Here is an excerpt from WS's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower the paper?
"Christina Thompson writes about the colonization of New Zealand in her passage from Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story titled 'A Dangerous People.' Even the title suggests the Maoris of New Zealand were be much more fiercely opposed to colonization than the aborigines. We will also find out they would use weapons with the intent to kill. Captain Cool described the Maoris thus: 'the act of throwing volleys of stones at so great and novel an object (The HMS Beagles) and their defiance of 'Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all,' shows uncommon boldness.' The Maoris were hostile to the settlers as soon as they landed, as opposed to the aborigines being passive. The used 'patoo patoos' to kill or at least to show their intent to kill to the colonists., While the aborigines and the Maoris were similar in that they were both hostile to the colonists of their respective lands after a time the aborigines became aggressive after a time, the aborigines became aggressive after a period of destruction inflicted upon them by the convicts. It seems the Maoris were more effective in deflecting the settlers from these passages."
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Australia
Here is an excerpt from KR's paper. What are its strengths? How could he improve it?
"The European perception of natives, as gross as it was, is nothing compared to their actual treatment of them. Sydney and the Bush utilizes a similar comparison as 'Come on On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All' in that it directly compared Europeans and natives but this time, using metaphors. Sydney represents the new European civilization that the settlers built and the Bush represents the natives spread across the bare land. This metaphor through comparison is also seen in the idea that the Europeans treat the natives as convicts. 'When Sydney rules without the Bush she is a warder's shop' (Murray)/ The poem describes the settlers as wardens, which implies that the aborigines must be guilty of something. The only thing they are truly guilty of is following their own culture instead of that of the Europeans. Such mistreatment of the natives started with the explorers and continued with the settlers as inferiority of natives is seen in both passages. The two groups are compared in an unjust way that Europeans stuck based on ignorance and pure malice."
"The European perception of natives, as gross as it was, is nothing compared to their actual treatment of them. Sydney and the Bush utilizes a similar comparison as 'Come on On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All' in that it directly compared Europeans and natives but this time, using metaphors. Sydney represents the new European civilization that the settlers built and the Bush represents the natives spread across the bare land. This metaphor through comparison is also seen in the idea that the Europeans treat the natives as convicts. 'When Sydney rules without the Bush she is a warder's shop' (Murray)/ The poem describes the settlers as wardens, which implies that the aborigines must be guilty of something. The only thing they are truly guilty of is following their own culture instead of that of the Europeans. Such mistreatment of the natives started with the explorers and continued with the settlers as inferiority of natives is seen in both passages. The two groups are compared in an unjust way that Europeans stuck based on ignorance and pure malice."
Australia
Here is an excerpt from JD's paper. What are its strengths? How can he empower it?
"As colonization brought wealth into Australia, it split the island colony into two major regions: The 'Bush' or wilderness, and Sydney, the industrial cities. 'Sydney and the Bush' by Les Murray explores the effects of colonization on both The Bush and Sydney. Sydney received all of the economic prosperity from Europe. The frontier was shrinking. The social tensions between the two cultures worsened from colonization: 'When Sydney and the Bush meet now / There is no common ground' (Murray). Through industry in Australia, Sydney became vastly different from the Outback. The culture evolved into a western European one, while the rest of Australia was still considered uncivilized. Conflict ensued due to the fact that social status altered to favor Sydney, as they were supported by Britain: 'The bushman sank and factories rose / and warders set the tone' (Murray). The warders, or Sydney, then rules the upper class. This was all due to colonization that resulted in economic prosperity and power to Sydney."
"As colonization brought wealth into Australia, it split the island colony into two major regions: The 'Bush' or wilderness, and Sydney, the industrial cities. 'Sydney and the Bush' by Les Murray explores the effects of colonization on both The Bush and Sydney. Sydney received all of the economic prosperity from Europe. The frontier was shrinking. The social tensions between the two cultures worsened from colonization: 'When Sydney and the Bush meet now / There is no common ground' (Murray). Through industry in Australia, Sydney became vastly different from the Outback. The culture evolved into a western European one, while the rest of Australia was still considered uncivilized. Conflict ensued due to the fact that social status altered to favor Sydney, as they were supported by Britain: 'The bushman sank and factories rose / and warders set the tone' (Murray). The warders, or Sydney, then rules the upper class. This was all due to colonization that resulted in economic prosperity and power to Sydney."
Australia
Here is an excerpt from JC's paper. What are its strengths? How could he improve it?
"Xenophobia was a prominent feature in the colonization of Australia. Some of the first settlers to Australia were European convicts, who, while exiled, did still have a semblance of what society was 'supposed' to look like. The natives of Australia followed no such code that they knew of. When attacks on the settlers then began to happen, tensions could only heighten. These convicts were as mentioned before from Europe and were used to clothes and buildings and civility, traits which none of the natives possessed. As Carolly Erickson writes in The Girl from Botany Bay, 'All of the arts of civilized life, as the Europeans understood civilization were beyond the Ioras' ken. To Mary who knew nothing of Rousseau or of the idea of the noble savage, the Ioras must have seemed, as they did to Tench, 'hideous' and 'frightening.'" Along with the fact that the Ioras did things like self scar their skin, not build houses, and roam nomadically, the Europeans must have truly been out of their element. To make matters worse, the indigenous people made sport of setting wild dingos on the settlers, stealing fish, setting fires and even killing settlers in horrific ways. These elements couple together create the right atmosphere for xenophobia to be an extremely strong presence in the Australia settlers' minds."
