Village People

Crispin after her death. Crispin lived in a small village called Stromford with his mother until she died and he was all alone. After his mother passed, he ran away for the safety of his own life from the village because he was wanted dead by the town steward. The town steward had wanted Crispin dead because he thought Crispin was responsible for stealing money and for the murder of the priest. After he ran away from the village he went to a another village called Lodgecot, where he met Bear.…

The major aspect of a large metropolis is the fact that it encompasses various activities ranging from personal to social. Actually, most of it involves having to sacrifice their distinctiveness in an endeavor to fit in such scenarios. However, Georg Simmel portrays a different side of a large metropolis, whereby it does not only influence the emotional aspects of its occupants, but also their cognitive lives. Moreover, the hustle and bustle of such cities bring impacts most individual’s sense…

In the Edo world view, the head is considered to symbolize a man's knowledge, authority, success, and family leadership. The burden of providing for his family and seeing them through times of trouble is often described as being "on his head." Each new king or “Oba” of the Nigerian kingdom of Benin memorialized his father with a portrait cast in brass, made by craftsmen of the brass fraternity. The oba is often called a "Great Head," accentuating the head of the living leader as having the…

people’s desire to be accepted by the larger Australian society, while also representing their yearn to be considered normal and equal. In saying this, the Warlpiri people do not wish to have a western style life, but to retain their culture through practices of building-dwelling-thinking and to accommodate this within the house for Warlpiri people. Moreover, the ‘western-style house’ introduces western ideas into the Aboriginal community and the values that the house accommodates including…

small and got bigger, as most neighborhoods in the city did. Its cultural history is about moving, changing, and connecting. Many people have moved there over the decades. This movement started when immigrants chose to settle in this part of the city when Chicago was growing rapidly. An immigrant is a person who moves from one country to another. Pilsen’s first people spoke German. They had moved from Germany. If you go to Pilsen today you will see some of the places they built. But when they…

Once Upon a Time, in a hypothetical, magical world lived Princess SZA. In her enchanting kingdom lived all different sorts of youthful beings Now Princess SZA and her guardsmen were all lead by Sir Kendrick, who was an enlightened guardsman, philosopher, and quite talented rap smith. It was a dreary, but peaceful day when Sir Kendrick embarked on his daily rounds where he surveyed the kingdom searching for disparities. No later than an hour later, when he finally concluded his rounds, Sir…

self-being. In the short story, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, the members of a small village witness the morbid events of their annual ritual. Jackson really gives insight of how helpless some Homo sapiens can be at times. Jackson's inspiration was a result of the anger that was inside her about the persecution of the Jews. She uses the ritual to symbolize the cruelty in the world, the anger that can arouse within the people, and the cooperation of all these deaths. Traditions all have…

Gangxia village is an urban village situated in the central part of Futian CBD, Shenzhen. The urban village comprises two parts, as shown in Figure 4.2, Heyuan and Louyuan, the case study here only covers Heyuan block, which takes up a population of approximately 68,000 (only 900 are indigenous villagers, the other 67,000 are migrant tenants) and an area of approximately 151,600 m2 (Futian Government Online, 2007). Regarding the large size of redevelopment and the complex interests among various…

Marlow refers to the greed and immoral actions of the company blowing through some corpse. This “corpse” is exemplified by the dying African people and their elephants as well. The people are maltreated because of the company’s willingness to cut corners and not caring for their workers well being. They are forced to work long hours in inhospitable conditions often resulting in their deaths. The “corpse” that Marlow…

Stonewall Inn leading to the revolutionary battle toward the LGBT liberations movement (The Historic Stonewall Inn). Stonewall Inn is a gay bar located on 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014, between West 4th Street and Waverly Place, in the Greenwich Village of Lower Manhattan. Stonewall Inn is a tavern open to all genders, but more specifically to the gay community of Lower Manhattan. This bar represents and brings awareness to the LGBT community that fought long and hard for their equal…