession with tradition is taken to its most extreme conclusion. The characters tacitly endorse horrific violence, showing the real monsters that lie at the very core of human nature. With “The Lottery,” Jackson wishes to showcase the foolishness of mob mentality and the gradual erosion of social freedoms from acceptance by ...

Introduction:

The Spiritual Imperative looks at the Mardu the indigenous people of the Australian interior. These Aborigines may have the oldest continuing hunter-gatherer culture in the world. They do not use metal tools, agriculture, or keep domesticated animals. This is hard to do because the region is barren making it a difficult place to live in even with the most modern technology. A large part of their success is due to their ancient culture that helps them survive there. They think of everything they do as a religious action, including their nomadic lifestyle.
Aborigines share a Dreaming religious heritage that includes myths, ...

English

Mending Wall by Robert Frost is a simple poem which airs the views and opinions of two farmers. One farmer is rather conventional and wants to repair and rebuild the boundary wall between the two houses during spring. The only reason behind this decision is that of tradition. The tradition of rebuilding the wall in spring has been followed by his grandfathers and father, and hence, he wants to keep up with the tradition. He further maintains and believes in the age old adage, “Good Fences Make Good Neighbours”.
The other farmer is unconventional and reflects before taking an ...

The problem is the conflict between feminism and ‘respect for culture’. There are different opinions on how it should be resolved. There is also a “misunderstanding of the nature of cultures” (Saul 291). This problem occurs when Western feminists rise against what they think is abuse of women who live in non-Western countries. Some of these countries do practice rituals that are bad for the health of women, but in other cases there is cultural relativism which means that what is not acceptable in one culture is encouraged in another. The reasons for this are various and there have also ...

Cross-cultural interaction studies how people with different cultural backgrounds communicate in different or similar ways among themselves and how they handle to communicate across culture. In music, cross-cultural interaction is related to ethnomusicology. Ethnomusicology is a field that studies various approaches of the study of music and the way material, biological, social cultural and other dimensions emphasis with it.
In this essay, I will approach two case studies related to two very different styles of music and the perception that human being have in its parts and the way of how this music influence and is seen by other ...

Introduction

The roman amphitheaters were places that hosted a range of delightful activities for the people of the Roman Empire. The amphitheaters are still in existence and have a rich historical symbolism of the appreciation of art that the Roman Empire had. Throughout history, theaters have been a symbol of delight and a place where people could express ideas about their cultures, politics and societal issues. The same is the case with the amphitheaters in North Carolina that are a symbol of the delight that emanates from music, dance, poetry and drama. The visual pieces that will be discussed have a number of similarities and differences, ...

For my field trip I decided to go to a “Night Club.” This experience is new to me because I have never seen a Night Club from the inside before. I did hear a lot of things about night clubs and those things that I heard made me curious about them. From I heard from fiends and from some the research I did in the internet, I learned that that people get drunk, dance, and then “make out” if they want to, in other words, night clubs are venues to have a one night stand or to find an intimate but short time ...

Christianity: St. Augustine

St. Augustine is a spiritual tradition that was developed in the ancient times for the Christian faith since Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher. His writings have been described to have unrivalled richness, and they have been used to greatly influence and develop the western Christianity and philosophy. The sacred concept from St. Augustine tradition lies on the fact that it has been able to establish a new faith for Christians following through the same tradition. The tradition was developed to adopt different methods and perspectives that would be used by Christians in the preceding years, and they involve the belief ...

The story "The Lottery" is a story about the traditional meaningless rules. People from a certain village organize a lottery every year. They do not know the origin of the lottery; they just know that it has to be organized. Villagers blindly follow the rules of the lottery even though the price is to kill the chosen villager. This year, the winner is Tessie, a mother and a wife. Tessie is placed at the centre of the village, while the others including her husband and her children have to throw stones at her until they kill her. In this way, the villagers honor their ...

and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker
In Marriage is a Private Affair, the story tells of two people who are in love but because of tradition they are being kept apart. Nene and Nnaemeka are madly in love and are planning a wedding. Nene is from the city and Nnaemeka is from the rural area. Both lovers were from a different tribe and the Ibo ancestors have passed on the tradition or their beliefs that there should never be any marriage outside of the Ibo tribe. In Everyday Use by Alice Walker, traditions and culture also are at the forefront of ...

