Nacirema HR 582 Managing Global Diversity Patsy A. Shepherd March 22‚ 2012 In Body Ritual Among the Nacirema‚ Horace Miner writes about the strange rituals that people do in America. While reading the story I was almost fooled‚ but as read further I realized the spoof of Nacirema; Nacirema is American spelled backwards and the references in the myth are the backward strange American everyday rituals. Miner’s word usage made it obvious it was just a myth‚ words like magical‚ fascination
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BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA Horace Miner From Horace Miner‚ "Body Ritual among the Nacirema." Reproduced by permission of the American Anthropological Association from The American Anthropologist‚ vol. 58 (1956)‚ pp. 503-507. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most cultures exhibit a particular configuration or style. A single value or pat- tern of perceiving the world often leaves its stamp on several institutions in the society. Examples are
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In the story‚ “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”‚ by Horace Miner he talks about the Nacirema tribe and describes the body rituals that their society does on a regular basis that they view as the norm in their society and culture. While reading about these strange and unusual rituals‚ one can’t help but think that what these people are doing is totally and completely ridiculous. Ethnocentrism comes over and judgment takes place‚ but in reality some could view our American culture as just and crazy
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------------------------------------------------- Rhetorical Analysis Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work of non-fiction into parts and then explains how the parts work together to create a certain effect—whether to persuade‚ entertain or inform. You can also conduct a rhetorical analysis of a primarily visual argument such as a cartoon or advertisement‚ or an oral performance such as a speech
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version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu Larson‚ S.‚ & Martin‚ L. (2012). Risk Taking and Rites of Passage. Reclaiming Children & Youth‚ 20‚ 37-43. Retrieved from ESCBCOhost Database https://content.ashford.edu Miner‚ H. (1956). Body Rituals among the Nacirema. American Anthropologist‚ 58‚ (3)‚ 503-507 Retrieved from https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/miner.html Tsuji‚ Y. (2011). Rites of passage to death and afterlife in Japan. Generations‚ 35‚ (3)‚ 28-33. Retrieved from the ESBCOhost
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Skip to main content University Writing Center Texas A&M University Search Aggies helping Aggies write & speak well About Us Make an Appointment For Students Hours/Locations For Faculty W & C Courses Request an Event Contact Us For Consultants Log In Print version Rhetorical Analysis Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work of non-fiction
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Ortiz-Cofer‚ Judith (2004). The Myth of the Latin Woman: "I just met a girl named Maria." In Winters‚ Paul and Schneider‚ James (Fourth Edition). Frame and Focus. (p.p. 25 – 28). Washington‚ DC: Person Custom Publishing. Miner‚ Horace (1964; 2004). Body Ritual Among the Nacirema. In Winters‚ Paul and Schneider‚ James (Fourth Edition). Frame and Focus. (p.p. 31 – 35). Washington‚ DC: Person Custom Publishing.
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with religious beliefs or practices. These rituals are not the same as the day to day normal activity a person partakes in but more of symbolic gestures performed in a specific manner by a specific order in doing them (Lavenda & Schultz‚ 2013). The Nacirema culture performs specific ritual acts on a daily basis and as I quickly realized American culture is not that much different than the Nacirema’s. I am beginning to realize that it isn’t the cultures around the world that differ so much as the languages
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Zack Hess 12/18/12 Period 1 Body Rituals of The Nacirema * Miner is really talking about the American people when he says Nacerima. He talks about them as if they are some weird tribe of humans who are hard to understand and extremely complex in their behaviors and rituals. When Miner talks about the “shrine” and how rich people have more of them he is really talking about mirrors. “Incarcerated in such a body‚ man’s only hope is to avert these characteristics through the use of ritual
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ANTH 1120 FALL SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW SHEET Exam format: Term definitions (1-2 sentences)‚ short answer questions (3-4 sentences)‚ and longer answer questions (1-2 paragraphs) Exam length: 2 hours Nation-states and identities The nation and identity: how are national identities created and what ensures their success or failure? -The construction of an “other” -The other can live outside or inside the borders of the nation-state -Immigration is another way in which others are produced -Immigrant others
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