Essays on Rite

I am a man. I know this because of the following reasons. First, the most obvious reason I consider myself a male is that I possess almost all physical features that are considered manly. These include the masculine physique, deep voice, beard, and mustache; just to mention but a few. Secondly, being the natives of Saudi Arabia, we are technically Muslims; and according to our culture boys and men put on thobes, outfits specially designed for hot-weather regions. Since I do have and wear them, it gives me another reason to count myself as one. Additionally, I always handle ...

Introduction

According to Trevino & Nelson (2011, p. 35), fraud does not happen as a coincidence. To be specific, fraud in organizations is usually premeditated and has to happen in the right conditions and members of the organization in authority often set these conditions. As such, identifying the root causes of fraud, which is called fraud deterrence, should be one of the priorities of corporate governance. Since fraud has been a common menace in the history of organizational management, various strategies, government regulations, and acts have been developed to prevent the occurrence of fraud (Giroux, 2013, p. 32). These procedures cover ...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the complete or partial removal of the female genitals. Different cultures in various locations perform the practices in a variety of different ways and to differing degrees. The World Health Organization describes four different standard procedures: a) Clitoridectomy – a practice where all or part of the clitoris is detached; b) Excision –a practice where the clitoris and part or all of the labia minora, the inside vaginal lips, are eliminated; c) Infibulation – a practice where all of the outside genitalia is eradicated and then the opening is tacked up to where there is only ...

Catholicism

Catholicism is a religious denomination that intrigues me by claiming to be a continuation of the early Christian ministry established by Jesus Christ and for the fact that it is far much the oldest Christian group today. It is a combination of several Catholic churches who share common doctrines, theology, and spirituality with the belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God. From my research, I was able to observe clearly all the rituals and rites performed at the Cathedral of Christ the Light Church in Oakland. Most importantly I shared this information with three priests Mark, James, ...

Introduction

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a concept used in regards to practices that involve the partial or total removal of a female’s external genitalia for reasons that are not medical in nature (Burrage 56). In most instances, female circumcision involves the use of makeshift, rudimentary, or unsterilized tools. The practice is a clear expression of gender inequality that demeans women’s position in the society. It has extensive social and physical consequences to the victims. FGM/C is not the like male circumcision that is thought to helpful in preventing HIV/AIDS transmission. Concerns about FGM gained support in the ...

Water is an important element in this world that brings with it freshness and purity in the lives of human beings, animals and plants. Its importance in the lives of human beings cannot be underestimated. In Robinson’s novel, Lila constantly comes into contact with water. The author has used the transformative healing characteristics of water to depict change in the life of Lila. Through the characters and scenes, the reader is able to learn the varied struggles of Lila with fear of love; faith, family, and domesticity with clarity through water which symbolizes change all which Lila interacts ...

Writings on Hinduism have been remarkably expanded in the past decade by anthropological research which focuses on the real nature of religious practices, including the underlying philosophy, and examines the setting or environment as well as the written literature. Edward Harper, in his article Ritual Pollution as an Integrator of Caste and Religion (1964), vividly showed that the hierarchical relationship of the concepts of 'purity' and 'pollution', which are the foundational elements of caste, is based on a paradigm of society wherein different groups are brought together by the common pursuit of religion or rituals for the gods. The ...

The philosopher Plato once claimed that the purpose of education is “to ensure that the habit and aspirations of the old generation are transmitted to the younger- and then presumably to the next one after that” (Plochmann). In “Reporting Live from Tomorrow,” from his book Stumbling On Happiness, Daniel Gilbert likens this transmission of beliefs to the process of genetic replication, arguing that like bad genes, false beliefs—those which do not, in fact, contribute to an individual’s happiness—can easily become “super-replicators,” within a culture (Gilbert 171). In Julia Alvarez’s Once Upon a Quinceañera, the ...

