“Body Rituals among the Nacirema” is an article written by Horace Miner about a group of people‚ the Nacirema‚ and their everyday functions or rituals. Miner relates the culture‚ practices‚ values‚ and beliefs of a seemingly exotic and strange tribe. He vividly and descriptively describes behaviors and activities that are interpreted as unusual and strange. The tribe Miner depicts seems primal and uncivilized‚ and yet somewhat familiar. They are a “North American group living in the territory between
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homesick men. Red Dog was an excellent listener‚ which allowed the miners to share their personal feelings and stories with him. Red Dog soon became valued by the community for these particular listening skills and brought a lot of comfort to the lonely people of the Pilbara Region. He soon was announced a loved member of the damper community. He shows us that there is more to this community than just a “bunch of dirty old miners”. That beneath their tough and dusty exterior that they are a community
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American humour is essentially universal. There is no real thought required in processing what is being read‚ said‚ or played out. Then there is the humour of Horace‚ the focus of this assignment. As previously mentioned‚ I find it difficult to detect the comic wit Horace employs in the creation of his satires. This is not entirely surprising since Horace is essentially writing for an audience that is familiar with his work. Many of us reading Horace’s works today are basically looking at his satires through
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The anthropologist has become so familiar with the diversity of ways in which different people behave in similar situations that he is not apt to be surprised by even the most exotic customs. In fact‚ if all of the logically possible combinations of behavior have not been found somewhere in the world‚ he is apt to suspect that they must be present in some yet undescribed tribe. The point has‚ in fact‚ been expressed with respect to clan organization by Murdock (1949: 71).[2] In this light‚ the magical
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1 Grant Global Village Activity Unit 2 Assignment 1 (Global Village) September 24‚ 2013 Global Village Activity I could only imagine how Horace Miner felt when entering the Nacirema village. At first glance he must have had culture shock when learning about the daily mouth cleansing and the temples where some enter and never return. I came to realize that western cultures share many of the same daily rituals just
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Roman poet‚ Horace‚ one said‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have laid dormant’. This means that through a hardship‚ one can develop strength that wouldn’t have existed had the hardship not happened. For example‚ in Suzanne Collin’s book‚ “The Hunger Games” Katniss suffers through traumatic hardships. Her father is tragically killed by a mining accident‚ and she is forced to grow‚ and learn from it. Exemplifying that tragedy can help people
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Carpe Diem In the old days people died left and right because of many reason so it was important to carpe diem. They couldn’t look to the future because they didn’t know if they were going to have one. They also couldn’t look to the past because it was full of death and pain so it might depress them. The ones who were alive were just happy to see the sun in the morning. Someone from the past used to say procrastination is the thief of time so do it today and live each day as though it were your
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the rise. The moment at the bottom of the pit‚ of feeling that there is no concrete escape or solution are the moments that create character‚ fortitude and overall‚ characteristics and strengths that were hidden deep behind our fears. The Roman poet Horace‚ described adversity as a constructor of character which left a positive and constructive aftermath‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” When misfortune and desperation hit home
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MINING By Andrea Osorno THE 33 MINERS IN CHILE The collapse of the gold and copper mine San José (Saint Joseph) that maintained trapped during 10 weeks at 33 miners 700 meters below surface area has definitely grabbed the attention of the general public on the security and labor conditions of the active mines that currently operate in Chile. For the last 30 years‚ the mining industry in Chile‚ which represents over 40 per cent of their gross domestic
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is brisk‚ lively and refined. Li Bai also wrote a number of poems from various viewpoints‚ including the personae of women. For example‚ he wrote several poems in the Zi Ye‚ or "Lady Midnight" style‚ as well as Han folk-ballad style poems. Horace Horace’s lyric poetry comprises his seventeen Epodes‚ and 103 Odes in four books. The former‚ which include some of his early work‚ are on a variety of political and satirical themes‚ with a few love poems. Most are written
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