The Iroquois are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America. The African Bushmen‚ are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have completely different religions‚ and completely different traditions. The African Bushmen and the Iroquois both believe that their people lived somewhere else before they came to earth. The African Bushmen believed that they were deep underground. Their god is named Kaang (Käng)‚ and he is the Great Master and Lord of All Life. Iroquois
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The Iroquois myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back‚” is a piece that has been passed down from one generation to the next since 1800. It introduces a story of the world; good and bad‚ male and female roles‚ a great god‚ the solar system‚ growth‚ etc. This text not only challenges stereotypical views of gender roles‚ but it also introduces a different perspective on superiority. As the male population is classically seen as dominant‚ fearless‚ and powerful souls; while the female population is seen
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The Iroquois people are a very historically powerful tribe in the northeast Native American confederacy. The Iroquois tribe originally called their confederacy Kanonsionni‚ which means "people of the longhouse" but today they go by the name Haudenosaunee. The Iroquois are a tribe made up of six nations. Their creation story uses an unique perspective that is uncommon and not as well known. The creation myth of the Iroquois people was built off of the Native American culture‚ made more realistic with
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Iroquois vs Bushmen Creation Story Creation is one of the most controversial topics ever to roam the earth. Some people seek to explain through religions while others try and use science for the same purpose. Two examples of this are the African Bushmen and the Iroquois Tribe. Both had a different take on the same story of creation. One important fact to see is that both of these stories are started the same way. Both state that humans lived in places other than
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The Iroquois creation myth has been around since at least 1142 A.D. in the Iroquois nation in North America‚ in what is now known as New York‚ Quebec‚ and Ontario. While the minor details may change depending on who tells you the story‚ the main premise remains the same. Each story describes the planet pre-dating humans as an unlimited expanse of water with no land in sight‚ with the humans inhabited a place in the high-reaches of the sky where the forests were forests were full of game‚ rivers
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Comparing and contrasting Both utilise dramatic monologues to present inner workings of the characters there by allowing the reader an opportunity to witness the loss of humanity. Shakespeare uses the monologue in act 2 scene 1 to show how Macbeth is a person who can rationalise and reason but becomes dark and deceitful. He appears to be a man who is rational and logical with the questions asking “is this…dagger…I see before me…toward my hand?” “Art thou not…sensible…as to sight?” reflecting that
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Comparing the Contrasting Written two centuries apart‚ “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Where Are You Going; Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates are two seemingly different stories. However‚ if looked at closely‚ several elements can be tied together. Each story has a similar point of view‚ but the story is told from two different perspectives. Several themes are unique to the stories‚ but deep within similarities can be found. The authors conclude their stories in two different
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Comparing and Contrasting (quoted from Jim Stover‚ “Writing About Literature”) One of the best methods to help us clarify our thoughts about a character‚ an event‚ a poem‚ a story—nearly anything—is to compare and contrast. (To compare can mean to find similarities and differences. Coupled with contrast‚ however‚ to compare means to point out similarities‚ while to contrast means to point out differences.) Many of us‚ feeling weighted down by cares‚ have happened to see someone coping with a
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In my opinion I agree with the view of human character from which the Iroquois portray in this myth. The world is separated in two. One world is the crooked mind and the other is the straight mind‚ like the left-handed twin and the right-handed twin. To me the world is separated into good and evil. The good is basically the straight mind. For example someone that helps someone out with his or her homework is doing an act of kindness‚ which is labeled as a good person. Also for example some one that
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Compare and contrast the way the poets present a rustic activity? The two poems ‘Photograph of Haymaker 1890’ by Molly Holden and ‘Hay-making’ by Gillian Clarke portray rustic activity in a similar way. The poem ‘Photograph of Haymaker 1890’ consists of two stanzas and this could be linked to the fact that it is a reminiscing photo of a man who cuts hay. This shows the rustic activity due to the fact it is the poet possibly describing a relative of hers working. Whereas‚ the poem ‘Hay-making’ has
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