The Batek of Malaysia Bahiyyah Stovall ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Kenneth Newton April 4, 2011 The Batek of Malaysia is one of the few remaining hunting and gathering (foragers) people of Southeast Asia. There are many aspects of the Batek culture that are significant to the research; however, the main objective is to provide a basic understanding of the Batek behavioral and cultural practices. Scholarly articles and information from ethnographies were used as a tool to establish the justification of preserving knowledge of the Batek way of life. The ethnographic material use in the research gives a multitude of comments and observations encouraged by the authors’ views of what is the best information for the topic, how the Batek numerous beliefs and customary performances workout together, and why they look the way they do. The scholarly information that contributed to the research allows some factual information that has been proven and deemed true.
The short story Animals of the Amazon forest is a story about the different animals of the Amazon rainforest and how they have adapted and changed to better suit their environment. Thus the purpose of the story is to inform the audience of the differences between animals in the Amazon rainforest and the animals elsewhere in the world. Due to this purpose, the audience of the story are adventurers keen on visiting the Amazon rainforest. An alternative audience can be people who want to know the differences between animals in the rainforest and those not. The significance of the context and the different stylistic features of the story aid the purpose of the story.
Anthony Lane Roider Guns, Germs, and Steel Essay 2 A lesson on the spread of disease through animals would make a solid geography lesson based on Jared Diamond’s book. In Diamond’s book he focused a lot on the physical geography in the world that we live. He heavily researched mountain ranges and bodies of water that contributed to the development of some isolated civilizations. For example, Diamond had an argument that some continents that are easily traversable, like Europe, stimulated its development and encouraged trade among different people. In the Geography lesson, we would be able to study different continents features and be able to compare and contrast certain geographic features that make them unique and the features that could have lead to certain foods, germs, and “steel” that have developed there.
Batek of Malaysia Ciera Diaz ANT 101 Anthony Jerry December 10, 2012 Batek of Malaysia The Batek people of Malaysia are an indigenous society that lives in the rainforest. The ever changing ways of the world have caused the Batek people to move and adjust their lives because of other encroaching on their land and their way of lives. This society is a very old and self relying society that lives off of the land and each other. This group of people is a great way of showing human decency and kindness for one another and a great way to coexist and help each other. In learning about other cultures and their ways of living can only help give more examples of what we might be doing wrong and what we might be doing right in our own culture.
I also learned a lot an about outdoor ethic and LNT and look forward to applying it in my job in the future. Besides learning rock climbing and LNT I feel I learned a lot about myself as well. I was able to learn what it takes to be a leader, participant, and teacher in these outdoor activities and how to apply what I learned to my future. To start I learned
The jungle is in opposition to London, the center of civilization at that time, which by Freud would be described as the superego. One is able to draw a parallel between the settings and the two protagonists, Marlow and Kurtz. Marlow begins his journey into Africa as a representative of the superego. He is searching for adventure and to fill in all the blank spaces on his favorite maps: “When I was a chap I had a passion for maps”
I wasn’t always sure what he meant until I took the hunter education Page 2 course. While being around nature and learning about the animals I was taught to respect the outdoors. Did you know that many small species that have become extinct in the world in the last decade have been the fault of humans due to pollution, not through hunting. In this class we where taught many things about nature and that it
It is something that has inspired us to create some pretty amazing things and has continued to drive us to remarkable new far-out places. In fact, the inspiration to go beyond our boundaries and explore new places has been one of our traits ever since the beginning. Scientists have traced human heritage back to Africa (Owen). We didn’t stay there though, we searched the world. We followed animals for food and water.
Chapter 2: The Earliest Human Societies Lesson 1 Hunters and Gatherers MAIN IDEAS Geography Early humans adapted to the natural environment. Culture Humans created tools to ensure survival and to improve life. Culture Early humans developed language, religion, and art. Early Humans’ Way of Life ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did early humans interact with the environment? Hunter-Gatherers Adapt to Environments • Early humans were hunter-gatherers - hunted animals, gathered plants for food - moved to a new location when food ran out • Depended on natural environment for shelter - lived in caves and shelters made of rocks, branches, animal skins Small Bands • Lived in small bands of about 30 people - group included several families - group size reflected how many people could live off food in region • Men hunted, fished • Women gathered nuts, berries; cared for children - children also worked Early Humans on the Move • Hunter-gatherers were nomads—people who moved from place to place • Groups returned to the same places with the changes of seasons - bands joined together at certain times of year, formed communities • Moved to new, distant lands while following animals to hunt - migration—moving from one place to settle in another Chapter 2: The Earliest Human Societies World History: Ancient Civilizations 1 Early Humans on the Move • By 15,000 B.C., hunter-gatherers had migrated through much of world - crossed land bridge between Siberia and Alaska, entering Americas • Migrating groups entered territory of other groups - groups shared knowledge, tools - sometimes caused violent conflicts if groups feared each other REVIEW QUESTION Why did hunter-gatherers move often?
• Where would we find a tropical rainforest? • What will we find in a tropical rainforest • What animals live in a tropical rainforest? • Do people live in a tropical rainforest? • What does the tropical rain forest give to us? After the discussion we can continue the introduction with a visual aid such as a movie documentary of a tropical rainforest to give a taste to the children of what is to become their lessons for the coming weeks.