The plot of the story "The Lottery" takes place in a small village, in a community there everyone knows everyone. Until the very end of the story, the readers anticipate to see what the reward for the lottery is. The author, Shirley Jackson, describes the atmosphere on the day when the lottery is taking place. Everyone is happy, careless, and looks forward to the lottery. Children play happily and discuss the unimportant things, men speak about their small issues, and women speak about their everyday affairs. The author describes the origin of the black box, the way that the lottery has ...

Trick or treat is the practice of children putting on a costume and soliciting from their neighbors back in the middle ages. Trick or treat is children’s most favorite part of Halloween. During the medieval tradition about souls, poor people would go around the village to beg for food. In return, they present prayers on All Souls Day for the dead. The modern trick or treat practice is a tradition inherited from the act of disguising, and is still practiced in some areas in Scotland.
Trick or treating was a harmless way for children to acquire candies and chocolates. However, ...

The Eucharist had been surrounded by controversies and unresolved disputes between the representatives of different churches for over a thousand years. The priests, schoolmen and bishops disagreed on the connection between the bread and wine and the flesh and blood of the Christ; their disputes revolved around the procedural issues, and the impossibility of finding the common ground eventually led to the formation of different approaches toward the Eucharist and its elements. During the history of the Eucharistic liturgy, the number of people participating in it was gradually rising, while the level of the participation was falling down. Finally, the ...

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Chinese art is one of the oldest art forms in the world. It is a visual art form in which the succession of many dynasties as well as landscapes, flora and fauna are displayed. The art was produced in large industrial factories and were sold within and outside of China. It is mainly based on Chinese culture and heritage. The Chinese tradition is displayed in various ways with the use of different techniques. This trade was carried out on a high scale to express how rich the Chinese tradition was. The art was, usually, carried out by scholars, merchants, ...

New images usually shape the culture of the society in both profound and deep ways. This implies that photojournalism normally has a long and even a cherished tradition of truthfulness. Faking the photographs either by stage direction or picture manipulations has also claimed a long tradition. The media has been criticized for broadcasting very many gruesome images, which have hardened towards the violent injustices. The term photoshopping is slowly becoming synonymous with the photo manipulation. However, this practice is aging out with the new establishment of computer software, which is as old as the photography itself. Some commentators argue that photographic as ...

Presentation and Analysis of two poems – ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by William Wordsworth and ‘Sailing’ by the writer of this essay – Reflections on the nature, tradition and reception of poetry as formed upon the readings of William Wordsworth’s ‘Preface to the Second Edition of Lyrical Ballads’ and T.S. Elliot’s ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’ - Comparison and contrast of the two poems of the essay in terms of the extent to which the preceding one has imposed its effect on the most recent one
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Abstract

This paper will present you with an ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis and comparison of two poems. The poems which have been chosen are the ‘Turtle Soup’ written by Marilyn Chin (1957- ) in 1994 and the ‘Coca-Cola and Coco Frio’ written by Martin Espade (1957-) in 1993.
The essay will focus on the thematic core of both poems, the presentation in short of their meaning, the use of imagery in each one of them on behalf of each poet and their comparison in terms of putting across their message to their readers. The essay will highlight their difference ...

Introduction

After being released in New Yorker, Sherley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” became the subject of criticism and controversy. In a sardonic yet hilarious tone, Jackson tries to portray human kind as weak and dark imposters.
The story is based on a small village, where people are closely bonded together through tradition. For example, one such tradition in which every member of the town takes part is known as “The lottery”. The rules of this tradition are such that lottery takes place annually and a person is randomly selected to be vigorously stoned by friends and family.
The hypocrite ...

Reflection on “The Lottery”

In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, the town gathers on June 27th of each year. There is great detail given in how all of the members of the town gather for the event. It appears that this is something that the town looks forward too as an annual tradition, although it is not mentioned or specified. The children all gather first and it appears that they are lighthearted, gathering in what appears to be the first time since school has let out for the summer. It seems that they are happy to be together. The men ...

