LOST LANGUAGE In “Tribal Talk” by Michelle Nijhuis and “speaking in Tongues” by James Geary, both writers talked about how the hundreds and thousands of different tribal languages spoken in the past by millions have been cut down in half. Languages that are less known or spoken have been endangered today or nearly extinct just like some wild life going into extinction. But losing a language is more than the way of communicating; losing a language means the loss of its culture. The best argument I found in reading these two articles was in Nijhuis’s “Tribal Talk.” Nijhuis talked about what’s at stake in losing one’s own language which in this case was the Blackfoot language, called otherwise Piegan. Nijhui mentioned “What’s at stake is more than words.” (4) I would totally agree with that quote because I think one language contains a culture’s unique mysteries and their heritage for kids and other to learn about them.
Although on the surface, losing a culture might not seem like an issue, when the culture is about to be lost, there is an inherent fear that leads to confusion. The socially competent characters in This is What it means to say Phoenix, Arizona associate themselves strongly with a specific culture-whether
For example, there were no longer any engineers left who knew how to build or maintain aqueducts. This meant that when these structures broke they couldn’t be fixed, and so over time there was less provision for clean water. The local population used the stone from the bath houses and other structures to build their own homes as there was less emphasis on public health. The new rulers of Britain did not think it was as important as the Romans had. By 1350 there were some quite serious public health problems in towns, where the lack of fresh water and drainage was a problem which caused the water to be contaminated by other sources and was not healthy to drink.
The housing in Hangchow was not so pleasant for all of the Chinese. There were many people from overcrowding issues in the town that slept outside with no roof over their heads. Others that could find temporary living had to sleep 6 to 7 people in a tiny room which made it way overcrowded. Many Chinese got 2 baths in their entire life, once and birth and the other at death. In Hangchow thought they bathed way more often and were generally clean.
It is also a problem that does not have many possible solutions, causing it to be the most detrimental to harp seals. Economically the elimination of harp seal hunting will affect the lives of commercial hunters and those who purchase the pelts. This issue is not solely negative as the Canadian Government plans to compensate the hunters with new professional training. Lastly this issue could eventually lead to the extinction of a
The changes of the 13th and 14th century greatly affected the Chinese and changed China forever. It was the first time ever that the Chinese had been ruled, watched over, and governed by non-native Chinese people. Also, it discontinued the ‘art’ of foot binding for most of the population. The system of government created by Kublai Khan was made up of a deal made between Mongolian feudalism and the traditional Chinese autocratic-bureaucratic system. But still, socially the educated Chinese elite were in general not given the degree of esteem that they had been accorded previously under native Chinese dynasties.
The population dropped dramatically and now it is very difficult for myself and many other farmers to sell our crops. Other farmers left their crops but unfortunately, I didn’t have that choice.” The Chinese farmer describes how the Mongols affected their society. This hard working farmer had the population drop because of the Mongols and was finding it a challenge to sell his crops. He explained how many other
It is written in a generic fashion to address immigrants of all nationalities and most South Asians lose it on their way from the airport. Although the guide is available on USCIS’ website as a PDF I have not seen a single person who was aware of its existence. Of course there are Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor guides, but they are written for the seasonal tourists and not for someone who’s going to call this country their new home. Google and other search engines also seem to have ignored this unique species of
Since the Chinese workers were excluded from the celebratory moment of the finish of the Transcontinental Railroad in the late 1800’s and the introduction of the exclusion laws preventing other Chinese citizens from entering the United States of America, to modern times and the anti-immigrant feelings coming through the radio and television a majority of United State citizens opposed immigration. Whether it is because of the group threat theory, the contact theory or cultural theory, or a combination of all three Americans do not like immigrants. Whether those feeling can dissipate throughout time or not can only be known waiting it does not seem like that is going to happen in the near
(U-S-History) The battles decreased the Native Americans by almost 400 to 700. The wars were back to back and cause much loss to the community of Native Americans and most of them were killed in that Colonist