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and practices, and gives individuals a choice on spiritual fulfillment in their lives. These religious beliefs combined with the democratic state of the nation have led to public displays of religious celebration in America. Ramadan, Yom Kippur, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, and Hanukkah have been a few of the celebrations brought to America via immigrants. Some of the most celebrated and famous revels include St. Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras (see Figure 1 and

The stage travels, and outbursts, many swirling, dazzling colors, followed by a stampede of footwork accompanying the sound of the mariachi. Envision it. Mesmerizing isn't it? Loud, colorful, and live. Three words that describe the engaging form of dance, Ballet Folklorico. In the 1960’s, Ballet Folklorico was founded in the United States by the famous choreographer, Amelia Hernandez. With the combination of her own heritage and experience of classical ballet, she merged the two, creating Ballet

Chapter Six: Witch’s Calendar Wheel of the Year festivals represents the active and passive states of nature, man and cultivation. Each of the festival periods was ruled by a ruling deity, whether a God or Goddess, with each part having its own related deity. From sowing to reaping to winter to summer... the seasons were of vast importance to our ancestors, for their very survival rested on fruitful harvests, moderate winters, and adequate rainfall. Our days start at dusk on the preceding day. Accordingly

An acquaintance was telling me about the joys of rediscovering her ethnic and religious heritage. "I know exactly what my ancestors were doing 2,000 years ago," she said, eyes gleaming with enthusiasm, "and I can do the same things now." Then she leaned forward and inquired politely, "And what is your ethnic background, if I may ask?" "None," I said, that being the first word in line to get out of my mouth. Well, not "none," I backtracked. Scottish, English, Irish -- that was something, I supposed

In today’s society some people opprobrious African Americans especially, African American males. Black men are defined as a threat to society and by the negative images conveyed in media today. Black children, particularly black males, are being raised in a world where there is a high probability of not graduating, being unemployed, arrested, or dead. We can minimize this epidemic by enhancing the lives of today’s youth. In society parents and guardians are usually responsible for accentuating the

The most collectively celebrated holiday of the year is undeniably December 25th, Christmas. Most people acknowledge that the “Christ” in Christmas is representative of Jesus Christ, Son of God, and for Christians, the day is set aside as a celebration of his birth. Many people in the United States (and world) however, either do not believe in the Christian view of Christmas, have different non-Christian religious beliefs or celebrate for other reasons, if at all. Because of the multi-cultural

Should religion be taught in government run public schools? Though the question has been asked for centuries, the answer is constantly changing. At the start of the 1700’s it would be hard to find a school that once based off of a specific religion. This led into the public schools that were built only to shut religion out during the 1800’s and the ones that heavily avoided religion in the 1900’s. However here in 2016, the technological age, religion is once again on the rise and education about

Over the course of this semester, I have learned about the theoretical foundation of leadership and management. From various leadership styles to numerous learning tools have all aided in shaping me to become an effective leader not only in the health care profession, but everyday life as well. Through utilizing these tools, I have managed to put them into actions through working individually and in teams which has helped me to learn more about myself and the type of leader I am. Throughout this

African Americans have faced constant challenges since the end of the Civil War and slavery. Racism has always been used heavily against them, but they have never let the ignorance hold them down. While enduring many struggles, they have found a variety of ways to advance. Black Americans have achieved much legal, social, and cultural advancement in history. Today, blacks have reached the greatest heights; including presidential status, but still, unfortunately, face racism every single day. Black

The problem of enhancement of education belongs to a number of those pedagogical problems which don 't lose the relevance eventually. The modern situation in modern society is characterized by the growth of the local ethnic conflicts. Tasks of preserving safety in modern society require continuous work on studying the nature of the conflicts between representatives of various ethnic groups, their influences on the social and economic life of society, and also search of ways of their overcoming. All