to what extent is tradition important to maintaining stability in a society or civilization? Upholding the beliefs of traditionalism‚ a reverence of old ways‚ is increasingly becoming a rare occurrence in our modernized society. Although useful to society‚ no longer does a majority of the world’s citizens strongly support traditional ideals. In the past‚ tradition played an important role in maintaining stability in a civilization. During the eras where communism and totalitarianism dominated
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The evolution of British tea traditions in the 18-19th centuries Foreigners have many ideas about what the English like. I can say that a nation is born from its land‚ its history‚ its art‚ its institutions and its traditions. Britain is famous for its immutable traditions. The traditional love of English people for tea is well known by all over the world. The English have always drunk tea as a nation. And I understand their love for tea: it’s good any time of day‚ it’s very refreshing‚ and it
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Historically known facts provide information to people that modern society was developed due to not only interactions between nations‚ but also broken past traditions. Making the next step of development meets a need to put aside traditional culture and experience. Crossinteracting promotes society to advance morally and politically. Traditionally supported society ‚ as usual‚ is a way of staying the same ‚ missing a chance to change dramatically. To begin with‚ the past society was established
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‘The Lottery’ tells the story of a tradition that has been upheld by a small town for many years: casting of stones as form of sacrifice. This is to guarantee good harvest throughout the year‚ and has been done through drawing lots. For many years‚ this tradition was upheld by the townspeople until slowly‚ as generations passed by‚ it has simply turned into an act of stone casting without fully realizing its purpose. This could be seen in the dialogues and implied beliefs of Old Man Warner towards
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ORAL TRADITION OR SPOKEN WORD The oral tradition constitutes the main element of transmission and coverage of the oral literature and history‚ music and dancing. This tradition begins with the internal context of the group and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop
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In Ursula Le Guin’s fantasy science fiction story‚ The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas‚ LeGuin uses vague and vivid imagery to add to the mystifying and perplexing city of Omelas. The author reveals that words are insufficient to describe how perfect the city of Omelas is‚ and ask the reader to create their own mental image of the people and town. In other words‚ Omelas is a utopia which is impossible to conceive in modern society due to conflict of interest making it impractical to satisfy everyone’s
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The One Who Walked Away from Omelas I do not think the narrator lives in Omelas‚ because of the way he compares their society to ours‚ and “them” to “us.” He also never includes himself in his descriptions of them‚ although that begs the question: how does he know them so intimately if not for having been there? The Omelas society is utopian‚ intelligent‚ compassionate‚ respectful‚ having no need for law‚ or clergy‚ beautifully built; the list goes on. Everything is perfect‚ all except the
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During the short story‚ The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas‚ people enjoy their lives because of one sacrificial person. The terms were‚ “If the child were brought up into the sunlight out of that vile place‚ if it were cleaned and fed and comforted‚ that would be a good thing‚ indeed; but if it were done‚ in that day and hour all the prosperity and beauty and delight of Omelas would wither and be destroyed‚” (4). It is the simple exchange of comfort between the individual
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On June 27th‚ the residents of a small New England village gather in the town square to conduct the lottery. The lottery is a tradition for the town and the villagers. The town only has roughly three hundred people. Mr. Summers‚ the officiant of the lottery‚ brings the black box into the center of the square. Mr. Graves‚ the postmaster‚ brings a stool for the black box. Children assemble first‚ “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones‚ and the other boys soon followed his example
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Bathing in the Ganges is a religious tradition that is an integral part of daily life in India. It represents a purification of the soul‚ as Stille states‚ “…[A] river that‚ because of its divine origin‚ is pure and purifies all those faithful who immerse themselves in her‚” (598). However‚ presently‚ there exists a dilemma that threatens the survival of this tradition: the poor condition of the river. The river is polluted with “raw sewage‚ human and industrial waste‚ the charred remains of bodies
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