Bamboo

most lethal swords ever used in battle. The code of the Samurai’s indicates that the katana represented the soul of the Samurai using it. Other common weapons that the samurai’s used were bows called yumis and they were made of sturdy wood mostly bamboo. Samurais were taught to perfect the art of horse backing and shooting also called yabusame. This was a tradition that was passed down and was considered an honor if you were a master of this art. Entering into battle with full armor sometimes…

Religious syncretism is when two or more religious belief systems are blended or combined into a new system. There are many reasons why religious syncretism happens. One of the most common ways that religious syncretism occurs is when two or more religious systems exist and are actively practiced in the same area. Eventually, the two religions may blend and become one. Religious syncretism may also happen when a conquering culture imposes its religion on the people it has conquered, but the…

Steel drum music has the ability to move an audience like no other type of music. From the first note, the songs exude a happiness from within each pannist. Even with the slower pieces, you can close your eyes and imagine yourself in a tropical surrounding. The AISD concert, conducted by CJ Menge, which took place April 14, 2012 certainly did not disappoint. The concert was performed in Austin, Texas and featured steel drum bands from seven middle and high schools in the area. The first piece,…

The distinctive juxtaposition of western and eastern cultural elements in Crouching tiger hidden dragon, challenges and re-assess the widely perceptive thoughts on eastern and western traditions in specific cultural and historical settings to provide an alternative perspective. This is apparent through the contrast of two dominant characters, Shu lien who represents eastern culture in terms of thought and spirituality and Jen Yu, whom represents the western desire for independence and freedom.…

themselves to the present moment both visually and intellectually. Although the preferred portrayed subjects were initially Zen patriarchs, teachers, and enlightened individuals, the range of subject matter eventually broadened to include themes such as bamboo, flowering plums, orchids, birds and gibbons. Reflecting the Japanese sensibility for nature, it is suggested that by capturing “the eternal qualities of the object, which is in itself a work of natural art, before the artist arrives on…

football and track, also he twice led his basketball team to final four appearances in the state championship and led the football team to the City title in 1945. In track he competed in as many as five event and was able to pole vault 12 feet using a bamboo pole. He was recruited by Michigan State University football, even though he accepted the scholarship at first, he soon changed his mind. He transferred…

Today was a rough day. My unit had to cut down a whole forest of bamboo and we weren’t allowed to leave until the job was done. When I got back to the room, I fell right to sleep. A hard kick on my thigh woke me up. A short, buff man was glaring at me and he yelled, “Get out! This is my space now.” I ignored his unreasonable demand and turned my back towards him. I waited for his response, but the room was quiet again. I thought it was over, but I was wrong. Using one hand, he grabbed my collars…

water as hot as we could get the water the better. We made bows and arrows to shoot at them off the roof like snipers without rifles. We were all scared to go out of the house but we had too, we dug trenches and holes and covered them up with grasses bamboo poles and sticks. We were using strategies that no other humans thought was…

and protected it as it made it harder for bacteria to eat away the monk as he slowly became mummified. For the next 1000 day the monk would bury himself alive. He would seal himself in a giant stone tomb. The monks would give the ‘mummy to be’ a bamboo pipe for air and a bell. The ‘mummy to be’ would ring the bell every day to let his fellow monks know that he was still alive. When they didn’t here the bell ring, they knew that he had died. After the tomb was sealed, other monks in the temple…

My Thesis Although college is difficult, I plan to succeed by seeking advice from experts, by developing useful strategies to help me attain my goals, and by recognizing, the benefits of a college degree. I know that will be a challenge for me because I am a parent. I am facing the everyday challenges of being a new and older, student. I have been out of school for a long period. I do not have the confidence I need. Time has been a challenge to manage a household, tend to my…