An atlatl is a stick that propels a dart or a spear used by Eskimos and early Native Americans. There is a handle on one end and a hook or socket on the other were the spear or dart is held. The term atlatl comes from the Aztecs who were the first culture to actually write down this term. In modern time we use the expression throwing stick‚ throwing board‚ or even speer sling the problem is that these names do not just pertain to an atlatl. Throughout the years there are many cultures that have use
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the Western interest in First Nations people extends across history from “dominating or colonizing First Nations people‚ [their] cultural images and [their] land” to “salvaging‚ preserving‚ and reinterpreting material fragments of a supposedly dying native culture for Western “art and culture” collections” (277). From such examples as Captain Cook’s Club gifted by the Nuu-chal-nulth‚ indigenous works and artifacts are being labelled with unbelievably high prices—the simple club
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the movies is becoming increasingly expensive these days. Unlike the old days‚ when you could afford to take your entire family out to the movies‚ now you can barely go on a date to the movies. Another recent study shows that about 72 percent of Americans go to the movies at least once per year. (Screen vision‚ 2011) In 2007‚ there were 2 percent less people that went out to the movies than‚ in 2006. (mpaa.org‚ Movie Attendance Survey 2007) References Mpaa.org‚ Movie Attendance Survey 2007
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Folklore Paper Blackfoot Nation The Blackfoot nation is comprised of three First Nations in Alberta‚ Canada (North Peigan‚ South Peigan‚ Kainai Nation) and one Native American tribe in Montana (Siksika Nation). Their language is of the Algonquian family and they have many beautiful stories that reflect their culture‚ language‚ geography and history. The two stories I chose to read are called “Legend of the Beginning‚” and “Blood Clot Boy.” “Legend of the Beginning” is a creation story
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named Junior. Growing up‚ fitting in was always hard for Junior as he left the school on the reservation to a predominantly white school the struggle to find an accepting group became harder. The essay “Should I act more black?” is about an African American teenager who is struggling to find a group of friends to fit in with and is criticized for the way she acts and her choices in life; like going to college. Both readings hold a similar theme‚ but they differ as well. A big difference is the way
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Name: Qihua Zhang (David) English 100 F Comparison Essay (Final Draft) Similarities between “Live Free and Starve” and “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” In the essay “Live Free and Starve” by Chitra Divakaruni and the essay “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” by Marie Javdani‚ both the authors discussed the serious issues happened in the world due to the appearance of globalization. The issues happened under globalization includes child labor and objects importation. Two authors explains these two aspects
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The Role of Nature in American Literature The role of Nature in human life is a recurring theme in American literature from early Native American writings‚ through the Romantic and Transcendentalist eras‚ and is even examined in contemporary works. In the early Native writing‚ Nature is portrayed with divinity as something that not only enables‚ but also sustains human life. However‚ in the seventeenth century‚ European settlers largely rejected this view of Nature as they embraced the intellectual
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Chinese parenting‚ and contrasting them with the Western views of parenting. Parenting for Chinese is like a dictatorship; telling their children what they can or cannot do in their free time. Rosin is the extreme opposite of Chua‚ “What privilege American children need is not more skills and rules and math drills. They need to lighten up and roam free‚ to express themselves in ways not dictated by their uptight over invested parents” (Rosin par. 4) Rosin believes children should grow up in a way where
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Ahwahneechee‚ the Native American people‚ who have lived on the land 8‚000-10‚000 years ago (Hamilton 12). It also tells the history of the European- American settlers who travel to the Yosemite Valley in the mid-1800’s‚ to mine the land and seek their fortunes (Hamilton 12). According to US Parks website‚ “the native people of Yosemite had a rich heritage and culture of traditions‚ religion‚ songs‚” and live fairly peacefully in the Sierra Nevada foothill‚ until the arrival of Euro-American miners (US
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which the aboriginals were not physically prepared to handle. The American geographer Carl Sauer remarks in the following quote his understanding on the matter of depopulation: “…societal disruption with resulting social and psychological malaise.” He claimed that Natives failed to reproduce after all these new
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