Culture, Advocacy and Sexual Practices

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the partial or complete removal of the female genitals. Different practices are preformed depending on culture and location. The World Health Organization describes four different procedures: a) Clitoridectomy – a process where all or part of the clitoris is removed; b) Excision –a process where the clitoris and some or all of the labia minora which is the inside vaginal lips is removed; c) Infibulation – a process where all of the outside genitalia is removed and then the opening is stitched up to where there is only a small hole left for urine and menstrual ...

My Freshman Pool Jump as a Rite of Passage

I have gone through the freshman jump which is a rite of passage that involves jumping off a diving board into a pool in prom dresses. The tradition is as old as the school itself, and it symbolizes the shedding off of young ways and embracing the newly found adulthood as we start our college years. The jump happens at the beginning of the first school semester, and the freshmen are required to carry their high school prom tuxedos and prom dresses and wear them over swimming costumes. The act is presided over by the students' association leaders and ...

Jon Kimura Parker and Piano

Jon Kimura Parker was born in 1959 in Vancouver, Canada. He came from a musical family with his brother, James Parker and cousin Ian Parker successful pianists. At the tender age of five years, Parker had made an appearance at Vancouver Youth Orchestra. It was there that he started his musical education journey before graduating to other schools. Parker’s musical journey and prowess can be traced back to his scholarship at Vancouver Academy of Music and University of British Columbia. At Banff Center, he studied with Marek Jablonski and schooled with Robin Wood at Victoria Conservatory. The expertise ...

Across the cultures, rites of passage are held to mark transition between different phases of life. Although the practices are unique, the rites of passage are common across all cultures. Similarly, anthropological studies have revealed that despite differences between cultures, rites of passage follow a three-stage process. The three stages are separation, liminality and incorporation. Separation is the first stage in any rite of passage. It involves divorce of an individual from his or her familiar environment. In the liminality stage, the individual’s old identity is destroyed and a new one created. In the last stage, the individual ...

A rite of passage is basically merriment of the passage that occurs when a person leaves one specific group to join another. Rites of passage involve very significant change of the status in the society. There are three phases in each rite of passage which are; separation, transition and introduction (D'Agostino, 2006). The separation phase constitutes symbolic behaviors that signify an individual’s detachment from his/her earlier fixed point in the cultural/social structure. The second phase which is the transition phase is the period between the two states, the period during which an individual has left one state or ...

"Never mind," my father said. He spoke with resignation, even good humour the words which absolved and dismissed me for good. "She's only a girl," he said I didn't protest that, even in my heart. Maybe it was true. (Munro, 12).” These last lines from Alice Munro’s short story ‘Boys and Girls’ comes across as a bittersweet ending. Throughout the story the narrator, a young girl growing into adolescence tries to get away from the gender identities the people around her try to instill. Growing up in a rural farm in the 1940’s, where gendered roles were ...

Cultural Event Summary

Abstract Religion and spirituality manifests the way of living of a specific population. As such, individuals and groups who observe religious practices or believe in spirituality have varying thoughts and views about interactions, personalities, and even their perception of health, illnesses, and well-being (Collins, 2006; Sartori, 2010). Nurses and other health care providers have crucial roles in bringing change in advanced nursing practice and healthcare provision (Collins, 2006); hence, cultural beliefs and religious practices must be recognized as an important factors in providing the service to individuals and groups. This paper presents a case study of a cultural event ...

Ideology and Religion in the Life of a Samurai

Research Question Overview Human life changes every thousand years, every century and every day. However, psychological aspects such as moral principles, ethics and relations between people remain more or less the same. In some social groups the values are so highly esteemed that they influence the culture of a whole nation for centuries. One such group in Japan is samurai warriors. The aim of this work is to provide the most complete and accurate discussion of the samurai ideology, to study its origins, specificity and role in the history and culture of Japan. The topic of my research remains ...

Introduction

Circumcision is the process of removing the foreskin, which covers the penis. The only portion that is being removed is the glans or the head of the penis which is covered by such foreskin. There are various reasons as to why circumcision is being done on males. On the other hand, people are having different views when it comes to circumcision in relation to their ethical, legal, and medical beliefs. The purpose of this essay to discuss the different issues surrounding circumcision, including the underlying sex-related, practical health and even the evolutionary reason, which could explain as to why ...

