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Essays 271 - 289
for himself..." (Trotsky, 1933, p. 399). He says that a leader is "the individual supply to meet a collective demand" (Trotsky, 19...
through time" (Chung and Wegars, 2005, p. 1). Chinese Americans trace their funerary custom back to China, where birth and death a...
Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...
"Hebrew name" does not have to be in Hebrew, as Yiddish or English names are often used (Rich). Of all the Jewish rituals, the bri...
(Egyptian Temples, part I: Divine Kingship, 2007). "[I]t was vital and necessary to keep the gods satisfied and wanting to stay in...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
with blood, however, will be spared. In historical terms, this event is significant for two reasons. Firstly, it provides a...
to cleanse the baby and purify him as he enters the physical world (Friedheim, 1976). Witnessing baptism is something that bonds b...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Lakota Sioux traditions. An analysis of marriage practices and the sacred pipe ritua...
This research paper/essay presents an overview of Passover that focuses on how the rituals of the holiday transmit this tradition ...
ideas. Some examples provided by the author respect the Jewish dietary traditions as well as ideas about sexuality and cleanliness...
how it results in the wasting of the land, which results from the hero failing to ask the right questions (Weston 18). The theme...
lavish parties for physicians on a regular basis, to incite them to prescribe the companys drugs more often (Trevino & Nelson, 200...
States better if one seeks out those rituals which are widespread but entirely socially constructed rather than traditionally inhe...
fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostoms writings had a uniquely formative impact upon the development of church doctrine and...
to "stare at anyone," but it is particularly rude to "stare at women" ("Pakistan Local Customs"). This cultural prohibition is str...
rapport between two people (Gaines F4). However, within the course of the play, Ives also makes a scathing reference to the blaze,...
towards culturally different practices. 2. The Event In order to understand the ritual it is important to understand a i...
In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...