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    “Music is the purest form of art.... therefore true poets‚ they who are seers‚ seek to express the universe in terms of music... the singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside.” Rabindranath Tagore. India is country of diversified art forms where Indian classical music is the quintessential form of spiritualism. Apparently Indian classical music is the integral element which crowns India’s rich heritage. India’s music is

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    INDEX ABSTRACT 2 Introduction 3 INFORMATION 4 History 4 THANKSGIVING AT PLYMOUTH 4 THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS 6 THANKSGIVING’S ANCIENT ORIGINS 7 REFERENCES 8 ABSTRACT The tradition started when in 1620 a group of men‚ woman and children left England on a ship called Mayflower. They were pilgrims and they wanted to start a new life in the New World. The voyage was very hard. They were cold and hungry and most of them died. The voyage took 66 days and they landed on the north-east coast

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    Christine Sanchez Brian Carr English 1302-W03 October 27‚ 2014 Gender Inequality and Hispanic Traditions Gender roles in the Hispanic culture are very traditional. Many families that at one point immigrated to the United States have continued to follow their traditional gender specific roles in the U.S. Unfortunately; there is an inequality when raising children according to their sexes or what we call gender specific roles in the traditional Hispanic culture. Females are raised to be dependent

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    upon her.” (Jackson)Even though the community is following traditions that they happen every year. The traditions are still wrong. This book has a very dark theme‚ and things within the community that symbol many things. The short story is also very similar to the known movie The Hunger Games. This short story is similar to the movie The Hunger Games in a lot of ways. “The Lottery” by Jackson is about a community that has an annual tradition and names are being drawn and who ever picks the wrong card

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    winner” gets stoned to death. Villagers in the town originally performed the lottery from the belief that a sacrifice brought better crops to the village. Now‚ however‚ the villagers‚ who have forgotten the purpose‚ continue just because it is a tradition. In the beginning‚ villagers of the town had the idea that richer crops would grow by killing as a sacrifice. Old Man Warner‚ the oldest man in town‚ stated an old saying of “’”Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.”‘”(page 22‚ lines 260-261) to another

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    other humans for answers and directions. Traditions are beliefs that humans pass down to younger humans. The next generations are meant to follow these traditions‚ and it will always be that way. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ a grim tradition of murder is upheld by the town’s people simply because their ancestors did it. “The Lottery” is a dark story about a small town that continues to practice a bizarre superstition only because it is a tradition. Everyone in the town picks a small piece

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story that depicts the blind following of tradition. Just because something has been done a certain way for as long as you can remember‚ does not mean that way is the best way. “The Lottery” also highlights the cruelty of human nature. The willingness of ritualistic murder of colleagues‚ friends or family. The tradition to stone someone in your community to death annually is truly cruel. It blows my mind how so many people can knowingly partake in the action

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    sources are better than their oral equivalent‚ but the African interior did not yield many written sources until the 19th century. Jan Vansina‚ however‚ supports the legitimacy of oral sources as a form of historical evidence and has adopted oral traditions to reconstruct the African past for fifty years. This paper‚ therefore‚ chronologically explores some of Jan Vansina’s major publications and discusses the methodological approaches he established to apply oral sources in the reconstruction of the

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    say anything to her. Emily is a tradition in the small town of Jefferson. She is a living monument of the past and traditions the people of the town wish to respect and honor. For that reason‚ no one wants to upset or offend her. Her last name is one of wealth and prestige and her family has been valued for many generations. Although that time has now passed‚ the town still honors her and her family’s past reputation. “Alive Miss Emily had been a tradition‚ a duty‚ and a care” (Faulkner 527)

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    Jackson has become well known by the tradition of the village. Tradition plays a key role throughout the lives of the villagers. The title of this short story “ The Lottery” may lead one to believe that something good is to come but later as you read on‚ you will realize that this is not the case. By the unjust persecution of innocent individuals‚ Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” portrays the dangers of blindly following tradition. The lottery is a traditional

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