Oral tradition

Following Tradition When one thinks of the word tradition, the thought that often comes to mind is a positive one, such as the thought of Christmas dinner at grandma's house or church on Easter Sunday. Most of these traditions we follow blindly, meaning that it is just something we do even if we do not remember why. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a tradition is “an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought or action” (757). Since it is inherited, we do not really have

some good and others, not so good. “The Road Not Taken” is a poem written by Robert Frost which is all about choices, and how tradition affects those. In “The Road Not Taken”, Frost conveys that someone who decides to take a different path from the usual, leaves traditions behind and has new choices. One way how Frost shows that someone who leaves the path of tradition has new choices is through symbolism. This first line of the poem shows symbolism where it says, “Two roads diverged in a yellow

and in the video, “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage”, Dachina, both have similarities and differences in their traditions teaching them the significance of maturity. In addition, there are advantages and disadvantages to either reading the text or watching the video. Initially, there are many similarities that are valued in Martin’s and Dachina’s Native American traditions. Mainly, both traditions are about the topic of life and how Martin and Dachina have to go through a process in order to enter adulthood

Traditions is a representation of the history, beliefs, and language of a group of people or country. Traditions usually have a symbolic meaning due to the origins in the past. Unfortunately, most traditions aren't as positive as they should be. There's really negative traditions that can sometimes effect the people and the way they think. The people can sometimes become very narrow-minded or depending on the customs and traditions, they'll become violent. In the book Things Fall Apart Umuofia's

The museum that I chose is the Philbrook Museum, and on the second floor of this museum is the gallery that I have chosen. It is a 20th century Native American Art gallery called “Identity and Inspiration”. The collection not only holds a very diverse assortment of contemporary Native art, but it also holds a well-documented selection of the artist’s motivations that influenced their creative process. I liked how the exhibit held a very wide range of space in-between each of the object cases. The

these flawed traditions she does draw attention to them. Men dominate today 's society and one of the main factors in this domination is the tradition that was put into place by Biblical stories. Traditions, especially ones put into place by the Bible restrict women. Take for example society, which has put "rules" into young girls heads such as you have to have long hair, cursing is not lady like, be thin, be girly but not too girly, and getting married. All these "rules" are tradition set forth

My oral-tradition is thanksgiving. Thanksgiving requires a bit of contortion from those of us who try to be socially conscious.My family celebrates thanksgiving is the same as a normal thanksgiving and if you don't know how that goes you will now. We wake up early in the morning and get ready to go down to Pine bluff. My momma lays out clothes that I don't want to wear. My mom takes her 2hr shower, then my dad goes in the bathroom to shape up his beard. Next me and brothers have to share the bathroom

The author’s effort to display oral literature, including expressing Ghanaian English speaking and non-English speaking society, in her work reflects her own persona as a contemporary writer resembling the African oral traditions and art work. “Shall I go to Cape Coast, or to Elmina I don’t know, I can’t tell. I don’t know, I can’t tell,” (Aidoo) Language, mainly English, is promoted

From the earliest colonial settlements, folktales and fables circulated within slave communities in the South, reflecting the oral traditions of African societies and incorporating African symbolism and motifs. In colonial times, African American slaves practices oral traditions by telling fables and folktales. These stories were a way to express African American culture in the oppressive situation that the slaves were in. The stories often contained concepts that traveled from Africa. Family relationships

Seventeen Traditions, discusses several traditions, seventeen in total, which the author learned from his parents, siblings, and other individuals in the community and draws certain inspiring life lessons for the current society. The book is genially human and full of sensory chronicles. Through the key traditions outlined in the book, Nader looks back at his Lebanese background and childhood experiences that directly shaped his worldview. This review analyses some of the most significant traditions in