I will be talking about the caste system with the ethnographic examples “The Untouchable of India” from page 191‚ with my reflection on how the caste system plays a huge role in my life. A simple definition of caste system is a sort of identification which an individual is placed right at birth. For example‚ if your parents are born as Brahmin‚ you will follow the same class. Caste system and class has almost a similar meaning to it‚ the only difference is that caste use titles to represent someone
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7th October 2012 Analysis of Half-Caste by John Agard- How does the poet present his ideas and views to the reader? Half-Caste is a poem written by John Agard. It presents another culture through dialect and uses complicated terminology. The poem is quite emotional and John Agard uses many techniques to present his ideas and views on Half-Caste. The poem is all about the different definitions of Half-Caste‚ it is undefined. Agard compares the word half-caste to Tchaikovsky’s piano‚ Picasso’s
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The Tuareg tribe can also be spelled as Touareg pronounced twa-reg. This tribe rules throughout the deserts of Africa‚ especially the region of the Sahara desert. Keeling (2012:28) reports that the Tuareg tribe consists of roughly 1 million members. The tribe lives across a range of countries in the north-western region of the Sahara. This includes countries such as Morocco‚ Niger‚ Algeria and Libya. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th edition (2011:1) adds that due to various droughts and famine
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The Mohawk Tribe The Mohawk tribe resided around the Great Lakes and parts of what is now Canada and the state of New York also knows as the Mohawk Valley. Their territory spread among the south of The Mohawk river‚ and the westward border from the Oneida Nation’s territory‚ and eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont . They were one of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation‚ or League. The Mohawk tribe was the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois League.
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Arikara one of the more quiet tribes was the arikara(uh-RIH-kuh-rah) tribe. the arikara trie used to hold around 30‚000 arikara and than was left with 2‚000 after smallpox. they lived in relatively simple homes and their lives were also relatively simple. ttheir dress‚ what anyone could expect. although simple the arikara were very complex in some sort. the fashion of the arikara was mostly dependant on the season. usually the women wore deer skin dresses that were white. the men usually wore
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At present caste system is discouraged in India‚ its root was very strong in ancient India. The ancient Aryans started the system. They divided the society into four castes such as Brahmana‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaisya and Shudra. This division was made on the basis of the work which the Aryans did. Economists term it as division of labour. At that time society needed the work of all these castes. There was interference of one caste in another. The Brahma worshipped Gods and Goddesses. The Kshatriyas were
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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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Attitude to hierarchy A) The India’s caste system India has a hierarchical caste system in the society. Within Indian culture‚ Hindu or Muslim‚ urban or village‚ virtually all things‚ people‚ and groups of people are ranked according to various essential qualities. The social Hierarchy is present everywhere in India. Although India is a political democracy‚ in daily life there is a little adherence to notions of equality. Castes systems in India and caste like groups‚ classified in five groups
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Masai Tribes The Masai people are a Nilotic ethnic group residing in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are the most well known tribe of the African ethnic groups. Their elaborate dress sense and array of colours that are distributed amongst the tribes clothing‚ is memorable for their expression through what they wear. The language spoken by the Masai people is Maa and they are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Northern Tanzania‚ which are English and Swahili. Despite often being
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Divisions in India Society: The Caste System There are different theories about the establishment of Caste system. There are religious‚ mystical‚ biological and socio-historical theories about the Caste system. The word “caste” is derived from a Portuguese word “casta” which means “bread” or “lineage” (Encarta). A Class vs. a Caste System In any country’s history‚ a high stage of social development is reached only when the main social divisions are formed. “The caste system penetrates the Hindu society
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