The Rite of Spring

“There I was, way off my ambitions, getting deeper in love every minute.” A person who is ‘perfect’ does not become obsessive, does not fail, does not sin, and so does not exist. We fall, rise and hopefully learn from our mistakes. Imperfections are traits that characterise us as human beings. The quotation above, taken from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, introduces one of the key ideas which features as a universal theme throughout literature. With all the themes presented across…

celebration ceremonies of the masses. The religious culture has penetrated into the inner heart of every people in China so that it seems to be a part of their inborn nature and people just practice it in their life spontaneously. Why people go to religious rites? No one would ask about it, nor would the monks explain it. The religious culture, as the source of life nourishment for every individual, is as important as the existence of individuals themselves. Individuals are edified in this…

unsanitary and crowed cities spread the disease to each other by coughing and sneezing around each other. The disease killed every six out of ten London citizens. Stores began to close, doctors refused to help, and priests refused to administer last rites. Those who escaped to the countryside discovered the animals were infected as well. Family members who tried to help the ill ended up ill themselves. Doctors willing to help used unsophisticated techniques like bloodletting, withdraw of blood,…

glory!/ Burn that god of death that all gods hate!” (OT 242-244) They are trying to convince the gods to unite as one to help them stave off death. They graciously ask “what now, what is your price? some new sacrifice? some ancient rite from the past come around each spring?”(OT 174-176) They assume the gods will want something in return so the chorus tries to convince the gods with whatever they can. Episodian 1…

“Evil is not... Puritanical judges or McCarthy; evil is human.” (Lewis Livesay). The Crucible by Arthur Miller is known for having aspects of the Red Scare to point out the flaws and the madness of the 1950s. However, Arthur Miller’s choice of Salem as the setting is an important factor of the play as well; the terror and corruption in Salem are already deeply connected to the 1950s. The constant fear of being accused for being a communist or a witch created tension and animosity between the…

Throughout human history, recurring stories and themes pop up around the world, crossing borders of both language and culture. Though they can vary from tales of a great flood to how the world came to be, the most common and easily-identifiable is the Hero’s Journey. Outlined by Joseph Campbell, the Hero’s Journey is the story of a great person travelling to a strange, otherworldly place (literal or metaphorical,) facing a fearsome enemy, and returning to the “normal” world having gained wisdom…

Botswana, Africa “Botswana is a country located in southern Africa. Geographically the country is flat and up to 70% of Botswana is covered by the Kalahari Desert.” A small, landlocked country of just over two million people, Botswana is divided into 16 districts – 10 rural districts and 6 urban districts.” (n.d.).http://www.mapsofworld.com/botswana/facts/). It’s beautiful, and has a colorful culture. Botswana is perceptibly populated. However faces a few diseases. Here I will explain their…

cautiously optimistic that public health impacts from the glass plants will in the end be minimal, raced in to take soil samples and set up air monitors. But residents near the plants were also cautioned last month to forgo, at least for now, even the spring rites of backyard gardening, until the…

Lacrosse is the best sport to try in the spring or summer because it’s a very engaging activity, it requires a large amount of skill,strength, and cardio. It’s a beautiful sport because I love how it was discovered and the history behind it. I also love the complex rules towards the game. Finally I love interacting with the different people I meet from playing the game of lacrosse. Last year during my last summer as an 8th grader my friends and I went every where we biked, long-boarded, and ran.…

a linga which represents his fertility, the linga is conjoined with a yoni, and this representation of him is found in every Shiva temple (Danielou, 1984). But when he is not represented as a linga, Shiva is portrayed as a powerful being of human manifestation. In comparison, even though Shiva is most known for his phallic image, other phallic representations are present at other temples around the world, including some that pay homage to Dionysus. In the Greek representation, the phallus is…