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Humanities RSS FeedsThe Best Hats Last A Lifetime - Some of our favorite things can become like close friends full of memories that can last a life time. How my cowboy hat became a trusted friend attending some of my most exciting and life changing events over the last 25 years....Feed Source: EzineArticles.com India: The Land Of Unity In Diversity - India is a land of varied cultures, religions and communities. There is great assortment in our traditions, manners, habits, tastes and customs. Each and every region of the country depicts different customs and traditions.... Biography of William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, a small country town. Shakespeare, the famous English poet, dramatist, and actor is considered by many to be the utmost dramatist of all time.... Cinema Influences Young People's View of the World - People throughout the world need entertainment in order to create a balance between study, hard work, research and relaxation. That is how people started to create arts which immortalize beautiful images from our life with a big impact on us, especially on young people who are in quest of self-affirmation and discovery. Cinema has both a positive and a negative effect on youngsters. All they have to do is to make a selection of the films which will shape their personality.... Nostradamus 2012 and the Art of Successful Prediction - The author argues that the inability of Nostradamus proponents to provide an accurate prediction of an event before the occurrence of that event discredits the prophecies as a whole. Current predictions of a terror attack on the 2012 Olympics are viewed as the prophecies' last chance.... A Yogic Reflection: The Role of EXPECTATIONS and Behavior - This article offers a simple reflection on the role of expectation in life and how it impacts ones perspective and subsequent behaviors. The suggestion here is that without expectation we may enjoy a more fruitful life with less suffering.... Dirty Facts About Bullying Revealed - The dirty facts about bullying are that it is courage, allowed and a must in certain quarters of our society, and that it is richly rewarded for stirring up the pot. Bullying draws its heritage from the concept that a true bully comes from a three generation family. We are all bullies to some degree. Most of the countries that brought us to war were giant bullies. The countries that killed its citizens in mass were bullies, and of course what happened in the Second World War was hideous.... The Greatest English Writer? - This is a short article about the greatness of Shakespeare, written on St. Georges Day 2012 - Shakespeare's 448th birthday!... The Heart Of Cape Town Museum - First Heart Transplant - On the 3 of December, 1967 Christiaan Neethling Barnard lit a candle of hope amidst the darkness of apartheid when he performed the world's first successful heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town South Africa. Barnard's pioneering operation caused a media frenzy, turned him into a medical celebrity and catapulted cardiac surgery into a new era of technical advances.... History Is The Glory Of Mankind - Learning from the history is a must. Appreciating the efforts of previous generations is critical for the development of the people to come.... The Life of the Chinese Emperor Zhengde (1505-21) - Emperor Zhengde was born as Zhu Houzhao in 1491. He was the eldest son of the Hongzhi Emperor. Childhood He was carefully groomed and educated to prepare him to be Emperor.... When Is Deadly Force Justified? - One of the top stories in mainstream media today has to do with the questionable act of deadly force among citizens. Common people, not law enforcement personnel, or other officials appointed to enforce the law.... The Dickens Bicentenary: What Can Dickens Offer Us Today? - Charles Dickens is well known and well loved. But people often get to know him through film or television adaptations of his stories, or through musicals or stage versions. Are his novels still worth reading. This article argues that they very much are!... A Shakespeare Sex-And-Violence Starter Kit - The Elizabethans' greater susceptibility to suggestion and superstition was not a function of their spiritual understanding of the universe but rather of their generally higher level of daily anxiety. And the daily antidote for this anxiety was vicarious participation in spectacles of drama, violence and sex. The strange paradox of life in an environment of fear and shock was the compulsion to indulge precisely in these emotions for cathartic relief.... What Is Good Luck In Life? My Opinion On That Question - Winning is good, but not always. When you beat out someone irrationally or destructively, it tarnishes the winning aspect of what has been done, even if it is totally successful. In the opening sentence of this article, I wanted to show what I think is good in an inverse way and then work my way to what I correctly mean.... Mughal Emperor: Akbar The Great - Akbar was a great aficionado of art and architecture and built many palaces, monuments during his reign: The Red Fort, Diwan-i-khas, the tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch mahal, Marian's Palace, Palace of Rani Sultana, Birbal-ki-beti-ka-mahal, and the famous Buland Darwaza. In the year 1555, Humayun recaptured Delhi, with the help of his Persian friend Shah Tahmasp.... The Making Of A Legend - Winning at Last - Emile E. Gouiran was recognized for a lifetime's