because they are of opposite religion. As I learnt from my previous class ethnocentrism says “My” culture is superior and all other is inferior. ------------------------------------------------- An example of this can be seen through many groups of people such as‚ the KKK‚ they felt white power was the only power and all others were nothing. They not only judged by a person’s color‚ but judge on religion and ethnicity. (History in Middle School 1985-1986) -------------------------------------------------
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feel that we need to be unified in the idea of sacrificing another cultures liberty for personal economics. When the public starts to scrutinize our practices for native removal we must stand strong together or the idea of free oil will fail. These people on this land in New Guinea need to look like royal dignitaries on camera. I know that I am known as the great peace maker but the public needs to be reminded why that is. Also we need to have solid propaganda on why we need to drill this oil‚ to include
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the word of ethnic came from the Greek word “ethnos” used by Homer in Iliad on 7-8th BC which indicates a group of people that is different from “us”. However‚ as the time move forward‚ the word “ethnic” has been understood as stated above (foreign‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional‚ and cultural related). As I understand‚ ethnic group can be defined as a group of people that belief they share the same ancestry‚ history‚ cultural traits such as language and religion which are different
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Europeans did not think too kindly of these very different brown people that already inhabited this space. The European thought leaned greatly towards the idea of the Native Indians being of a barbaric and heathenness culture that must be changed (converted and educated) or eliminated‚ however‚ the exchange of culture frequently went both ways and sometimes those very differences in culture proved to be a great seduction to the non-Indian people. Some European immigrants found a great appeal to the Indian
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The magical power of African Art‚ illustrated in the nkisi nknode figure is unfamiliar to Westerners because we don’t know the context of the art and the intention of the artist. Westerners are interpreting that illustration without any real knowledge of the culture. Due to these figures been in museums in West‚ the culture has lost a great deal of their history and memory. The Westerners in return have gained some knowledge and have created there own interpretation of the figures. The culture also
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Instructor: June Maul August 9‚ 2011 The Nayar of India are ethnographic and folk-culture society. They are a complex and interesting large and power cast society that live in extended matrilineal family groups. Hinduism is the main religion of these people and that combined with their social and economic structure make for an interesting combination of kinship‚ gender relations‚ beliefs‚ and values. In this paper I will discuss the fascinating aspects of this culture focusing on their kinship‚ gender
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foreigners feel‚ increasing our empathy for them. Attend services from another religion. Start with different flavors of your belief. Travel to different cultures grants knowledge through sight‚ sound‚ touch and smell. You discover first-hand that people flourish with societies‚ customs and cultures that have nothing to do with your own. Different ways of living can produce happy and productive
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The Dinka are a tribe of people who are mainly located in over Sudan but they have spread themselves out all over the world in places like Kenya Uganda‚ Europe‚ and the United States. (Wiki _ Dinka people) They are a huge tribe and they carry 2-3 million people. They are spread out in tones of villages. Most villages of the Dinka tribe will range anywhere from 10‚000-30‚000 people. ("South Sudan." Britannica School.) They make up 17% of the African population‚ which is a huge amount. The Dinka have
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In my opinion all people in their lives must face the unknown. Like Sundara had the flea her country because the communists were coming‚ so she jumped on a boat not knowing what would happen to her and her family. But she landed in America and must adapt to this weird new country. In Children of the river‚ the author Linda Crew develops the idea that “Life is like a River.” “Life is Like a River.”- Sundara (pg.146). Life is like a river because it never stops moving. Un like a road can stop
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Mission‚ which had full control over the Native people. This means full control as socially‚ religiously‚ and even economically. It was up to the mission to make sure the Native people were part of the Spanish culture. They wanted Natives speak Spanish and become part of their society as well as to work. After the Natives become part of that society‚ a Presidio was set up. The purpose of the Presidio was to guard and protect the Mission and the people in it. Military forces opened land right after
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