This is ironic because it is originally Columbus who thought he had found Eden from the Bible when he came across the islands. His attitude towards the Native American rights was most likely indifferent. He thought the native peoples were of timid nature and not complicated at all. He felt that by showering them with gifts he would easily win them over and even have them convert to
A purification ritual in a Sweat Lodge always precedes the Sun Dance for the Sioux people. The white settlers thought this was highly uncivilised and wrong because the Indians practiced the ritual like it was a normal occurrence (which to them it sort of was) the white settlers thought it was an outrageous thing to do and it was
Article Review After reading “If You eat Their Food…”: Diets and Bodies in Early Colonial Spanish America, by Rebecca Earle, I was left with the impression that early Spanish settlers were very ignorant of any civilization or race outside of their own. I realize that the early Spanish might not have had much contact with different races or civilizations other than their own, but one would think that they would at least assume that no matter what food a person consumes, or the region one lives in cannot physically change your race. In defense of the Spanish I can understand why they were shocked at first when they discovered the Amerindians, because they differed from the Spanish in almost every way. When the Spanish first arrived they noted that the Amerindians were very timid, dark skinned, had straight hair, and lacked beards, which was very confusing to the Spanish because they prided themselves on their beards. In the article it states that the Amerindians also suffered from less stomach sicknesses, rarely went bald, and rarely developed gallstones.
That shows that he cares for his people, that he wants others to know what it was like, so that something similar never happens to their children. Reading this made me sad because in that time white people and Natives could not coexist in society. Many people today still believe that they are supposed to be the lesser beings. That is why all of us if given the chance should give back to our children to prevent our society from becoming dull and useless. Alexie mentions talking to himself in “third person” (15).
What is your favorite piece of literature? It is generally assumed that Native Americans do not have any alphabet. In fact, some people even think they have no written literature because they think they can barely speak at all. I learned that Native Americans just so happen to have some of the best literature yet by putting all emotions into one piece and just saying what they need to when they feel like it. Some well written literature include “I Will Fight No More Forever”, “Song of the Sky Loom”, “The Origin of the Long House”, and “Jesus Christ’s Half-Brother is Alive and Well on the Spokane Indian Reservation”.
They’re white aren’t they?" Cecil understands that it is wrong to persecute people as long as they are white. This again shows the racist society these Americans were brought up in as it was wrong to persecute a white person because they were human but fine to persecute a black person because they were not human. In the more modern years of the twenty-first century, segregation is becoming less and less present in our society and it is now a ridiculous and inhumane
For example, when the documentary shows the government was quarantining West Point, it only showed some interviews of the locals with each of them only lasted for seconds. No government official was interviewed. This may create a biased view in the audiences’ mind and hinder the audiences from understanding the full picture of the
Many white Americans said that the Native Americans (plains Indians) were uncivilised savages because of the way they thought about their land, religion, morality, law, order and the Native Americans’ society was completely different to the white Americans. The plains Indians were very religious. They believed in the Great Spirit. They thought that the Great Spirit had created everything. The plains Indians didn’t really have a special religious day or building, their religious belief was basically nature.
It didn’t rain much, obviously. Except the drought wasn’t the key reason to why there weren’t many crops to eat. Too many of the first settlers who came were gentlemen- men who didn’t like to get their hands dirty. There were little to no farmers washed upon the shore, so everyone was pretty much out of luck. But they did have their ways.
It is being said that no one can be extremely introverts and also no one can be extremely extroverts, a person has a little of each, but more of one than the other and this basis the classification. Unfortunately for introverts we live in an extroverted word, the norms, practises and suggestions of the world is pointed to being extroverted. Introverts who make up 25 percent of the population and 65 percent of the gifted population are seen as strange or abnormal for many reasons such as they never have conversations or they are reserved and prefer being quiet. As a result of this, there are many tags, sayings or definitions people have for introverts, these are wrong,