Under pressure of the myth, we become indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the "right" neighborhoods, wear the "right" clothes, eat the "right" foods.
Lorraine Adams, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter turned novelist, quit journalism and began writing fiction so that she could tell more nuanced stories.
The well-known legend about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clearly.Little George cut down his father "s favorite cherry tree while trying out his new hatchet."
Heritage and museum experts do not have to invent stories and recreate historical environments to attract their visitors: their assets are already in place.
Just like good novels, good TV series have compelling narratives, engaging and interesting characters, clever plot twists, thorny moral dilemmas... they're far from being trash.
Frequently dancers utilize objects like swords or sticks or hoops or musical instruments to further reveal information about their role in the social story portrayed in the dance.
Frequently dancers utilize objects like swords or sticks or hoops or musical instruments to further reveal information about their roles in the social story portrayed in the dance.