Essays on Ceremony

Event- Cutting the Ribbon of newly constructed Fire Station

The Mayor of Tampa, Mr. Bob Buckhorn, is expected to grace the ribbon cutting ceremony new fire station number 11 on the mentioned date. The mayor will join several community leaders in celebration the completion of this fire station, which will go a long way in increasing the city’s fire fighting capability and resources. The new fire station’s location is 1500 W. Waters street and is a replacement of the old station no. 11 located at 710 E and whose qualities have been degraded due to aging.
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A rite of passage is a very important part of an individual’s life in many cultures. Most typically represent when the individual comes of age in the culture. Young Jewish children have a Bat Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah, depending on their genders, to express when they become adults. The Satere Mawe tribe in the Amazon are forced to wear gloves filled with bullet ants for several hours to show that they have the strength to face adulthood. In rites of passage such as these, sometimes the participants die. In less serious, more celebratory rites of passage, the participants Continue reading...

A tall, lean man wrapped in a bright red cloth around his waist or slung on his shoulders holding a spear and with one leg off the ground hooked behind the other. In most cases, the man will be shown sporting long hair that has been tightly braided in an intricate style and which appears reddish! That is the image that comes to the minds of many people when the word Maasai is mentioned. Maasai is a nomadic community found in grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania. The community is famous for its retention of a strong culture that is Continue reading...

The Lottery is a short fiction written by Shirley Jackson. It is a story about a shocking tradition practiced by the people in a certain town. Shirley ironically gives the lottery a bad the ceremony of public stoning, contrary to what it originally means; winning a lot of money. The story focuses around a village during a ceremony they call the lottery that ensures there is enough rain for their crops. In the story, a number of literary devices are used by the author, for example, irony, symbolism, foreshadowing, only to mention but a few. The author uses these Continue reading...

 Rites of passage between Malaysian and Brazilian adolescents

Cultures in all parts of the world practice different and unique rites of passage. For a young people to be acceptable in any given social group, they are required to undergo certain rites of passage, which become their transition period from adolescence to adulthood. The rites of passage among many cultures in the world help in separating or distinguishing boys from men (Virtanen, 2012). Rite of passage is a concept that is used to help explore other areas and in the description of other various milestones in the life of a given individual during transition to any other stage, Continue reading...

Arab Marriage Ceremony

Most foreign Arabs living thousands of miles away from home still respect and uphold their traditions dearly. Unlike most other cultures that fade away as people are assimilated into new cultures in their immediate environment, the Arabs inherit their traditions and practice them without major foreign interference. The Arab wedding is one such occasion where the traditional practices inherited from the previous generations still remain popular (Monger, 2013). It is admirable to experience the ancient practices in an Arab wedding ceremony. Although the western culture has strongly influenced most indigenous wedding ceremonies (including the Arab wedding), the Arabic wedding Continue reading...

Umcwasho was a traditional custom of chastity and sexual restraint applied to young unmarried Swazi girls (Rooyen & Hartell 321). The custom prohibited young maidens who had reached puberty from having sex within a stipulated time set by the king. The purpose of this custom was to ensure that youths maintained their virginity that marked their sexual morality. In addition, it was aimed at teaching young adults the quality of self-restraint. Those who adhered to the ritual earned respect from both their peers and elders.
When the time of the ceremony came, the king personally announced the ritual, the age Continue reading...

The Mosaic covenant is the covenant that was made between God and the people of Israel under Moses at Mount Sinai. This convent is similar to other covenants, because it involved the people of Israel and a sovereign God. On the contrary, covenant in the patriarch is the covenant that involved God and Abraham. Apparently, these two covenants differ in quite a number of ways; this paper will in essence present the differences between the two and subsequently establish how kingship relates to both.
The covenant between God and Abraham was unconditional; this means that the two parties involved Continue reading...

A visit to a Jewish Temple for the First Time

I have been always fascinated about the Jewish tradition and religious practices. It was one of my greatest aspirations to visit a Jewish temple and learn about its culture. Since I am brought up in a family that does not believe in religion, I have been quite curious to see the religious practices in places of worship since my childhood. Fortunately, I got an awesome chance to visit the Jewish temple Chabad of Palmetto Bay Located at 16721 SW 78 Ct Palmetto FL recently. My visit to this beautiful Jewish temple and my participation in various religious practices there Continue reading...

HIST1010: “How do we remember?”

Introduction
Memorials remembering a tragedy (or perhaps celebrating the perceived positive outcome of a tragic event) often serve different purposes over time. In the beginning, they usually focus on the suffering and on the loss of both soldiers and civilians. The establishment of the memorial is an integral part of the mourning process. But while historians try to keep these memories alive in their ‘objective’ accounts of events, they do inevitably fade.
At the same time, others (for example the government, but also support groups) try to remember the past, creating lieux de mémoire that evoke pictures from Continue reading...

