.... Kallikantzaroi wreak havoc in houses for the next 12 days. Burning incense or leaving a peace offering is supposed offer some protection against the elves. Most families decorate a small wooden cross with basil and dip it into a shallow bowl of water. This is believed to give the water holy powers. The water is then sprinkled throughout the house to keep the mischievous spirits away. In Russia After the Russian Revolution of 1917, authorities of the newly formed USSR prohibited the practice of all religions. After the USSR broke up in 1991, the Russian Orthodox Church revived Christmas ritu .....

.... were more likely to assault their spouse during that year (Straus 142). This study also found a rise in street crime with increasing amounts of physical punishment. A 1972 study of 385 college students which were punished as children were more likely to be involved in violent and property crime (Straus 145). A final interesting statistic showed that for 1980 schools that used a greater amount of physical punishment also had a greater homicide rate (Straus 146). According to Gault et. Al increasing the intensity of punishment has been found to better suppress or change a person's behavior .....

.... symbols or sanctuaries (deities) representing CHI can be found in every home, compound or village square. These sanctuaries are called different names in different parts of Igbo land due to the vast dialect of the people. The fact that CHI can be personalized as well as shared by the community may explain the Igbo acceptance and affinity for the Christian religion. Also, there are many names in the Igbo culture that begin with CHI. For example, my niece’s name is Chinyere, which means God’s gift. When considering how meals are prepared in Nigeria, one needs to realize that the Igbo s .....

.... be broken in order for this technology to succeed. There are many obstacles and the main one is the resistance from physicians. Many health care providers are reluctant to learn how to use new technologies; especially the older doctors who work at the rural and geographically isolated regions. On the other hand, will allow health care providers to consult with expert in their field in order to better diagnose and treat their patients without any time delays or sending their patients to distant locations. Legal, licensure, confidentiality, and cost issues are other potential barriers to .....

.... lines and boundaries. You can score more or less points from some of these lines. You can also go out of bounds if you cross some of these lines. The court is a rather large floor with one goal at each end of the court. There are many different ways to play . The traditional way that most people play is five - on - five. Five - on - five is played by two opposing teams in which each team has five players on the court during play. The five players are broken down by there coaches into different positions. There are two shooting guards, two power forwards, and one center. .....

.... the church believed in. Martin Luther said that the only way to atone for your sins were through prayer and contrition. In his 95 Thesis he established that salvation is within oneself and that individual faith in God is very important . But the church did not see it that way. The church believed that the only way to atone for your sins were through indulgences. Indulgences were paying for the removal of your sins. Martin Luther was later excommunicated from the church. Galileo also disagreed with certain things that the church believed in. Galileo proved Aristotle's theory wrong about grav .....

.... that the clitoris is a very dangerous part of the female anatomy. In our culture, Freud stated in his book, Sexuality and the Psychology of Love, that the "elimination of clitoral sexuality is a necessary precondition for the development of femininity. In 1979, the "Love Surgery" was performed on women in the United Sates. Dr. James Burt, the "Love Surgeon", introduced "clitoral relocation" (sunna circumcision) to the medical field. He believed and acted upon the idea that excision does not prevent sexual pleasure, but enhances it. Dr. Burt practiced in Ohio for almost ten years bef .....

.... the more philosophical questions that abound from our very existence. Existential psychiatry and psychology arose in Europe in the 1940’s and 1950’s as a direct response to the dissatisfaction with prevailing efforts to gain scientific understanding in psychiatry (Binswanger 1963). Existentialism is the title of a set of philosophical ideas that emphasise the existence of the human being, the lack of meaning and purpose in life and the solitude of human existence. Existentialism stresses the jeopardy of life, the voidness of human reality and admits that the human being thr .....

.... reading the works of Shakespear, instantly talking to people on the other side of the world just by typing, listening to music, ordering food & products, paying bills, reading newspapers, and so on, the internet offers a world of information available at the users fingertips. It is an elaborate source of education, information, entertainment, and communication. Users are able to access people and information, distribute information, and experiment with new technologies and services. The Internet has become a major global infrastructure used for education, research, professional learn .....

.... came to assassinate him. She sat to nurse him and when he drew the milk from her he also drew out her life. A third mythological hero that supports the characteristic of strength is in the story of Theseus of Greek origin. This story also suggests bravery as a primary role in a hero. At only seven years old, Theseus grabbed an axe to slay a lion, which actually was a skin that Hercules had laid on a stool. At the age of sixteen he was able to lift the rock and remove the sword and sandals from underneath, left by Aegeus. These heroes have many characteristics that follow in the lines .....