Kim‚ by Rudyard Kipling‚ and The English Patient‚ by Michael Ondaatje‚ were created almost a century apart by authors with different cultural backgrounds‚ yet they are each dependent on the converging stories of Western and Eastern characters‚ whose worlds and cultures have become intertwined by personal choice or inclination as well as by political and historical forces beyond their control. Ondaatje weaves culturally diverse voices and stories together in the microcosm of a deserted Italian villa
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” “Yes why?” “Well‚ Inali‚ I am going to have to kill you like I did your mother.” “Those words coming from his mouth‚ they were like a gunshot to the heart.” “Dyami‚ you were my best friend.” “Was your best friend‚ but‚ then my tribe joined the French‚ because‚ we were promised war.” Him killing my mother clouded my mind so I tackled him‚ pulled my knife out of its sheath and got ready to kill him. My knife gleamed with its sharpness and looked like it was hungry. “Wait”‚ he said “I’m sorry plus
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Understanding Children and Adolescents in Selected Cultural Groups: Native American Children in the United States Cassidy Krauskopf Adrian FarruggiaCaitlin Anderson Texas Tech University Abstract To be successful in teaching Native American students it is critical that teachers find ways to raise students’ self-esteem. Starting with several ways‚ including expecting all of your students to succeed‚ emphasizing strengths‚ having a comfortable classroom‚ giving students respect and always holding
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Another essential quality considered necessary for Columbus to command his expedition was a secure code of moral principles‚ while also being conscious of various cultural and individual differences. This was apparent in his dealings with the Native Americans that he encountered when arriving in the New World. The most productive way for a leader to deal with an ethical dilemma is to constantly scrutinize their own feelings and thoughts and to exercise negotiation skills with those who abide by differing
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the term sacrifice was being used during this time period‚ people would present a “holy” human or animal to their god(s) in hope in return of relief from any issues or complications in their life or just a better situation in life in general. Native Americans used to do similar forms of sacrifice in different forms‚ including dancing‚ to the different gods of
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Squanto Squanto is a Native American who lived in the early seventeenth century in what is now the Northeast United States. When the English came to this area of America to settle‚ they became very fond of Squanto and used him as a translator due to his unique knowledge of the English language acquired through an earlier voyage to Europe. Squanto helped the Pilgrims adapt to their new surroundings by providing them with the knowledge that he and his ancestors used to survive when they first
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Creation Story Even though both stories are about the creation of Earth and life‚ they each have their own unique twist on how the world came to be and how in both stories the brothers represent good and evil. In the Native American version the natives believe that a pregnant woman that lived up in heaven was craving a drink from the roots of the great tree. Tampering with or hurting the trees roots was bad and if you hurt it then bad thing would happen to you. The woman’s husband is a
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2-The idea of challenges Natives face is major‚ from having to deal with so much‚ including generations being destroyed and are still in the process of fixing all these problems. Some which include colonialism‚ which is defined as the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country‚ occupying it with settlers‚ and exploiting it economically‚ including Christopher Columbus. Policy a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government‚ party‚ business
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Economic and Cultural Responses of the Native indians by the Spanish and the French After Columbus came across the new world in 1492‚ it caused several countries to take interest in the land‚ and sparked the creation of several colonies‚ and establishments. However‚ before 1750‚ countries such as France and Spain both responded in different ways. The French‚ for example responded in a way that both benefited them mutually‚ and the Spanish‚ they helped the native tribes in a way that benefited them
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story’s to read but the one everyone knows is the original one which is much alike to the France one. There are other versions like Mexico‚ German‚ Chinese‚ and Africa and many others more. Two that have some similarities and differences are the French and Chinese. In the France and Chinese Cinderella story a beautiful young girl suffers a lot and is very badly mistreated but at the end of the day she gets her happiness that she has been waiting for and lives happily ever after with her prince charming
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