Here is an excerpt from CV's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"Throughout the entire world, many cultures have key similarities that connect them such as beliefs of that region. Many islands in the world have people who represent their faith by believing in great animalistic spirits that have power to change the course of their lives. People may use a pelt, feathers, or a statue to represent their most idolized deity. In the story Easter Island Art from the Enigmas of Easter Island, an example of connections between two islands is a statute that is nearly identical but in completely different places. 'An Easter Island rock carving portraying 'birdman' ... A Hawaiian rock art figure although lacking a beak, is astonishingly similar to its counterpart on Easter Island.' The belief in animals is represented by figures from Easter Island to Hawaii."
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Islands 3
Here is an excerpt from WS's paper. What are its strengths? How can he empower it?
"In the story of 'God and the Pintards,' Zora Neale Hurston uses pintards, some type of bird, to teach her lesson to the Haitians. It is important to note the contrast between cultures in this story, as when the pintards are eating up the fields and destroying the crops, tales of most all other cultures would instruct their readers to kill the pintards at all costs and prioritize their needs. However, in this Haitian tale, the pintards are too happy and exuberant to be shot, and they bring joy to those around them. Hurston writes, ;Michael came up to the tree and pointed the shotgun at the great mass of pintards crowded into the tree singing and making rhythm. But the song and the rhythm were so compelling that he forgot to pull the trigger ... Then he went to dsncing ...' Hurston is showing respect and reverence to the pintards by not killing them despite their destruction. she then teaches Haitians a lesson, using pintards as model citizens, in that she conveys the importance of happiness and joy in lives, even above work."
"In the story of 'God and the Pintards,' Zora Neale Hurston uses pintards, some type of bird, to teach her lesson to the Haitians. It is important to note the contrast between cultures in this story, as when the pintards are eating up the fields and destroying the crops, tales of most all other cultures would instruct their readers to kill the pintards at all costs and prioritize their needs. However, in this Haitian tale, the pintards are too happy and exuberant to be shot, and they bring joy to those around them. Hurston writes, ;Michael came up to the tree and pointed the shotgun at the great mass of pintards crowded into the tree singing and making rhythm. But the song and the rhythm were so compelling that he forgot to pull the trigger ... Then he went to dsncing ...' Hurston is showing respect and reverence to the pintards by not killing them despite their destruction. she then teaches Haitians a lesson, using pintards as model citizens, in that she conveys the importance of happiness and joy in lives, even above work."
Islands 2
Here is an excerpt from KR's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"Repetition is a recurring technique in such animalistic stories and goes further in revealing primitive island culture. Each of the three stories has some aspect of repeating structure, dialogue, or ideas that contribute to an overall theme. In Anansi Returns, the actions of the spider are very similar and contribute to the story as a whole and make each theme and aspect of the story clearer. God and the Pintards may very well be the epitome of such repetition and God sends multiple angels to complete the same task, telling each the same thing as the pintards respond in the same way each time as well. The repetition demonstrates the power behind the pintards' simplistic - possibly because they are animals - spirits. Each angel is 'compelled' only to become 'ashamed' although even God is ultimately compelled. This cyclical pattern evolves in a way that provides evidence for island culture. It is undeniable that the basicness of repetition is not only primal but also very informative."
"Repetition is a recurring technique in such animalistic stories and goes further in revealing primitive island culture. Each of the three stories has some aspect of repeating structure, dialogue, or ideas that contribute to an overall theme. In Anansi Returns, the actions of the spider are very similar and contribute to the story as a whole and make each theme and aspect of the story clearer. God and the Pintards may very well be the epitome of such repetition and God sends multiple angels to complete the same task, telling each the same thing as the pintards respond in the same way each time as well. The repetition demonstrates the power behind the pintards' simplistic - possibly because they are animals - spirits. Each angel is 'compelled' only to become 'ashamed' although even God is ultimately compelled. This cyclical pattern evolves in a way that provides evidence for island culture. It is undeniable that the basicness of repetition is not only primal but also very informative."
