Stacy H. Smith Comm-384-7501 Dr. Misner April 20‚ 2014 Ethnography of Cruisers Biker Bar . To conduct an ethnography we formed a group of three‚ which consisted of Mic Cahla‚ Daniel‚ and myself. As a group we decided to do our ethnography on biker bars. We choose to go to Cruisers on Thursday‚ April 17 and again on Saturday‚ April 19. We also tried to meet at Curley’s prior to meeting at Cruisers on Saturday‚ but it was too cold and windy for anyone to be outside on the patio‚ and if
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Foundations of College Writing November 9‚ 2013 The Brotherhood: Ethnography of a Firefighter In Cultural Experience: Ethnography in Complex Society‚ the writer’s‚ McCurdy‚ Spradley‚ and Shandy use the term “microculture” and define it as a culture associated with groups that form for a variety of reasons‚ but do not consume every hour of the member’s time (McCurdy 15). We learn that a microculture has its own language‚ behaviors‚ and standards that are shared amongst the group. People can be
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The article “Ethnography of Global Connection” by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing shows the economic methods and their study to the global interconnections. Moreover‚ the book represents the image of the world connection in a global economy. It describes perfectly how countries clash with different characteristics of other economies into their own; by starting gradually to become more dependent on one another for the only reason- the economic growth. This article includes interesting facts and observations
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*When I chose Sociology as my major there were many things going on in my life. Around that time I was considering dropping my degree in Information Technology and school all together. For a good portion of my life I never could have imagined myself being a college student. In fact I did not wish to be a student. I only became a student because Georgia Military College was offering free tuition for students freshly out of highschool. That just so happened to fit my description at the time. So I signed
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Sociology is all around us‚ and by looking closely at it you are able to see how it has a deeper impact and shapes our lives. Society today has become fast paced and very reliant on technology‚ which has resulted in people’s lives changing and how we live them. I am greatly interested in whether or not our lives our becoming too modernised and if technology continues to expand in the way that it has been will there be a need for human skill and labour‚ as even the agricultural industry has become
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night sky. The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes‚ less frequent at mid-latitudes‚ and seldom seen near the equator. In “Auroras Dancing in the Night”‚ “________________”‚ and“____________”‚ Don Pettit‚ Julian Simon‚ and Jared Diamond comment on the creation of aurora and the impact of aurora can have on Earth’s resources both in the past and in the future. This essay seeks to compare
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An ethnography is defined as “writing culture‚” a term that requires thorough observation‚ communication‚ and hands-on experiences‚ all while writing field notes of all the occurrences in a particular place (Defining Ethnographic Writing). It allows the researcher to really understand the culture of a place‚ as well as the daily life of a community‚ their rituals‚ social phenomena‚ etc (“How to Write Ethnography?”). To understand the American culture more‚ I chose a popular restaurant‚ Pollo Tropical
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Abstract This essay describes the job of a tattoo parlor and the tattoo artist‚ and the interaction between the artist and the customer. The description is of a normal day where I visit Blue Moon Tattoo‚ watch a lady being tattooed‚ and receive a tattoo of my own. I describe the complete day in the parlor‚ from watching a woman find the perfect tattoo‚ to watching her getting the tattoo. Along with the description‚ the main point of this essay is to explain how people can actually be comfortable
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There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call "the breaks." ~Countee Cullen (1903–1946). Wanting to be successful isn’t easy‚ one must be determined to work hard and thrive for success. Success comes in many varieties and one way people thrive for success is by moving on in life after studying for years and working a career they have chosen themselves. Knowing what someone wants to do in life gives them the extra motivation they may need to reach
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Flamenco is an individualistic‚ yet structured folk art from Andalusía‚ Spain. It is often improvised and spontaneous‚ the song‚ dance and guitar are blended together by the passionate rhythms of southern Spain.Gypsies say " it’s in the blood"‚ but Spain’s famous poet and writer Fredrico Garcia Lorca‚ called flamenco one of the most gigantic inventions of the Spanish people. The tragic lyrics and tones of flamenco clearly reflect the sufferings of the gypsy people. It is thought that the gypsies
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