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    Tradition

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    Kristen Wenzel‚ author of “Tradition” and director of women studies at the College of New Rochelle analyzes the influences tradition has had on societies. She discusses the relationship between malnutrition‚ hunger and tradition. Gender dividers‚ between both men and women are placed and have been put in effect. With this‚ the social dividers have encouraged incentives for societies to manufacture and distribute food. The article‚ Tradition‚ suggest the inclusion and exclusion of elements in a

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    Traditions -necessary -we were all born into different social groups thus we find traditions necessary to bond us all as different people -Social‚ religious‚ political‚ racial -emerge from culture Traditions still serve a purpose Traditions inculcate morals but how many people follow it? Traditions teach history‚ culture‚ belief but how many people care? Traditions bring people together e.g. Chinese New Year provides opportunity

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    others never come close but peer in at it with frightened‚ disgusted eyes” (Le Guin 3). This is the beginning of the experiences that influence the ones who walk away from Omelas. I think some citizens choose to kick the child to act as if the child doesn’t really matter. I believe these people are definitely citizens who remain in Omelas and are content with their lives. I think the people who stay away from the child and feel disgusted are candidates for the ones who walk away. Another crucial moment

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    Walking Away from Omelas

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    The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Those citizens who elect to remain in Omelas do so at a profound cost‚ and are reminded of their guiltless deal with the Devil each time they visit the child locked in the damp‚ dark cellar. Conversely‚ each person who walks away from Omelas gains an inner strength; they have rejected that contract‚ and therefore‚ have retained their soul. However‚ they forever exile themselves from the superficial‚ blameless utopia that is Omelas. On page 255‚ we learn that

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    still many groups of people that perform traditions or ceremonies that their ancestors did. Many of these groups either follow the exact same traditions‚ to an extent of what it was‚ or have come up with a new version of their own‚ but still have the concepts of the original tradition or ceremony. The story‚ The Lottery‚ is an example of people following an old tradition to an extent of what it was when it was first created. It implies many examples of traditions and ceremonies‚ religious beliefs‚ and

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    Ukrainian Weddings

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    some differences.  ‚ Ukrainian weddings traditionally began with a courtship ухаживание whereby the parents of the groom would choose a bride for their son. This would have been carried out with the approval of the bride’s parents. However this tradition is no longer observed. Nowadays‚ the couple may sometimes request their parents’ approval of the union but they choose their partners themselves.  On the day of the wedding‚ the groom’s first duty is to pick up his bride from her house. Before

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    Eliot Response

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    T.S. Eliot Response In T.S. Eliot’s essay‚ “Tradition and the Individual Talent‚” he consistently mitigates the importance of an artist (poet or author) and the artist’s originality. Eliot believes that that the artist should simply be viewed as a medium to the development of a work rather than the work being a representation of the artist. He defines his impersonal theory as a “continual surrender” by the author that values tradition‚ rather than personal emotions‚ to create greatness. This

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    The Irony of Life: A Reflection of Omelas Michelle Renee Pavone ENG/125 January 22‚ 2015 Mrs. Sharon Bronson-Sheehan The Irony of Life: A Reflection of Omelas When reading the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ the initial reaction is one of curiosity. What will happen in this utopian society? How do people live each day? Will these questions be answered? Opening with Idealism As the story progresses the reader will recognize the idealistic tone within which the author begins to spin

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    Cited: Carroll‚ W. (2011). The Bond Outlives the Scandal. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings‚ 137(9)‚ 43-46. Dela Cruz‚ R. (2010‚ January 23). Sailors crow over revived tradition. Retrieved from http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50627 Department of Defense. (2011‚ December 23). Dempsey: Hazing‚ Bullying `Intolerable ’ In Military. FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database. Landay‚ J. (1997‚ February 10). Hazing

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    history. However‚ these are not considered literature. Among those considered to be the earliest records of literature is theEgyptian Book of the Dead written down in the Papyrus of Ani in 250 BCE. Many of the literary works are handed down by oral tradition. In Africa‚ the lack of literacy did not make it possible to write literature down. Histories‚ myths‚ legends‚ including stories‚ dramas‚ riddles‚ songs‚ proverbs and other literary works were handed by mouth from generation to generation to entertain

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