contribution to the welfare and education of orphan and disadvantaged youth. His work has held up over untold controversy, and the viciousness of troubled governments and authorities reacting to his incessant drive and challenges.... Waltzing Matilda - Australia's Other Anthem Grew From a Struggle Between Socialism and Capitalism - Thousands of unemployed, unskilled labourers fled from Australian cities during the global financial crisis of the late 19th century. At a time when governments offered little in the way of social welfare, the only hope these men had for supporting their families was to take to the road, seeking work in rural areas. Queensland - over the border in the North - was the best bet.... The Importance of African Masks - Not Just a Tourist Souveneir - We take a look at the cultural importance of African masks, where they come from and why not every African mask is the same African masks, to many are perhaps some of the most ornate handicrafts in the world. Produced even today, they are sought after by many enthusiastic collectors who value the unique colors, materials and style that's used to create something that's not just a work of art, but an insight into another culture.... Why Are People Drawn to Water? - People are fascinated by water. It holds their attention.... Common Myths of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs - The Pharaohs of Egypt were exceptional men and looking at Egypt today one can see why the theory that they were not Egyptians could be true. But then again you need faith to believe they were gods, that they were aliens, or that they could rule from the grave. Why they were so successful and how they managed to create such a remarkable empire is a mystery that died with them while the myths about them lives on.... On Studies: A Review - The essay 'On studies', by Samuel Johnson was first published in The Adventurer in 1753. It was an effort by the author to introduce to his audience the importance of reading, writing and conversation in the make up of an individual's personality. The main argument focused on the reference from Bacon which states that: "reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man.... Sublimity in Martin L. King's Speech: I Have a Dream - 'Sublimity is always an eminence and excellence in Language'. -Longinus. Since time unknown oratory has been used as a tool by the great leaders to influence the general public, and to gain a repute for themselves. Through inspirational and motivational public addresses leaders have for centuries propagated their messages to the world at large. People possessing the qualities of great oration have made their works and ideas immortal, by using the concepts of the 'Sublime'. ... The Comedy of Errors - More Than Just a Comedy - Is Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors a light-hearted comedy or an accurate portrayal of its contemporary society? The Comedy of Errors is not only one of William Shakespeare's earliest work, but also the one play that deviates the most from the formats and tendencies that Shakespeare is famous for. It's light hearted slapstick comedy approach does not attain the quality or depth that many of Shakespeare's later pieces are credited with.... Why Akbar Was the Greatest Mughal Emperor - Akbar was the son of Humayun. After the death of Humayun, he succeeded him to the throne of Delhi. He was simply the greatest Mughal ruler because it was he who consolidated the Kingdom. Under his able rule the empire flourished in all directions of the Indian Sub-continent.... Predation, Part One - The Humans - There are so many variables about what the world might be like had a massive asteroid not killed off the majority of the complex life on earth that it's hard to even imagine a probably one. Giant reptiles could be the dominant species on Earth, or eventual climate shifts would have lead to the evolution of other (maybe mammalian, maybe primate, maybe insectoid) top predators what are worlds like in which the top of the food chain had reached their evolutionary 'now' through different paths? Of course, the end of the dinosaurs isn't the only factor that has influenced the formation of life - it isn't even one of the most important or (depending on how punny you want to be about the Cambrian Explosion) explosive. That honor goes to predation.... The Mystery of Moths - What's it with moths, insects and flies? Why in their miniscule bodies or heads, they threaten humans? Why in their strangeness, they symbolize wrath, fun, seasons, danger or calm?... Alternative to Traditional Wood Burning Tools - This article is about the potential alternative tools used in the art of woodburning. The article gets to the basics of woodburning and its ancient beginnings.... Francis McKamie, The Disturber of Governments - A review of the life and times of Francis McKamie, the Scottish Presbyterian pastor who brought that religion to America. McKamie's life was filled with adventure and conflicts in the early days of the American colonies.... The Enemies of Reason - Richard Dawkins' Documentary Challenges Popular Nonsense - The other night, I re-watched most of Richard Dawkins' two-part documentary The Root of All Evil? (remember the question mark, he had to fight for it!). Overall, I liked it, but I had some criticism that I actually got the chance to deliver to him personally last year, which he then asked me to write down and send to him. That was when I first heard he was planning on a new set of documentaries. Since then, I have