Tradition

It Like Beckham, the protagonist, Jess, struggles with the reason why it is important to abandon family obligations when it conflicts with one’s personal desires. Jess has the desire to play soccer, but her parents want her to conform to Indian traditions. Once Jess earns a place on a women’s soccer team, she is encouraged by her new found teammates to continue to defy her parent’s wishes for a chance to play with them. She starts playing on their team after Jules, one of the players, complements

Abstract: For this presentation the topic chosen was Flunk Day. Coe College has many grand and unique traditions, but none quite like Flunk Day. This day is one of Coe’s oldest traditions and arguably the most recognized. In this paper I will explain it’s rich history which includes the purpose, evolution, and current significance it holds to Coe College. Flunk day at Coe College is more than just a day to skip class and drink liquor. Sure, looking from the outside in it may look like this. But

Beckham, the protagonist, Jess, struggles with the reason why it is important to abandon family obligations when it conflicts with one’s personal desires. Jess has the desire to play soccer, but her parents’ wish is for her to conform to Indian traditions. Once Jess earns a place on a women’s soccer team, she is encouraged by her new found teammates to continue to defy her parents’ wishes for a

TRADITION AND MODERNITY The day in shadow primarily deals with the struggle of a young, beautiful and daring Indian woman trapped under the burden of a brutal divorce settlement and the agony and unhappiness. Simrit experiences in the hands of cruel and unjust male dominated society of India. The novel exposes the life of the political leaders, business barons, journalists, and free thinkers in the bee and flow of the daily living in New Delhi. Nayantara Sahgal’s had presented the social life of

Tradition is everything for some people; some people refuse to change because they fear tradition will be lost. Yet, on the other hand, some people who not value tradition at all, rather, it is simply a thing of the past. Author Christina Henriquez, writer of “Lunch,” discusses a simple tradition of eating lunch with her family, but over time that memorable tradition began to fall apart, until at last, it no longer existed. In order to develop her potent message and connect with readers, Henriquez

path of inheritance, culture, and tradition. In the eyes of the world, it would seem that Dee is living the “American Dream”; however, in the eyes of her family, Maggie is the one living the dream. She is true to their culture and traditions, which they hope she will keep alive. This is perhaps the most important thing that the family has to pass on. She may not be intelligent in the sense of learning, but Maggie has the ability to pass down the family traditions through the art of

Family tales are a great way to pass the time in my family. Every time were at a family gathering my mother will always bring up some child hood memories of the family. Like the time when I was three years old I was basically toothless but only had my k-9 teeth. So, my cousins who were all between the ages 5-6 got together and told my mom that they should kill me because, he has fangs just like a vampire, and they were scared if I woke up in the middle of the night and suck there blood out. Another

disaster and death. At the end of the film, her strength, courage, and supernatural appointment as future chief is enough to convince Koro of her leadership abilities, and a new generation of Maori is given hope and guidance for the future. Maori traditions take central stage throughout the film. Each of the film’s characters struggles with these customs. For instance, Koro is more reluctant to give up or bend traditional rules and practices. From the outset of the film, Koro is primarily concerned

Irish immigrants who came many years ago and carry their tradition and culture with them. The lives of the men and women are linked to the landscape as

Society should do away with certain traditions, rituals, and customs such as fireworks on the Fourth of July, the “Polar Bear Plunge”, and Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling because they are harmful and only put people at risk. Over the years, things have been changing and past customs are not acceptable in today’s world. The stories “The Lottery” and “The Sleep” provide great examples of traditions that should be abandoned in today’s world. In “The Lottery”, villagers from a small town gather every