1. USA (believed by many to have begun during the Victorian era) white wedding dress- purity A black wedding gown was considered taboo in the last decades‚ but recently‚ this is also becoming an option for brides. A common superstition is that the groom is not supposed to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day. There is also the superstition for the bride to avoid wearing the dress before the day and see herself in the mirror‚ because something that prevents the wedding may
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1. INTRODUCTION “ While parents are alive‚ one must not travel afar. If one must‚ one’s whereabouts should always be made known” - Analects‚ Book II: Li Ren 19 The idea of filial piety has always remained as a significant part of Chinese tradition from ancient China and even till today’s times. It stands not only as a mere concept but more so‚ something that was an “absolute‚ metaphysical entity‚ something so exalted in (ancient Chinese’s) minds” (Holzman‚ 1998). Perhaps the idea of filial piety
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beliefs ahead of the warrior culture and pagan religions. Warrior culture is full of flaws. They are clearly shown throughout the novel. Some of the main flaws with the culture are constant revenge‚ glory‚ and the leaders. The constant death and revenge will be the end of them. The search for glory is in vain. The leaders should do what’s best for their people and swallow pride. The passage quoted at the beginning clearly shows these characteristics of warrior culture‚ but‚ while the author only
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Texts and Traditions: Semester Two 2012 Caitlin Smith: 17517137 Research Essay Question: Discuss how the mother-child or father-child relation is central to either Frankenstein or The Hours. The story of Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ was first published in 1818. The book shows many representations of gothic literature and romanticism. Majority of Frankenstein’s characters are intensely intertwined and have relations with at least one other character. This leads to the tragedies written
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Dystopian Tradition Could you ever imagine living in a world that you thought was normal but the way other people saw it was completely different. Authors have tried to warn us about our future through literature. This is the intense genre of dystopias. They show what we could become‚ who we already are‚ or who we were. It comments on what we hope we don’t become‚ it plays with our minds. Shows us our doom. The stories that people write draw us in like fish out of water. We see and encounter
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Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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Memories That Last a Lifetime… I’m struggling with family traditions these days. Those little things that were so important to me growing up‚ that once gave me such great joy just a few years ago are becoming increasingly more difficult to motivate myself to do. As a child I can remember the excitement that each new season brought to me as I anticipated the corresponding event. In the spring we colored Easter eggs‚ we took a happy meal to park on the first warm (enough) day of the year and
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The subject of “Tradition” is problematic when regarding historical sources pertaining to archaic Greece. Much of what we know about ancient times comes from literary sources and various inscriptions‚ such as Herodotus. Having been written by people of the epoch‚ influenced by oral tradition as well as political and social climates‚ and not as historical research‚ these writings should not be taken literally. And some‚ like Osborne‚ would say are automatically disqualified as historical evidence
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Len Nguyen ENG Shakespeare Richard III Tradition and Originality in Shakespeare’s Richard III When reading Richard III play‚ I assume I was reading historical contexts‚ but wonder how Shakespeare was able to document it in so much detail. It is clear that I’m not the only one. From the title‚ “originality” refers Shakespeare’s creation of Richard III and time while "tradition" refers to the fact in the drama. “Shakespeare’s new and original treatment of time… frequent allusion to hours
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I always know it is Thanksgiving morning when I awake to the smell of the turkey roasting in the oven and the cinnamon apple spice tea brewing on the stove. The rest of the morning is spent helping my mom and grandmother cooking in our large open kitchen. Every year for as long as I can remember‚ my grandmother uses my Nana’s recipes when cooking the thick butter garlic mashed potatoes‚ homemade sweet red cranberry sauce‚ and the rich creamy dark gravy. On the other hand‚ my mom and I always cook
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