Shirley Jackson’s 1948 short story, “The Lottery,” tells the tale of a small village that holds a special lottery event for the entire village each year on the 27th of June (1) . For readers who have never encountered “The Lottery” before, the story’s title may suggest something positive. After all, today most people think of a lottery as an event in which people take a chance to be the recipient of a large amount of cash or some other desirable prize. However, in Shirley Jackson’s story, the lottery the townspeople engage in is a much darker thing, one that results in the ...

Good evening to all the officers and members of the Taiwan Association of the Philippines; to my colleagues in public service, friends, and guests. It is a pleasure for me to have been cordially invited to this prestigious annual event. It is also a great honor for me, to have been selected as one of the guests and keynote speakers of the night. I humbly hope that my message would prove to be an enlightening and inspiring note which would instrumentally contribute to the enhanced trade relations between Taiwan and the Philippines.
First of all, I am blessed to be ...

“Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe- An Analysis of the Role of Human Sacrifice

Introduction
Events connected to religious practices framing the culture of the people Achebe describes in “Things Fall Apart” depend on long traditional practices and the role of human sacrifice. The agrarian culture described in the story link to religious practices impart the respect of the practitioners toward the need for communicating with the powers over nature, peoples’ behavior, and life practices among the communal aspects of the people Achebe describes. Analysis of this story looks at the traditional religious practices as part of the culture of the people in the story.

Human Sacrifice in Umuofia

The Umuofia like their fellow clansmen, as a ...

In a small town, there is a box that holds power over the people. With years of experience and beyond proud veterans, the box provides a security for those who use it. Though the item is a key to a system, it is a product of foreboding. The Black Box of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” reveals a source of nature that is unquestioned and unexamined. With it or without, the wooden vessel provokes an order that is necessary for its society.
The known purpose and the reigning impact of the Black Box is indisputably Death. And following this notion is the fickleness of Human ...

Introduction

Part I
Buddhism has it origin from the subcontinent of Indians and has now spreads its braches throughoutAsia,Korea just to name few and all over the world.it is made up of a wide range of beliefs and tradition derived from Siddhartha Gautama teachings.SiddharthaGautama is believed to be the founder of Buddhism after an encounter of the “four sight” that is he was inspire by the outside world of the place where he was brought and stood up to strive make a change by exploring more about life.
Buddhism acknowledges Brahman as their only absolute God. They believe that ...

The Christian Canon

The Christian Canon is the list of authoritative and inspired books universally accepted by Christians. These canons emerged from prolonged debates and consensus assumed by diverse faiths. Christian believers consider the Christian canon books as inspired by God and express the history of the solid relationship found between God and his people. For example, the Jewish Christian books are not included in the canon together with some other disputed books. In this respect, these books can be non-canonical, apocryphal or deuterocanonical. The division of the Christian canon into the early, Eastern and Western church and those of various Christian ...

When most Westerners think about engaging with art, they think about heading to a museum and looking at an exhibition that has been put on display for them. The important works of an artist or group of artists, at least important in the terms of the curator or collector, have been arranged at the curator’s discretion. The works have also received a label telling viewers the title, artist and medium. Each label also contains information about that work that the curator believes is significant for understanding the work. The end result is a work of art that the viewer receives, prepackaged, ...

How is the traditional system of values, as it is depicted in Palace Walk, different from the values of a modern person like the character Fahmi?
- Introduction
Naguib Mahfouz’s Palace Walk provides an insight into 19th Century Egyptian society and the social, political and philosophical changes that take place during this dramatic period. Published in 1954, the book offers a highly detailed account of a society in the midst of transition from tradition to modernity and interweaves a family’s life story with the emergence of the Egyptian Nationalist Movement.
This essay aims to illustrate the existence of ...

