David VanLandingham Kristy Singletary American Literature‚ ENGL 2130 August 24‚ 2013 Comparison of the Iroquois Creation Story and the Christianity Creation Story After reading the Iroquois Creation story‚ and although it is very different from the Christianity Creation story‚ I found them to be very similar in several ways. When diving into religions other than Christianity I often find myself most of the time extremely intrigued‚ and it is usually difficult to wrap the mind around the fact
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act completely different when they are alone. David Cusick’s translation of The Iroquois Creation Story and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown both explore this concept of hiding one’s true nature. Both of these stories show how characters who are seen as good are actually the most evil. This is shown by the actions of the Good Mind‚ goody Cloyse‚ and the minister. The character of the Good Mind in The Iroquois Creation Story is a great example of how a seemingly good character can actually
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Iroquois ConstitutionBegin your response here:The U.S. Constitution and the Iroquois Constitution have similarities and differences. The main difference is that the Iroquois did not separate their religion from their law and the U.S. did. Another difference is that the Iroquois talk about Lords controlling the government and giving the Lords rights. The U.S. talks about the people and giving all the people rights. A similarity is that the both talk about having checks and balances in the government
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In the Iroquois Constitution‚ the Great Peace contained three main principles for their people: peace‚ power‚ and righteousness. These principles are similar to America’s rights for their people. In the Declaration of Independence‚ it states “All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (Jefferson 10). This quote is similar to Iroquois Constitution principles because
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life of the Iroquois people. These people are very interesting; they were independent and very smart. They had a remarkable form of a government. Their lives were good‚ but of course like everyone else in this world they were not perfect. They made really bad decisions and tried to solve them by war. This is never a good idea. The men and woman were treated differently than what you would expect. These three men came into the Iroquois’ lives and changed a lot of things. The way Iroquois lived was very
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Tim Nelson 10/05/01 Honors English Period 2 Compare & Contrast: Iroquois Constitution & U.S. Constitution The Constitutions of both the Iroquois and the United States have similarities and differences between them. The Iroquois constitution came earlier in history than the U.S one did. Some of the same ideas that were in the Iroquois’ constitution were carried over to some of the ideas that we use in our government today. In this paper I will compare and contrast these ideas as they
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DId you know that over the past thousands of years many different groups have roamed all over the world? I am about to go over how they are alike and differ. I’m going over the Inuit‚ Haida‚ and Iroquois and how they’re alike and differ. The Inuit‚ Haida‚ and Iroquois are all alike. They are all alike because European explorers arrived at their islands. The Europeans were looking for something else when they arrived at their homes. Another reason is that they all use stone tools. They used the
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World on the Turtle’s back is an appealing story written by an Iroquois; is about a woman and what could happen when if she did not do what she was supposed to do. But most importantly the story is to teach and inform the younger people how the people were in Native American times. One way he showed how they were is by using literary devices in his short story‚ or in other words: creation myth. First and foremost‚ the Iroquois use allusions to Native American tradition gender roles in order
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o Inuit of the Artic o Iroquois o San o Yanomamo b. Briefly describe the culture and identify three specific examples of how the kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way this culture behaves (i.e. thinks‚ acts‚ lives). (The way they marry. The way they divide labor. Where they live.) c. Compare this to your own society. Does kinship impact these same behaviors in your own life? Why or why not? Among the Iroquois (Ho–De–No–Sau–Nee) of upstate New
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Compare the Iroquois Creation Story with the Judeo-Christian version with Adam and Eve. What are the differences and similarities? Iroquois stories typically focus on the conception of the Earth as opposed to the creation of existence itself. Also common is the theme of the Earth as the back of a turtle. “Another request was presented‚ who would be capable to secure the woman from the terrors of the great water‚ but none was able to but the large turtle came forward and made purpose to endure her
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