Cultures‚ Belief and Behaviors. In review of the article by Horace Miners “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” I would evaluate this culture’s belief and behaviors provides a direct evident that the attitudes or characteristics of human body has an extensive influence on variety of institutions in Nasiriya society. Throughout the reading‚ he provides the reader an understanding perspective of the American rituals from a different point of view. The key word that is emphasized is the word ritual and
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Body Ritual Among Nacirema Who are the Nacirema? The Nacirema are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawark of the Antilles. Little is known about their origin but people believe that they came from the east. These people concentrate on the human body‚ which is their main concern which makes the Nacirema unique in their rituals and ways of thinking. The Nacirema believe that the human body is ugly in
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The Nacirema change their behavior leading up to December 25th on their approved calendar. They believe that a spirit called "Christmas" will magically fill themselves and the people around then with joy and caring tendencies. They tell their offspring and little ones that a large man in a red suit with a white beard will break into their homes on the 25th and leave gifts if their behavior is good. If they are bad this man will leave black natural resources‚ coal. The children are also told to leave
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There are many mysterious places in all nations that well-known all around world. Among those places‚ Lascaux Cave is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings which is located in southwestern France. Researchers of the cave found it as 17300 years old. They primarily consist of images of large animals‚ most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. In 1979‚ Lascaux was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This place is also known as “First color photos from
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with Satan can be looked at in many different perspectives‚ and have many different reactions. When three young boys in the city of Eseldorf come across Satan‚ they particularly enjoy his presence‚ and his fantastical powers. In Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger‚ the satirical elements portrayed are Dramatic Irony‚ Absurdity‚ and Fantasy‚ to mock the ignorance and insignificance of the human race; and not only that‚ but also to draw the attention of humans and help make most of their flaws clear
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was trying to make is his paper titled "Body Ritual among the Nacirema". Horace’s paper is about America but in the perspective that America is a tribe of third world country or such. I go through the individual topics‚ which mostly make fun of American’s vanity‚ and I describe what he is really talking about. I try to summaries Horace’s paper and put it in “American” terms. Nacirema: The American Tribe Here in America we view ourselves as one
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reading the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema”‚ I can’t help but notice blatantly obvious similarities between our culture and theirs. Their rituals‚ rites‚ and customs are bizarre in nature and seem to illustrate a nearly obsessive fascination with the human body. The main focus of their culture appears to be shaming people based on their appearance and forcing them to conform to the societal norms. Upon further reading‚ I noted that while the Nacirema put a high value on the upkeep of their
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own. Horace Miner‚ mastermind of the work‚ Body Ritual Among the Nacirema illustrates this notion and reveals the truth behind understanding cultures beyond one’s own. Furthermore‚ Miner’s work explores deep into the twentieth century American culture and how it’s
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Nacirema When I read Body Rituals Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner the first time‚ I couldn’t imagine how a culture could behave this way and live their daily lives following these rituals. They believed that their bodies were ugly and its natural tendency was to debility and disease. They devoted much of their time trying to prevent these characteristics After observing the Nacirema customs‚ I found it to be crazy that they had shrines with a box or chest built into the wall full of magic
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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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