Essays Tagged: "traditions"

The Role of Women in the Church

ny. Onearea of recent controversy is the role of women in the Christian Church. Some churches whose traditions and practices are lessrigidly tied to Biblical doctrines have begun placing women in lead ... ration, then acautious consideration of passages relevant to a particular issue must be undertaken. Traditions and customs that have arisenafter the Bible was written may thus be carefully scrutinized ...

(7 pages) 121 0 4.1 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Common Pagan Rituals and Beliefs

gan rites and ceremonies with others. There are manyancient beliefs, archaic rituals, and forgotten traditions that are practiced by pagans. Many of these arealso the origins of widely practiced tradi ... this belief are many other more specificbeliefs that help the individual learn and grow.Rituals and traditions also play a large role in Wiccan lives and activities. The most common ofthese includes t ...

(6 pages) 162 1 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Role of Women in the Church

y. One area of recent controversy is the role of women in the Christian Church. Some churches whose traditions and practices are less rigidly tied to Biblical doctrines have begun placing women in lea ... ation, then a cautious consideration of passages relevant to a particular issue must be undertaken. Traditions and customs that have arisen after the Bible was written may thus be carefully scrutinize ...

(8 pages) 121 0 3.9 May/1995

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

A business letter on expanding into foreign markets.

e have looked at some of these issues. We see that we have to adapt to other countries cultures and traditions. Also we have to consider religous differences in ther countries. For example in some rel ...

(2 pages) 196 0 3.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Female Circumcision: Good Tradition or Not

Female Circumcision: Good Tradition or NotTraditions often make positive contributions to aculture or society, but sometimes fall short and ne ... fall short and need to bereevaluated. The African tradition of female circumcisionis one of the few traditions that needs to be reevaluated.Originally, female circumcision was practiced to ensurefemal ...

(1 pages) 330 9 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

A Watership Down by Richard Adams. This essay compares the functions of the rabbits to those functions of our society, making it more than a children's story.

rnment, economics, education, and family. Similar to human history, the rabbits have held their own traditions. These include the Lapine religion they believe, stories told thoughout the novel by Pipk ...

(3 pages) 97 1 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Indigenous language and culture: What role is played by communication technologies in the maintenance of indigenous language and culture?

r own identity and livelihood, to the continued development of their knowledge systems and cultural traditions, and to their relationship to land' (Maffi, L. 1998). Language not only communicates the ...

(8 pages) 363 0 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

A satirical view of the old south in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

society. In his dandy riverboat adventure The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain attacks the traditions of slavery, racism, and the accepted traditions of the old south. He helped expose the hy ...

(3 pages) 108 0 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

about clinging to traditions in "A Moment before The Gun Went off" and "The Lottery,"

efore The Gun WentOff' and 'The Lottery,' there is the situation inwhich a group of people cling to traditions veryblindly. In both stories the traditions are so duginto the people's way of life that ... e within these communities.Furthermore, the members of the community no longereven remember why the traditions were set up in thefist place. They follow the traditions simplybecause their predecessors ...

(3 pages) 120 2 4.4 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This essay is on the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. It analizes twains themes, structure and the social change that it brought about. AP English

The Late 19th century was an era in which writers began to challenge the traditions, ideas and stereotypes of society. It was a time when people began to take the time to qu ... d stereotypes of society. It was a time when people began to take the time to question the age- old traditions and work towards change. Written in pre -Civil War America, Mark Twain was a champion of ...

(6 pages) 238 0 4.1 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, the play that became "a black musical"

ut black life took on greater importance in the 1930's, they often borrowed from the musical comedy traditions of the 1920's. Serious drama, about black life in the rural south or in northern cities, ...

(8 pages) 112 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The Effect of the Philosophers on 17th and 18th Century Society

to some collapse.They define a conservative in Webster's Dictionary as, 'one who wishes to preserve traditions or institutions and resists innovation or change.' Many philosophes wanted to change cert ...

(5 pages) 108 1 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Difference between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Judaism

f the Torah, and thedifferences in its interpretation are subtle enough to be dismissed.However the traditions aquired, and at times given the power of laws, inthe course of the long centuries of dias ... lygomy, whereas it hasn't been allowed in the Ashkenazi lawsince Middle Ages.Although the Ashkenazi traditions are somewhat stricter than thoseof the Sephardim, a greater percentage of Ashkenazi Jews ...

(8 pages) 79 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

The Roman Occupation of Britian

mans occupied Britain from 47 ad. to 450 ad. They were harsh throughout this occupation, taking the traditions away from the celts and killing there religion. The Romans forced their own religion and ...

(10 pages) 84 0 3.0 May/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Things fall apart : the role of men and women

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart explores the struggle between old traditions within the Igbo community as well as Christianity and "the second coming" it brings forth ...

(7 pages) 440 2 3.6 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Code of Hammurabi. The essay describes the Code of Hammurabi and its influence in the Babilonian society.

civilizations have endured through a system of social, political, religious, and economic laws and traditions. Most of these laws and traditions were set up as guidelines for moral behavior, family l ... ist of 300 laws, which became known as the "Code" of Hammurabi. Hammurabi's Code described laws and traditions that were established from earlier civilizations. Much of Hammurabi's Code came from Meso ...

(2 pages) 161 1 4.1 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Wedding and Marriage Customs of the Chinese Culture

the outside and white on the inside), to marry under her heritage's historical wedding customs. The traditions are outrageously superstitious, therefore are completely ridiculous. The act of marriage ... still much sexism. Females who have not been severely westernized still live under those ridiculous traditions, and they think it is the right way. They believe the westernized Chinese females are out ...

(3 pages) 98 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Venice's rising water problem

to local legends the city was founded on March 25, 421, and floods have been one of Venice's oldest traditions. The sea level around Venice has been changing over centuries. To combat the problem pave ...

(2 pages) 57 0 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Chinese and Chinese American Wedding Celebrations

to see if their horoscopes were compatible and to choose auspicious days for the ceremonies. These traditions are no longer observed in today's society.Nowadays, it is more likely that the groom-to-b ...

(5 pages) 60 0 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Canadian, eh? This essay is about what it means to be Canadian. It encorporates the topic of Canadian multiculturalism, "Canandian Attitude", and, or course, Canadian pride.

Canadian, eh?Every Canadian community is a gold mine of diverse people, cultures, traditions, and history. Rediscovering their wealth goes to the heart of our Canadian nature. It is ...

(3 pages) 147 0 3.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays