People resist change for several reasons. Some people resist change because of poor communication. The changes may not be communicated thoroughly or efficiently therefore leaving people confused and more inclined to resist; miscommunication can cause resistance. Fear of the unknown is also a reason to resist change. People may be scared to do something different because they don't know what the outcome will be; they are scared to take a chance or a risk.
Correlating racism and homophobia may seem like an extreme, but realistically they are closely related. It is clear that Laramie was afraid of change. Catherine Connolly, the homosexual university professor, in the film she says that she felt forced to hide her sexuality because of the fear of being oppressed. It was well defined that some of the people of Laramie would murder a homosexual out of fear of having one in the community even though Laramie based itself on the “Live and Let Live” saying. The philosophy of “Live and Let Live” was that if you leave me alone, I would leave you alone.
The treaties created were not fulfilled even though they guaranteed Indian privileges and protection from intruders, thus driving the Natives to exile. This was a time to assist the “common man”, but in turn it only hindered the ability of the general
The white settlers often found it difficult to understand the culture of the plains Indians because they had a rather large clash of cultures on things such as religion, warfare, land, government, exposure, education, polygamy and their ways of life. One of the reasons the white settlers found the Indians so hard to understand was the difference in religion, Indians believed the Great Spirit Waken Tanka created the world and ruled over it. They believed all things had spirits and that spirits could influence their lives. They also thought of the world as a great circle this was reflected in their everyday lives which is shown by the presence of circles on many articles of their clothing and on the designs of tipis. The white settlers saw the Indians’ belief in the spirits as superstitious and pagan nonsense as they believed in God and that God created the world and ruled over it so some saw the Indians as people who ‘needed saving’ this led to some of the white settlers trying to convert the Indians to Christianity which the Indians did not like.
He goes into depth about the Delawares, Shawnees, Cherokees, and Creeks in an attempt to explain the idea of “the loss of sacred power”. The Indians believed that the more land taken over by the Americans and the more the Indians used the white mans resources, that they lost their sacred power. Dowd is arguing that the Indians had two viewpoints. He is also arguing that amongst individual tribes there were a variety of people who believed in one or the other. The nativist ideal was spread throughout many tribes because of Indian prophets sharing ways to rid the Anglo-Americans from their land.
The 1920s were filled with xenophobia, fundamentalism and extreme conservatism and so to say that this was an age of tolerance would be incorrect. Many immigrants and foreigners were discriminated against and unfairly treated. The revival of the vigilante group, the KKK, showed the lack of tolerance for those that were described as Un-American. (Unbelievers, bootleggers, those guilty of marital infidelity, criminals and the correct) This group was made up of immigrants, Jews, Blacks and Catholics. An example of how the 1920s were not an age of tolerance was how immigrants were treated badly; a demonstration of this was the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian-American men, who were arrested and charged with murder and robbery in Massachusetts.
Protagonist: John 5. Antagonist: The World State 6. Write a paragraph describing the protagonist, including physical and individual character traits- John first enters the story by showing an interest in participating in the Indians religious ritual. The Indians do not allow him to be a part of their ritual, being the reason the tribe considers him an outsider. This demonstrates a huge cultural divide between him and the World State Society.
Sociology 9/13/13 My Analysis of “Body Ritual Among The Nacirema” Horace Miner writes about the bizarre tribal practices of the Nacirema in “Body Ritual Among The Nacirema.” While reading through his report it becomes ever more aware that he is inadvertently speaking abut the American people. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. Miner takes things we do in our every day lives that are accepted by society, and turns them around and calls the rituals. These rituals are talked about in such a way that makes the reader think the Nacirema people are crazy, almost making the foreigners seam animalistic. When in real life they were doing things such as going to the doctor and getting there teeth cleaned.
In Custer Die for your sins Deloria attempts to cover several different issues that the Indians have encountered and continue encounter due to ignorance. In a humorous way Deloria is able to express his opinion while also spreading awareness of what “Being Indian” consists of. The chapter titled: “Anthropologists and Other Friends” blames anthropologists for all the misleading associations made towards Indians. Deloria argues, “they [anthropologists] are the most prominent members of the scholarly community that infests the land of the free…”(CDFYS: 78). Without realizing it, in their attempts to help the Indians anthropologists have only created false assumptions of Indians.
Rituals and ceremonies are indispensable parts of a culture due to they are capable of providing a kind of identity and recognition. Without them, a culture will greatly weakened and people's identity will be diminished. However, apart from rituals and ceremonies, other important elements also help form the identity. To begin with, rituals and ceremonies both sever for the purpose of uniting people; strengthen their belief and passing historical information. Most of rituals and ceremonies are set for historical events, or memorizing some figures, or expressing symbolic values, or severing religious goal.