Professor Mark Fink English 1020 September 8‚ 2009 I. The poem that I chose to write about for my assignment is “Lisa’s Ritual‚ Age 10" by Grace Carolyn Bridges. The reason I chose this poem is because as soon as I read it‚ I immediately felt drawn to this poem‚ something that seems important when connecting with a piece of work. The poem appears to focus on a young girl named Lisa‚ and her experience with incest between herself & her father. It touches not only on that experience‚ but
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In Body Ritual Among the Nacirema‚ the writer writes about the extreme rituals that people hold in America. It brings out the idea that what they are doing is only to improve the looks which are actually unnecessary. Although the writer does not use the word America at all‚ we can tell from the content and the examples that it is reflecting the Americans. Actually‚ if the word “Nacirema” in the title reverses‚ it is America. He uses some events that may be trivial and happen in our every day lives
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Albularyo An Introduction If one is born and raised in a Filipino family and community‚ they will definitely recognize the term ’albularyo’ (or ’arbularyo’ which is a common mistake in spelling due to mispronunciation). Usually‚ Filipinos seek these ’albularyos’ as an alternative for going to the hospital. By tradition and because of chronic economic constraints particularly in the rural areas‚ the albularyos are the general practitioners - the primary dispensers of health care. The word
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Ritual is defined as a prescribed formal behavior for occasions not given over technological routine‚ having reference to beliefs in mystical beings or powers (Turner‚ 1962‚ p.19). One of my family rituals in my culture is soul calling and string-tying known in the Hmong culture as Hu Plig Khi Tes. This ritual is originated with my family by passed down from one generation to another throughout many generations. It is a health-like ritual often performed for a family member who is recovering for
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Men and Listeners‚ as a means of communing with the Divine through their rituals as a means to heal the sickly. Maintaining good health is also a pinnacle to Nacirema society. The Nacirema people feel that‚ "the human body is ugly and has natural tendency to debility and disease". Therefore‚ the Nacirema people put high emphasis on maintaining good health through their daily devotion to their Divines. Their extreme rituals
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“Body Rituals Among the Nacirema‚ “ by Horace Miner‚ is an essay written about the Nacirema‚ or American people‚ from an outsider’s perspective. Miner gives an insight on the Nacireman people‚ which he describes in his essay as an unknown tribe‚ and the completing of the Nacireman’s magical beliefs and practices‚ which involve daily‚ involuntary body rituals that cause much pain and discomfort. Miner shows how an outsider’s perspective can affect the way a culture is seen. In his essay‚ Miner uses
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criminals‚ captive‚ orphans and children made up of most of the victims in which got sacrificed. Reasoning: The Mayans sacrificed their people to appease their gods which would lead them to endure‚ and sustain their civilization. The Maya used ritual sacrifices as a massive role in the Mayan civilization. such as turkeys‚ crocodiles‚ iguanas‚ and jaguars. Similar to the Aztecs‚ the Mayans have done this as an attempt to allow their gods to please them. In fact‚ criminals‚ slaves‚ and children
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audience. Miner takes a full on anthropological approach in an attempt to expose his own American culture to their egocentrism‚ vanity‚ and narcissistic views that are presented throughout his article. He makes this apparent when saying; “There are ritual fasts to make fat people thin and ceremonial feasts to make thin people fat. Still other rites are used to make women’s breasts larger if they are small and smaller if they are large.” Most every task is portrayed individualistically as to show how
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recently witnessed a Wiccan Mabon ritual on September 22nd 2012. This ritual was the celebration of the change from summer to fall. It took place in Colorado Springs‚ on the outskirts of town. We were outdoors‚ in a small grove of trees. It was a clear sky with the First Quarter moon beginning to rise over the horizon. The breeze was cool but not cold yet and slowly people started to drift into the clearing. My friend Tiff (name has been changed) was the leader of the ritual. Everyone was wearing dark blue
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A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚ CA‚ USA: University of California Press‚ 2008. p 26. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ecpi/Doc?id=10229950&ppg=26 Aboujaoude‚ Elias (Author). Compulsive Acts : A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚ CA‚ USA: University of California Press‚ 2008. p 26. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ecpi/Doc?id=10229950&ppg=26 Aboujaoude‚ Elias (Author). Compulsive Acts : A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Ritual and Obsession. Berkeley‚
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