Totem poles are symbolic sculptures that originated in some of the native tribes of North America. They can represent stories‚ someone’s life‚ they can even be a family tree! Most of them have things such as animals on them. My totem pole is a timeline of my past‚ present‚ and future that is represented by animals. I feel that the turtle and the panther best represent who I was in the past. The turtle represents shyness. I actually used to be a really crazy and outgoing kid‚ but when I got into
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The Totem As the Symbol of Both God and Society In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life‚ Emile Durkheim affirms that religion is a man-made construct that serves the role of a social organizer through its practices and beliefs‚ which can be classified as either sacred or profane. He explains the mutual exclusivity of the profane and sacred by depicting the duality present in the lives of prehistoric Australian aboriginal tribesmen. The tribe members spend the majority of their time in the profane
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The word Hasila means "Dwellers Downriver." The Haisla people is centered on Kitamaat Villages and home to about 1700 Haisla people. Kitamaat sits at the head of the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. Haisla people balance their way of living elsewhere in the region or in Greater Vancouver. They have two historic bands – the Kitamaat of the Douglas and Devastation channels and the Kitlope of the upper Princess Royal Channel and Gardner Canal. Haisla nation neighbors Heiltsuk and Wuikinuxv bands
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Pole dancing is a combination of dance and gymnastics that is an increasingly popular form of fitness and dance. Pole dancers use a vertical pole which is either static or spinning‚ and train in gyms or dedicated dance studios. It’s no secret that pole dancing really started in the strip clubs. But it has evolved into so much more and pole dancing fitness enthusiasts and schools have been working tirelessly to change the perception to one of a legitimate dance style emphasising the acrobatics
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Pole vaulting is probably the most technical of athletic events‚ therefore a considerable amount of time should be spent on understanding and perfecting the technique. There are many areas of instruction in the vault. The pole carry‚ the run‚ plant‚ take off‚ swing back‚ extension‚ and the fly away. The vaulter needs to put all of these together in a vault that last no more than 6 seconds. Technique will improve how a person vaults‚ but it is no substitute for talent or physical ability. Speed‚ height
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this document: 743 Title: LEKI Micro Vario Carbon Trekking Poles Trekking poles and hiking staffs are normal equipment for many walkers‚ hikers‚ trekkers‚ backpackers and snowshoers. The reasons why are easy; they enhance your stability and provide support on all types of terrain. Trekking poles and hiking staffs will not decrease your overall energy expenditure since you’ll be using your arms more than you would when hiking without poles. They do‚ however‚ help distribute your energy usage in a
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The Whitest Deserts [Compare and contrast between the north and southern poles] It’s cold. It’s dry. Only the strongest can survive on these barren‚ wind-swept plains. The bottom of the world is a vicious and dark land‚ certainly suited to creatures comparatively tough as nails. Snow and hail and complete darkness torment this huge‚ freezing desert for 6 months of the year. When the sun finally melts over the horizon‚ the night recedes to leave yet more snow and hail and 120 mph winds
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Totem Poles as a Spiritual Form of Ethnic Art A totem pole is a spiritual for1m of cultural art‚ capable of transcending its traditional uses and forms and addressing the current social and political concerns of the artist. For hundreds of years the totem pole has played an important cultural‚ spiritual‚ and religious role in the Native American nations of the Pacific Northwest. Totem poles carver Jewell Praying Wolf James creates totem poles within his native cultural setting and incorporates
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John N. Abletis | | Prof. Randolf S. David | MA Sociology Student | | Classical Sociological Theory (Socio 271) | 2009-79293 | | UPD-CSSP-Dep’t. of Sociology | | | January 20‚ 2011 | | Excerpts from | | The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: A Study in Religious SociologyEmile Durkheim Translated from the French by Joseph Ward Sain 1926‚ London‚ George Allen & Unwin‚ Ltd. | Introduction: 1. “The greatest single book of the twentieth century” (Collins & Makowsky
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tribe‚ but the shaman would not be silenced‚ and he struck down Paleface with his staff‚ killing him. The other Miagani revolted against Blackfire. They shot him with their arrows and tied him to a pole to die. Blackfire didn’t die though‚ so the Miagani sealed him inside of a cave. They erected a totem in front of the tomb as a warning sign of the evil that resided within. Some sources cite that Shaman Blackfire emerged from the cave and used his power to cause blight across the land. As such‚ the
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