Regalia

Dongson Drums: A Snapshot of the Village Life in Bronze Age Vietnam Thesis Statement: Although many scholars believe that the feathered figures on the drums are depictions of ancestor figures, ethnographic evidences from the Karen’s use of the drum and the Toraja’s funeral rites suggest that the images engraved on the drums are mere portrayals of village life in Dongson. Located in the Hong (Red) River valley, the Dongson society is said to be highly dependent on water for agricultural purposes.…

Is the problem with gun control the people or the guns? Gun control supporters say that it is the guns that cause the problems and that they should ban them, but what if more law abiding citizens with concealed carry permits could actually reduce the crime rate. “Today, the number of concealed carry permits is the highest it’s been, at 8 million, and the homicide rate is the lowest it’s been in four decades, less than half of what it was 20 years ago” (Goldberg). “To tell the truth we don’t see…

improvement of civil policing needed the police formally dressed with the goal that they could be effortlessly distinguished by persons looking for their help thus they would make a conspicuous police vicinity in the city. Some cops themselves contradicted regalia. They felt that outfits would subject them to open disparagement and make them too effectively identifiable to the greater part of residents who endured the worst part of police force, maybe making them focuses for…

Theirs a woman named Hatshepsut she’s not just an ordinary woman, but a Pharaoh of Egypt. She has ruled all of twenty-one years and the third women to become Pharaoh in thirty centuries. She took this reign of power because, her stepson Thutmose III had been so young at the time he had no experience. Although Hatshepsut is a woman ruler, she showed empowerment of women and that they can rule for twenty-one plus years without a husband. Hatshepsut is known for her famous temple, the Temple of…

With the building of the Royal Abbey, Suger manifested his talents, not just in architecture but in balancing the income from agricultural activities: “The evidence of Abbot Suger of St. Denis and his application of specific agricultural incomes for the reconstruction of his abbey church survives as a very exceptional record” (Verdon and Dally 175). Construction costs were very enormous and the money that the king was giving to Suger was enormous too. This was recorded by Bernard of Clairvaux…

grave robbers unearthed a spectacular, gold-laden burial near the village of Sipan. Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva recovered three unlooted royal burials. Each of these burials contained an elaborately costumed man, buried in complete ceremonial regalia, including crescent-shaped headdresses…

Redskins as representation and wear it with pride. Never have the Washington Redskins disrespected or mocked the Natives in any way. Now, due to the 3rd case presented to us in the article about a white male, barefooted and dressed in full Sioux regalia and a headdress made of turkey feathers with a painted face dancing like a fool, not having any clue what he had on or what he was dancing even represented is disrespectful. Going back to my first example of Rocio Durcal representing Hispanic…

Watching this video remaindered me of seeing this group performed at a cultural event or festival in Minnesota, two years back. The sounds or music coming from animations, drums, instruments, parents and children performing this dance make me remember the goes boo I had when I watched them dance. I could not image the performance by these kids born in Minnesota, U.S dancing and following the rhythms of the traditional dance music from where their parents come from so well as if they were born…

21st Century Native: Fight the Battle What does it mean to be a Native American in the twenty first century? I’ve been pondering this question for the past week and a half and it took some time to really figure it out. It’s strange. You always think you have yourself and your culture down to a very precise tee but being asked this has really opened my eyes to what it actually does mean. Being a Native American in the twenty first century is a constant battle; We continue to struggle to keep our…

Nature in its untouched form often produces powerful memories through its harsh beauty, never ending visual changes and power of persuasion. Upon witnessing this, people become emotionally attached to its elements and natural aspects. This is evident throughout the poems “End of the Road” by Brian Turner, “Takapuna Beach” and “Under Mangere Mountain” by David Eggleton, and “Place to be” by Ben Stokes. Each author's purpose is to share their emotional attachment with readers which allows them to…