Horace Miner‚ an anthropologist‚ has a different view on American society. American v Nacirema. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. He wanted to show people how satirical they were in 1956. Anyone can compare his ideas of American civilization then to today. For example‚ bathroom routine‚ body obsessions‚ and the need for a therapist. One can also contrast his ideas of the 1956 to now. The Nacirema avoided showing their bodies‚ women would go every week to the salon‚ and the poor health treatments
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Comparing the Nacirema culture to what I know to be considered "normal" from living in the United States my entire life gives you a whole new aspect of thinking towards why others act and feel the way that they do. One comparable thing is that everyone‚ no matter your culture or who you are‚ has a focus of concern towards their own appearance and health. The Nacirema culture is different in this aspect by the way they go about their concerns of their appearance and health‚ which I am sure the majority
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Horace Mann was an American advocate for public education‚ born May 4‚ 1796 in Franklin‚ Massachusetts and died on August 2‚ 1856 in Yellow Springs‚ Ohio. He grew up in poverty‚ hardship‚ and self denial‚ with his father dying when he was just thirteen-years old and was educated for a brief period of time and at very poor standards‚ (Britannica School.) Despite his poor education‚ Mann went on to attend Brown University in Providence‚ Rhode Island‚ graduating top in his class and studied at Litchfield
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the biased opinion of their own. Horace Miner‚ mastermind of the work‚ Body Ritual Among the Nacirema illustrates this notion and reveals the truth behind understanding cultures beyond one’s own. Furthermore‚ Miner’s work explores deep into the twentieth century American culture and how it’s
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On August second‚ 1859‚ a great man departed from earth. Horace Mann‚ politician‚ teacher‚ unitarist‚ and above all‚ hero‚ died of natural causes at Antioch College. In the 63 years he was alive‚ he made a huge impact on society and changed the world for the better. Mann was born on May fourth‚ 1796‚ in Franklin‚ Massachusetts. His father was a poor farmer and consequently Mann only had six weeks of schooling a year between the time he was 10 years old and 20 years old. At age 23 he graduated from
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2 clauses begin with similar words - poet wants to emphasize beginning and end Word Order Line 4 Synchysis -“(A) foeda (B) nigro (A) simulacra (B)fumo” -foul image of black smoke Word Choice Line 2-4 “templa – fumo” -religious language -Horace talks about how the crimes of ancestors will still have to be paid for by the modern generation. Images Line 17 Metaphor “fecunda culpae saecula” -the saecula is abundant with crime‚ not the children. The image personifies saecula Meter Line
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In the everyday life of the perceived “normal” individual‚ rituals and rites performed by individuals as part of a different culture might seem harsh‚ cruel or even barbaric. After my first read of "Body Ritual among the Nacirema"‚ that is how I perceived their daily way of life. They believe in magic potions‚ seeking pain from the “holy – mouth – men” a couple of times a year‚ and the men and women perform acts that seem to contradict one another by trying to obtain abnormal body shapes‚ and then
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Everyone is ascribed to their own unique talents. Most people do not often realize the potential that they hold and instead allow their potential to remain hidden from themselves. The main reason that some people do not elicit their talents is stated in Horace’s famous quote‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” This quote states that a person who faces difficult obstacles will elicit their true potential that was previously hidden
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1. Do you think you would enjoy a vacation in the land of the Nacirema? Why or why not? Where do the Nacirema live? Nacirema have different beliefs than I do. They believe you body is ugly and it is a vessel for disease and debility. This belief is not something I chose to believe. I believe we should all love our bodies. There are ways to prevent sickness and weakness outside conditions does these things to the body. The body does not function just for weakness and disease. I would not want to
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General Anthropology Body Ritual Among the Nacirema ` In this article anthropologist‚ Horace Miner writes about the depiction of the North American group called the Nacirema‚ described by a Professor Linton in the early 1900s. The Nacirema people were characterised as being obsessed with rituals about the vanity of the human body. There is a description of a shrine with medicines and magical materials placed inside. A daily ritual that is described is “scraping and lacerating the surface of
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