OCS/WOCS Book Assignment - “Warrior Ethos/On Sheep‚ Wolves‚ and Sheepdogs” by Steven Pressfield/LTC (RET) Dave Grossman 1a. “The Warrior Ethos embodies certain virtues—courage‚ honor‚ loyalty‚ integrity‚ selflessness and others—that most warrior societies believe must be inculcated from birth” (Pressfield 3). 1b. “Their only response to the wolf‚ though‚ is denial‚ and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain” (Grossman 4). In these examples we look at the warrior in
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For my Forces of Nature essay‚ I’m choosing "Of Wolves and Men" by Barry Holstun Lopez. This short story is very descriptive‚ and filled with tons of figurative language making it easy to create vivid pictures in your imagination. Barry Holstun Lopez wrote incredibly well‚ making it seem your with the wolf as the story proceeds. I found myself very interested in the story‚ it wasn’t hard to read and kept me entertained. Even though the story had no dialogue and no human characters it was very enthralling
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Serpent Symbolism in the Hopi Culture The story of the snake dance starts with the Hopi hero named Tiyo. Tiyo had gone on a voyage and entered a room in the underworld where people were wearing snake skins. Tiyo was initiated and learned to pray to the rain. After being initiated‚ he receives two maidens who help the corn grow by singing. Tiyo brings the two maidens to the surface of the earth and the snake woman becomes his wife and the other becomes the bride of the flute youth. Shortly after
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The use of vivid descriptive details‚ or imagery‚ is utilized by authors to help readers visualize the scene. “Of Wolves and Men” by Barry Holstun Lopez uses this literary device to describe life from a wolf’s perspective. The images throughout the excerpt I read are strong‚ but one that truly stood out to me‚ and is the strongest literary image I encountered‚ describes the wolf moving along a trail. This image is memorable to me‚ as it seems to differ from the rest of the excerpt. The words flow
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When you have such a great passion for something‚ you know exactly what to say about it. That’s why I chose the poem called “Dance”. The author is Paul Hayward and he seems to have a passion for not only writing but dance. I really just get what he is saying; It just makes sense to me. This poem is just so meaningful in my eyes. The author just describes everything so thoroughly and everything has a purpose. The way he explains feelings is very similar to how my team and I feel before we perform
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The Dance Captain is a member of the company who maintains the artistic standards of all Choreography and/or musical staging in a production. The Dance Captain shall always work in tandem with the Stage Manager in conveying and maintaining the creative intentions of the production. The Dance Captain is a member of the company who maintains the artistic standards of all choreography and/or musical staging in a production. The Dance Captain shall always work in tandem with the Stage Manager in conveying
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Chapter 1 Notes The impulse to move is the raw material that cultures shapes into evocative sequences of physical activity that we call DANCE -So intensely personal is dance‚ so closely linked to cultural identity. -Some people disagree abou the meaning and value of dance that is results in confusion‚ anger‚ and violence. Cambodia- -The royal treasury supported thousands of court dancers who played a central role in the fertility rights and ancestor worship. -King jayavarman VII paid honor
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The Wedding Dance By: Amador Daguio Plot: The story started with a married couple‚ Awiyao and Lumnay‚ who were separating for the reason that they could not have a baby even if they have been married for so long. Awiyao‚ the husband‚ has to marry another woman despite the fact that he is still in love with his wife‚ Lumnay. It is because of their tribes tradition that if a couple could not bear a child together‚ they need to separate in order for the man to find a woman who could bear him a son
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1.Introduction People across the world seem to have complicated relationship with the great predators of this planet. Throughout history predators‚ such as wolves and tigers‚ have been labeled nuisances‚ trespassers‚ terrorizers and killers of both livestock & man. Despite the animosity applied to these great predators‚ cultures around the world revered them with languages most honorable of words. When spoke about in lore‚ they play great roles in creation and protection of the cultures‚ that are
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in 1983 is based on Catalan folk tales. The work explores the hardship and sorrow of the Catalonian people as they struggle working in the barren‚ water stricken Catalonian land. Throughout Jardi Tancat you can see the presentation of contemporary dance‚ with a background of classical techniques; this is evident through the training accompanied. Throughout the performance you can see the influence of social‚ historical and cultural climate. Also the choreographer’s background‚ philosophical underpinnings
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