Many stories have been created‚ told and passed down through generations about how the earth came to be. Some of these stories have not only differences‚ but also similarities. African and Iroquois cultures seem on the surface to have nothing in common‚ especially because they are from different parts of the world. However‚ they both share fundamental values. The myths “The Golden Chain” from Africa and “The World on the Turtle’s Back” from the Iroquois culture‚ are similar in the fact that they
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Lori-Ann Rapattoni EDER 309 October 31‚ 2012 “Woman Who Fell From the Sky” Lesson Plan This essay will present a cross-curricular lesson on a Native-American creation story/myth. It will be organized in four parts. These will include a detailed description of the topic‚ instructional objectives and learner goals‚ detailed content of the instruction and an art-based extension of the lesson. The lesson will comply with the learning areas of the Social Studies‚ Language Arts‚ and the
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Features in JUDE THE OBSCURE by Thomas Hardy In the recent novel of Hardy‚ Jude the Obscure‚ the characters are in an everlasting illusion about truth and their language is not only a transparent means of communication but a kind of obstacle to perceive each other’s meaning. On the other hand‚ by generating a new sense of religious faith he demolishes the traditional idea of faith and Christianity and let the characters and especially women breathe under the given liberty which is achieved
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world have a creation story‚ some share common elements‚ while others are something much different. Three creation stories that share similar structure are‚ “The Creation and Emergence” of the Jicarilla Indians‚ “The Golden Chain” of the Yorubans‚ and the story of “Genesis” of the Hebrews. Each of these stories gives the background for the creation of earth and man‚ but each shows how the way of life in a particular religion is evidence in its creation story. While these three stories share many similarities
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No two cultural or society is exactly the same. The Iroquois and Christians display how every culture has something that makes it different from any other culture. Every culture in one way or the other holds a deity of some sort to a higher status. What often differs between the cultures is the level of importance or value placed on this higher deity. The Bible places God on a level much higher than any humans could ever be on. God is seen as the almighty creator of everything in this world from
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Distractors There are many good things on the internet but there are also as many bad. Search engines‚ such as Google and Bing‚ are often used to find information from sites like CNN. However‚ search engines are prone to many distractors such as video games or viral videos. The internet isn’t a bad place for learning‚ but if the internet is not used properly it can prevent someone from learning what they need to. The internet is home to many things that can cause the mind to move away from learning
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For this assignment I will be answering the question “The hero of Paradise lost is Eve rather than Adam‚ assess the validity of this comment”. I will discuss what a hero means and how Eve’s actions could make her the hero of the poem or the villain. I hope to show whether or not there actually is a hero in the poem and if it is Eve what did she achieve as the ‘hero’. Or could Adam be the hero? I will discuss both. “The concept of a hero has many meanings and aspects. In every culture and period
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Jude the Obscure In Hardy’s Jude the Obscure‚ Hardy shows his views on religion and commitment to the Church which were said to have declined in the latter years of his life. (Ingham‚ xxvii) Throughout the book Hardy displays his feeling that religion is something that people use in order to satisfy themselves by giving their lives’ meaning. One instance in which Hardy clearly displays this is when he writes‚ "It had been the yearning of his heart to find something to anchor on‚ to cling to."
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Iroquois Kinship Susan Pierson ANT101 Cultural Anthropology Kristin Akerele May 13‚ 2013 Iroquois Kinship This paper is going to introduce the Iroquois kinship. Kinship can best be defined as a system of social relationships‚ or in simpler terms a system of family. Kinship can be seen in our everyday lives within our own circle of family and friends‚ and how we classify them in regards to importance and how we treat them based on our classifications of them. Kinship can best be defined
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The Iroquois Constitution forms the first democratic republic and example of sovereign governance by the consent of a people in North American history. The confederacy of the League of Five Nations‚ who constructed the Iroquois Constitution‚ preceded the European colonization. Historical records and references provide evidence of the strong influence the Iroquois legislative process and constitution had on shaping the ideas and words of the US Constitution. Specific and distinct similarities unquestionably
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