Stephanie Saintyl Personal Anthropology April 23‚2013 At the beginning of the semester‚ I was not aware of what certain things I would be learning about in Intro to Anthropology. I didn’t even know what anthropology was and was just taking it to fill my pre-requisites requirement. Now that the class is coming to an end‚ I realized that I learned so much about my culture‚ self‚ and my community that I was unaware of before. There were …topics that I thought deeply about and realized that I
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Cultural Anthropology Review Sheet. * On test I. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology A. Different kinds of Anthropology* 1. Biological/Physical Anthropology: the branch of anthropology dealing with the evolutionary changes in human body structure and the classification of modern races. 2. Archaeologist: Study of material culture 3. Linguistic Anthropology: Study of how language is used in various social context. Focuses mainly on interplay of language and culture. 4. Cul
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American Medical Association 10 Questions Assignment 1. Who founded the AMA? Nathan Smith Davis founded the AMA. 2. How many people are appointed on the AMA’s Board of Trustees Twenty two men and women comprise the board. 3. What is the House of Delegates when it comes to the AMA? The House of Delegates is the principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association. They transact all business of the Association not otherwise specifically provided for in this
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Greek and “is one of the oldest binding documents in history” (Tyson‚ 2001). "The Oath of Hippocrates‚" holds the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics (1996 edition)‚ "has remained in Western civilization as an expression of ideal conduct for the physician." “98% of American and nearly 50% of British medical students swear some kind of oath‚ either on entry to medical school or at graduation” (Sritharan et al.‚ 2001). These principals are instilled early on although the “Oaths are
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You As The Anthropologist Lone Star Community College Leah Cruzen Anthropology enlightens the learner to understand themselves as well as those around them; each culture varies and offers information that is interesting‚ and in some cases‚ helpful to our own understanding of what it means to be human. Our ever-changing world is vast‚ culture-rich place‚ full of methods and beliefs waiting to be uncovered. The problem is‚ some anthropologists do not share their findings with
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Anthropology 1120 Assignment 1: Critical Reading Exercise Value: 10% of final grade DUE DATE: Section A: MONDAY OCTOBER 21 in your tutorial Section B: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 in your tutorial You must also upload your assignment to Turnitin via the course Moodle website by the beginning of the lecture on the due date. (more instructions will be provided in tutorials) How does it work? You must write a 3-4 page critical summary of 1 (one) of the following required reading articles from
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Anthropology 1/9/13 Archaeology * The study of human behavior through material remains * Artifacts: items intentionally modified for use as a tool * Applied Archaeology Archaeological Tools * Survey * Test Pits * Excavation – digging & examining * Trowels * Careful excavation * Lab analysis Biological (Physical) Anthropology * The study of human biological variation in time and space 5 Special Interests within Biological Anthropology
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The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could enhance ones understanding of a culture. The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most
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Hmong culture: Textile art and customs As living in California with cultural diversity‚ it is important to understand and respect others’ cultural values. There are about 8 to12 million Hmong people in the world‚ and many researches have been done to explore Hmong culture and beliefs (Yang‚ 2012). Briefly to introduce‚ Hmong is a 5‚000 year old ethnicity‚ and they mostly live in Laos with a primarily agrarian life style (Yang‚ 2012). They left China as victims of Chines oppression and settled in
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Bibliography Hmong Involvement in the Vietnam War Literature Review Outline I. Introduction A. History of Hmong existence in America (Barr‚ 2005; Mote‚ 2004; Castle‚ 1993) B. Hmong Values (Moore‚ 2003; Moua‚ 1995) C. Conflicts between Hmong culture and American culture (Moua‚ 1995) II. Body A. History of Hmong existence in America 1. Secret Vietnam War in Laos (Barr‚ 2005; Castle‚ 1993; Murphy 1997) 2. Communists persecute Hmong in Laos (Castle‚ 1993; Barr‚ 2005) B. Hmong Values
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