Traditions

Marmon Silko states her view on the significance of oral tradition in the Pueblo community. Silko begins her written speech by saying, “The words most highly valued are those spoken from the heart, unpremeditated and unrehearsed,” (467). Storytelling lies at the heart of Pueblo culture, for it brings their heritage together no matter the time or distance (Silko 470, 479). Pueblo oral tradition differentiates from English writing; oral tradition challenges academic writing. Silko’s written speech…

Traditions have been a vital part of the world since the beginning of time. Whether it be cutting down a Christmas tree at Christmas time or trick or treating at Halloween, traditions come in all shapes and forms and are celebrated all around the world. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, a society continues a tradition that has went on for many years. Not only is this such a skewed tradition, it is one that can cause potential harm to those who participate. Jackson reveals Mrs. Hutchinson…

story, “The Lottery”, discusses the problems of old tradition. Newer generations have questioned the old hierarchies and beliefs of their ancestors, persuading others to change their society with new ideas. For example, Jesus spend his ministry with sinners, tax collectors, and Gentiles to show the Pharisees and Sadducees that he came to save the lost, which broke the law of Moses (Matthew 9:9-13). The changes of old tradition to new tradition does not stop there; the Civil Rights movement, the…

The Levallois technique was first used in Africa and then was perfected in the Mousterian Tradition (O’Neil). There are four steps involved in the Levallois technique (Michaels and Smith). The first and second steps are, a large stone is selected, then the stone is percussion flaked around the outside, which prepares the core (O’Neil). The third…

Many societies have traditions that are questionable. In Spain there is the dangerous running of the bulls and in China there has been the very painful foot binding, but these traditions are child's play compared to some. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Is about a post war society divided into 12 districts who each send two teenagers to fight to the death once a year in The Capital. The Capital runs the games and reap the fruits of the 12 district's labor. The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson is…

learned. There are also certain traditions that you have to include in your quinceanera if you want it to be done right. The first tradition is, you must have a church blessing. The second tradition is, you must have fourteen female and male attendants as escorts that represent the past fourteen years of that girl’s life. The third tradition is, if you have a younger sister you must present her a doll that represents leaving your childhood behind. The fourth tradition is, you must start wearing…

human nature, and in this play full of duality, one of the many binaries reveals a theme: although Shakespeare emphasizes Hamlet’s desire to uphold tradition in the face of corruption, he has Hamlet respond to Claudius’s transgressions by breaking social traditions and norms himself. This juxtaposition ultimately serves to illustrate the idea that tradition is inherently performative, and that humans are inherently corrupt. Immediately upon Hamlet’s introduction, he is preoccupied with the…

For the documentary realist tradition, this is quite easily seen in many of the films we discussed over the course of this semester. For example, the film Les Ordres (Brault, 1974) is directed by a Canadian, features Canadian actors, deals with the events surrounding the FLQ and October Crisis in Quebec in 1970, and the setting is, obviously, Canadian as well. The many interview scenes that the film includes feature the documentary realist tradition and the film is definitely classified…

element to expressing the idea of practicing outdated traditions in modern society.The lottery highlights the ignorance that is carried through the practice of old traditions, specifically human sacrifice. As the plot revolves around a town who is too stubborn to let go of the “lottery” the towns people use the black box as a physical representation of the lottery to carry out the deed. The black box signifies the central theme of traditions and its rituals associated with the sacrifice . The…

kilts in celebration to denote their loyalty to a clan. It is this common tradition wearing such a “distinctive national apparatus,” that give Scottish man and Scottish culture an iconic presentation (Roper 15). In addition to the kilt, the bagpipe is also a part of this commonly seen and known symbolism. The tradition of wearing such apparatuses is more modern than most people assume. As a part of Highland culture, the tradition of wearing kilts was originally rooted in the fact that it…