been eagerly waiting to see if his producers would take my critique to heart.... Arjuna and Ponokawan - Who Are They and What Are Their Stories? - Wayang kulit has a long history, originating in India to what we know today in Malaysia and Indonesia as wayang kulit. One interesting aspect about Javanese wayang kulit is the addition of the Ponokawan; who do not exist in the original Mahabharata. Who are they? What is their relation to Arjuna and just what are their stories?... Feeding the World - Sure, As Long As You Don't Let the Plan Backfire - Remember that famous quote; "Teach a man to fish, do not give him free fishes every day," or something to that affect, well, we all know the reality there, and so I ask, why do we throw that wisdom away and send in giant shipments of food aid to places where we have to bribe the corrupt leaders merely for permission to do so, allow extortion from terrorists and guerrillas? Worse, when the guerrillas hijack the shipments or take the food doling it out to themselves first, then those who support them, then selling it to everyone else ... What Is the Price of Fame? - You have probably heard the expression 'there's no such thing as a free ride' when it comes to popularity, or fame, this is not strictly true. Many a celebrity have got there with zero talent, and even less hard work. So how can you set about trying to find fame without it costing you a dime?... The Great Escape - From Hades - Like most cultures, the ancient Greeks had an afterlife concept, but it was quite different from the trilogy of Christian versions of a Hell in one place and a Heaven in another geographical location. To the Greeks, all were rolled into one geographical place, the underworld, and subdivided like a housing estate into a place for those with good grades; a place for those with average grades, and another corner for those with failing grades. Unlike Hell, one could escape from Hades the place, which was administered by Hades, the god of the underworld. If you weren't a god, that wasn't easy, but it could be done. Here are those who escaped, even if at least briefly.... Reflections on Shakespeare - A Science That Could Revolutionise Life - lmost all of us are like chameleons in that we subtly take our colour from our surroundings. But we also take it in more decided manner from other people and we react accordingly, just as they do to us.... Waltheof - Son of Siward and Last Saxon Earl - Earl Waltheof's foray into the history books was unlucky and unhappy. He was the younger son of Earl Siward the Strong, who died when Waltheof was only 10 years old. From beginning to end, it seems like he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and never managed to live up to his destiny.... The Minerva Press - Purveyors of Gothic and Sentimental Fiction - An overview of the Minerva Press, the 18th century publishing house. The analysis provides a brief review of some of the Gothic novelists who wrote for the company.... Typhon: The Father Of All Monsters - We all love our monster movies and tales, even the ancient ones like Beowulf or Saint George and the Dragon. There are thousands of monsters, ancient and modern. If you think modern, one tends to think of Godzilla or some such, and while you may think Godzilla's a big mother, that nothing compared to Typhon, the mother (well, actually father since Typhon's a 'he') of all monsters.... Robinson Crusoe Island - Treasure Island - According to legend just six years after Alexander Selkirk was rescued a vast hoard of gold and jewels was buried on the Island. The treasure was stolen from the Inca's during the Spanish conquest of Peru in the 16th and 17th centuries and in 1715 was loaded onboard a ship to be transferred to Spain during the Spanish wars of succession. However, the commander of the vessel Juan Esteban Ubilla y Echeverria decided to stash the treasure on the Island of Mas a Tierra, and return for it at a later date.... Reflections on Shakespeare - Great art is worth nothing if it teaches us nothing. Unless it makes us wiser and kinder people, there is no more merit in studying, or being able to recite passages from, Hamlet or the Pilgrim's progress or The Prelude, than there is in knowing a handful of nursery rhymes by heart. Not so much, in fact.... Community Food Banks Are the Way To Go Not Federal Food Stamps - The other day, I was talking to someone who worked for a major food bank in an upper Midwest state. It was amazing some of the stories they had told, and yet, this seems to be the best way to ensure that no one starves. Consider if you will all the fraud, abuse, and waste in our food stamp program here the United States.... Tarzan of the Apes Completes a Century and is Still Going Strong - Tarzan is a fictional character created by a writer with an unlikely name; Edgar Rice Burroughs. To him must go the credit for creating a legend that has entertained young and old for a hundred years. A century is a long time and Tarzan is a character whose importance has not diminished, even when the new generation of characters like Batman, Superman and the Phantom have emerged.... Pompeii the City - In about 700 B.C., the city of Pompeii was established. It eventually grew to a population of about 20,000 residents at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano that had not seen activity in 3,000 years. ... Giving Aid in Poverty-Stricken Socialist Countries Only Promotes More of the Same - There are endless NGOs and do-gooders, many famous most not, who wish to help the