Sacred

Female Force in Classical Rome Throughout much of history women are seen to be caretakers and wives. Their main role was to bear children, take care of the households, and cater to the needs of men. This is true for many societies and even holds true for Classical Rome. Women could not hold a public office, vote or even serve in the military. Even though woman in Rome lacked the same rights as men, they did have an impact on Roman culture and society. Women were able to influence politics…

It is also the spiritual focus of the people. The spirit of the woman is highlighted and this is the myth in which White Buffalo Woman appears. She is mysterious; she arrives for a purpose and departs after fulfilling the objective. Her gift, the sacred pipe, is important with the people of Lakota. She emphasizes the qualities of self-discipline and endurance. Buffalo has the dominant influence and utility in the lives of Lakota. In any ritual, the pipe is very important for Lakota. It is the…

The Olmec produced offerings and sacred objects to sacrifice to the gods and ancestors with the belief that they were half way of the world we are living and the world of gods. The rulers would be the special ideological/ religious status of the societies. Unlike the Ubaid period, the elites…

Diverse and numerous motives have always driven masses to travel, religious motives were one of the oldest. International statistical defined tourist trips were those made for leisure and recreation in the strict sense, including religious reasons. Some traditionalists believed that the trip which was inspired by spiritual motives was more focused on penance, prayer, and medication whereas tourism was merely just a hedonistic phenomenon. However, there was a consensus that each journey motivated…

armour. She highlights arguably three typologies of armour; Classical, Sacred and Grotesque. Each of these are explained as various idealizations of image and appearance through the wearing of the armour. The classical image with the powerfully articulated musculature, formalized stomach, and rectangular chest reflected a physical ideal that was associated metaphorically with the highest military and moral virtue. The Sacred image which through the visual representations of saints and the…

Duchesne in the aspect of stubbornness and perseverance. Rose Philippine Duchesne had to be both stubborn and persevering from her father, who would not let her join the Sacred Heart. He was very sure that Philippine’s life was going to be ruined by joining, but she did not let her father kill her dream of becoming part of the Sacred Heart. I feel I am similar to this because, if someone tell me that I am not able do something, I make sure I get it done faster and better than they would have…

(White Buffalo Woman). She teaches how to hold the sacred pipe, how to smoke from it, and the way the universe is connected and functions. All the people are taught these things, showing there is no barriers when it comes to these parts of the culture. But throughout all of this, she is only regarded as a sacred woman, never a leader. This suggests either a separation of leadership by gender, or just a separation between tribal leaders and sacred beings in general. During the time White Buffalo…

The United States was one of four countries who originally did not sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, (UNDRIP) in 2007; it has since signed but has not fully committed to the Document. This begs the question, is the United States in compliance with this Declaration? The United States was the last country to endorse the UNDRIP in 2010, three years after its ratification. The UNDRRIP was established to help aboriginal populations save their culture and…

Capital punishment is the government’s or state’s right to legally authorize the death penalty as a punishment for a crime. Throughout human history, this punishment has been utilized by governments to deal with everyone from convicted criminals and innocent prisoners of the state. But now states and governments are faced with the ethical question of whether it is justified for the state to possess such power over its people. This question is closely tied to the morals of a given population…

Earth. In the next myth “Erysichthon”, Erysichthon decides to cut down a sacred tree even after he was warned not to, and is punished with infinite hunger. In the final myth “Phaethon”, Phaethon wants to prove to everyone that he is the son of Phoebus, the sun god, so he rides a fiery chariot even though he is advised…