A young black woman in her mid- twenties died of cancer in November 2015. Funeral was held at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Southeast Texas. Recently married, she had been battling cancer for 3 years. I had worked in the same building at a telecommunications office with her for 5 years and had watched her struggle with this disease. Not being Catholic, I had never even attended mass, much less a funeral of this faith. I did not know what to expect and had only heard that she wanted everyone to wear purple, as it was her favorite ...

Almost every culture have some type of rites of passage that boys must go through to become a man. Each of the different Native tribes in the United States had their own rite of passage for their men. However, several factors contributed toward the loss of Native tribal men’s rites of passage. Factors such as Christians wanting to convert the Native tribes, the taking of land from the Native tribes by Euro-Americans, and the misunderstanding of Native rituals by the Euro-Americans led to the loss of Native tribal men’s rites of passage. Many Native tribes fought hard ...

Batek ethics

The Batek people ethical code of social conduct maximizes on individual autonomy and freedom though it is common to find group members working together when such a need arises. These ethical values are ingrained in the group’s values, sanctions, norms, religious beliefs and day to day practices. Batek ethical attributes concerning respecting others, individual autonomy, sharing food, assisting others, non-competition and nonviolence are evident in their actions and train of thought. The ethics of these people define social lifestyles as well as interactions between men and women.

Cooperative autonomy

As with all other ethical ideals, there tends to be the ...

The picture of Christ washing the feet of his disciples is an image extracted from a church in Munich, Germany in the eleventh century. In order to understand the iconographic meaning of the image, it is essential to understand the features of Romanesque art of the medieval period. The invasion of western crusaders into Europe brought innovative ideas and technologies, which played a crucial role in the creation and development of artistic skills. The picture is thus an influence of the Ottonian style of painting and the Byzantine art . The picture depicts the subject making use of outlined ...

Drug use is a major issue of concern in America. Every sector of society including; healthcare, the economy, and criminal justice systems is in one way or another affected by use of drugs. Despite all its bad effects, its devastating impact on the younger generation and its severity is a real problem to the nation. Young people including teenagers are dying from drug abuse; others wreck their lives, while others have abandon school. Notably, the issue of drugs ranges from drug trafficking to drug use. In all these stages, many illegal activities are involved. The illegal drug market is one of ...

The religion originated in the Indus Valley region near the river Indus, a place which is currently in modern day Pakistan. About 80 percent of the total Indian population is Hindu. The Hindus believe in the Supreme God and the forms get represented in the number of deities which they worship. The central belief of Hindus is the existence of a cycle of birth, death and then rebirth which is governed by karma of an individual. They believe that the soul travels through the cycle of successive lives. The next incarnation is dependent on the activities of a person’s previous ...

Question 1

Ratios calculations for Walgreens and Rite Aid Corporation of fiscal year 2001 and 2000 LIQUIDITY RATIOS Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities Quick ratio = (current Assets-Inventory) / current liabilities

ACTIVITY RATIOS

Inventory Turnover = sales/inventory Accounts receivables Turnover = sales/ accounts receivables Asset Turnover = Total sales/ Total Assets

LEVERAGE RATIOS

Debt to Equity Ratio = Total Debt/ Total Equity Long-term Debt to Equity Ratio = Long-term debt/equity Debt Ratio =Total Debt/ Total Assets

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

Gross profit margin = {sales –COGS} / sales Operating profit margin = EBIT/ sales Net profit margin = Net Profit After Taxes/ sales Return on ...

Baptism belongs to seven main Christian Sacraments and is one of the three sacraments of initiation, the other two being the Confirmation and the Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines Holy Baptism as “the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments” (“Catechism of the Catholic Church”). Baptism is considered the first-order condition for a person to obtain salvation and Eternal Life with God in Heaven, and without being baptized, the person will not have access to the ...

Question 1 Compare the strengths and weaknesses of nuclear and extended families. Use information from examples in videos and text, and your own experiences.