poverty-stricken poor of the world. However, a word of advice might be to hold off on helping poverty-stricken individuals in socialist nations. After all if you give something to someone who has been promised so much from their government, and yet that government has not delivered, then all you're doing is feeding into the lie of the government which has done those people wrong, and you are going to have to work with that government to bring in the help.... Abraham - The Only Southern Winner at Vicksburg, Mississippi - On June 25, 1863, the great siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, had been underway for a month. The tedium of siege warfare was about to be broken, however, by a startling incident that occurred when a tunnel was dug beneath the Vicksburg defenses. Mines were placed inside, soon to be exploded.... Hamlet As a Revenge Tragedy - Shakespeare (1564-1616) is the greatest Elizabethan dramatist. He wrote tragedies and comedies of great height. In his hands, the Romantic dramas reached its peak. Hamlet responds to all the rules of revenge tragedy. The revenge tragedies were very popular in the Elizabethan and Jacobeans periods. The best known revenge tragedies are Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy and William Shakespeare's Hamlet.... Roman Britain: Britannia and the Long Arm of Rome - The Roman historian Tacitus described it as pretium victoriae or "worth the conquest." It was the "largest island known to the Romans" and populated with people who "produce gold and silver and other metals." Imperial Rome, it seemed, was only interested in the wealth and resources with which Britannia could provide it. Rome, however, could not have obtained these highly crafted wares from a rudimentary, disjointed society of cave dwellers. Some historians have presented Iron Age Britain as just such a place, but the historical evidence exists to show that pre-Roman Britannia contained a dynamic, growing society of artisans, even though it had not equaled the splendor of Rome.... 2012 Trends and Challenges in Humanitarian Efforts - Each year NGOs, the United Nations, and other various groups around the planet get together to work on humanitarian efforts. Not only is it good to help the poverty-stricken areas for whatever reason such as civil unrest, droughts, famine, intense weather, or natural disaster, but it also keeps the world talking and it is good for international diplomatic efforts. There are quite a few trends and challenges for our humanitarian efforts in 2012, and I hope that we might schedule some time here and talk about that today.... The Wild West, A Glorious Age of America - What is The Wild West The Wild West is the word that that has been coined for a period in American history that coincided with the movement of the white settlers west wards. It was a turbulent period and dominated by gunmen, sheriffs or lawmen, red Indians and the settlers themselves. It was the age that opened America to development and perhaps what the USA is today would never have been in case this period had not existed.... The Human Investor Part X - Education is desperate for money, ideas, and talent. As a whole public institutions barely survive year after year of disastrous management, a ruinous, mold-breeding flood in sometimes treasure-crammed dilapidated buildings. "My whole philosophy" says Gouiran " is to provide opportunity for orphans and disadvantaged youth, illegitimate, immigrant, the unwanted, with an opportunity to rise on sheer talent and merit and grit". This is Gouiran's story as many who know him put it.... How Can We As Americans Help in Poor Latin American Countries Like Honduras? - So often Americans complain and duly forget how darn lucky we are to live in the greatest nation ever created. It's not like this everywhere around the world, and certainly not everywhere in this hemisphere, for instance Bolivia, Haiti, and Honduras to just name a few. Way back in 2006 I wrote a report which I posted online. ... History of Chennai - Chennai which is also known as Madras is the fourth largest city in India. It is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and has a long and interesting history. There were three main provinces in South India namely Thondai Naadu, Nadu Naadu and Kongu Naadu apart from the three kingdoms of Chera, Chola and Pandiya. Chennai was a part of that Thondai Naadu and is situated between Nellore and Cuddalore on the coast of Bay of Bengal.... The History of the Modern Money Clip - The history of the money clip is not a very long one since the need for a them only arose with the invention for paper money. Paper currency was first developed in China during the 7th century due to shortage of copper. Before this time ones wealth was worn around the neck in the form of necklaces the wealthier you were the heavier the chain you wore.... A Guide to Texas Literature - Texas writers have a distinctive style and have contributed much to the field of literature. Although there are genres for Southern literature, there has not been much said about a distinctive Texas genre. This article advocates and explores Texas literature as a separate genre.... A Primer on Understanding Southern Culture: Truths, Untruths and Stereotypes - Truths, Untruths and Stereotypes The stereotypes of the South are often perpetrated by Hollywood, the mainstream media and academia. Movies often show Southerners as being uneducated, uncouth and backwards. Even Hollywood's renditions of John Grisham's novels use the stereotypes of