Perception Of Water : Cultural Influences On Human Behavior

Since the dawn of time, mankind relied on water as a precious “essence of life.” And perhaps the roots of the admirable perspective of all religions across the world toward water could be sought trough this undeniable reliance of humans on water. There were a time even when magnificent philosophers of the prehistoric civilizations from Greece, Egypt, Babylonia to Japan, Tibet, and China believed that the complexity of nature could be explained trough a pack of five fundamental elements included water. And even times when the greatest minds of the ancient era believed that the universe was made out of water or “why else would the gods drop water from the heavens, allow it to flow into rivers and eventually to the oceans, and require that all

Nature in its tranquility provides a calming sensation away from the buzzing city life. The ability

Although, the High Desert is not over populated or noisy . The lake bring a powerful silence to one soul when one sits near the lake . Silence has an energy , a power that helps people to think and help one slow the mind down

From this religious perspective, water symbolizes origin, or creation of life, the possibility of existence. The land is seen as divine not because it was created

In most instances, my interactions with others were limited, and I operated as a complete observer. With the exception of the woman annoyed with the children getting her wet, all other observations were enjoyable. Perhaps being in such a peaceful and beautiful place brings out the friendliness and warmth in most people. None of the people I observed were much different from each other, besides some people were younger or older. However, each individual had clearly chosen a wonderful place to relax and enjoy. My observations have led me to consider that being in a peaceful environment can have an immense effect on behavior and

This writing is on a project that is based around Water. New media, performance, video and sound projection will be used to explore movement and sound associated with water. The work will encompass a guitar with pedal effects and natural sound of water searching for a rhythmic sound and music pattern that represents water, as well as its importance to living and hydrating the human body, Video will also be used to show the contrasting calm and strength of water. The new media work will be titled Drink. For the development process of the work movement and sound of differing amplification was explored that could be representational of or effect water itself, where appropriate the natural sound of water in nature. Video projection will be used with original footage (shot by the artist) of water in its natural state, I will then manipulate the footage into an ritualistic state of repetition. Furthermore I will explored the effect on the human body, how much can be retained and consumed and the

In Carver’s short story, “So Much Water So Close to Home,” three men go to Naches River for a fishing trip and encounter a dead young woman in the river. Aware that the corpse is in the river, they continue on with their fishing trip, not reporting it until they travel back home. Carver illustrates the story through the eyes of Claire, the wife of the fisher. Carver depicts the differences in male and female roles of a marriage and their psychological similarities, associated with why there was a need to travel to further waters, when there is “So Much Water So Close to Home.”

Do the children that have a father that is married, employed, and educated do better academically than the children that do not have a father in their life?

The two articles help readers understand that when man and nature are together they create knowledge and emotions. Both writers describe feelings that one might feel when in touch with nature; in different ways, both elaborate on the fact that if man and nature were to disconnect then an imbalance would occur. “The river was

William and his father had to wait to get water because as stated in the passage”A tale of segregation”it says that “we'll get our water another day or we'll come back”.But William's father would not be left alone,so they got to get water as soon as all the white people have gotten there water then they were able to do whatever they wanted to do.”This was an act of real prejudice”was said by william's father because two black men were not able to go into the college as said on the youtube video”The Last word John F.Kennedy's finest moment”.What william's father meant when he said”there is going to come a day when this wont be anymore”is that one day there will be a day where all the black and white people will go to the same school and use

Annie’s safe haven as a young child consists of baths in the ocean to help heal her from bodily aches. In the Obeah culture, it is believed that water can cure someone of any body aches. Annie informs the reader of her childhood when she bathes in the sea after church, “It was at a time when I was thought to have weak kidneys and in the sea had been recommended as a strengthening remedy” (Kincaid 42). Annie values the Obeah traditions because her mother athing in the water is a remedy for Annie’s body. The sea demonstrates a higher power since three quarters cover the earth's surface. Oceans are a natural force no mankind can replicate; therefore, they hold an influential component to heal Annie’s weak kidneys. Thus, allowing water to heal Annie from any bodily aches she had as a child.

Watching the water glistening and shining was always so peaceful. Your arms rested upon an old wooden railing, which creaked with every movement. You leaned forward to watch a fish leap out of the water, flying into the air for a moment, before returning to the lake. As you heard the loud creaking of the railing, you tried to lean back, but before you knew it you’d lost your footing and felt yourself plunged into the lake’s depths, a scream escaping your lips before water surrounded you.

Feeling apprehensive and somber is an ordinary way to feel. When feeling down, it is common to hear the phrase “Go to your happy place”. Most of the time, if not every, a person’s happy place will be apart of nature. Whether it be on the beach basking in the sun, or in the middle of a forest looking up at the snowy tops, people tend to feel tranquil and serene when near nature. Some may even conspire that it has healing powers, this is true for Romantics. The genre of romanticism believes in the power of nature. In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley and in the poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, show nature as both a healing power to those who respect it and a curse to those who abuse it.

Water is a very important commodity to live. Some people say it’s a right, but others at as if it’s a privilege, and as a result, people lack it. The human body is about sixty percent water, but in what I have seen just in my twenty years of life, people do not drink merely enough of it. Instead, water has been replaced as a go-to drink by things like milk, coffee, pop, or energy drinks, but natural energy lies in water. With water we can be more energized, awake, and of course, hydrated, which all together collaborate to help us flourish, stay healthy, and live long. It’s most of the earth’s surface, too; water’s all around us, but we neglect it and deny its crucial place in our health and humanity.

There is a balloon the shape and size of a beach ball. A string keeps it tethered to the ground. Someone in a white lab coat stands about eight feet away with a rod about as