The Rite of Spring

History is filled with lost cultures. Victims of their own oral historical traditions, and without literature of their own these cultures suffer the mercy of neighbors and in many cases enemies. Obscured by half-truths and hateful rhetoric written by enemies, much of their heritage is lost in time. Historians and archeologists working with incomplete manuscripts, biased histories, and ancient graves are challenged to discover the true nature of these lost cultures. The subject of this effort is…

Throughout history, religions have popped up all around the world; some religions are thousands of years old while others have recently came into existence. Thelema is a relatively new religion in the world compared to many of the older religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and et cetera. Its background and history is incredibly interesting, but its current existence is less than what its founder had wanted it to be. With rules that have been adapted to philosophy and religion, Thelema has been…

African Religions Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Africa is the home of many different ethnic and linguistic groups. There are nearly 3,000 different groups. The population of Africa is 700 million. Because Africa was the continent of slaves many years ago, it gave African religions the opportunity to advance throughout the world. In fact, there are many ancient African religion sculptures that were found outside of Africa. A scholar and a book writer by the name of…

In this essay I will be writing about what devising tools define the work of Pina Bausch, in my introduction I will be introducing Pina Bausch and her background and in my main body of text I will talk about the devising tools that define her work, then finally in my conclusion I will summarise everything I have written about in this essay. Pina Bausch was born Philippina Bausch in 1940 in Solingen, Germany. Bausch was a modern dance performer, and choreographer. When Pina was 15 she was…

The bedding ceremony, a rite of all royal marriages. Without witnesses to the consummation of the royal marriage, it could never be proven that we had laid together as husband and wife. This could give grounds for the annulment of our marriage and, should François die without…

An Analysis of Maybelline’s Celebrity Holiday Advertisement Cosmetics seem to be a rite of passage for girls transitioning to teenagers. They are inspired by the beautifully enhanced models in magazines and the filtered celebrities they follow on social media. But while the famous are beautiful perfect, the average person isn’t. From Natalie Portman to Tyra Banks, cosmetics companies employ fresh, famous faces to promote and advertise their product. They prey on the innocence and the income of…

Have you ever done something, or watched something happening that entirely snowballed out of control? Its starts of as small or unknown but soon, has gained so much momentum or support that it is getting out of hand. This is what happened to Martin Luther, his movement gained so much support that more than a century years later it was a far cry from a man’s opinion in 16th century Germany. The protestant reformation was a big event in the church’s history that changed the way that people all…

Megadeth: Rust in Peace What would you do if you got kicked out of Metallica because of your violent drinking habits? You start your own band. A band that plays faster, harder, and better than all the other bands in the land. Megadeth, a band that was the heaviest, loudest, drunkest band in history. Megadeth has released 15 albums and has sold over 50,000,000 records worldwide, Megadeth has had more line-up changes than any other band. Megadeth has had the same vocalist and bassist since the…

She diagnoses herself as “incapable of thinking rationally” because she catches herself believing John may come back (34-35, 37). “Through the winter and spring there had been occasions on which I was incapable of thinking rationally. I was thinking as small children think, as if my thoughts or wishes had the power to reverse the narrative, change the outcome. In my case this disordered thinking had been…

Introduction What is culture? It the knowledge and characteristics of certain groups of people which are defined by language, food, music, art, social habits and religion. In this essay, marriage practices of three different cultures will be discussed. The first marriage practice will be from the Indian culture. I chose this specific culture as I love the bright colours and it is very different from my own culture. The second will be a Greek wedding as this is my own culture therefore I can…