Reiman (2007) defines communication as the process of information transfer from one character to another. Hence, nonverbal communication is a type in which wordless cues are sent and received between persons (Reiman, 2007). In most instances, visual cues are used in nonverbal communication. Thus, nonverbal communication is seen as a nonlinguistic transfer of information that is achieved through auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile channels. On verbal communication stretches beyond kinesthetic or body language. It also includes physical appearance, proxemics, hepatics, paralanguages and gazes. This paper reports some of my experiences of nonverbal communications I witnessed during a previous marriage/wedding Continue reading...

The Masonic society has grown to greater levels in the contemporary world such that it has attracted the attention of many researchers. Initially, it was a group of brothers, who eluded from the royal society, who had a deep and abiding desire to seek knowledge, debate philosophies, explore history and discover symbolism. It paved way for the development of what is commonly known as freemasonry in the contemporary society. Some books define it as a peculiar system of morality oblique in fable and exemplified by symbols (Jeffers, 98). It evolved from the discussion of ethics and morality that brought Continue reading...

Marriage culture in Nigeria is an interesting ceremony which is made up of different protocols and steps which is influenced by the traditions and environment. In Nigeria, marriages are conducted differently as regards to the sects or culture. In order to describe the average Nigerian marriage, this will be done focusing on the three major Nigerian cultures which are the; Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo culture. The religion is also an important factor that serves as a determinant in Nigerian wedding. That also influences the steps that a man needs to take before getting a woman.
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Cultural differences in both sexuality and gender are frequently ignored, even with some facts that sexuality and gender are linked and shaped by culture (Gardiner & Kosmitzki , 2010, p 209). Brides and grooms love to marry or tie a knot in the tradition of their ancestors, to introduce some elements of a traditional wedding ceremony or reception from their cultural backgrounds. Cultural wedding customs and traditions to a wedding are to share something personal with others and especially a perfect tribute to the families. Wedding ceremony is one of the universal traditions in the world. Each culture celebrates the special Continue reading...

In the Sonoma County, the state of California, it is mid-day at the beginning of the summer. The land gets the highest amount of rainfall in this state but also has the longest summer, which makes it prone to fire. The natives create a simple ceremony in the fields at the beginning of every summer. The fields are open, no chairs except one on the podium, which is used by the priest. A table with bottles of water and some glasses is at the center. There are about two hundred people, both whites and African Americans though the whites Continue reading...

Tony and Peggy finally announce their arrangement to get married to their parents. This is greeted with allot of joy by the family members. In John’s family he will be the first one to marry since this leaves his parents Mr big Tony and Mrs Carmella happy. Peggy’s Mother Mildred is overjoyed with the whole news. This news necessitated Peggy and John to effectively carry out the required preparation in anticipation for their marriage.
Since the marriage proposal took place on Christmas, they had to create enough time to allow them to plan effectively on their impending Continue reading...

Elf are fictional creatures that resemble humans that came from Anglo-Saxon England is has been estimated around the 10th century. Likely, they existed as an oral tradition before it made it’s way into writing. Elves, ever since their arrival on the scene have been used in movies, fiction, comics, toys, etc. Almost everyone familiar with elves knows them to be fantasy creations. But when they first arrived on the scene many adults believed they were much more than stories and used elf charms as religious solutions to problems they could not solve on their own.
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Communication

Specific Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to be able to impart to the audience one of the momentous events in my life.
Central Idea: The central idea of this speech is that no storm, typhoon or any calamity can stop the marriage ceremony of two people who want to spend their lives together forever.

Introduction

I consider the day of my wedding as one of the glorious moments because I was going to spend the rest of my life with my one true love. I consider Jamie as God’s gift to me and I feel blessed to Continue reading...

The Graph below represents a map of Manhattan and four surrounding land masses with bridges and tunnels connecting to Manhattan.

Key
NJ- New Jersey LT-Lincoln Tunnel
M-Manhattan BBT- Brooklyn Battery tunnel
BR- Brooklyn BB- Brooklyn Bridge
B- Bronx WB-Williamsburgh Bridge
Q-Queens QMT-Queens Midtown Tunnel
QB-Queensbrough Bridge WAB-Willis Avenue Bridge
TB-Triborough Bridge TAB- Third Avenue Bridge
GW- George Washington Bridge HT-Holland Tunnel
- The degree of a vertex implies the number of edges joined to that vertex.

The degrees of vertices in the Graph above are as follows are:

- Vertex M is of degree 13
- Vertex B is of degree 4
- Vertex Br is of degree 4
- Vertex Q is of degree 4
- Vertex NJ is of degree 3
- The Graph an Euler Path and no Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The Story Line and the Time in the Story
The story is about a civilian who is almost to be hanged by the army people on a bridge next to a railroad.
The beginning part gives very detailed description of people, place, and the objects inside this place. There is a bridge over a river, a stand to hang this civilian, some soldiers around the stage and a railroad. Soldiers are getting prepared for the hanging ceremony, they are very careful and they are working in an order. There is a captain observing his subordinates' moves and preparation for Continue reading...