In the U.S. older persons often live in residences or communities segregated from the rest of society. Analyze the reasons for this voluntary age-grading, and assess the effect of such a pattern on the larger society. In which kinds of societies is patrilineal descent likely to be found? What is a totem and what is its significance for kinship and descent? Define and contrast moiety, phratry, clan and lineage. Contrast the matrilineal descent system with the patrilineal. Use cross-cultural examples. Give two reasons as to why fraternal polyandry is common in Tibet? Give two examples of both the pros and cons ...

Introduction

The Haida tribe, also referred to as the Hydah people are an indigenous ethnic group that lived in North America, specifically, the Pacific Northwest Coast. The principal territory of the Haida people is the Queen Charlotte Islands, presently known as the archipelago of the Hydah Gwaii. The Hydah Gwaii is in the northern area of the British Columbia. Other people that are thought to be related to the Haida people are the Kaigan Haida. The Kaigan Haida inhabited the area around the Dixon Entrance in the Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska. It is estimated that before coming ...

The culture, observations and an overview of the activity

As a Muslim, who has never gained any interest in Christianity, I was involved in an observation and an interview in regards to the Christian culture. In this regards, I explored the Christianity cultural service of baptism for the participant observation. The event took place in the morning. During the church service, the young ones were baptized at a very tender age and the majority of these children never understood what was happening. As a result, some made loud cries but their guardians were all there to sooth them. For the particular service, baptism was specifically the event of interest. Every child ...

Female genital mutilation has been a trivial matter that many governments across the world and non-governmental organizations have sought to fight and eradicate. It is considered an evil that can be done away with through persistent education of the communities that still practice it. However, for the practice to be fought, it has to be that there are some negative issues surrounding it. This paper evaluates a primary and a secondary source concerning female genital mutilations and looks at how they have gone about covering the issue. The primary resource is by Laura (1997). In this research, the thesis statement is ...

Introduction

Catholic liturgy The liturgist Catholic liturgy: Mass. Role of the deacon in the liturgy Liturgy of the Eucharist In the absence of the priest Other forms of mass Other liturgical roles of the deacon. Discussion prompts 1: Liturgy Liturgy refers to public worship that conforms to a given religious group’s traditions, beliefs and customs. The term liturgy originally referred to “public work” or “service in the name of or on behalf of the people” (Vatican 1069). Often in Christianity, the liturgy refers to the standardized order of events in a religious ...

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Eucharistic adoration The Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction Role of the Eucharistic adoration Introduction: Qurbono. Parts of the Maronite liturgy: Service of the word The Anaphora Role of Qurbono. Discussion prompts 2: Liturgy Adoration is man’s way of acknowledging that he is God’s creation (CCC, no.2628). Man pays his homage to the ‘King of Glory’ through adoration. Adoration comes with humility and shows our supplication (CCC, no.2628). Eucharistic adoration refers to honoring or doting Christ’s Eucharistic presence (Catholic church.org 1). Catholics are able to truly contemplate ...

1. Considering what is known about the teenage brain and sexual development, are messages of "just say no" likely to be effective when it comes to drug use and sex? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer. Please note your answer should make reference to both adolescent brain and sexual development. (3 points) The adolescent brain is considered to be more similar to the brain of a child than an adult. Its development is a work in progress. Adolescents don’t perceive things in the way adults do. Their brain is filled with curiosity about the world ...

In the many developments that are taking place in the religious world, ecumenism is one of the most significant of them all. Church leaders are coming together with common goals that enable them to best serve and worship God, among other many activities. The main goal of contemporary ecumenism has been for all the Christians in the world to be brought together into unity amidst diverse and pluralistic expressions of the faith. This interdenominational union is rooted in the belief that all Christians are bound together by Christ and His existence should not be the cause of division and ...

Violence in A Long Way Gone

Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone, the tale of his time as a child soldier in Sierra Leone, is a gut-wrenching tale of child violence and loss of identity and connection with others. One of the most intriguing things about the book is its depiction of the violent setting Ishmael lives in; after his parents were killed and be was brought into a rebel army unit, Ishmael “became a ruthless, drug-addled killing machine,” only to be surreptitiously handed over to UNICEF some time later and asked to integrate into a more developed, Western life (Rayman, 2008). Of course, there are many different ...

