CHIGNON BY CHI CHUN 1 When Mother was young‚ she would weave her tresses in to a long thick braid. During the day she wound it in to a shell-like spiral and piled it high on the back of her head. Evenings she undid it and let it hang down her back. When I slept I would snuggle up close to Mother’s shoulder and playfully wrap my fingers around the tip of her braid. My nose was continuously assailed by whiffs of "Twin Sister" hair oil mingled with the smell of her hair. Though the odor was rather
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portrayed the profound human beliefs and characteristics of one culture to another. The agricultural aspect of the Igbo culture was unlike the ones of modern day. Yams were the supreme nutrient in every meal. They called these yams “king of the crops.” Moreover‚ people utilized this food for every customary celebration and used kola nuts as an offering to their personal god or “chi”. The yams‚ as Achebe had said‚ sometimes associated or connected with the
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The Buddhist Stele Commemorating Song Shixing (宋始兴) appears to be a thin stele decorated with the head of Chi‚ the hornless dragon. The top and body of the stele are in one piece yet the base is nowhere to be found. Six dragons are carved on the top of the stele façade‚ hovering with their head facing down and holding the body of the stele in their mouths. On the uppermost part of the stele‚ a niche with gable roofs and round arch is engraved‚ inside which sits the Maitreya Buddha wearing a crown
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P The Developing Economies‚ XXXV-3 (September 1997): 293–327 –––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first author would like to express her gratitude for the advice and help of Mr. John Simons‚ Professor John Cleland‚ and the staff at the Center for Population Studies‚ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine‚ University of London. The second author is grateful to the financial support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Award No. 410-87-0704). We are also thankful
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The Significances and Insignificances of the Ibo women To begin with‚ women are treated horribly‚ they are mistreated and have no voice‚ they are subservient to what their husband says to do or else they are beaten to death. They are bought for a bargained price with a stack of sticks from the woman’s family and then taken to live with her new husband‚ never to return to her family until she is dead and sent back to her family to be buried or if they are beaten almost to death they are allowed to
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times‚ it was the worst of times for the Europeans and the Igbo during the early encounters with one another in the 1800’s. The industrialized culture of Europe became the dominant culture over the agricultural based society. Europe being industrialized and having a long term desire to continued their presence in the lower Niger made it almost impossible for the Igbo to resist the clash of culture. After the clash‚ the reflection of the Igbo culture became foreign‚ the laws and gender balance that
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries‚ Christian belief encountered significant opposition. Until then‚ most of the world shared the belief of the "Medieval world view" that not only was the earth positioned at the center of the universe‚ but that God was all knowing‚ all powerful and all good. God was thought to have created and sustained the wondrous workings of the universe. This belief told the people all they needed to know about the meaning and purpose of life. Then‚ scientific discovery
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roles in society‚ but were it like that 100 years ago? Was it like everywhere around the world? In things fall apart by Chinua Achebe shows us that even though women in Umofia don’t play a big role‚ they are key part of everyday Igbo Society life. Women in igbo society are a small group with no power who were to be mothers‚ stay home and had no respect from the male figure. Women played the role of a typical house wife and always stayed at home and were not always heard of or were to
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My Journey into Tai Chi For the past month and a half‚ once a week I go to my Tai Chi session. I took Tai Chi is a way for me to lightly exercise during my first year in college. In the beginning I found Tai Chi to be a little difficult and at times I was unsure what exactly I was supposed to do. Prior to my weekly sessions‚ I had no knowledge of martial arts. I’ve never even heard of Tai Chi. Attending all my Tai Chi classes‚ reading Master C.K Chu’s book Why Tai Chi? Questions & Answers‚ and my
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individuals for centuries. Even today symbolism is commonly used to convey a specific meaning or communicate a special message. Christianity in particular is a great example of the use of symbolism for religious purposes. The symbol of the Chi Rho originated in Rome in the year 305 CE. This monogram was the very first symbol of Christianity‚ and was appointed when the persecution of Christians came to an end. This event is a very important occasion in history‚ as well as a milestone for the
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