Each community has a designed way of handling traditional wedding rights which are inclined to their religious teachings. Among the Jews, wedding ceremony has a lot to do with Judaism. The rituals begin by the separation of the bride and the groom where they are allowed to interact with their relatives. The groom is required to recount his past few days as well as being ridiculed by the male counterparts. This is then followed by the signing of the contract which is basically a promise from the groom to the bride. The contract is signed by the groom with Continue reading...

There are three voices in the book The Way to Rainy Mountain, the first voice symbolizing ancient leadership, the second being one that narrates history. The second voice is of historical commentary and the third is that of personal reminiscence.
The Sun dance was a ceremony not of worshipping the sun but rather derived its name from the participants’ practice of starring upward or gazing into the sun. The dance was celebrated during the summer. The groups in which the Kiowa were divided into six referred to as bands who performed separate duties while they camped around central lodge Continue reading...

Introduction

Athens is the capital of Greece with unique cultural practices distinct from other cultures. As the author describes, funeral ceremony is one practice different from that of other societies. During the Peloponnesian war, the city lost so many heroes and so a special ceremony had to be organized in their honor. Three days before the ceremony, bones are brought and laid on the already raised tent and so friends and family members are allowed to bring gifts to pay homage to those who have fallen in the battle and appease the spirits. When the day of the ceremony came, Continue reading...

A Quinceanaera or Quince Anos is a Latin cultural ceremony where a girl celebrates her fifteenth birthday. It is very different from other celebrations of birthdays since this is seen like a transition stage for the girls from childhood to adulthood. This ceremony might seem like a wedding because in it, the girl has to wear a white dress similar to the one worn by brides during their weddings. However, it is not. This ceremony has some aspects that remind one of traditional wedding.
One, during the ceremonial reception, the girl is given a doll dressed with a replica Continue reading...

Introduction

I have gone through various captivating episodes in my life but I do not think that there is any one that beats my wedding day. A wedding is a celebration that brings pleasure and joy to everyone involved including the family members and friends. My wedding took place on18 May, 2010. It was a delightful day and was characterized by the occasional peeking of the May sun. A cool breeze rustled in the atmosphere from the west giving a cooling effect to the wedding’s invitees as each took a seat on the gazebo walk’s on either side.
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Introduction

I have gone through various captivating episodes in my life but I do not think that there is any one that beats my wedding day. A wedding is a celebration that brings pleasure to everyone involved including the family members and friends. My wedding took place on18 May in 2010.It was a delightful day and was characterized by the occasional peeking of the May sun. A cool breeze rustled in the atmosphere from the west giving a cooling effect to the wedding’s invitees as each took a seat on the gazebo walk’s is either side.
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Explain what Rites of Passage means and then describe at least two Rites of Passages for the Native American culture/religious tradition.
Rites of passage refer to ceremonial mechanisms that societies use to mark the transition of a member of society from one social rank to another. They can therefore be termed as ceremonies bounding important events in life like birth, wedding and death. They particularly provide individuals and groups in society with ways to handle tension that comes with changes during various occasions of life. By aiding these life path changes, rites of passage hold significant emotional meaning for Continue reading...

Introduction

Coming of age is a big deal to a lot of young men and women, it gives them something to look forward to when they get to that specific age. For some, it is going to their first strip club and for others, it is hunting trip as well as shooting their first deer that signifies their status as a man/adult. This coming of age ritual is called a Rites of Passage, it is a holy ceremonial activity that people in certain cultures and religions partake in to cement their adult status. Rites of Passage is a very serious Continue reading...

The Khalsa is also known as the Guru Panth (Jacobsen, 2011). It a collective body of all Sikhs who have been initiated represented by five Sikhs who are referred to as the five beloved ones. Khalsa can be translated to mean free and it refers to a state of being genuine and pure among the Sikhs. The Khalsa was at first inaugurated by a Guru by the name Guru Gobind Singh on Baisakhi day (30th of March in the year 1699). The guru baptized five Sikhs and then asked the five Khalsas to baptize them also. The Guru then Continue reading...

Western, Arab and Indian

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Marriage practices in three cultures: Western, Arab and Indian

The concept of ‘marriage’ indicates the social, physical and spiritual union between two people. It happens to be a universal custom that plays a vital role in social expansion, through the formation of new families. One of the oldest practices in human history, marriage is treated as a cause for celebration in every part of the globe and is a rite of passage experienced by most people in spite of their diverse customs and lifestyles. In terms of the wedding ceremony, each culture and country possesses its own Continue reading...

