Interaction Ritual Theory and Sports Fans: Emotion‚ Symbols‚ and Solidarity Sport Spectatorship has become and increasing focus of study. Fan behavior involves meaningful rituals and emotions. In this article Cottingham follows Randalls Collins theoretical work to examine the ritualistic outcomes of “collective effervescence”‚ emotional energy‚ and group symbols and solidarity among sports fans. The sociological study of sport has studied fandom and fan behavior for a long time. A lot of the
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Unlike the former subordinancy demonstrated by the female sex‚ Ophelia’s insanity and untimely death in the final acts of the play may reveal something far more methodical. Upon Ophelia’s entrance in Act 4‚ she sings nonsense songs that are rarely interpreted as anything other than her madness. However‚ the young woman begins to hand out flowers to those around her. Fitting to the Elizabethan setting of the play‚ each flower represents something different‚ something important. Fennel is flattery
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The Spinning Wheel A spinning wheel often symbolizes the unstoppable revolutions of the years‚ and in the film it encourages the contemplation of time and how it changes things. Spinning wheels also refer to creation‚ since they’re used to weave yarn or string into cloth. Most simplistically‚ the spinning wheel is a literal manifestation of the old phrase "spinning a spell‚" which means to curse someone. Aurora‚ under Maleficent’s power‚ is made to touch the spindlethe wheel appears precisely at
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In “The Pardoner’s Tale” three rioters went looking for Death. One night as the three of them sat there‚ one of the servants told the others that he once had this friend that was slain the very night the funeral knell by a mysterious figure named‚ Death. The rioters‚ hearing the name of Death‚ demand to know where they can find him. The old man‚ they saw walking down the road‚ directs them into a grove‚ where he says he just left Death under an oak tree. The rioters rush to the tree‚ underneath which
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Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s documentary “Jesus Camp” is an eye-opening display of the intense power which can be directly associated with the belief of a deity‚ or some form of higher power. Following Pentecostal children’s pastor Becky Fischer and her unsettling children’s camp “Kids on Fire”‚ viewers are shown a series of clips demonstrating their deep-seated religious conviction. Among the various dialogue and imagery portrayed throughout Jesus Camp‚ the direct correlation between such a film
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Supernaturalism is an outstanding romantic quality. It gives certain poems an eerie atmosphere by virtue of which the romantic poetry is often called the “renaissance of wonder”. Coleridge (1772-1834) is one of the greatest of romantic poets who touched lightly on all the keys of poetic expression‚ but he remains unequaled in one sphere of poetry – that is supernatural. Before Coleridge supernatural element had applied in English literature (apart from drama) in the works of Horace Walpole‚ Mrs.
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Personal Response for "Cast Away" "Cast Away" is a fantastic film that has many hidden meanings beneath the surface. Before being analysed‚ it seems like it’s simply about a man who experiences an adventurous journey after his plane crashes into the Pacific. After more thought was put into it‚ many symbolic meanings that demonstrated his human nature‚ mainly consisting his drive of survival‚ faith‚ hope‚ and morals‚ was revealed. I am able to arrive at the conclusion that yes‚ I do agree with the
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A Report on Adam’s Excellence The lead in our pencil by Phillip Adams Phillip Adam’s opinionative article informs the readers of “The Weekend Australian” about the upcoming Australian elections in September‚ 2013‚ pleading for them to have a somewhat positive outlook on compulsory voting. He also uses many different techniques in the article in order to make it convincing and effective. In the first sentence he uses an analogy “What have the Romans ever done for us?...” to refer to the accomplishments
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what is the meaning of a colored story? the answer is markus zusaks “the book thief” because of all of its imagery that is used. colors can be a great thing when someone is describing a sunset or a beach. it can be a good thing but they can also be a bad thing like when someone describes a concentration camp or a bloody war front. in the book thief it can be seen that colors are a big thing to all of the characters. liesel used the colors to remember max and rudy. when max was in the basement he
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The short story "The scarlet ibis " written by James Hurst foreshadows The death of doodle by the constant use of rhetorical phrases relating to death in the opening of the story with his word choice and dictation. "Summer was dead‚ but autumn had not yet been born the last graveyard flowers were blooming and the smell of them reminded us of the dead" (315). The author conveys death to us by stating the end of summer‚ and the beginning of autumn which brings sadness and death to living things
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