Media, From the Tool to the Rationality Behind
Indeed multimedia is definitely referring to the channels in use to convey information & communication. To date, due to the complexification our society is imposing on us to re-assess, redefine and rename the very tools we thought (a moment) we mastered, over time, usage, interpretations and misinterpretations deriving from the outcome of their use led us to double check if REALLY the naming and wording associated with their definition as a a tool can still hold…
So What Is A Shaman Anyway?People who are shaman exist throughout the world. There are several definitions of shaman. Above all else, a shaman is a healer.
The Origin Western Tradition (Modern Life) Traced Through the Bloody Life of Ancient AssyriaIf you read the annals of the kings of Assyria in northern Mesopotamia you find them awash with pride and blood. “Cities are taken, plundered and burnt. Captives are burnt alive. Other captives – their hands and feet cut off”. Between the rapes, murder and the humiliation there were plundering, of silver, gold, cattle, crops and slaves.
2012 According to the Mayan CalenderSupposedly, the Mayan calendar predicts that the end of the world or something as significant as that will occur on December 21, 2012. This is based on the fact that the Mayan calendar ends exactly on that date.
A Generation Gap in 1960-1980 in ChinaThe effect was made to reopen the schools and colleges in 1960. The admission of new students was not accompanied by a complete reassertion of the old practices, which the left wing had condemned as elitist. The examinations were restored, and the authority of teachers, who had been humiliated and abused since 1965, was protected.
Mayan Culture and HistoryWhy one of the greatest civilizations on earth collapsed is a mystery. From about 2000 BC until 1500 AD, the area it occupied was very large, extending all the way from modern New Mexico south to Honduras, El Salvador, most of Guatemala, and Belize. Enormous temples, pyramids and cities still inspire awe in tourists who visit the ruins.
From the Stone Age Up to NowIrian Jaya is the home of the most primitive and isolated populations in the world. This culture is completely primitive; numbers, the value of money and art are unknown. Pigs and bones are considered merchandise for exchange and circulate freely as dowry for marriages, funerals and ritual feasts.
Would a Beehive of Ant Farm Run More Efficiently With a Capitalist Social Structure – Hell Yes!Many people believe that evolution or god is much better at engineering, even social engineering amongst species here on Earth than humankind’s small minds could ever conjure up. Indeed, I completely disagree, in fact, I’d say that humans have enough mental capacity to improve upon everything that exists here on this planet. After all, show me a bird that fly nearly the speed of sound and carry 230 passengers?
National Diversity, A Mixed BlessingDiversity in life could be a boon or a bane or both for a country. It has its own plus and negative implications. There is no final word whether it is a source of positive development or becomes a hurdle. India is an elusive country in this matter. Life is full of contraries and strangely enough there is something that absorbs all the factors which clash with each other.
The Empty House – People Living From the Dumping Ground – Whose Fault Is It?We will all agree that an empty house must look like this: the inside dirty, with spider webs across the walls of the house. The floors of it being filled with the excrete of wall geckos and rats. Cockroaches running haphazardly across the floors of the rooms, but all these will change once the owner returns.
William the Conqueror – The Wrestle Over PardonsWe’re told that the Conqueror admitted to, and repented of, sins such as those committed against the people of Yorkshire. We could debate for hours on whether the Yorkshire action was indeed a sin in the true sense, or whether it was a necessity of war by the conquering nation.
Origins of the Words Shaman and ShamanismThis article provides a clue as to the origin of the words shaman and shamanism. Shaman and shamanism is not original with Native Americans.