Southerners to continue the myths concerning the South.... Antique Collecting - Some Thoughts - "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever"; so wrote the poet John Keats of our immortal pleasure at that which we find most delightful and aesthetically elevating. It is a natural law of the material world: an article which has survived for a long time without being discarded or destroyed must be either very valuable or beautiful, and not infrequently, both. Excepting such artefacts said to have sentimental value - a loved yet ragged old one-eared teddy bear or great aunt's favourite wrinkly hat and moth-eaten scarf - should something be at once old and prized it is ... Early Farming Practices in 1800s Ohio - Have you ever wondered how the pioneers got their bread? After all, there were no brightly-lit grocery stores boasting shelves of different varieties of bread. For the early settlers in southern Ohio and other wilderness areas, it took much work to create a simple loaf of bread.... Fighting Diseases Globally - Where Are We and Where Are We Going? - Indeed "Humanity in Crisis" might have been the title of the recent talk amongst those from the World Health Organization and the Global Fund to fight disease. It seems there is no one-size fits all, and yet, time is wasting, and the longer it takes to bring in the aid, supplies, education, and/or drugs the more people will perish, unfortunately, most of them children in the case of malaria, or parents in the case of HIV/AIDS. There was an interesting piece recently in the Wall Street Journal on January 30, 2012 titled; "New Chief Unveils Plan to Revive Disease-Fighting ... How Things Fall Apart Was Written, The Making of the African Novel - If we seek to understand history, few events would illumine better the circumstances and the moments preceding and surrounding the rise of the modern African novel. One seemingly innocuous event was a dinner party at the campus home of Professor Molly Mahood, head of the department of English at the then brand new University College Ibadan in colonial Nigeria. At table was the entire faculty... The Bizarre Defense of Tragedy - The stories we tell. The duty to suffer. The necessity to let go of old injustices and even, forget about them!... Co-Creating Peace - Narrating Our Stories With Active Hope - This article introduces the idea of story-telling, or collaborative story-weaving in peace-building, conflict-resolution and human development. Activating integrative and inclusive arts, music, dance, applied theater, crafts, even puppetry, into stories created together with words or without, activates communication, understanding and exploration that may not otherwise occur. Stories allow us to narrate and generate our greatest hopes and face our greatest fears both deeply and safely and to share them. Dialogue is vital, practical and infrastructural changes necessary to move beyond cease fire towards peace, to move into co-habitation without structural conflict. However, comprehension, expression and personal and cross-community healing are just as necessary. Indeed they are integral to building lasting peace allowing human dignity and flourishing, encouraging skill expansion and capacity building. This article is about the power of story within the complex emergencies of quests for ... Bronze Sculptures - In the field of sculpting, bronze is known as the most popular metal in cast metal sculptures, and often times a cast bronze sculpture is simply called a 'bronze'. Common bronze alloys are used for bronze sculptures as they have the likeable and yet unusual property of being able to expand slightly before they set, hence having the ability to fill the finest details of a mold.... Genealogy As a Hobby - Ever been curious about where you came from or if you're a descendant of royalty? Well, you're not alone. More and more people are taking up the hobby of genealogy to search for their roots. And now, with more and more sites available on the Internet, it's easier than ever.... The Popular Modern Art of Japanese Anime - This article will discuss the phenomenon of Japanese animation. It will describe the general qualities relating to the art. It will sketch a brief account of its origination. The article will suggest a few reason why this art is more popular throughout the world.... Do's and Don'ts Are Helpful to Know - Many sources discuss the various do's and don'ts in China. There are plenty of resources available to you online and in print. It's always a good idea to review before every trip to China, just to refresh your thinking. Learn the best etiquette tips you can use on your next trip.... Chinese New Year Food Traditions - There are almost as many traditions about food and Chinese New Year as there are Chinese families. Customs vary between regions and even between villages. This article is not intended to be a comprehensive or definitive list of all the traditions but should give you a flavour of some of the more common and the more widespread ones.... The History of Chinese Fans - Fans are an object often associated with China and are a popular tourist souvenir. As well as their practical uses they are also symbolic in Chinese culture as the word for fan (shan zi) is a homophone for goodness.... Matthew Arnold's Concept of 'Sweetness and Light' - Matthew Arnold is a well known figure of Victorian Age. This era is very glorious in the history of England because of It's an exemplary progress in all branches of life. This age is very popular by its material