Jacques Derrida suggests that forgiveness does not have a limited or proper meaning. People cannot agree on the extent beyond which forgiveness can or cannot go. Forgiveness is so vast that it is hard to determine with certainty who and what calls for forgiveness. The idea of forgiveness asserts itself in the language that people try to adopt in search of forgiveness. The language has a religious heritage called Abrahamic. The language unites Christianity, Judaism and Islam which depicts the cosmopolitan attribute of all people (involving all religions). It is an instance where forgiveness is globalized and resembles a big scene ...

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is a religion that was founded by Prophet Zoroaster. This religion worship their god known as Ahura. It is believed that worshipping their supreme god involves doing moral actions in order to fight against the spirit of the evil known as Ahriman. Just like any other religion, Zoroastrianism has their own unique ways of worshipping and performing their sacred festivals. Everyone has freedom of worship and, therefore, one can indulge in any religious practice of their choice, as long as these practices follow the acceptable morals in the society or community.

BELIEFS

Zarathustra the prophet believed that God has shown ...

A rite of passage is a very important part of an individual’s life in many cultures. Most typically represent when the individual comes of age in the culture. Young Jewish children have a Bat Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah, depending on their genders, to express when they become adults. The Satere Mawe tribe in the Amazon are forced to wear gloves filled with bullet ants for several hours to show that they have the strength to face adulthood. In rites of passage such as these, sometimes the participants die. In less serious, more celebratory rites of passage, the participants merely get ...

- Introduction Welcome. Here you can learn the basic things that you need to know about baptism. This website was created not only for Christians but also for members of other religious sects, particularly those who want to learn more about baptism and other related religious traditions being practiced by Christian, why they are being done, and even how they are being executed. The focus of this resource will primarily be baptism. It is divided into several pages, each having one goal. For example, there are pages that merely explain the history of baptism; there is a dedicated page ...

Rites of passage between Malaysian and Brazilian adolescents

Cultures in all parts of the world practice different and unique rites of passage. For a young people to be acceptable in any given social group, they are required to undergo certain rites of passage, which become their transition period from adolescence to adulthood. The rites of passage among many cultures in the world help in separating or distinguishing boys from men (Virtanen, 2012). Rite of passage is a concept that is used to help explore other areas and in the description of other various milestones in the life of a given individual during transition to any other stage, which includes change ...

Introduction

Coming of age is a big deal to a lot of young men and women, it gives them something to look forward to when they get to that specific age. For some, it is going to their first strip club and for others, it is hunting trip as well as shooting their first deer that signifies their status as a man/adult. This coming of age ritual is called a Rites of Passage, it is a holy ceremonial activity that people in certain cultures and religions partake in to cement their adult status. Rites of Passage is a very serious and effervescent pastime that people in ...

Research Paper

UNDERAGE DRINKING Under –age drinking is a major stigma in any colleges today mostly due to the social tenets that accompany college life and the facilitators around. This is a pertinent issue and this research paper focusses on evaluating the development of underage drinking, its causes, effects how people view it in the outside world and how it can be treated or controlled. According to an American health education journal by Dodd, Virginia (201), ‘why underage College students drink in excess: qualitative research findings ‘, participants attach positive expectations to alcohol abuse and the negative consequence as disincentives. This has ...

The rite of passage is marked by prominent rituals that intend to depict the identification of certain country, ethnicity or race. In this reference, the rituals that depict the rite of passage are observed as element that adds objectivity to portray the component as functional piece of culture. In this lieu, the Arab culture can be observed for evaluation of the same on ground of prominence and uniqueness. The most obvious rite of passage that is evident from the very first glimpse of Arabic naïve is the piece pf cloth tied over the head known as Aba. ...

