10/3 - Maya after midterm * Leopold Batnes – Teotihuacan * William Sanders - Teotihuacan mapping project * S. Sugiyama and R. Cabrera * Street of the Dead - 15 ½ degrees east of north * Grid oriented – Canalized at the Rio San Juan * Pyramid of the sun – one of the largest mounds in north America * Cave below the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon *
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Maya Angelou- “Champion of the World” Questions on Meaning 1. What do you take to be the author’s PURPOSE in telling this story? 2. What connection does Angelou make between the outcome of the fight and the pride of African Americans? To what degree do you think the authors view is shared by others in the store listening to the broadcast? 3. To what extent are the statements in paragraphs 16 and 17 to be taken literally? What functions do they serve in Angelou’s narrative? 4.
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between the ages of six and thirteen. It revolves around how the children cope without the structure of authority‚ civilization and the watchful eye of grown ups. Though the novel is fictional‚ its exploration of the idea of human evil is at least partly based on Golding’s experience with the real life violence and destruction of World War II. Free from the rules and structures of civilization and society‚ the boys on the island in Lord of the Flies descend into savagery. As the boys divide into groups
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Maya Angelou more effectively uses description and narration to portray her view of segregation as a group from the dominant culture in the location and era of her tale. Both Maya Angelou and Amy Tan used narrations and/or descriptions to describe isolations from Anglo-dominant society. Maya Angelou uses emotions of audiences in Uncle Willie’s store‚ exciting pace of the boxing match‚ and audiences’ conversations to‚ intensity of the game‚ as well as the voice from radio to narrate the story and
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Mesoweb Publications POPOL VUH Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People Translation and Commentary by Allen J. Christenson 2007 Popol Vuh: Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People. Electronic version of original 2003 publication. Mesoweb: www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf. 1 To my wife‚ Janet Xa at nu saqil‚ at nu k’aslemal Chib’e q’ij saq ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This volume is the culmination of nearly twenty-five years of collaboration with friends and colleagues who have been more
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All cultures are centered around belief structures that continue over a long period time‚ but some of the practices and rituals associated with these beliefs can become shuffled and this can drastically set two religions apart. The Mayans and the Aztecs of Mesoamerica are no different in this sense. Both cultures were “obsessed” with the stars and their movement in the heavens and they each built large observatories to watch and record what was happening‚ buildings that still exist to this day
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’To a man’ is written by Maya Angelou‚ whose first novel was an autobiography of her varied life‚ (activist‚ singer‚ waitress‚ dancer etc.) called ’I know why the caged bird sings’. She has written two collections of prose‚ ’Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now’ and ’Even the stars look lonesome’. Angelou has written several famous poems‚ including ’Still I rise’ and ’On the pulse of the morning’ for the inaugeration of President Clinton. Maya Angelou now has a lifetime appointment as
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Social Organization of the Mayans Maya society was rigidly divided between nobles‚ commoners‚ serfs‚ and slaves. The noble class was complex and specialized. Noble status and the occupation in which a noble served were passed on through elite family lineages. Nobles served as rulers‚ government officials‚ military leaders‚ high priests and trade expedition leaders. Nobles were literate and wealthy‚ and typically lived in the central areas of Maya cities. Commoners worked as farmers‚ laborers
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Discuss what different theories suggest about the disappearance of the Mayans. The Mayan civilization began during 2000 B.C. and by 200 A.D. they had reached their peak of development‚ with more people per square kilometer than modern day New York. They were located throughout northern Central America‚ and present day southern Mexico. They continued to develop with forms of mathematics and astrometry‚ with observatories being built to follow the stars and planets. But during the 8th and 9th century
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Maya Angelou books and poems relate to real world situations. In her poem phenomenal women it talks about how you should not live in a stereotypical way of life and have confidence in yourself. You should celebrate how remarkable you are and it makes you a champion. Being a woman makes you supreme‚ because women are a mystery and hard to figure out. She expresses you don’t need to be loud to get attention just being yourself shows who you are. Maya Angelo works states you should embrace your purpose
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