The purpose of this paper is to portray the reaction triggered upon reading Peter M. Whiteley’s "Ties that bind: Hopi gift culture and its first encounter with the United States". One often thinks that gift-giving is an obligation without reciprocal reaction, being taught that it is always better to give than to receive. But upon studying other cultures one can discover that gifts can surprisingly have a much deeper meaning in both social and political environments. Whiteley introduces Hopi culture as one that measures wealth in ritual and ceremonial terms rather than material ones. This is why gifts in Hopi culture are meant to be meaningful in the spiritual realm rather than in the material.
Momaday and Brown have different purposes toward their respective landscapes as seen in the passages. Momaday’s purpose holds to view culture history of the Kiowa Indians and how the land itself holds beauty, in a most appealing positive attitude, which also reflects his background; “for my people.” Brown’s purpose, seen in the passage holds an opposite view, where it reflects a very dull aspect towards the Plains in a demoralized negative way. Momaday’s fanciful diction keeps his praise for Rainy Mountain alive with imagination choosing words such as “brittle” and “writhe,” giving a sensory image of how he feels and sees devotion of pride for the land. Momaday uses sources from his culture and the Kiowa to show a sense of clear imagination of the kind of heritage the land holds. He describes Rainy Mountain using his sensory imagination of how he feels and sees the landscape; colors in specific, making the audience have an idea of how it’s like when he mentions, “The grass turns brittle and brown… cracks beneath your feet.” He compares the many flashy insects as “yellow grasshoppers … everywhere… popping up like corn to sting the flesh…,” seeing the land with praise as to his culture of the Kiowas being reverent.
“For god sake” is a phrase which prickles the readers feelings- it is sharp, strong and full of raw emotions. Morpurgo has added this to show how some had a lot of gratitude for horses. It is a painful way to say goodbye though and Morpurgo has pressed upon the fact that just because a horse, like Topthorn, is beautiful doesn’t mean it will survive the harrows of a merciless war. The significance of Topthorn is highlighted when the vet officer expresses the unpleasant truth. The vet officer leaves a harsh mental image in the reader’s mind which instantly creates deep sympathy.
These grievances, in the German states, led to both positive and negative responses. Examples of compassion were shown by the upper class Germans who responded well to the economic situations. However, there were also people like Martin Luther who were violent and harsh. The revolt was terminated with the death of many serfs. Lutheranism was expressed in the recent doctrines, which were the ideology behind the revolts of 1520.
Of course, she did not wish for war. Her own husband was a United States Army Captain. Her second husband was a railroad executive; he built railroads which destroyed the Indian’s habitats. She believed that the government should fix the treaties between the Indian and U.S they so often ignored for their belief in Manifestation, and settle the dispute in a peaceful way. 4.
Perhaps it was his own arrogance that stood in the way of getting to know the Indians or his ego that I sensed as he exaggerated when he was being attacked by the so called 200 savages. Overall, I just felt that he was a person that refused to give them the benefit of the doubt and a chance to know them. In reading through Ben Franklin’s works I believe he viewed them in a positive light, I also appreciate the fact that he was a compassionate and willing person in trying to learn and understand their customs to see where they are coming from. It makes sense to know your enemy, but is it not better to view them as potential allies in the face of
They have been wronged by being overshadowed by the white man’s inaccurate account of events. From what we can understand about their customs, we should respect the indigenous population of America. American Indians were more logical than the white men who came over to the “new world.” Ortiz points out the hypocrisy of the white men for regarding the natives “as without any laws or government” when the white men themselves were “people who ignored their own laws and governments” (Ortiz
After reading the poems, “Leap” by Brian Doyle, and “The Names” by Billy Collins, I get a heavy sense of the both of the authors using specific strategies to show the emotions they both had after the tragic events of 9/11 and beyond. Both of the poems use a heavy dose of imagery to help the reader reflect on emotions they may have had when they experienced that horrible day. Even though both authors use imagery and emotions, the tempos of both poems have very different direction. Even though they go into different directions though, they have an overall affect that hits them right in their upper right hand chest. The use of imagery in both poems is very deep and necessary.
In comparison, she also stated that men do indeed admit to a woman’s disadvantage, yet a man will not agree to being more advantaged, because they too are oblivious to this fact. McIntosh’s colleague, named Elizabeth Minnich, pointed out a very important fact. She stated that white people have instilled in their minds that they live their “lives as morally neutral, normative, and average, and also so ideal, so that when we (whites) work to benefit others, this is seen as which will allow “them” (races not pertaining to the dominant race) to be more like “us” (whites). McIntosh defines white privileges as unearned, even if it is an unconscious reality. She re-defines it as being misleading.
"Let him hit you but don't hit him back". This quote is from a non-violence member telling the non-violence league not to have violent behaviors. It was Gandhi's method of working out his league. He meant to do it, and have no self-defense against the British to make them be frustrated, and solve the conflicts between the Indians and British in a peaceful way. Since, he made his non-violence league, Gandhi has been and he is a role model and/or heroic person to the Indian's.