Islands Synthesis
Here is an excerpt from JC's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"Animals can affect the way a peoples view themselves, such as in God and the Pintards from Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston. If a culture is likened to a species of animal, is it not logical to assume then that the culture will begin to see themselves as that animal too? In God and the Pintards from Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston, the Haitians are likened to Pintards: 'the Haitian people have a tremendous talent for getting themselves loved. They are drenched in kindliness and beaming out with charm. They are like the pintards of God that Dr. Reser told me about.' If the Haitians view themselves as people of song and dance and love because of being compared to pintards, then their culture is surely being affected by it. The Haitians gain a positive view of themselves because of their culture being compared to pintards. To know that even God himself couldn't kill them because of their beauty, and sent them down to earth to being happiness must boost them as a culture and promote a sense of unity among them. Animals have provided a strong cultural identity for the Haitians."
"Animals can affect the way a peoples view themselves, such as in God and the Pintards from Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston. If a culture is likened to a species of animal, is it not logical to assume then that the culture will begin to see themselves as that animal too? In God and the Pintards from Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston, the Haitians are likened to Pintards: 'the Haitian people have a tremendous talent for getting themselves loved. They are drenched in kindliness and beaming out with charm. They are like the pintards of God that Dr. Reser told me about.' If the Haitians view themselves as people of song and dance and love because of being compared to pintards, then their culture is surely being affected by it. The Haitians gain a positive view of themselves because of their culture being compared to pintards. To know that even God himself couldn't kill them because of their beauty, and sent them down to earth to being happiness must boost them as a culture and promote a sense of unity among them. Animals have provided a strong cultural identity for the Haitians."
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Australia Synthesis 3
Here is an excerpt from KR's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"As colonization created a sense of passivity in Oceania, it did not play a role in the ethical beliefs that already existed. The story in 'Kill to Eat' involves an entre group of children being punished for the act of killing a bird that was only committed by one individual. Their punishment was harsh: no hunting for three months with a very limited supply of food. It must be noted that this punishment was dealt, with no questions, to the whole group of children when the supposed crime was only committed by one of them. The main character gives the reason for the punishment: 'We must all take the blame. That is the way of the Aborigine. Since we had killed for the sake of killing, the punishment was that for three months we should not hunt or use our weapons. For three months we would only eat the white man's hatred rations' (Noonuccal 11). The character's use of the collective 'we' is quite interesting in that she seems to accept the punishment with no hesitation despite her innocence. This deep set belief within her that what occurred was her fault and that her punishment was just, demonstrates how long-lasting this, quite ethical, belief of the aboriginal is. Considering that the main character's father worked for the [colonial] government ' (Noonuccal 9), it is clear that the colonizers had no effect on this innate and good (in the eyes of the westerners) value. Conflict and violence was already dying down, in this area, before the colonizers came. There was nothing they needed to do as the minds of some aboriginals were already as docile as could be."
"As colonization created a sense of passivity in Oceania, it did not play a role in the ethical beliefs that already existed. The story in 'Kill to Eat' involves an entre group of children being punished for the act of killing a bird that was only committed by one individual. Their punishment was harsh: no hunting for three months with a very limited supply of food. It must be noted that this punishment was dealt, with no questions, to the whole group of children when the supposed crime was only committed by one of them. The main character gives the reason for the punishment: 'We must all take the blame. That is the way of the Aborigine. Since we had killed for the sake of killing, the punishment was that for three months we should not hunt or use our weapons. For three months we would only eat the white man's hatred rations' (Noonuccal 11). The character's use of the collective 'we' is quite interesting in that she seems to accept the punishment with no hesitation despite her innocence. This deep set belief within her that what occurred was her fault and that her punishment was just, demonstrates how long-lasting this, quite ethical, belief of the aboriginal is. Considering that the main character's father worked for the [colonial] government ' (Noonuccal 9), it is clear that the colonizers had no effect on this innate and good (in the eyes of the westerners) value. Conflict and violence was already dying down, in this area, before the colonizers came. There was nothing they needed to do as the minds of some aboriginals were already as docile as could be."
Australia Synthesis 2
Here is an excerpt from JD's paper. What are its strengths? How can he empower it?
