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Overview of Japan

This paper consists of six pages and presents an informational overview of Japan in a consideration of culture, customs, rituals, ...

Ritual and Rodge's Lodge Christmas Eve Family Event

In six pages this paper discusses a family Christmas Eve ritual and the love it represents. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

The Rio Carnival

The writer describes the annual Carnival celebration in Rio De Janeiro, including some of the traditions and rituals that occur du...

Culture of Contemporary Greece

In ten pages this research paper examines modern Greece's culture in a consideration of tradition, ritual, religion, language, eth...

Contemporary Civilization and the Neolithic Age

In five pages this research paper discusses the pre Egyptian civilization's Neolithic Age in a consideration of its art and ritual...

Gangs and Females

In five pages this research paper examines gang participation as it pertains to girls with backgrounds, home life, and abuse among...

Egypt's Burial Rites and Homer's 'The Iliad'

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

Confucius on Ritual

be applied to laws. One obeys the traffic signals. This is because to do so promotes safety, but it is also a most efficient way t...

Cherokee Indians' Mortuary Practices

which the Cherokee deal with the dead has, of course, changed considerably over time as well. While today Cherokee mortuary pract...

'Good' and 'Bad' Tradition in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

Literature, Ceremony, and Ritual

by Gertrude Stein was a term she gave to a generation of men and women whose experiences in World War I undermined their belief in...

Amish and Samoan Marriage Customs

forms of relationships that occur between unmarried lovers, which involved clandestine encounters. This aspect of Samoan courtship...

Ancient Egypt Religion and Mythology

land to appear with their nutrient rich soils. By day Ra sailed through the air on a boat between the sky and the earth, resting a...

Africa's Native Foods

to be so necessary for proper development of the physical body and freedom from disease. The Neurs especially valued the livers of...

History and Traditions of the Ashanti

The capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Kumasi, was taken by the British in 1873 and the kingdom became a British protectorate at the ...

Culture and Science Conflict

formed a Native American Heritage Commission to attempt to police the digs (Sacred Burial Grounds: The Controversy Continues, 1992...

'Mr. Strehlow's Films' Analyzed

past and present. The result was an overwhelming collection of footage that has since been entitled, Mr. Strehlows Films. Thes...

The Progress of Love by Jean Honore Fragonard

In seven pages this paper examines Fragonard's life and times and considers how he uniquely depicted the rituals of courtship that...

Ritual and Law in the Writings of Mencius, Han Fei, and Confucius

The ways in which Chinese philosophers' views of human nature influenced how the perceived the interrelationship of rituals and la...

Process of Mummification

In five pages this paper examines the Egyptian mummification process in a discussion of its ritual meaning, its reasons, and the p...

Examining Rituals and Beliefs of Islam

provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...

Aztec Culture and Myth

superstitious. They are often deemed psychotic by the institutions that are common to modern society, something that demonstrates ...

Evolution of Evil in Christianity

How evil evolved in Christian beliefs is the focus of this paper consisting of ten pages and how evil has changed in terms of soci...

Patriotism by Yukio Mishima

a review of this text and how Japanese marriage traditions are reflected in the double suicide ritual are analyzed in five pages. ...

Rituals of Yom Kippur and Passover

In five pages these rituals and their importance as described in the Old Testament are discussed in a consideration of Leviticus' ...

The Geography of Fiction California in the Writings of Kellerman and Mosley

5 pages and 2 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the way in which the geography of the state of California is repre...

Chinese and Mexican Communication Across Cultures

When addressing someone in China, one should remember that in China, family names come first. So for example, Mr. Li Hongjun would...

Zoroastrian Religion's Purification Rituals

in the physical world was a constant battle between good and evil (Traditional Zoroastrianism). The major source for the teachings...

Irish Folk Drama and English Ritual Drama

the Christian faith, though it can be stated that this idea came from much earlier roots in human civilization. English Ritual D...

Contemporary Bushmen

Bushmen. Deeming them "untamable" and a threat to livestock, settlers treated the Bushmen as vermin, killing them in great numbers...