The Anishinaabe is a group of native North American people consisting of the Ojibwa and Odawa. The name Anishinaabe stands for people who are on the right path to the creator or the good people or the upright people. Traditional records called the wiigwaasabak which are scrolls indicate that the Anishinaabeg speakers originated from the east coast. The Anishinaabeg says that their original homeland was a place called Turtle Island. The name was from the belief of the people that North America as a continent was the back of a great mysterious turtle. The Anishinaabe believes themselves to be the descendants of the ...

One of the writers whose name is William Faulkner said: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” As he said, past is still going. His quote is similar to the history of art. Throughout art history, we learn and imagine about our past and how people used art to represent their lives on their period. One of the artworks that people used to represent their lives is vase. People used vase both, as art work and as household item. It was used to store water or wine in it or something else. As the time passes ...

Stravinsky was no stranger to pushing boundaries when he premiered the Rite of Spring in 1913. He had had immense success the previous year with his reimagining of the Russian folk tale of Petrushka. In that piece, as well, Stravinsky took liberties with his writing and the plot of the story. However, the liberties taken in the music for The Rite of Spring were far greater and more surprising than past compositions by him, or any other mainstream composer of the time. Coupled with the unusual choreography by Nijinsky, the event was understandably shocking to an audience unaccustomed to ...

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was one of the most representative and brilliant composers from the twenty century and had a big influence on the development of the modern music. He wasn’t known only for his skill as a composer, he was also recognized as a pianist, conductor and a great and valuable musician. Throughout his composing career, Stravinsky have experimented many styles in composition using different rhythms and harmonies but musicologists clearly defined three stylistic periods in his musical evolution. The first period was between 1908- 1923 and it was called “Russian period,” the second period was between 1923- 1953 and it was called “ ...

This essay will explore the compositional method and the harmonic innovations that Stravinsky used in his ballet “The Rite of Spring.” In order to capture all the ideas the essay will have three parts; the first part will be linked to the observation for the piece as a whole, the second part will be an analysis of the strategically features with examples from the score and the third part will be a cogent summary of the analysis that will imply the interpretation of the piece. “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky was premiered in 29 May 1913 at the ...

Sociology

Introduction Female genital modification entails the temporary or permanent changes or alterations to the female reproductive organs. These alterations have been around since time immemorial as part of rituals and/or for cosmetic purposes. In various cultures, these modifications have symbolic connotations such as in many African communities; female genital modifications were part of an initiation rite for young girls growing into adulthood. In contemporary societies globally; particularly Western societies, these changes in the female genitalia are procured for aesthetic reasons or for enhancement of female sexual functions. This paper offers an insightful comparison between female genital modifications in ...

- The purpose of this ethno-profile of the Crow Nation is to gain an in-depth awareness of some human group different from the one in which we live. - I chose to write about the Crow Nation people because although more than one-half of all Native Americans in the United States live outside the reservation the Crow Nation is concentrated on their reservation. This makes them unique and interesting to write about. - The physical environment - The Crow Nation has a reservation south of Billings, Montana. They also live in several cities, mainly in western America. ...

Compare and contrast female genital modifications in the Western and African contexts.

Introduction Female genital modification entails the temporary or permanent changes or alterations to the female reproductive organs. These alterations have been around since time immemorial as part of rituals or for cosmetic purposes. In various cultures, these modifications have symbolic connotations such as in many African communities female genital modification was part of an initiation rite for young girls into adulthood. In the contemporary societies globally, particularly Western societies, these changes in the female genitalia are procured for aesthetic reasons or enhancement of the female sexual functions. This paper will offer an insightful comparison between female genital modifications ...

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Psychology Female genital mutilation is a practice in some cultural traditions, which is partly or total removing of the external genitalia of girls and young women for non-medical reasons. According to the article there are four types of going through the procedure; the first type is removing partial or cutting of the clitoris and/or the prepuce. Second type is removing partial or total, of the clitoris and labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora. The third type is narrowing of the vaginal orifice by cutting and bringing together the labia minora and, or, the labia majora ...

