To truly understand the meaning of shamanism one must uncover the original definition. The word shaman comes from the language of the Evenk‚ a small Tungus-speaking group of hunters and reindeer herders from Siberia. It was first used only to designate a religious specialist from this region. By the beginning of the 20th century it was already being applied to a variety of North America and South American practices from the present and the past. Today people have gone as far as defining the word
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you about a topic that is near and dear in everyone’s existence: The Meaning of Life. Is human life just a dream‚ from which we never really awake‚ as some great thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings‚ by our loves and hates‚ by our ideas of good‚ bad‚ beautiful‚ and awful? Are we incapable of knowing beyond those ideas and feelings? Is the reality we know a reality imposed to us by nature? Are the reality and the meaning of life a creation of men‚ such as music‚ or love or colors?When I
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own hometown team in hockey. 2 roosters have sharp metal spurs on their legs‚ are to fight until the death. Men surround them shouting for their favorites‚ placing wagers. Cock has a double meaning of rooster‚ and male penis. There are the same jokes in America. The baliness word for cock‚ has other meanings of hero‚ warrior‚ and champion. They are held in arenas‚ the winner gets to take the loser home to eat. A man will never bet against a family or friend. He will place bets against an enemy. Cocks
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Does sex refer to a pleasurable thing‚ is sex beautiful‚ is sex art‚ is sex a sign of love‚ or is sex just for fun in the moment? Meaningful or meaningless? Sex used to be a special thing‚ and until now‚ little has changed about it. If we just say: “sex only for fun‚ for one night stand‚” for some people this is fine‚ it is good‚ it is fun‚ it is exploration and so on. We should never judge what people said about it‚ we can respect it‚ because every person is different‚ unique; with different perceptions
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SEMANTICS A short story of semantics Why study semantics? Semantics (as the study of meaning) is central to the study of communication; and as communication becomes more and more a crucial factor in social organization‚ the need to understand it becomes more and more pressing. Semantics is also at the centre of human mind – thought processes‚ cognition‚ conceptualization – all these are strongly connected to the way in which we classify and convey our experience of the world through language. Semantics
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the body‚ and increase physical strength. Many people also say that yoga gives a personal sense of accomplishment‚ and that it is easier to handle rigorous demands of the day by practicing yoga Yoga is also designed to help people learn about the meaning of life. Yoga allows you to train your mind to think about positive things‚ and you are also able to think about how to solve problems and even get along well with others. You are also taught about how certain yoga principles should transfer into
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healthier. Viktor E. Frankl discusses how man can find meaning and a reason in his or her life. Viktor is faced with obstacles all along the way of his life‚ and questions arise that he has a hard time answering. The same pattern of obstacles and questions arise in my life. Although Viktor’s imprisonment in a concentration camp was far more discouraging than anything in my life‚ he still had to answer the same questions in life as I do. What is my meaning? Why should I go on? Frankl talks about how we can
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Angela Lee Duckworth has been getting a large amount of fame for her work on grit these past few years‚ but some people are wondering if what she’s claiming is in reality duplicitous. Marcus Crede‚ an Assistant Professor of psychology at Iowa State University‚ claims that grit isn’t as important or effective as everyone thinks. In an article‚ Anya Kamenetz summarizes Crede’s refutation into three points. One piece of Duckworth’s evidence on the power of grit is that there is a higher percentage of
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Nigger: The Meaning of a Word In the essay The Meaning of a Word‚ “Gloria Naylor” discusses the essence of a word and how it can mean different things to different people in a number of situations. Naylor talks about how depending on your race‚ gender‚ or social status using a word like ‘nigger’ can have different meanings. Naylor then uses personal experiences to help the reader visualize how someone views the meaning of the word used in different contexts. Naylor talks about how a written word
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Moreover‚ our aim in this paper will be to trace the meaning and history of the term Evangelion from the ancient Greek culture to its usage in the New Testament. As a way of methodology‚ we shall define Evangelion‚ its usage in Old and New Testaments and then proceed to conclude this paper. It will be worthy to note that since evangelion means Gospel or good news‚ they will be used interchangeably. 2.0 THE MEANING OF THE TERM “EVANGELION” Evangelion (ευαγγέλιοv) is
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