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    Tradition answer in Eliot T.S. Eliot’s essay‚ Tradition and the Individual Talent (1920) is one of the earliest offerings of his literary theory. The essay outlines his philosophy of "tradition" and the implications this has for the poet‚ critic‚ and scholar. Tradition for Eliot includes a much broader definition than is recognized by the popular conception of the term. His idea of tradition includes psychological and philosophical aspects‚ and sets forth of the aims of poetry‚ the role of the poet

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    in Bahasa to return their hometown to celebrate Idul Fitri (Lebaran in Bahasa) with their family‚ the religious feast in Moslem calendar. There is no idea when this tradition begins exactly in Indonesia. Today mudik or homecoming‚ not only affiliate with Moslem‚ but it has been practice in other religion and become national tradition in every Indonesian religious feast day event. While according to demography‚ mudik phenomena linked with urbanization‚ the reality doesn’t always cause negative image

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    Tradition:A Comparison of Values in Eudora Welty ’s "A Worn Path" and Shirley Jackson ’s "The Lottery"Families and society pass on traditions as a way of spreading certain knowledge or ways of life from generation to generation. People often consider traditions to be ancient‚ and therefore of the highest integrity and moral meaning. But what do you do when these traditions seem to fall short over time? It is the responsibility of every individual to choose for themselves what ways of life they wish

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    components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred: * What a religious tradition says—its teachings‚ texts‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ and others * What a religious tradition does—worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ and so forth * How a religious tradition organizes—leadership‚ relationships among members‚ and so forth * Identifies key critical issues in the study of religion * Includes specific examples from the various religious traditions described in the

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    Kohlmaier English II PreAP‚ Period 1 4/17/2012 Changing Traditions Ancient buildings‚ historical monuments‚ and even people are traditional examples which help shape and influence a city. Traditions are an essential role in maintaining a city’s history‚ but when people are reluctant to change the past‚ there is a struggle for development. William Faulkner’s use of symbolism‚ narrative structure‚ and juxtaposition help convey the theme of traditions against progress in “A Rose for Emily”. Narrative

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    Tradition always has very interesting features and of course it differ from place to place but when it comes to traditional marriage most of the tradition or culture has a common ground which is financial support because this two couples sooner will bring another family member who needs his or her parent’s security in many ways. Here’s what I correlate the Ethiopian olden days marriage with my reading “A Rose for Emily.” I realize some similarities between the tradition of olden day’s Ethiopian

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Merritt Russell REL/134 Version 2 June 18‚ 2013 Edward S. Kiely Abstract Throughout reading the following paper on Elements of Religious Traditions‚ you will receive brief explanations on the aspect of religion‚ different types of religion‚ traditions and customs of early Native American religious cultures‚ and how many aspects of those beliefs are in many ways tied into some of the most popular religions existing today. You will also briefly receive explanations

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    When you hear the word “Lottery” some might think money and some might think tradition. The violent behavior included being stone and murdered. This type of event wasn’t a maybe I’ll show up maybe I won’t‚ it was mandatory. It’s a small town so everyone knows each other and everyone knows what’s going on.You’ll be lucky after this event to go home alive. This story was more about tradition‚ but this type of tradition was a violent one. It was June 27th clear and sunny day and the kids

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    | Contents THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE DIVISION OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE RIG VEDA 4 YAJURVEDA: 5 SAMAVEDA: 5 ATHARVEDA: 6 BRAHMANAS: 6 VEDANTA 7 PATHAS 7 MEMORISATION OF THE VEDAS AND THE TECHNIQUES: 8 SOUND AND PRONUNCIATION: 8 CONCLUSION: 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY: 10 THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: The Vedas and their oral tradition are one of the oldest traditions in history that exists even today. The samhita texts from

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    divorce. I was different then most people in my town and I didn’t want to get married or have children. I wanted to live my life and go off to college to get good degree. Sometimes I feel like I will always disappoint them since I never followed our traditions. I fear nothing I will never accomplish what is expected of me. I fear no one will ever want

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