"Xenophobia was a prominent feature in the colonization of Australia. Some of the first settlers to Australia were European convicts, who, while exiled, did still have a semblance of what society was 'supposed' to look like. The natives of Australia followed no such code that they knew of. When attacks on the settlers then began to happen, tensions could only heighten. These convicts were as mentioned before from Europe and were used to clothes and buildings and civility, traits which none of the natives possessed. As Carolly Erickson writes in The Girl from Botany Bay, 'All of the arts of civilized life, as the Europeans understood civilization were beyond the Ioras' ken. To Mary who knew nothing of Rousseau or of the idea of the noble savage, the Ioras must have seemed, as they did to Tench, 'hideous' and 'frightening.'" Along with the fact that the Ioras did things like self scar their skin, not build houses, and roam nomadically, the Europeans must have truly been out of their element. To make matters worse, the indigenous people made sport of setting wild dingos on the settlers, stealing fish, setting fires and even killing settlers in horrific ways. These elements couple together create the right atmosphere for xenophobia to be an extremely strong presence in the Australia settlers' minds."
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Japan Synthesis
Here is an excerpt from WS's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"One aspect of the Japanese wind set is the will to be uniform. In western culture, there is a need for someone to stand out, to outshine the rest of their peers that comes with our devotion to the capitalist system. However, in Japan, it is the opposite, but not due to the economic systems of the country. As 'Japan as a Uniform Culture' says, the stem of the Japanese trait to remain uniform and unnoticed comes from the American occupation of Japan after WWII, where they could not make a false step because an American general was always watching their every move. As the article argues, a sense of anxiety and being watched all the time is present in the Japanese mind,w which has cultivated a love and use of uniform. As the article says, 'Everyone above the rank of carpenter in Japan wears a uniform.' In Japan, the angst caused by the need to fit in is palpable. If they are watched at all times, they need to look their best to all who look their way, including their dress."
"One aspect of the Japanese wind set is the will to be uniform. In western culture, there is a need for someone to stand out, to outshine the rest of their peers that comes with our devotion to the capitalist system. However, in Japan, it is the opposite, but not due to the economic systems of the country. As 'Japan as a Uniform Culture' says, the stem of the Japanese trait to remain uniform and unnoticed comes from the American occupation of Japan after WWII, where they could not make a false step because an American general was always watching their every move. As the article argues, a sense of anxiety and being watched all the time is present in the Japanese mind,w which has cultivated a love and use of uniform. As the article says, 'Everyone above the rank of carpenter in Japan wears a uniform.' In Japan, the angst caused by the need to fit in is palpable. If they are watched at all times, they need to look their best to all who look their way, including their dress."
Japan Synthesis
Here is an excerpt from KR's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"Along with conformity, consistency in Japanese education and other activities contributes to its greater patriotic culture. Such a situation occurs for Yukio Mishima when his professor acts in a strange way. Professor Gomi's consistency throughout his class of showing up late, using a fan, and appearing ignorant of whatever his student present, end up proving how great of a teacher he is in the end. His students realize that he truly does care and his actions help them to achieve a better understanding of their text due to their nervousness around the professor. His constant and extremely predictable actions are only broken once which reveals his general consistencies as well as their benefits. Such a situation occurs all throughout the Japanese education system as well as in the common culture. Constant acts allow for patterns to be seen and unity to be developed as people realize the ways that others act. These realizations that everyone acts consistently and in similar ways allows for powerful feelings of community."
"Along with conformity, consistency in Japanese education and other activities contributes to its greater patriotic culture. Such a situation occurs for Yukio Mishima when his professor acts in a strange way. Professor Gomi's consistency throughout his class of showing up late, using a fan, and appearing ignorant of whatever his student present, end up proving how great of a teacher he is in the end. His students realize that he truly does care and his actions help them to achieve a better understanding of their text due to their nervousness around the professor. His constant and extremely predictable actions are only broken once which reveals his general consistencies as well as their benefits. Such a situation occurs all throughout the Japanese education system as well as in the common culture. Constant acts allow for patterns to be seen and unity to be developed as people realize the ways that others act. These realizations that everyone acts consistently and in similar ways allows for powerful feelings of community."
Japan Synthesis
Here is an excerpt from JD's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"Japanese fashion is very simple. The citizens wear 'uniforms' in regards to their status and position. The exuberant colors that are seen in manga comics are not as common in real life. In 'Japan as Uniform Culture from Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear,' Paul Fussell explains that Japanese fashion revolves around the perception that 'one is being watched all the time,' which leads to the statement that 'one's outsides and general appearance are this all-important and behavioral uniformity there provides a safer refuge from the stigma if singularity than it does in most places.' The vivid images of Japan that have become the common stereotype are an anomaly. Japanese citizens do not like insecurity. To be average in Japan is highly regarded. Similarity allows for cooperation in Japan, which is seen as effective and efficient. Looking at Japan through stereotypes and manga only allow westerners to see an art form that is relevant in a fraction of Japanese culture. However, even though the brightly colored Japan that westerners vision is only a small minority of Japanese culture, it makes up much of the misconception that westerners have."
"Japanese fashion is very simple. The citizens wear 'uniforms' in regards to their status and position. The exuberant colors that are seen in manga comics are not as common in real life. In 'Japan as Uniform Culture from Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear,' Paul Fussell explains that Japanese fashion revolves around the perception that 'one is being watched all the time,' which leads to the statement that 'one's outsides and general appearance are this all-important and behavioral uniformity there provides a safer refuge from the stigma if singularity than it does in most places.' The vivid images of Japan that have become the common stereotype are an anomaly. Japanese citizens do not like insecurity. To be average in Japan is highly regarded. Similarity allows for cooperation in Japan, which is seen as effective and efficient. Looking at Japan through stereotypes and manga only allow westerners to see an art form that is relevant in a fraction of Japanese culture. However, even though the brightly colored Japan that westerners vision is only a small minority of Japanese culture, it makes up much of the misconception that westerners have."
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