Search Essays

…Life “From A Teen’s Point Of View” If you are like me, you have sat through several graduation ceremonies where the speakers try to inspire the students by telling them that they are the hope of tomorrow. If there is one thing I…

…Media, Drinking, and Its Influence on Today's Youth The use of alcohol is an overpowering issue of our society. It is used in religious ceremonies, during socialization, and its presence is seen everywhere. Alcohol comes in many forms…

…ceremony. The bride and groom would eat cake. The second type of marriage was coemptio, which means purchase. The last type of marriage was called usus. Women could never be totally independent. If she wasn’t under the authority of a husband, then she…

…Rand and latter merged with Sperry Corporation. At her retirement ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Navy Secretary John F. Lehmann Jr. presented Admiral Hopper with the Distinguished Service Medal. More than 40 colleges and universities…

…now mostly defunct. The history of lacrosse is rich in many ways, in its traditions, rituals, and ceremonies. The game of lacrosse had many styles of play based on the area the tribe was located, it also had different names, all meaning about the same…

…translated, geisha means "Beauty Person" or "Person who lives by the arts", and that they do. Geisha are masters in the arts; trained in music, calligraphy, Sado (tea ceremony) poetry, conversation and social graces as well as a three stringed instrument called…

…, is a homonym for the word for spirit or god. The designs associated with Shintoist ceremony have remained unchanged over the centuries. The Japanese transmitted their designs via an oral tradition, with the recreational designs being passed from mother…

…. The moccasins designed by the Native artist keep a person warm through the winter and are very comfortable. Native sculptures serve as idols to worship Native gods and are used to perform many different ceremonies. So besides being very beautiful, Native art…

…hierarchy. Monumental (ceremonial) temples of Southern Arabian style and even a dam (suggesting the practice of artificial irrigation) dominated its landscape, its sophisticated art, and monumental royal inscriptions in Southern Arabian writing are also…

…. The Incas were one of the most religious cultures in history. Nearly every aspect of thier culture was related to religion. Thier mail god was the Sun God. They had other gods but the Sun God was the most important. The Invas were involved with ceremonies…