"The head was also important in Asaro culture. In 'The Asaro Mudmen of Papua New Guinea,' it is shown that especially in war, the Arsaros wore mud masks to conceal their identities when they raided another tribe. The masks were a sign of violence and dominance. European civilization would disrupt the violent culture surrounding the masks: 'When the missionaries came, we gave up a lot of traditions, but we held on to the tradition of the mud masks. We don't use them for killing, just for dancing.' This instance is almost the opposite of the mokomokai. The missionaries now believed that the masks were only for dancing. Even though this was peaceful, it was a loss of true indigenous culture due to the spread of religion in colonization. This now meant that the masks meant different things to different people. This was a conflict in the manner that the Europeans had a different perception of the Asaros than the Asaros had of themselves. The colonization led to an adaptation in Asaro culture."
"The head was also important in Asaro culture. In 'The Asaro Mudmen of Papua New Guinea,' it is shown that especially in war, the Arsaros wore mud masks to conceal their identities when they raided another tribe. The masks were a sign of violence and dominance. European civilization would disrupt the violent culture surrounding the masks: 'When the missionaries came, we gave up a lot of traditions, but we held on to the tradition of the mud masks. We don't use them for killing, just for dancing.' This instance is almost the opposite of the mokomokai. The missionaries now believed that the masks were only for dancing. Even though this was peaceful, it was a loss of true indigenous culture due to the spread of religion in colonization. This now meant that the masks meant different things to different people. This was a conflict in the manner that the Europeans had a different perception of the Asaros than the Asaros had of themselves. The colonization led to an adaptation in Asaro culture."
Australia Synthesis
Here is an excerpt from JC's paper. What are its strengths? How could he empower it?
"In Coreggio Jones by Victor G Daley, cultural identity is put into questions because of colonization. Colonization can have a heavy burden on the native people, especially the view that they have of themselves. When colonists come to Aboriginal land and say that they're better while also proving it by suppressing Aboriginal people and values, it's only natural to have several Aborigines start to feel the same way. As Victor G. Daley writes in Coreggio Jones, 'Coreggio Jones an artist was, O pure Australian race, But native subjects scorned because, / They were too commonplace.' Coreggio himself thought of his homeland as something that was effectively boring. Colonization destroyed his cultural sense of identity and replaced it with a new one in their image. This creates strong conflict not only between the native Aborigines who still believe in their values but also now between the Aborigines themselves and those who stay loyal to their land and those who do not. Again as Victor G. Daley writes in Coreggio Jones, 'He will not see that our sky-hue, Old Italy's outvies, but still goes yearning for the blue, of far Ausonian skies ... He is yet painting at full bat, You'll say, if him you see, 'His body dwells on Gander Flats, His soul's in Italy.' While Coreggio is of the Aboriginal people, he at heart believes himself Italian and this is because of colonization. Colonization creates the idea of inadequacy among the native people such as the Aborigines and makes an already hard fight harder."
"In Coreggio Jones by Victor G Daley, cultural identity is put into questions because of colonization. Colonization can have a heavy burden on the native people, especially the view that they have of themselves. When colonists come to Aboriginal land and say that they're better while also proving it by suppressing Aboriginal people and values, it's only natural to have several Aborigines start to feel the same way. As Victor G. Daley writes in Coreggio Jones, 'Coreggio Jones an artist was, O pure Australian race, But native subjects scorned because, / They were too commonplace.' Coreggio himself thought of his homeland as something that was effectively boring. Colonization destroyed his cultural sense of identity and replaced it with a new one in their image. This creates strong conflict not only between the native Aborigines who still believe in their values but also now between the Aborigines themselves and those who stay loyal to their land and those who do not. Again as Victor G. Daley writes in Coreggio Jones, 'He will not see that our sky-hue, Old Italy's outvies, but still goes yearning for the blue, of far Ausonian skies ... He is yet painting at full bat, You'll say, if him you see, 'His body dwells on Gander Flats, His soul's in Italy.' While Coreggio is of the Aboriginal people, he at heart believes himself Italian and this is because of colonization. Colonization creates the idea of inadequacy among the native people such as the Aborigines and makes an already hard fight harder."
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