Anthropologists. Anthropology is the study of mankind‚ their societies‚ and the customs they have. Two Anthropologist that I will compare and contrast are Ruth Benedict and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. Benedict believes that morality differs in every society around the world. Benedict’s main view in the anthropology world is moral/ethical relativism. Benedict uses this to show how different cultures have different moral/ethical codes. Moral/ethical relativism is the ethical theory that denies the existence
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The Mysterious Benedict Society‚ by Trenton Lee Stewart‚ is a powerful work of science fiction exploring the devastating‚ large-scale mental effects of a formidable new (fictional) device. This technological element places it firmly in the science fiction genre. It is a strong work of science fiction because it explores several different outcomes‚ rather than just one‚ of new technology. However‚ it stands out from other science fiction works in two ways: it utilizes a lighter tone and different
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to seize cannons and other artillery from the fort. The artillery increased the Continental Army’s military strength‚ and were utilized to lead the Americans to multiple victories in future battles (“History.com Capture”). Therefore‚ not only did Benedict Arnold take part in leading the Continental Army towards their first victory‚ but he also helped boost both the military strength and the confidence of the rest of the army‚ so that they could carry on to win the
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In “Imagined Communities‚” Benedict Anderson speculated that the transition from printing work in Latin to printing in a wide variety of vernacular created space for the idea of nationalism to form and initiate an alternative option to religion. Before 1500‚ roughly 77% of the books printed were in Latin‚ as estimated by French historians Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin‚ which resulted in an ever widening gap between the literate and illiterate. Once Latin was usurped by the vernacular around
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Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America’s greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would retreat to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George Washington who felt that no one could be trusted once Arnold had betrayed his country of which he had shown so much love for. Arnold had been a die-hard patriot who at the Boston Massacre asked if the Americans were asleep‚ waiting to be robbed of their
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The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict FATt Sentence: In the book The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict‚ by Trenton Lee Stewart‚ a young orphan boy struggles to uncover the mystery of a hidden treasure. Nicholas Benedict’s Rules: Don’t get too excited. (Nicholas has narcolepsy‚ a condition that causes him to suddenly fall asleep‚ and his sleeping spells are induced by sudden strong emotions.) Don’t let the “Spiders” get the best of you. (Nicholas has pride and cannot stand
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According to Benedict Anderson‚ nations are “imagined communities”. First‚ we must understand what a nation actually is. Anderson defines a nation as “an imagined political community that is imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign”. It is imagined because members of a particular community will never meet or know other members in the same community. However‚ each member of that community understands and believes in their community’s unique image or communion. A nation is limited because
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reading Imagined Communities‚ it’s hard not to become reflective of John Lennon’s words in his famed hit "Imagine"‚ which calls for our imagination to do away with barriers that have created such a divide in humanity. It’s interesting to note that in Benedict Anderson’s analysis of the formation of nations; he accredits this process to our imagination of communities that include our peripheral acknowledgement of our fellow countrymen‚ and is made distinct by excluding the rest of the world from "our"
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Benedict Arnold: traitor or hero The average kid grows up learning that Benedict Arnold is known as the one of the greatest leaders of all times. He was a well-respected general but yet congress would not acknowledge him for his heroism. Displaying this betray towards the once loved general was shown at freeman’s farm‚ the once place Benedict Arnold fought in the great Saratoga battle. There the famous boot monument stands displaying not only Arnold’s heroism but treason as well. The "boot monument”
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Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ January 14‚ 1741. Arnold was born the last of six children to Benedict Arnold III (1683-1761) and Hannah Waterman King. He was named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold‚ an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island‚ and his brother‚ Benedict IV‚ who died in infancy before Benedict Arnold V was born. Only Benedict and his sister Hannah survived to adulthood; his other siblings succumbed to yellow fever in childhood. Through his maternal
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