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Modern Greek 113r. Ritual and Metaphor in Greek Songs of the Life Cycle: "An exploration of the interdependence of ritual and metaphor, relating the imagery of songs to rituals performed primarily by women, at each stage of the life cycle...
Fine Arts 185x. Art, Space, and Ritual: The Culture of Tea in Japan...
...manufacturer, grumbled that "instead of paying for kids to play basketball at 2 a.m., we should be building more prisons." Friends nodded furiously as Holian lambasted Clinton over the din of 500 shooters standing in a row 1.5 miles long and blasting away, part of a 10-day-long ritual slaughter of 4.5 million clay pigeons. The only thing thicker than the gunpowder that laced the air was the cynicism directed toward both Clinton and Congress. Said Bob Walden, 52, a retired supervisor: "It's not that I've lost faith in our nation's principles. It's just that...
...these lines reveal the feud of sorts which emerges concerning the goings-on outside the rear window of Jeffries' Chelsea, New York apartment. Lisa Carol Freemont's theories of the murder are founded on the ideas of female ritual and manner. She claims that the missing Mrs. Thorwald would not have left without her favorite handbag which hangs on her bedpost. Nor would she have left all her jewelry at home, much less in the handbag where it would have gotten tangled-up and scratched. And she absolutely would not have left her wedding ring. So she was murdered...
...realized the extent of their degradation just yet; they are too busy grappling with a present dilemma precipitated by the profusion of grotes-queries. The next courtroom appearance for O.J. happens to coincide exactly with that of the infamous Menendez brothers. The latter celebrities are to undergo a ritual which the Simpson case has elevated from legalistic obscurity to event of national import: the "pre-trial" hearing. Why waste time on self-examination when the really crucial question is yet to be decided: Which freak gets top billing in the rogue's gallery...