There are four qualities that one must consider when making an ideal society: biblical tradition, republican tradition, utilitarian individualism, and expressive individualism. Balancing these qualities and even sometimes outweighing one over the other is necessary in making the best possible society. In Habits of the Heart, these qualities are described and expressed with the specific purpose of determining how best a person or society should conduct their life. My interpretation of the ideal society would include forty percent biblical tradition, forty percent republican tradition, fifteen percent expressive individualism, and lastly five percent utilitarian individualism.

In an ideal society, biblical tradition ...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time Cholera and Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country are two novels that redefined the contours of Latin American and Japanese literature. Kawabata’s writing style and magical realism went on to win him a Nobel Prize in Literature while Marquez became one of the best writers of the 20th century. In both texts by Kawabata and Marquez there is a constant struggle between tradition and modernity. Water is a significant recurring motif in Love in the Time of Cholera inasmuch as it reflects on the struggle of the main characters to balance ...

Hadith can be considered as the biography of the Prophet, it was imprinted in the memory of his community as an example to follow. Hadith were commonly transmitted during the first three centuries of Islam, they allow us to understand the Islamic worldview and tradition. This work is an attempt to analyze the role of Hadith in Islamic tradition and prove that they greatly impact Islamic tradition.
The Hadith literature is a primary source that describes the Prophet’s directions and behaviors. 634-925 is the period when the Hadith literature was written down. It has a form of textual ...

There are two ways in which a person might find themselves thrust into a great tradition of thought and philosophy – one, by accepting the basic ideas or propositions, and the two, by refuting them and breaking away. Admittedly, traditions that break away successfully amount to new traditions in and of themselves, but their roots are still in the past and this fact should not easily be forgotten. This description of breaks and recreation aptly describes the relationship between the Aristotelian tradition and Galileo Galilei’s scientific breakthroughs in the seventeenth century. This paper will attempt to trace the scientific ...

The Late Republic the period following the rise of the Gracchi was known largely as a time period where chaos, disorder and the breakdown of tradition conspired to break down the Roman state that had functioned largely harmoniously since the end of the conflict of the orders and especially during the Middle Republic a time period ruled by the crisis of the Punic Wars. The Roman state and its Constitution were ruled not by any set of written down laws, but by tradition and the power of prestige.  The Late republic was marked for a general breakdown of this ...

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Introduction
‘The Marrow of Tradition’ is an historical novel written by the African-American author, Charles Chesnut. The novel depicts life in the American South where slavery has taken its deepest roots. Published in 1901, ‘The Marrow of Tradition,’ provides a deeper understanding of the South’s post-war society. The novel, particularly depicts the plight of Black Americans as they struggle to keep their humanity in a hostile and racially segregated society. After the civil war, the Negro has not totally achieved freedom since they were still widely discriminated upon. Despite the promise of citizenship through the passing ...

China Mid-Autumn Festival
August 15th of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The mid - Autumn Festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival for the Chinese people. Every year when the holiday comes, people return home from all over the world to meet their families and have dinner with them.
The mid-Autumn Festival in China is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunisolar month. The festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival for the Chinese people. Every year when the holiday comes people return ...

Each country has its own traditions. These traditions are based on the history and religion of the region. Let us explore such a tradition as Wigilia (Christmas Eve) in Poland, its background and the food that is often cooked in this case.
In Polish life Wigilia is one of the most important family holidays. It is also the most important holiday of the year. Wigilia is the day that precedes Christmas. It is also the name of holiday supper where all family members are gathered.
According to this tradition, the supper begins with the appearance of the first ...

Many Western African contries have been influenced by the British colonization and imperialism. Nigeria is one of the countries that has transformed from imperialism to independence. British. In addition, Purple hibiscus is a novel written by a Nigerian writer named Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She implicates that the presence of white people in Nigeria had economic, political and religious effects to the Nigerian. One of the impacts on religion is that it can change and manipulate the definition of modern and tradition. Furthermore, adding to the manipulations between modern and tradition meanings, I will talk about polygamy in Indonesia.
In purple ...

According to Seattle University’s website, the university offers numerous degree programs in many areas common to most higher education institutions; such as business, mathematics, education, science, etc. Emphasis within these broad subjects is also common to many other colleges and universities and include international, global, and national interests. The question lingers of what makes Seattle University unique. The university dedicates a page on its website focusing on the “Jesuit tradition.” Education at this university has the “Jesuit tradition” weaved into every course offered and makes earning an education at this institution very unique. While many bodies of higher ...

