Travis Weight Sociology 150 25 September 2011 Memo #1 “Civilize Them With A Stick” In the short essay “Civilize Them With A Stick” Mary Dog writes about her experiences in a catholic boarding school as a child. The white race in American had a goal to civilize or integrate the Native Americans to the whites norms and values starting in 1879. They were doing this so the Native Americans became apart of the dominant society‚ which then was the whites society in America. They took the Native
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The readings "Foul Shots" by Rogelio Gomez and "Civilize them with a Stick" by Mary Crow Dog reflects on the discrimination and prejudice experienced in places of education. In "Foul Shouts‚" Gomez examines the shame and anger he felt as a teenager faced with obstacles of race and social class while Mary‚ a Sioux woman writes on the debasement and racism in a satire on color prejudice she suffered as a young student at a boarding school. They both write from past experiences in some measure of cynicism
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Katy Teasdale Mrs. MacDonald World Religions; Per 3 9/20/09 A Search for Belonging The story of Mary Crow Dog can be interpreted two ways‚ as an autobiography about her struggle to gain racial equality and religious freedom‚ or as an autobiography where we can learn where Mary finds herself in her place. Mary first introduces herself as an ignorant child‚ content only because she didn ’t know how bad things were. As a child‚ she wasn ’t very religious; the only true religious figures in
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Professor Barbara Morris English Comp 11/23/2010 Being different Times were very rough for the Native American Indians during the early 1900’s. Author Mary Crow Dog; a native American‚ tried to paint a vivid picture of some of the trials and tribulations that she underwent or heard about while she attended boarding school. Ms. Crow Dog tries to help readers better understand what she and many generations of Native Americans endured while attending St. Francis boarding school; which is located
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Crow Dog The Rebellious‚ Committed‚ and Resilient Crow Dog is a Native American writer and activist from the Burnt Thigh Nation of Lakota Indians. Her life and participation in the American Indian Movement (AIM) has shown how a woman’s successful work can change a life of despair. Crow Dog was rebellious‚ committed‚ and resilient during her struggle for equality. Crow Dog was born Mary Ellen Brave Bird‚ in 1953‚ on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The absence of work was prevalent
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The novel‚ Crow Lake‚ by Mary Lawson portrays a family that suffers from the great tragedy of when the Morrison parents are unexpectedly killed in an automobile accident. This tragedy created a great change of lifestyle to the seven year old protagonist‚ Kate Morrison‚ her older brothers‚ Luke and Matthew‚ and her younger sister‚ Bo. After the accident‚ the remaining of the Morrison family greatly attempts to prevent the family to be separated and sent to relatives. This novel is wisely written and
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Let Them Eat Dog Written by: JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER The analysis is based on the essay by JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER titled “Let Them Eat Dog”. This essay debates a topic that at first glance would seem to have a logical answer of no but the author provides many reasons that may make you wonder why is no the answer. What would your response be to the question should we eat dogs? First from a rational appeal‚ the author challenges you to remove the emotion or stigma from the act of using a dog for meat
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Re-Civilize Yourself Businesses often seek to present a certain “brand” or “look‚” and may hire only people who fit in. Some businesses can also impose grooming requirements that restrict self-expression and can sometimes hold men and women to different standards. Some people may think that most of Nivea’s skin care products are for women‚ but they actually do have a line for men. Most of their advertising usually targets females‚ but in August 2011‚ they put out an offensive ad aimed at African
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the people of the world because one day‚ history will repeat itself and the world must be ready to face what is to come. With this in mind‚ people have to look over the history that is dark and that is rarely explained. Lakota Woman‚ a story by Mary Crow Dog is an autobiography of what an Indian woman went through during the times of discrimination and segregation of many people. Her story revolves around her life‚ her husband‚ and her traditions. Throughout
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author Joseph Campbell posed the question‚ “Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity‚ or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?” In Helena Maria Viramontes’ novel‚ Their Dogs Came With Them‚ she impetuously poses the same question through exploring the lives of four young female main characters. Similar to authors such as Steinbeck and Thoreau‚ Viramontes elaborates on how contemporary society views land as an economic commodity
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