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    primitive Nacirema‚ who carve out an existence somewhere between "the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carab and the Awawak of the Antilles" ("Body Ritual among the Nacirema‚ p. 1). Who could even think to compare Americans‚ in our advanced state‚ with such a remote and isolated group? However‚ upon closer reflection‚ however‚ it occurred‚ much to the present author’s surprise‚ that the Nacirema and Americans are in fact mirror images of one another. First‚ the Nacirema have

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    Miner: American Vs. Nacirema Horace Miner expresses both irony and ridicule towards the American culture in his article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema”. He uses a sociological approach that is rather witty‚ using a fictitious North American group called the “Nacirema”. The views of this culture are much like our own‚ depicting the importance of societal status‚ wealth‚ health and appearance. Miner introduces the readers to a society living between Canada and Mexico‚ originated by a founder called

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    Response Reading: An American Childhood My first reaction to An American childhood was a lot like my own memories when I was a child. I have vivid memories of throwing snowballs at cars driving by‚ playing football‚ and hanging with the boys. I related to Annie Dillard more than any author I have ever read. Dillard was not the average type of girl growing up and neither was I. I’m sure though that this relates to many children when growing up and not having a care in the world. She was much more

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    Body Rituals Among the Nacirema Assignment “Body Rituals Among the Nacirema”‚ by Horace Miner‚ is an essay written about the American people‚ from an outsider’s perspective‚ which he calls Nacirema‚ American spelled backwards. He disguises what he’s talking about by spelling many nouns backwards and giving things different names. Miner writes about American rituals in a foreign way that comes off as barbaric and heinous. He starts off talking about George Washington and how he founded America and

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    Body Rituals of the Nacirema Tribe By Sir Horatio Galbraith People in the Nacirema culture spend a considerable portion of their days in ritual activity. The focus of some of these activities is the human body‚ the appearance and health of which loom as a dominant concern in the minds of the tribe’s people. While such a concern is certainly not unusual‚ the way the tribe operates can be considered quite unique. The fundamental belief of the people appears to be that the human body is ugly and

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    Karen Plemel English 242 D Leisl Sackschewsky 5/18/14 Reading Response #4 A theme is the string that ties to entire story together. It is constant throughout the entire plot and connects the concepts to a bigger idea. However‚ the theme can do more than just that. Themes have the power to make a statement about a greater idea. It allows the story to be applied to some type of real world scenario. In “Mrs. Sen’s” by Jhumpa Lahiri the theme is able to be applied to a larger scenario regarding

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    After reading “When Handouts Keep Coming‚ The Food Line Never Ends”‚ it got me thinking why this article was even written. Everyone knows about poverty and people going hungry at Thanksgiving time. Everywhere you go in the month of November you see the salvation army collecting money‚ different work places and schools having food drives‚ homeless shelters and soup kitchens offering meals‚ as well as churches taking extra donations to help local families in need. The main idea in this article is to

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    Reading Among Students   Reading Among StudentsByAbdullah I. Al FaifiIntroductionReading in general is a big word that branches into so many topics. Nations advancement is based on education which includes reading as a main part of its elements. Therefore‚ whenever a nation wants to advance‚ reading must be one of its characteristics. Reading is not dedicated to certain people indeed. It is a gift for anyone can read and understand as well. But‚ there are places where reading must take place. In

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    Reader Response By: Gisselle perez Book name: The September Sisters Author: Jillian Cantor Genre: Fiction Pages: 356 The September Sisters‚ by Jillian Cantor‚ is a story about two sisters‚ Abigail‚ the oldest and Becky the youngest. They both fight a lot and make each other’s life miserable‚ that’s all they do‚ then Becky disappears in the middle of the night‚ Abby struggles to cope with her own feeling of guilt and loss. Aby meets a new neighbor‚ Tommy‚ who with time‚ discover that love can

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    dictionary helps a student to be more efficient at learning. It means students will achieve their academic goals without wasting time or doing useless work. First‚ having a dictionary can save a lot of time for students. For instance‚ when a student is reading a paper and gets stuck on an unknown word‚ he can just pick up a dictionary an check it. In addition‚ students will learn things independently. For example‚ they can always learn things alone with help from a good dictionary. Thus‚ students will learn

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