After realizing “Nacirema” is American spelled backwards‚ it becomes evident that Miner is criticizing American culture. He describes the “tribes” behavior with a focus on changing personal appearance and magic-based rituals. Everybody goes to the “Latipso” to see “medicine-men” when they are sick and often are given potions or end up dead. This is like a looking glass into American culture. In our culture‚ there is a huge focus on physical features‚ but we don’t pray to fix it. Instead we take vitamins
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For years and even centuries‚ there has been a long conflict about Conspiracies; whether it ’s the strange tragedy with Princess Diana or the horrific assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and JFK. These peculiar tales have been arousing over the years and have been given strong attention to the public eye. They have raised questions that have not yet been completely answered‚ gave rise to conspiracy theories that in some cases have not yet been disproven‚ and brought about myths and rumors that have
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1. Do you think you would enjoy a vacation in the land of the Nacirema? Why or why not? Where do the Nacirema live? Nacirema have different beliefs than I do. They believe you body is ugly and it is a vessel for disease and debility. This belief is not something I chose to believe. I believe we should all love our bodies. There are ways to prevent sickness and weakness outside conditions does these things to the body. The body does not function just for weakness and disease. I would not want to
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Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society Author: Trenton Lee Stewart Setting: a. Place: 1. Stonetown 2. Nomansan Island 3. Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened b. Time: Alternate universe Characters: 1. Reynard "Reynie" Mudloon- an average-looking‚ eleven-year-old boy with above average smarts and leadership skills. He has a knack for solving even the most complex puzzles. 2. George "Sticky" Washington- a stick-thin‚ eleven-year-old boy with tea colored skin and a bald head
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The Mysterious Maya The Mysterious Maya by George E. Stuart and his brother Gene S. Stuart is a 200-page nonfiction novel. The Maya people mysteriously disappeared from the planet. The only history we know is where they lived and how they lived. Two brothers try to expand the knowledge of the present day people by going on a trip to Mexico to visit Maya villages. This book review includes a summary of the book‚ an as much information on the Maya people‚ and important character analysis. George
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Matea Ferk ENGL 101 – Holt Research Paper – Portfolio Draft May 4‚ 2011 Mysterious Egyptian Pyramids The Great Pyramid is the only construction that remains from the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Egyptian pyramids have always been surrounded by mystery. We know their purpose and who built them‚ but we are still unsure how and when they were built. Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful‚ richest and advanced civilizations in our history. They showed a magnificent knowledge of astronomy
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The Mysterious Package After a long day of work‚ Robert goes to his house to pack the suitcases for the trip scheduled at that exact same day. He was going to Los Angeles to visit his family‚ because he hasn’t seen them for a long time. When Robert arrives at the JFK airport‚ a stranger accosts him and asks if he can carry a mysterious package onto the plane. Robert is doubtful‚ but soon accepts since he is in need of money. After accepting the stranger’s package‚ he needs to pass through the security
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Ethnocentrism & Ritualistic Behavior in the Nacirema Culture Ethnocentrism is defined as a belief that one’s own culture is superior. This article uses metaphors’ to describe our own well to do American society. As we read the article we automatically judge and think that the Nacirema’s are barbaric people who seem very uneducated and masochistic‚ when in fact we follow the same practices. As we read this article‚ we see the Nacirema as a masochistic culture which gave their possessions for
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The Body Ritual of the Nacirema discusses the habits of Americans and medical professionals to someone outside the culture. The article is meant to make the Americans health habits seem like a new discovery. In the article it examined health habits that Americans follow‚ it also examined the bathroom habits of the Americans‚ and it also examined the medical professionals that treat them. But the distinction of the habits of the Americans in the article is that the author worded them as if they were
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breaking his leg.” (Tutankhamun‚ (2012). Studies from scientists and archeologists show that Tutankhamus and his predecessors all died at a young age‚ each younger than the one before them. This suggested an inherited disorder. “TUTANKHAMUN’S mysterious death as a teenager may finally have been explained. And the condition that cut short his life may also have triggered the earliest monotheistic religion‚ suggests a new review of his family history. Since his lavishly furnished‚ nearly intact
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