After reading the novel Nest in the Wind: Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island‚ written by Martha C. Ward‚ I learned about a culture on an island that is much different but similar in many ways to ours. The Climate of the Island was tropical with heavy rainfall. The Island was known as a “tropical paradise”. Ward a female Anthropologist went to this Island to study its inhabitants . Some area she focus on was Family‚ Religion‚ sex‚ tradition‚ economics‚ politics ‚medicine‚ death‚ resources
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NEST IN THE WIND ANT 200 Book Test Name __________________________________ Class start time ____________ 1. Contrast Pohnpeian and industrial explanations on how the island came into being. a. The Pohnpeian explanation is an example of a supernatural creation story. b. Pohnpeians explain that an octopus directed Sapikini to the island. c. The industrial explanation is based on science. d. People in industrial society say volcanoes erupted and formed the island. e. all of
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Martha´s Vineyard – where old traditions are still of value Martha´s Vineyard is a small island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts‚ USA. The island has a permanent population of about 6000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Atlantic Ocean and there are no big businesses or any McDonald to be found on the island. Here‚ life is not as hectic as on the mainland and old traditions are still of value. The inhabitants have a way of showing
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2013 Discussion Paper Three In the short story “Volcano” (2012)‚ Lawrence Osborne argues the volcano parallels the life of the main character Martha. Osborne uses detail‚ emotion‚ and symbolism to support his claim. Throughout the story Osborne is descriptive when telling about Martha’s life and her surroundings. Martha see’s the color red many times like in her hotel room and in nature. The color red has many different meanings‚ like love‚ hate or anger. Because she just went
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Summary & Comprehension 陈璐怡1262023 Unit Five: Penny In The Dust This short story is a recall which is about a penny given by the leading character’s father. The story begins with a funeral. After the father’s funeral‚ the leading character was talking with his sister and couldn’t help recalling the afternoon when everyone thought he was lost. The father was a reticent man who never said “love” and was severe and humorless. So the son didn’t know whether his father liked him and he even didn’t
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caught up in the issues of their own lives. A lifestyle such as this one eventually begins to encourage a closed view of the vast world that we live in. Therefore‚ the importance of seeing environments beyond one’s own becomes even greater. Mariellen Ward is a professional traveller who shares her experiences in her blog “Tales of Travel and Transformation”. She explains in her blog‚ “Whether you choose to experience the misery to which the human condition can descend or not‚ these people are still
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HENRY WARD BEST KNOWN FOR Reverend Henry Ward is best known for changing the Jamaican school system. Up until Reverend Henry Ward got involved with the government to change it‚ the system was a flawed‚ failing system‚ with hundreds‚ if not thousands of children unable to get educated because of the lack of facilities. Although churches and infant centres tried their
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Biography - An Account of his life (1879-1981) Reverend Henry Ward was born in Golden Grove‚ St. Ann. He received his early education at Clapham Elementary School‚ and then moved on to St. George’s Elementary in guys Hill. There he passed the Pupil Teachers’ Examination with distinction and gained an exhibitioner’s scholarship to the Micro Teachers’ College. He distinguished himself at Mico‚ and his personal conduct was exemplary throughout his college career. In 1900‚ he graduated from Mico as
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Not only is it the location of the “Restricted Ward” where a disaster resulted in the disappearance of thousands of people‚ but it is also a city rife with murders. Dragging down the health and safety rating of the city even further are the “Unions” who are people with inhuman abilities and a penchant for havoc. In the middle of all of this is Touya Kagari‚ an ordinary high school student who lost his mother to the disaster in the Restricted Ward. Touya was adopted by the sister of one of his classmates
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Turbines: A Wind-Wind Solution The majority of energy comes from nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal‚ natural gas‚ and oil. Americans depend on this energy in almost every way imaginable; from cooking to cleaning‚ from working to traveling‚ to heating and cooling. Wind is a byproduct of solar energy; the uneven heating of the air over land and water creates wind as warm air rises and cool air rushes in to take its place (Bezdek‚ 29 Oct. 2013). Although some people tend to dislike the idea
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