You can destroy years of cultural identity and ancestral forms by getting rid of significant ceremonies within certain groups of people. The modern world might even pose a threat to ceremonial life of those from Pueblo descent. The book entitled Ceremony, written by Leslie Silko follows the life of Tayo and the challenges he faced as someone of mixed ethnicity. Ceremonies, rituals and storytelling are important for Silko, and this shows through her writing. She describes that Native American culture is passed down through generations by a communal process of storytelling. Silko’s concern and deep feelings about the preservation of ...

Outline

a society plunges into the depths of depravity
THESIS: In her short story “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson uses symbolic references to innocence, tolerance and ignorance to show how blindly following tradition leads to disaster.

I: Introduction.

II: The people’s minds are brainwashed to such an extent that they hide behind their imposed, innocent vision of life in the country, where blood sacrifices are a necessity.

A. Readers, the townspeople and the children presented the same – innocent.

B. The black box as a play thing for the townspeople, just like stones are for the children.
III: The people of Jackson’s “The Lottery” are safely lulled in their ignorance and keep falsely believing ...

Introduction

It’s called a fugue state. A fugue state is characterized by a complete removal from, or interruption of, a person’s identity and a personal history. A fugue state is not always permanent, but during the episode, a person can completely forget who they are, and can assume a completely new identity for themselves. Usually, the fugue state isn’t even diagnosed until a person can recall their identity after the fugue state has ended (Costandi).
This is a perfect metaphor for Death Fugue, a novel by Sheng Keyi. In her novel, she explores the events related to ...

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Fasting or the deliberate abstinence from food is believed to have been practiced by man for as long as history can tell (Bragg & Bragg 48). According to scholars, fasting is a universal practice that is observed by almost all people in the world for a variety of reasons (Piper 30). Hindus and Muslims observe fasting for religious reasons. Even American Indians and the natives of New Guinea have been observing fasting as a form of religious rituals and practices (Piper 31). Fasting is a prevalent practice that it is also observed even for non-religious reasons. Fasting, for ...

The theme of Tradition change in “The Lottery” and “The Destructors."

Change in traditions is a topic that both Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and Graham Greene’s The Destructors. Although written in different historical times and using different settings to pass the messages, the two short stories share a common theme of change. While Greene creates his chief antagonist in T (Trevor), who is determined to destroy the only house that reminisces tradition in London after the bomb attack, Jackson uses the event of a village lottery to indicate the changing society, but barbarism is persisting.
In both stories, the theme of tradition erosion is presented to the audience. The ...

Introduction:

The books that will be compared in this comparison essay are ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins and ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson. While ‘The Lottery’ focuses on the town’s people having to draw out various slips of paper to see who gets a slip of each with a black dot of pencil, ‘The Hunger Games’ tells of Katniss taking the role of her sister as she is called to participate in the Hunger Games and tries to survive in the environment with Peeta. In the ends, this book maintains that Katniss and Peeta won ...

Issues that Feminist Theologians Face

The role of the feminist theologian remains a complicated one, even as feminism has made so many advances in the other disciplines. One factor making this especially complicated is the variety in responses to women in the various wings of religion. Even now, a woman in the Sudan stands under a death sentence that has only been delayed, to this point, because she needs to nurse her newborn child. Her crime? Marrying a Christian from another country. Even though she was raised by a Christian mother, she is considered the property of Islam on the basis of their theological doctrines. Even in the West, ...

Assignment 1

Having read the course notes and the articles, I gained a proper understanding of what geography is. The concept of geography is closely connected with the spatial way of thinking, and yet it encompasses far more than the knowledge of places and their location. Broadly speaking, the realm of geography contains human and physical geography. The study of human geography covers the spatial peculiarities of human existence, whereas physical geography delves into the fields of landforms, climate, water, soil and vegetation. With regard to the socio-economic geography, it covers a wide range of topics, such as the concept of ...