Questions: Modern Japanese Literature

Question 3 In Oe's The Catch and Banana's Lizard, themes of trauma and salvation are addressed in both tales. Both short stories grab the reader's attention immediately, and both short stories are fast-paced as they explore themes of salvation and redemption in different ways. In The Catch, the protagonist, a small Japanese boy who lives in a small rural village during World War II, befriends a prisoner-of-war, an African-American soldier. Throughout the story, their relationship gradually develops into a kind of trusting friendship. The story is told through the eyes of the boy whose nickname is "Frog". As the story progresses, ...

Culture is simply the way of living of the people as it gives people a sense of identity, belonging and pride. This explains why people always regard their culture and have such a great esteem towards it. Culture entails several aspects of the community ranging from language, traditions, customs, and festivals among others. It is in this broad concept of culture that the rites of passage exist. There are many transitions that occur in the life of a person. Some of these transitions are trivial while others are major depending on societal consideration. The rites of passage are a cultural mark and the ...

Introduction

The Woman Warrior, Memoir s of girlhood among ghosts has many elements including the element of the type of rite-of-passage story. When Knopf’s Vintage Books published Maxine Hong Kingston autobiographic Chinese folk tale in 1975 it was an immediate success. It went on from being a best seller to find its place in the top ten nonfiction books of that decade. The idea of America as a land of immigrants was mainly focused during the time of increased American International awareness. American women became aware of their rights and as such, they challenged the social order that incorporated all the ...

Puberty is seen by many as the period wherein children would undergo the “rite of passage” to enable maturity to develop as young men and women. It is often the physical aspect of the child which first emphasizes the sign that the child is now transcending to adulthood. However, the rite to passage is not as easy as it sounds as boys would have to undergo circumcision to foster growth. Girls would slowly feel the changes to their body once they experience their first menstrual period. While it may sound like it is easier for the girls to transcend ...

Abstract

Rite of Passage is a term that refers to a ritual or ceremony for a specific and important phase in a person’s life. In every part of the world, people celebrate different transitional phases in their own specific ways to mark their importance. In the similar manner, in the Middle East, these rituals or ceremonies vary from culture to culture. Events like birth, adulthood and marriage hold their own significance among different tribes and groups in the region. This paper discusses the marital ceremonies and adulthood rituals that are performed in the Kurdish and the Sunni culture and also compares their similarities ...

Introduction

Through the years, circumcision of male infants occurs worldwide for a variety of reasons. The reasons range from; religious, medical, cultural and even personal preferences. Though it is a widely practiced ritual, recent debates have seen debates rise over its importance and necessity according to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2010), arguments arise on the ethical, and human rights issues, and health benefits of infant male circumcision. Circumcision is a safe procedure; however, in some cases, there may be minor or major complications. The process involves the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Before the process, anesthetic cream is ...

Domestic violence has been a problem since human kind became a species. As society has progressed and philosophical movements have increased the consciousness of human kind, domestic violence in progressive circles has been condemned as the scourge that it is. While some countries and cultures, mostly in the developed world, has made great leaps in curbing domestic violence, some places, such as many countries in Africa. Domestic violence is a symptom of unequal gender power dynamics. The solution must therefore come from within the context of the African culture (Shamu, 3). Many cultures in Africa are tribal in nature and the basic ...

Introduction

The most significant period in the history of Christianity was witnessed during the time of Jesus. After his triumphant ministry, Christianity later, with the support of leaders like Augustus Caesar, became a dominant religion in the larger Roman Empire. However, it later spread to different corners of the world mainly as a result of the early apostles. Today, Christianity is one of the major classical religions in the world (Crouch, J.E., 2000). However, it has had to deal with schisms which have divided into numerous denominations, sects and cults. Mostly, these have resulted from the different doctrinal positions held by each ...

Introduction

The san Bushmen are also known as Kalahari hunter gathers. They are the oldest inhabitants of southern part of Africa. Their territory include most parts of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Angola and Botswana. The san are part of the khoisan group. Although they were traditionally related to khoikhoi, they are mostly hunter gatherers. There is a big linguistic difference between Bushmen living in southern area and the ones living on the northern parts. The san in Kalahari Desert are believed to have lived for more than 20,000 years. San communities are almost up to 25 men, children and ...