In this essay I will review the question of how the Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down exemplifies the techniques of ethnographic research that we have studied in class. Also I will consider the question if there are ways in which Fadiman could have improved her methods to be a better anthropologist. In the essay I will look at the specific methods and techniques that Fadiman utilized. I will discuss where she conducted her research and also cover how she conducted her fieldwork. I suggest Anthropological
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medical remedies and the language spoken. I know first-hand that my mother would prefer to have a Ghanaian physician‚ as opposed to the general white American doctor. Anne Fadiman wrote a successful award-winning book called‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ which highlights how the cultural differences between the Hmong culture and American medicine jeopardized the health of a little girl named Lia Lee. The story brings into light the topic of Medical anthropology‚ which is the study of medical
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does not remember! The only thing she could remember is that if she put the eggs in groups of seven there would be none left over. So I bet you think the answer is forty-nine right? Well I’ve got some bad news. The answer isn’t forty-nine. Well why you ask? You expected forty-nine because it was the simple answer. I know that forty-nine is wrong because if you subtract one the numbers two threw six would have to fit in to the multiples of seven subtracting one and five only fits in numbers that end
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Migrants to the Coasts Overview and Discussion There are three goals Eder presents in his fieldwork. They were to ; (1) “understand fishing and the fishing peoples”(Eder 5)‚ how they lived and how their resources affected their day to day lives‚(2) The Palawan’s culture had become diverse and he thought it was important he showed appreciation for what it had become. (3) Last‚ but not least‚ he wanted to be more involved with research issues such as “environmental crisis‚ economic difficulty‚ and
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Personal navigators position arose due to patient’s personal needs being unmet within the healthcare industry. Initially it was started by the National Cancer Institute to help cancer patient navigate through diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and the decision making process. It has picked up momentum in other areas such as the Veterans Health Administration‚ and community care organizations. Personal navigators are able to help the patients in many ways and come from many areas within or served by the healthcare
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For the second reflection paper I chose to write about the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. When I started reading this book‚ I had no idea what I was going to read about. I learned many new concepts on the culture of Hmong and their views. A brief section of the book also was about how they came to America and the experiences they had while doing so. I learned that there was a secret war in Laos that caused a tragedy among the Hmong people leaving them to abandon their homes in the
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Revised “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?” We are usually asked this question very early in life: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s one of the biggest questions asked of children‚ from toddlers to teenagers. It’s always asked to help encourage kids to think of their future. After all‚ how many children really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives? Oh yeah‚ there are those lucky few who have a special calling. Many kids will say they want to be a police officer
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differently and that cultural beliefs are not the only factors that influence differences in opinion. The community‚ environment‚ and even one’s friends can also contribute to the way a person interprets things. One example is‚ “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚” a book about the struggles faced by the Lee family after emigrating from Laos to America. Foua delivered her 14th child‚ only this
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Why You Want Who You Want by Wendy Paris is an article explaining why people are attracted to certain people and shows that everyone has different tastes. In the article Paris explains many experiments that took place to find out what people go for in a relationship. Along with some of the ways we can change ourselves to make the opposite sex attracted to us. In class we are talking a lot about the brain. Such as why we do certain things and the way that we behave. In this article Parris explains
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Currently‚ Rexona has at least 8 lines of deodorant. Each line features a specific quality sought in deodorants. With Rexona’s unique body-responsive technology‚ which releases extra protection as needed‚ it’s known that this deodorant ‘won’t let you down’. Rexona is now one of the most preferred deodorants in the local market due to its effective and efficient marketing mix strategies. One of the major marketing mix strategies is the aggressive promotional mix activities performed by Rexona. Each
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