prosperity, political awakening, democratic reforms, industrial and mechanical progress, scientific development, social unrest etc. He remained pessimist in the age due to a conflict between religion and science. He wrote a book 'Culture Anarchy' with a view to reviving the values which were like honey in ancient Greek. He checks the values of his own time by the light of that culture. His work 'Culture Anarchy' is a collection of a few separate essays; they show his fighting and struggle against material affluence.... Give 10 Years of Your Life to Society - Who builds the society around you? Undoubtedly its your duty after your parents and your elders. Any society anywhere in the world, is the result of the extra time we and our elders contributed to respond to the common problems faced by us.... Matthew Arnold's Concept of Hebraism and Hellenism - Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), a literary figure of the Victorian age, comes next to Browning and Tennyson. He is a poet, a critic, a religious thinker and an educationist. He has the experience of twenty four years as the inspector of schools. It provided him so much time to meet the different classes and examine their behaviours and habits. This experience pursued him to write 'Culture Anarchy'. In his book, he has also discussed various topics about true culture. In this book, he has discussed Hebraism and Hellenism.... Matthew Arnold and Three Classes - The Barbarians, the Philistines and the Populace - Matthew Arnold is really a great fighter for prevailing real culture in the society of London. He finds the kingdom of materialism that is trying to strangulate real culture. So, in this chapter, Arnold divides the society of England into three classes - The Aristocratic Class, the Middle Class and the Working Class. He finds Anarchy very common in these classes and analyses them with their virtues and defects. He designates the Aristocratic class of his time as the Barbains, the Middle class as the Philistines (Uncultured class) and the Working class as the Populace.... Christmas in 2011 and the Many Family Traditions - Many individuals would say Christmas in 2001 was absolutely magnificent. It may be because of all the preparation that is done prior to the big event. Therefore, when Christmas comes the house is filled with warmth, love, and beauty.... Revolution - Big Hopes, Small Change - Must It Be This Way? - The name an organisation gives itself often contains echoes of its history. The second word in the name of the Australian Labor Party is the only one in the Australian lexicon officially spelled in the American way. The reason for this is ... The Treaty of Westphalia: Description, Analysis and Prescription - Peace of Westphalia, treaty, signed October 24, 1648, closed the Thirty-Years War and readjusted the religious and political affairs of Europe. It is so called because the negotiations, which began in 1644, took place in the German cities of Munster and Osnabruck, in Westphalia. The main participants were France and Sweden and their opponents Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. By the terms of the treaty, the sovereignty and independence of each state of the Holy Roman Empire was fully recognized, making the Holy Roman emperor virtually powerless.... Masai Business Acumen - I proudly clutch my Masai dancing stick. I earned it. I danced with the warriors. I've also paid for it.... Composing a Family History - Books and articles about how to write a family history are legion. They deal with gathering memories and records, and with the nuts and bolts of basic research. What the author must also consider, after the gathering and researching is done, is how to organize and present the material--that is, how to compose it into a shape that can give the reader pleasure. After all, what keeps the reader's attention is the pleasure given by the text. The key to this pleasure is narrative.... King's College Budo Schooldays, Postcolonial African Experience - Time Magazine and Newsweek, were never officially on the list at King's College Budo. But once in a while some young American on the faculty brought in a few copies. At times he threw in copies of Sports Illustrated for good measure. Sports Illustrated was typically American. Its pages filled with unforgettable photos of sportsmen in action, gave the Illustrated London Magazine a run for its money. The battle for world dominance was becoming a media war. The lone Indian teacher at the school had not the resources to showcase the sub continent's rich heritage. Indians despite their commercial success in the country were shy those days. But this was a proud young man who enjoyed nothing more than to rattle a few nerves among the majority English on this White enclave on the shores of Lake Victoria.... The Tea Culture of China - This article will discuss the history behind China's tea culture. It will explore how tea got exported to other parts of East Asia. The article will inform and educate the reader about the appeal behind tea drinking.... Jewish Book Council - During the period of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, the Rosh Hashanah holiday service, consisting of sacrifices and appropriate Biblical readings as well as the sounding of the shofar ended fairly early in the day. Since Rosh Hashanah is not a pilgrimage festival, most Jews at the time simply read the appropriate verses corresponding to the sacrifices and accompanying the shofar blasts while gathered in their community centers (i.e. proto-synagogues). Fast forward to the present. Lengthy services often led by a cantor and choir are difficult to sit through for the average layman.... Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things - Since the advent of Christianity, the Jewish people were an insignificant footnote on the world's stage. To be sure there were expulsions and pogroms, but by and large Jews were largely ignored and kept to themselves. Jews lived in an insular and isolated world.... The Life of Confucius - Confucius and his philosophy has had a profound influence on China over the last 2,500 years. This article looks at his life and how it influenced and moulded his philosophy.... An Asian Cosmic Deity Reviewed - This article discusses the Harihara figure discovered in Cambodia. It is dated from the Preangkor period of the 8th century. The article will describe the related issue of Vishnu, which is probably what this figure is intended to depict.... What Message Do Americans Wish to Send to Egyptians? - The other day, I was talking to an acquaintance who is working on his PhD at a university in Egypt. He is an engineering student, and working on his dissertation in the area of robotic sciences. As you know, Egypt has gone through severe hardship in the recent past since the Arab Spring, and the fall of the Mubarak Regime.... Culture of Russia: Its People, Places and Traditions - What is it that comes to the mind when one speaks of Russia? Nesting dolls, icon paintings, fur caps, Russian writers the list is endless. But Russian culture is much more than all of these put together. Russian culture is about the people living here, their food, their customs and traditions and of course their language.... Racial Realization and Maintaining Power - Alain Locke understands the power that can be maintained when one realizes that the conundrum of the Negro experience is one that can be celebrated. African-Americans, while they do face many racial obstacles-discrimination, prejudice, injustices, and inequalities-also have a culture that causes them to be looked to for entertainment, enjoyment, and cultural diversity. While the positives exist alongside the negatives, they are still ever-present, and Locke presents both in an attempt to maintain the power, while perhaps minute, that African-Americans possess within a society in which the majority white race rules. Even minute amounts of power equate to success when one is being dominated by another.... Racial Realization and the Possession of Power - What happens when one realizes that the color of one's skin is seen differently by other people than it is by him or her? How does it make one feel to know that the racial group to which one belongs is seen as inferior and that there are certain expectations that come along with being a member of the inferior race? Does realizing these racial dichotomies have the ability to change a person's life? While realizing one's race can happen in a variety of ways, it can certainly have a very clear effect on a person's life: it can provide that person with an unlimited amount of power. In this case, racial realization becomes a positive entity with positive results.... The Capture of the 101st - Destination: Andersonville - In mid April, 1862, with little effort, Union forces of the 101st Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers took Plymouth, North Carolina. Battles of varying intensity had been fought throughout North Carolina - Goldsboro, Fairfield, Hyde County, Blounts Creek, Nichol's Mills, Gardner's Ridge, and Williamston. The battles fought over each village became ones of achieving prizes, since the self-sufficiency of each promised multiple spoils - theirs for the taking.... Amazon Sets to Have Kindle Fire Distributed By Retailers - Even though it was originally planned that the device would be sold only on the Amazon website, news reports indicate that the Kindle Fire will be sold in stores. Find out more here.... Once Upon a Time in the Land of the Nazis - During the Nazi control of Germany and much of Europe, there was a secret program started by Himmler to ensure the future of Aryan purity. Young women from both Germany and the conquered nations, who met strict physical and genealogical guidelines, were offered a chance to live in luxurious places with plenty of food - safe from the war still raging. And in return for this privilege? All you had to agree to do was to have a baby for Hitler's Master Race. Toward the end of the war, most of the birth records related to this program were destroyed, but some survived to help the children born in this program begin piecing together the mystery of their life.... The Fascination of the Female Deity in Asian Art - People from all over the world have believed the female symbol to be sacred for centuries. In fact, there can be no doubt that cultures in general have cherished the beauty while being amazed at the wonder of the female body.... Naval Cannons From the 16th Century Till the 1840s - Small, lightweight, basic cannons, or Culverins, had been used on ships throughout the middle ages. They were generally fired by individuals or two to three men from firing positions on deck. Ships could only have a small number of lightweight cannons because large cannons are very heavy, and a heavy object placed on the deck of a ship will always make it unstable.... Christianity's Marginalizaion in the West and Its Link to the Enlightenment Age's Philosophies - This article is a bold glimpse into the Christian influence's