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    Summary of “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” According to the article by Miner‚ there is a “present in some yet undescribed tribe” in the east America called the Nacirema. The Nacirema’s culture is a highly developed community and they spend a lot of time with ritual activities. They believe that ritual activities could change their bodies both physically and mentally. The first point that was highlighted in the article was the shrine. The shrine is a box that “kept the many charms and magical

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    Ibans form the major ethnic group on this land with about 30.1% of the total population per the year 2000 census. The Chinese‚ who generally live in the cities‚ are the second largest group at 26.7%‚ followed by the Bidayuh‚ Melanau and other native tribes of Sarawak who are collectively known as Orang Ulu. The Malays constitute a large portion (23.0%) of the population as well‚ mainly concentrated along the coast. The Melanau The Melanau are a people who live on the island of Borneo‚ primarily

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    The Mandan tribe was a very large and unique American Indian tribe. The Mandans specialized in many things‚ including building arts‚ handcrafts‚ weapons‚ and tools. They also had very unique beliefs and men and women had certain roles they had to follow in society. Another thing that was special to the Mandans was how they lived and the clothing they wore. All of these thing are what came together to make the Mandans different from other American Indian tribes. This tribe was one of many that came

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    himself that way rather than cutting his wrists because a tribe called the "Beothuks" used to do it to themsleves. These reference’s support what I have said because most regular students find a better way to cope with pain‚ such as sports‚ and if they are dealing with pain by using self harm they tend to cut their wrists‚ not stab themselves in the nipples. The only reason Percy does it to himself in the nipple is because he claims a tribe called the "Beothuks" used to do it in the ancient times

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    Kisan Tribe

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    Kisan Adivasi The settlement of the Kisan is mainly on pat and forest portion of the region in which they are found. As they are settled tribes‚ their houses are made up of comparatively durable materials. Their houses stand on high plinth. Each house has a workshop‚ a store room‚ a kitchen‚ a sleeping room and a veranda. They have separate cattle shed and a pigsty. The Kishan villages can be approached on foot. Each family has own cattle wealth‚ agricultural weapons‚ war weapons‚ household utensils

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    Idols of the Tribe The idol of the Tribe is a look into nature of humanity in general: common sense tendencies to rely upon little assumptions without confirming them as established truths and beliefs in which humans have a tendency to support their personal beliefs. In some cases wishful thinking leads people to believe what one wishes to believe‚ a tendency that is difficult to understand. Human beings have over generalized and to jump to conclusions on the basis of first impressions. These

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    Sioux Tribe and Inuit Tribe It may seen that the Sioux and Inuit tribe have many differences‚ but they also have many similarities. They might live in a whole different area or have completely different climates. They might have almost everything in differences‚ but these two tribes at least have a few thing in common. The Sioux people might eat different food. They might have different ways of transportation. The Inuit people might also have different entertainment activities or hobbies.

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    anthropologist‚ in which we have to maintain an open mind regarding things we may not understand. He introduces the Nacirema people for their “exotic customs”. Extreme behaviors in human aspects that have been either suspected or been imagined can be found in this tribe. A study done on them was conducted due to many unknown (pre-study) details regarding this tribe. The Nacirema culture views the human body is “ugly in its natural tendencies to debility and disease. The use of powerful rituals

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    The Northwest tribes (specifically the Haida tribe) and the Arctic tribes (specifically the Inuit tribe) are very different from each other. To start of thy live in very different climate zones and weather. In the northwest it is usually warm and humid. In the arctic it is usually cold and freezing.In the arctic they have to be very quick and swift to catch whales‚ seals‚ and walruses. In the northwest they also have to be very quick and swift to catch prey. They both have it hard but they manage

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    damage to someone who is considerate to everyone around him or her? Learning Jujitsu would be the most beneficial way to counter act someone who is violent. That is why the ##### Combat Club at the University of ########### would be considered a tribe to those who want to learn the techniques and conditioning of how to strike an opponent down. The #### Combat Club mainly focuses on the Jujitsu part of Mixed Martial Arts. Jujitsu is similar to folkstyle wrestling‚ which is a type of wrestling

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