- Introduction
Welcome. Here you can learn the basic things that you need to know about baptism. This website was created not only for Christians but also for members of other religious sects, particularly those who want to learn more about baptism and other related religious traditions being practiced by Christian, why they are being done, and even how they are being executed. The focus of this resource will primarily be baptism. It is divided into several pages, each having one goal. For example, there are pages that merely explain the history of baptism; there is a dedicated page Continue reading...

Nigeria Africa-American Culture and Food

The African-American comprise about 13% of the United States of America population. This group of people pre-dominantly originated from the West Africa during the 17th and 18th century when slavery trade was at its peak. Others continue to immigrate into the U.S. through programs such as the Visa Diversity. They practice a distinct culture manifested through different aspects of their lives. This paper focuses on the African Americans of Nigerian origin whose diverse culture is manifested in the food and cooking styles they have adopted over the years. They have different defined meals for various occasions.
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Security refers to the level of protection offered to safeguard individuals, countries and even groups against possible danger, loss and also criminal activities. According to The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM), security refers to the creation of a barrier between threats and assets. In this case, most assets when dealing with security involve the human resource. Threat to human life is normally the primary interest of any security apparatus. Threat to property is also imperative for peaceful coexistence. The level of security allocated to individuals varies. Dignitaries and other respected persons in society deserve more security than Continue reading...

Introduction

The plaintiff, Marisa Bailey, respectfully moves for summary judgment. Summary judgment should be granted on count 1, her claim for violation of the Establishment Clause and on count 2, for her right to Free Exercise of Religion under the First Amendment of U.S. Constitution due to the actions of the defendant. Under the applicable constitutional tests, the undisputed facts compel a judgment as a matter of law for both counts.

Statement of Facts

For the purposes of this motion, the following facts are undisputed:
1. Marisa Bailey is a student in her senior year of attending the James River High School overseen Continue reading...

In the popular culture of the 21st century, the word ‘Olympics’ generates an image of something grand, big and very flashy. It symbolizes festivity; it signifies something grander. The Olympics are perhaps the greatest and the most vital sports extravaganza that happens every four years. They have been sustained and have continued for over a century. The usefulness of the Olympics, apart from the showcase of sporting talents, is about different cultures coming together (Claim). The Olympics demonstrate the true sporting spirit. The essay thus aims to prove the relevance of Olympics despite all the claims that the Olympics Continue reading...

HUAORANI OF ECUADOR

The Huaorani are the indigenous natives from the Amazonian rain forest in Ecuador. They are also known as the waos or the Aucas. The Huaorani territory is from the Napa River moving to the Curaray River from the southern border. The people are about 1300 to 1500 that live in small numbers and in temporary settlements. Either the neighboring communities are related or are of alien tribes, whose population is about 150000. They however, do not know the normal Ecuadorian culture because they have secluded themselves. The languages they speak are different from their neighboring communities and the design Continue reading...

The word ‘Olympics’ generates an image of something grand, big and very flashy. It symbolizes festivity, it signifies something grandeur. Olympics are perhaps the greatest and the most vital sports extravaganza which happens every four years and has sustained and continued for over a century. The usefulness of Olympics, apart from the showcase of sporting talents, is about different cultures coming together (Claim). It is about the true sporting spirit. The essay thus aims to prove the relevance of Olympics despite all the
claims that the Olympics have failed or they might just crumble under their own weights. Continue reading...

You can destroy years of cultural identity and ancestral forms by getting rid of significant ceremonies within certain groups of people. The modern world might even pose a threat to ceremonial life of those from Pueblo descent. The book entitled Ceremony, written by Leslie Silko follows the life of Tayo and the challenges he faced as someone of mixed ethnicity. Ceremonies, rituals and storytelling are important for Silko, and this shows through her writing. She describes that Native American culture is passed down through generations by a communal process of storytelling. Silko’s concern and deep feelings about the Continue reading...

Introduction

Judaism, like other millennia-old world religions, has within it many voices and opinions on such core human subjects as sexuality, marriage and family. The institution of marriage has gone through different changes over the different historical periods of the Jews. Traditional Jewish marriage comprises of several rituals (e.g. purification of the bride) as well as several documents (e.g. the marriage contract) that spell out the marriage terms and conditions. This paper explores marriage in the context of the Jewish religion.

Historical context

The formalization of marriage among the Jews began at the beginning of the Persian period during which the Tanakh Continue reading...

It was harvest time in the only African village in America of Attah- the only village in the world where both whites (though few) and blacks share a common ancestry and have the same culture and only place in the world where people used a language that was somewhere between English and African (scholars would refer to it as Engaf). All the villagers were excited because Henry, the god of harvest had blessed them with a bountiful harvest. Every family was beaming with joy as they prepared to begin harvesting. This activity would take place for seven days and Continue reading...