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is to become enlightened. When meditating in groups, Buddhists do so in rooms of a temple. Here, the meditators will offer gifts to the statue of Buddha. While everyone in attendance assumes the proper posture, monks might lead the group in various chants…

A Notorious Night By depicting the journey of Eliezer Wiesel, a young Jewish boy, during the Holocaust in the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel displays Eliezer Wiesel's loss of faith in God as a result of his suffering in multiple concentration camps in Poland and Germany. For example, as Eliezer and his father and being processed into the concentration camp, Eliezer’s father prays to God and Eliezer “[feels] anger rising within [him] … Why should I sanctify His name” (Wiesel 33). As he enters the…

dancing is a key component when discovering and learning about the social behaviors of the featured countries. One dance in particular, Kakek (also known as the Monkey Chant) is performed in Bali, Indonesia, and is an important aspect of Balinese culture. In the dance, men of all ages sit together in a sort of disproportionate circle and chant, just like the title entails. They follow a leader that is usually in the front of the line, using hand gestures and swaying to their own beat of music.…

their life are making laws, like Title IX, saying that cheerleading can’t be recognized as a sport. People who have never been to a cheerleader’s practice to see how hard it is, are arguing with cheerleaders and telling them that all they do is say chants and prance around in skimpy outfits. That is not at all how cheerleading is anymore. Cheerleading has evolved just like every other sport and has become even harder to do than in…

Hindus celebrate many various holidays throughout the year in honor of their many Hindu gods. One of the holidays celebrated is called Navratri, also known as Sharad Navratri. The holiday is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Maa Durga and honors feminine divine power. It is celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashvin which can be either in September or October in the commonly known Gregorian calendar. There are many legends and stories concerning how the holiday, Navratri, originated and why…

cheerleaders all holding massive flags. Each flag has a different letter. When the flag runners are released the different lettered flags spell out phrases that show school spirit such as, “G-O E-A-G-L-E-S,” or “S-M-T-T-T.” Other than that, the boys chant along to sidelines cheers through their…

his throat! Spill his blood!". In the boys earliest edition of this chant it read “Kill the pig! Cut his Throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!” (Golding114). Now they replaced the word pig with beast applying this killing cheer to anything they fear. These boys were obviously lacking concern for human life, when Simon came up from the forest they didn’t inspect what was going on. As well as being caught up in there fire dance and chant. All of these examples led to a lack of awareness causing…

I can smell the excitement in the air. The crimson and white colors on everyone, and some people have even painted their bodies. It is football season, finally. Tuscaloosa has been referred to as “The City Of Champions” because of The University Of Alabama’s sports teams--mainly football. In Tuscaloosa, we brag about the Southeastern Conference and the number of BCS National Championship titles the university holds. Tuscaloosa is the place I call home, and I live in a town that revolves around…

The realm of sports have shaped and shifted communities ever since they first started being played. Being involved in sports and being constantly exposed to sports creates a certain level of comfortability with sportsmanship and competitiveness. For every Team A, there is a Team B who wants to defeat it and in essence that is how sport rivalries are born. While exploring through research of the Eastern United States, strong evidence stuck out that sports rivalries in these communities played a…

In Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, we follow the trial of Bertram Cates; a man accused of violating a law that states that evolution cannot be taught in school. Cates is defended by Henry Drummond and the prosecuting attorney is Matthew Harrison Brady. This work can be compared to the real life trial of John Thomas Scopes in 1925, where Scopes was accused of the same crime. This play has many underlying themes, but only one principle theme. The principle theme appears to…