universal with all cultures having a unique creation story. These ancient creation stories then became myths‚ in which whole cultures believed and followed. The cultures with many similarities and differences going to be discussed are the Greek creation story‚ the Christian creation story‚ the Apache creation story and the Australian Aboriginal creation story. The similarities and differences these myths have in common The connections between these stories are the nothingness or void at the start‚
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IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY by Loretta Hall OVERVIEW The Iroquois Confederacy‚ an association of six linguistically related tribes in the northeastern woodlands‚ was a sophisticated society of some 5‚500 people when the first white explorers encountered it at the beginning of the seventeenth century. The 1990 Census counted 49‚038 Iroquois living in the United States‚ making them the country’s eighth most populous Native American group. Although Iroquoian tribes own seven reservations in New York
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Distractors There are many good things on the internet but there are also as many bad. Search engines‚ such as Google and Bing‚ are often used to find information from sites like CNN. However‚ search engines are prone to many distractors such as video games or viral videos. The internet isn’t a bad place for learning‚ but if the internet is not used properly it can prevent someone from learning what they need to. The internet is home to many things that can cause the mind to move away from learning
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Greek and Christian Creation Myth In Christian mythology‚ the earth and the heavens were created by God. He started with making with the sun which was day‚ and the moon which was night‚ then to making the waters separated by land‚ then the plants and trees. He made seasons‚ days‚ and years. He then made animals in the water and land. Lastly‚ he made a man a women so the can reproduce. Where in Greek mythology the world‚ earth‚ and everything from hell and heavens was created by the first
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“Adam and Eve” Creation Story and its Ties to the Oppression of Women In most cultures‚ women are seen as subservient to the “dominant” male figure within the cultural norm of the society. The Western culture is no different in the fact that women have been oppressed and continue to be oppressed today. There are layers and underlying reasons as to why this has become a cultural “norm” in many areas. Specifically regarding the Western Christian culture‚ the bible’s creation story “Adam and Eve”‚
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Title of work you are analyzing: The Iroquois Creation Story Author of the work: David Cusick 1. What is the purpose or function of the work? Why was it written? Explain. Be specific. Include thegenre as well as the reasons it was written. Even though Cusick considers his work history‚ it is a myth. The myth discusses the “foundation” and establishment of the Iroquois world and well as the constant struggle between good and evil. In the work Cusick describes how the land was formed as well
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The Iroquois‚ or Haudenosaunee‚ which means “people of the longhouse”‚ were a great nation that was made up of six smaller nations‚ the Seneca‚ Cayuga‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Mohawk‚ and the Tuscarora (The Canadian Encyclopedia). The Iroquois was formed when five nations‚ the Seneca‚ Cayuga‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ and Mohawk signed a Great Law of Peace‚ which is considered to be both a political foundation and the root for the Iroquois society in general (The Canadian Encyclopedia). It was not until 1722‚
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Creation stories are some of the oldest pieces of literature that exist. Before creation stories were written down and printed‚ they were retold through generations. Creation stories often describe to people who or what they are‚ why they are in a particular place‚ and how they should continue to live in that particular place. “The World on the Turtle’s Back” reminds the people of those three things. In the creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ the people are told who and what they are
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The Iroquois Constitution forms the first democratic republic and example of sovereign governance by the consent of a people in North American history. The confederacy of the League of Five Nations‚ who constructed the Iroquois Constitution‚ preceded the European colonization. Historical records and references provide evidence of the strong influence the Iroquois legislative process and constitution had on shaping the ideas and words of the US Constitution. Specific and distinct similarities unquestionably
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The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodland Region The Iroquois are a group of five Native Americans Tribe’s from the Eastern Woodland region. These tribes are among the most powerful in the region‚ they live close together and speak close to the same language. The tribes of the Iroquois Nation include the “Seneca‚ Cayuga‚ Onondaga‚ Oneida‚ and Mohawk” (Boehm‚ 2000‚ p. 93). The Eastern Woodland Region was east of The Plains Indians and extended from New England and Maryland to the great lakes area into
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