obscure decline in Western societies and the attendant moral decadence that has swept the earth in its wake. The article glaringly unveils Western nations' surreal revulsion against the Christian religion which it once strongly supported and disseminated over the face for the whole earth. The writer explores the technological and technocratic changes that have unfolded on the over earth during the past hundred or so years. He circumspectly draws attention to rise of darkened forces forces in the world and their eerie relationship to the Holy writings in the Book of Revelations. Although this analysis is basically scientific in nature, merely observing character-shaping changes in history; this writer thinks that it is of paramount importance to draw all the connections that are relevant to the materials which are being discussed. While every effort has been made to remove the emotional incandescence so often connected with t... Why I Am Not an Indian - Firstly, all apologies to Bertrand Russell for I half plagiarized the title-style of one of his many iconoclastic works. And with that, chances are manifold that you may have already labeled me a traitor, a nonstarter or at least a generally frustrated sadist. I respect your choice of adjectives or expletives -if any- according to your understanding, opinions and schools of thought. But I for one pity those who are patriotic, not by choice, but due to their inability to question the norms and systems and seek answers by contemplation and observations. I pity those not who always can substantiate their beliefs and find reason in them. Religion and patriotism are probably the only two attributes which are non-natural in nature but are often hereditary. Aristotle chose to go off-the-wall here for he considered himself to be a citizen of the world and not of Athens or Greece. The very notion of patriotism is a primitive animal instinct which we didn't yet cast-off in our quest of civilizat... A Brief History of India's Integration - Background The boundaries of India were never clearly defined. In ancient times, anything beyond Indus was India. Maurya and Gupta dynasties integrated the whole subcontinent into their empire and India arguably was at its peak in art and civilization. The arrival of Moghuls in medieval times meant new heights in culture and refinement at the cost of religious and ethnic intolerance. The fall of Moghuls in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries meant disintegration of the empire into several smaller states. The European traders: Portuguese, French, British, Dutch and Danish seized the opportunities as well as they could. The British prevailed among them all with a handful of port enclaves coming under the possession of French and Portuguese. Dutch and Danish had little or no control around their trade ports and factories and they co-existed along with other traders. By the middle of the nineteenth century, half of the Indian peninsula was under British control and the other... A History of Bathing in Britain - A history of bathing in Britain. Bathing was first introduced with Roman Baths in the 1600's. In the eighteenth century sea bathing became popular and turned into an important part of British culture.... Dream Catchers and Mandellas - Dream catchers and mandellas have become commonplace objects in the United States as decorative wall hangings which add a Southwestern flair to any home. They can also be seen hanging from the rearview mirror of many cars. But to the Native American, these two craft items have a much deeper meaning.... Dragons in East Asian Cultures - You have certainly heard and read a lot about dragons. A dragon is, basically, a legendary creature with reptilian or serpentine characteristics. It is considered to be a ferocious creature that blows fire from its mouth. The dragon is usually aligned with evil and has found a place in scores of myths.... Modern Fraternity Life - People hear horror stories on the news about "frat boys" drinking each other into comas, throwing their new members off of roofs, or even deaths that result from alcohol or violent hazing, but is this what really happens around the United States? If so, why are thousands of young men placing themselves in this situation each and every year, and how can the universities and national organizations overseeing these companies possibly allow it to continue?... The Human Investor Part IX - Raised in an orphanage in Orleans (France) and his life filled with boisterous controversy, Emile Gouiran was already fodder for famous tales at lively dinner-table talk, and responsible for major works and successes helping orphans and disadvantaged children everywhere. Gouiran is in a class by himself. No other individual or organization demonstrates such focus for the interest of orphans and disadvantaged children. His programs are said to have no second place. In their range and quality, the programs he masterminds have done more than any others to help teachers ensure that disadvantaged or orphan children, suffer no impediment to the pursuit of a future, from kindergarten through grad school.... The Importance of Family to an Average Russian - There's nothing better than a nesting doll to describe the quintessential Russian family. These nesting dolls are ideally represented by a peasant woman with her large brood of children. Russian families are large, with an average family having about 4 to 5 children.... Copyright © 2012, Hidbid.com - The Free eBay Auction Sniper. All Rights Reserved. |