OLE MAS IN TRINIDAD The festival dates back to the 18th century‚ and the influx of French Catholic planters – both white and free coloured – their slaves‚ and free blacks in the 1780s. The white and free coloured both staged elaborate masquerade balls at Christmas and as a “farewell to the flesh” before the Catholic Lenten season‚ with each group mimicking the other in their masking and entertainment. The West African slaves of these planters as well as free coloureds had their own masking traditions
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An imaginative journey can be defined as an extension of reality that transcends physical barriers. Through the use of abstract notions and an element of surrealism‚ an imaginative journey can result in distortion of the boundaries between imagination and reality. This type of journey involves readers by drawing on their imagination and can therefore result in the transformation of perceptions and attitudes‚ which may also stimulate a sense of enlightenment for both the characters and the responder
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Tradition of the Dynasties After feasting and much noodle-slurping‚ the birthday grab begins. The tradition of the birthday grab comes from dynastic times. On the first birthday‚ a set of items are placed before the birthday child so that the child may pick whatever he or she fancies. Whatever item the child picks and successfully gives to his or her parents may be an indication of the child’s future career. I have just read you an interesting example of some Chinese rites of passage traditions
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The Pursuit of Happyness & the Hero’s Journey There is no denying the fact that the hero is popular topic which is much talked about not by movies‚ but also by the real society. It is generally thought that we always discuss about heroes all time but no one seems to have same opinion on what makes a hero. Many definitions of a hero is someone have superpower‚ strength‚ courage and brave. But who could considered example of heroes? Everyone has their opinion to define a hero so I also have
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decides to leave his home due to discontent. The discontent started when Siddhartha started having thoughts about his happiness and started to question the things that were taught to him. He decided to leaves with his friend Govinda to go on a journey to find enlightenment and who he is. Siddhartha chooses to become a Samana‚ and Govinda faithfully follows Siddhartha‚ leaving behind everything he knew. While being a Samana‚ Siddhartha masters suffering‚ fasting‚ meditation and self denial. One
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Journeys Essay Journeys are often undertaken by the need to escape the tensions of our realities. Either the physical or metaphysical challenges one experiences on a journey evoke self-reflection and internal realisation‚ assisting the individual to resolve previous tensions and gather new outlook on life. This is evident in Tim Winton’s novel “A Big World‚” Phillip Hodgin’s poem “Dirt Roads” and the film “Into the Wild.” Winton’s “A Big World” expresses a journey as a physical experience
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Lim 1 Avery Lim Mr. Stewart ENG 3U 4 May 2015 The Journey to Self-Knowledge Many of Shakespeare’s plays‚ share the common theme of people’s failure to know themselves. This is evident in William Shakespeare’s King Lear which explores the issue of self-knowledge through several important characters. Gloucester suffers from blind arrogance‚ causing an unhealthy power dynamic between his sons regarding legitimacy. Another person who struggles with a lack of self is Edgar. His naiveté is the cause
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African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature(or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu).[1] As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African
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down the rope hands blistering yet not a care in the world. He clambered into the raft‚ many worried yet He looked optimistic but nervous. He picked up the oars exuberantly‚ he wanted to be first to encounter this great land. Excited now‚ yet the journey that led him to this grand place was not of excitement. It was of tough and torturous
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Life is a journey. In reflection to this‚ I see myself as a traveler in this world of ours. My journey started from the day that I was born up to this date. I existed in this world for 16 years already. In my sixteenth year in earth‚ it is the time when I have to decide what course I should take and what school to spend my college life with. Finally‚ I reached into a conclusion that I will take up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in San Beda College-Manila. At present‚ I am in the second semester
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