The book I have read for the book talk is The Mysterious Benedict Society written by Trenton Lee Stewart. Published in 2007. "You must remember‚ family is often born of blood‚ but it doesn’t depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends‚ you know. And best friends‚ whether or not they are related to you‚ can be your family" (Pg. 257). Four orphans‚ a boy named Reynard Muldoon (Reynie)‚ Kate Wetherall‚ Constance Contraire‚ and George
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the extremes to which human behhavior can go. He gives us the locations of the Nacirema‚their myth of origin and their market orientation. He introduces his topic ritual activity‚the main point of the article of which is the human body‚the way it looks and health. "The fundamental beliefunderlyinig the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease." Nacirema people work hard ritually in order to fix these characteristics. As Miner goes
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University of Michigan‚ Horace Miner‚ wrote an article in The American Anthropologist that has become a mainstay of learning for anthropology students. Miner published the article to show a fictional exotic society called “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” as an example of how one’s own limited perspective might affect the perception of a foreign culture (Miner‚ 1956‚ p. 503). The article uses subtle humor to make the reader more comfortable in examining cultural behaviors‚ physical appearance‚ and
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Edgar Allan Poe was a mysterious and confusing author. He wrote so many stories about murder; he was often accused of them. Although he died at a young age of 40‚ people still think it was for multiple reasons. People say he died of rabies‚ alcohol‚ or encephalitis. Personally I find his work to be interesting and mysterious in many ways. I am writing this essay to say he was a great writer with problems . Poe was born in Boston on January 19‚ 1809. David and Elizabeth Poe were his parents. Poe
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Running head: BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA ASSIGNMENT 1 Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Assignment Name Community College BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA ASSIGNMENT 2 Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Assignment “Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is a paper written by Horace Miner that illustrates American culture in a very different way than most American’s would view it. While it describes many areas of the American lifestyle‚ it is written to manipulate
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The first thing I noticed about the article‚ Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner is that Nacirema is American spelled backwards. That caught my attention right away and I thought to myself how interesting. Then as I started reading further into the article‚ I realized that the Nacirema people are us. What I found most interesting about the Nacirema people is how obsessed and focused we are on our health and body. There is always a fad diet that guarantees amazing results or a new cross
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Body Ritual among the Nacirema Kim Wilson Ivy Tech Community College This article written by‚ Horace Miner‚ was my first read in where I was shocked to discover such barbaric rituals from other areas of life. I took the time to re-read this article several times. I have learned of many different cultures in where people do things that seem out of the ordinary; however the beliefs and practices of the Nacirema people just seem outlandish. According to‚ Professor Linton‚ who brought the
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The Mysterious Benedict Society‚ by Trenton Lee Stewart‚ is a powerful work of science fiction exploring the devastating‚ large-scale mental effects of a formidable new (fictional) device. This technological element places it firmly in the science fiction genre. It is a strong work of science fiction because it explores several different outcomes‚ rather than just one‚ of new technology. However‚ it stands out from other science fiction works in two ways: it utilizes a lighter tone and different
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“Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” Summary In the essay “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”‚ anthropologist Horace Miner depicts a group of people known as the “Nacirema”‚ but is referring to Americans‚ whose cultural beliefs are deeply rooted in the perspective that the human body is prune to sickness and disfiguration. Consequently‚ a substantial part of their lives is spent on unusual rituals and customs to improve conditions of the body that are filled with magical components. Moreover‚ Miner uses
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