Midterm Extra Credit 1. How does the culture and community of the Amish differ from that of American society in general? Amish society is very different from American society. Both societies have different beliefs and value very different things. The Amish reject modern advances‚ while the rest of America is constantly striving for the latest technology. The Amish believe in humility and religion above most everything else in life. They have very simple lives and believe in surviving with just
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convey ideas throughout the film witness with representations of cultures‚ the Amish and the modern society. These symbols include John Books gun‚ Rachel Lapps bonnet and the Samuels explores Johns life is visually represented with the keys‚ id‚ money and police badge and a hand gun‚ these are all high modern day society items. The gun is another symbol which represents violence and the power of the “English” and to the Amish “only god should have the power to take away a man’s life”. The bonnet is
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Ashford 6: - Week 5 (Jun 25 - Jul 01) Overview Assignment Due Date Format Grading Percent Discussion 1: Ethics in Anthropology Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 4 Discussion 2: Anthropology and Your Future Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 3 Assignment: Final Cultural Research Paper Day 7 Research Paper 25 ________________________________________ Note: The online classroom is designed to time students out after 90 minutes of inactivity. Because of this‚ we strongly suggest that you compose
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an Australian director Peter Weir. The film depicts the cultural clashes between the American societies and the Amish community in Philadelphia. Peter Weir in his film uses many themes including identity‚ cultural clash‚ relationship and violence in order to ensure strong impact to the audience. The characters are the main tools in portraying these impacts to the audience. An Amish woman Rachel Lapp and her 8 years old son Samuel experience a crime scene while waiting for a train to visit Rachel’s
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Rumspringa Introduction The Mennonite/Amish cultures have many traditions that separate them from the normal Christian faith. 400 years ago‚ many European Christians were killed and tortured for their belief in adult baptism. Adult baptism is referred to as Anabaptism‚ meaning “re-baptizer.” One Anabaptists belief is that members of the church should be baptized during adulthood rather than infancy (Robinson 2002). Amish adult baptism gives members of the church the freedom‚ and the adult conscious
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Case study/Cross Cultural Comparison The Amish is a group of traditionalist Christians that rely on simple living‚ plain dress and refuse to adapt to modern technology. The history of the Amish started in Switzerland in 1693 led by Jakob Amman. Today majority of the traditional descendants of the Amish live in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Family In an average Amish family it consist of‚ a mother‚ father with an average of 7 children. Their grandparents play a vital part of the family because once
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The Amish Everyone has the right to be different. Whether you are a minority or a majority you still have the right to believe in whatever you want. Amish people get made fun of because they are different and don’t follow the same rules as ‘‘normal people.’’ In my opinion everyone is equal and everyone should be judged based on the content of their character not their association. The Amish live a very different lifestyle than most people today. Amish reject technology in favor of a simpler lifestyle
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The old order Amish have maintained their lifestyle through their unwritten code of behavior called the Ordnung. The Ordnung is decided annually by a community’s elders‚ and different Amish communities have a different code of behavior. Their most effective way of punishment utilized by the national Amish community’s code of behavior is through shunning disobedient members. The Amish have their own language‚ called Pennsylvania Dutch‚ that is exclusively spoken by the old order Amish. The men in the
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Janie Kiester Mini Ethnography on Amish Dinner Instructor‚ Michelle Stone‚ PhD Amish/Mennonite Information: Today there are over 12 different Amish and Mennonite groups in the Shipshawana area. They do not permit electricity or telephones in their homes. By restricting access to television‚ radio‚ and telephones‚ the Amish feel they are better able to keep the modern world from intruding into their home life. The Amish have long preferred farming as a way of life. They feel their lifestyle and
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Rumspringa: An Amish Ritual Introduction: In the Amish religion‚ there lies a pivotal tradition for many of its adolescent followers. There are a number of Americans whom are likely to have never heard of this rite; as it is practiced by a small demographic‚ consisting of roughly 200‚000 people . Their tradition‚ referred to as the Pennsylvania-German term "Rumspringa"‚ can best be explained by the word’s translation. With "rum-"‚ translating in English to "around"‚ and "-schpringe"‚ meaning "to
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