I would like to start my analysis by introducing a little bit the movie background and how it was filmed. Almost all members of royal family of Jordan are Arabs related to the Hashemite dynasty, who consider themselves to be direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad. The exception is Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein which is maternal Circassians. Sometime ago he came up with the idea to make a film about the Circassians living in Jordan. Choosing the director for the movie, Prince did not hesitate for too long. He called Mohy Quandour, who was living in London, known as many-sided ...

Question One

Engaging the goals of ideological criticism, provided in To Each Its Own Meaning, and applying this method to the passage of Job 5:1-27 considers the historical, the source, form, tradition-historical, and redaction criticism. Considering the historical ideological criticism of this passage of Job therefore considers the children of Israel 5,000 years ago and the understanding of God the Father as presented in this text. Determining if this passage has an intrinsic ageless value or is it no longer relevant to the contemporary believer remains coherent to the individual. In this, discovering and making visible the dominant ideology(s) ...

Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery: a Sketch of the Ethical Disaster

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a weird story. It starts under a bright June sun in a quaint peaceful New England village focusing on the villagers coming to the annual lottery. Children are playing, villagers are talking pleasantly, and now and then their talk drifts to the lottery. One of the crowd, Tessie Hutchinson, comes late, nearly forgetting about the event distracted by some household task, and it is not until she “wins” in both tours, that the reader is informed about the purpose of the lottery. It is a ritual murder, a kind of sacrifice, which takes place every year in June ...

The African American musical tradition spans hundreds of years, and represents substantial changes and shifts that have affected not just African American culture, but American musical tradition as a whole. From the traditional African songs brought over in slavery, to Negro spirituals, to the eventual creation and evolution of jazz and hip hop, this tradition has gone through many changes to accommodate the needs and incorporation of many different elements of the African-American experience. In this essay, the evolution of African American musical tradition is outlined, detailing many of the turning points in said tradition and their influence, including the ...

This essay deals with William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” in which the author utilized numerous symbols to buttress his main themes, which are tradition clashing with the need for change and the power of death. The symbols used by the author and explained in the following chapters are Emily Grierson’s house, the bridal chamber, dust, the strand of hair, pocket watch, the stationary and the rose. The author’s intention in creating this story was to give homage to Emily, a fallen Southern belle, and to all others who are unable to develop themselves in ...

Cultural Perspective

Marrying for love can be risky and the chance for it to fail is just as much as the chance for it to succeed. Unlike in normal relationships, marrying for love on a cross-cultural perspective will have more culture-related challenges as well as difficulties normal relationships have.

As modern culture becomes more influential, people are now seeing cross-cultural marriages as a possibility; but are they really willing to face culture related challenge that will come their way? Different cultures have been practicing arranged marriages for centuries and they show no signs of discontinuing the tradition as it has produced happy and ...

The American political system as it was formulated by the Founding Fathers and written down in the Constitution was based on a particularly eighteenth century vision of liberal government based on Enlightenment ideals. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights as a document is a great example of what the priorities and values of the Framers of the Constitution were. The values of the Framers which they fought a war against Great Britain over basically centered around the belief in limited government, the decentralization of power and the separation of powers combined with a system of checks and balances. ...

The Deeper Meaning and Effects of Gender Roles in Religion

Both males and females according to the story of creation are were created in the same likeness and image, but the bitter truth is that they share so many differences in the same way they do things, even in religious aspects. Religious roles are divided based on gender. The kind of gender separation in religious duties as well as the control over gender roles has in great extent led to a deeper meaning and understanding of societal power and their reputation, as well as their consequences in religion.
In Jewish for example, male and females differ in so many ...

Introduction

This novel revolves around kitchen, and its contextual interpretation is in the Mexican society. The recipe was a major element to the Mexican kitchen, and it signified the life endeavors in this society. The thesis of this essay is a discussion on various attributes of the Mexican kitchen through the ailing Mama Elena, her three daughters and the surrounding love inferno between Tita and Pedro in the contextual ranch setup.
1. What was the general interpretation of this novel, and what impacts did it have? ( what conversations did it start or what understanding did the book generally bring to ...