Prayer beads

Both denominations share the same Triune God and principle beliefs, including the same Apostles Creed. However, the Catholic Church uses Rosary Beads, and this is due to the rose being one of the flowers used to symbolise the Virgin Mary. Members of the Our Lady of Victories, Catholic Church are known to spend a lot of their time praying to Mary, where the Lutheran Church doesn 't follow in this…

I walked outside the hut and by the height of the sun I could tell that it was about six in the morning. It was time to get my brothers up and ready for a busy day of work and school. Ravi and Daruka were still passed out on their matts despite the sun shining directly on their innocent little faces and rightfully so. They had stayed up most of the night waiting for Mama and Baba to come home. “Ravi, Ruka, come on, wake up.” They didn’t budge. I said it a little bit louder this time, “Ruka,…

In week five, in the class of Introduction to Humanities there was information that was presented to us by The Creative Impulse about the art forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. I knew for our class discussion that there needed to be a picture of Islamic art, so that we could discuss the art of that period. Consequently, I went to the Arab American National Museum for some examples of Islamic art that I could photograph. The museum is only open Wednesday thru Saturday and is closed for…

There were two events that I attended which reflected the culture of Puerto Rican families. The first event I attended was the Puerto Rican festival in Charlotte, North Carolina. This festival was fun, crowded, and family oriented. It was held on behalf of the Puerto Rican Cultural Society. There were cars on display, a live band, and a lot of food for sale. First, I saw a lot of shirts with the colors red, white, and blue which are symbolic of their flag. Next, I noticed the majority of people…

Becoming an Apache Woman, Something Only a Girl Can Do In some cultures, an adolescent’s transition into adulthood is celebrated with an extravagant soiree, while other’s are expected to recite religious scriptures. Meanwhile for the Apaches, a native American tribe that lives in the southwestern United States, the leap into womanhood is marked by a symbolic four-day Sunrise Ceremony. The young Apache girl’s physical endurance is tested during this event, where it is believed that she will enter…

The Woman Glassy beads slipped down my cup recklessly; the condensation flimsly falling onto the vinyl table top. He sat across from me, mummering the events of the day in a voice of boredom. My plate of food was cold and my fork laid unused next to it. The black and white tiles of the floor were hypnotizing and numbing to the mind. Across from me he ate indignatnly and unaware; until, the glass door shook with a rapt from the outside. Our eyes met, his drilling inot mine with confusion…

are ascribed with unclean, impure, polluting and untouchable identity in Hindu fold. Dr. Ambedkar awakens them regarding their derogative identity in the religious discourse. He exposed the Hindu religious system for their exploitations. The Tulsi beads, songs of Rama and pilgrimage to Pandharpur were useless for their material problems . He asked them to imbibe virtue, selfless service and spotless sacrifice. He addressed them as Dalits which is neither binary to British administrators nor…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin is about a woman’s transformation from an obedient traditional housewife and mother into a self-realized, sexually liberate and independent woman. The novel published in 1899 back in a time when women were not thought of as people but as property of their husband’s. Throughout the novel Edna Pontieller expresses her progress, in The Awakening, as a new woman by using the symbolism of the caged birds, art and music, houses, and the sea. From the very beginning of…

Could you find comfort in spending 24 hours with the spirit of your deceased loved one? Dia de los Muertos, also known as “The Day of the Dead” is a Mexican holiday in which family and friends gather together to remember the lives of their loved ones who have passed away. They also use this holiday to help support the spiritual journey their loved ones are taking. Many people from all religious and ethnic backgrounds celebrate Dia de los Muertos. It has its roots in pre-columbian cultures and…

There is a place where you can go. There is a place where the wind whispers wonders Of long ago. There is a place where the Meadowlark still sings. I know this place for long ago... There I walked with... The Ghost of Medicine Crow Shamus curried his horse beneath the huge cottonwood shade tree near his home on the Montana Indian reservation. At 10 years old, Shamus had become a good horseman and responsible owner of his brown quarter horse gelding, Two-Gun. Often…