For a species to survive and thrive there is a need for expansion and a growth in its population, those who survive become the dominant, shaping the world around it. In the readings “Lies My Teacher Told” Meby James Lowen and “Brutal Appetites from The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California” by Douglas Monroy, the prominent fact throughout each is history is written by the winner. From colonies finding the new world to World War II, those who were declared the loser were cemented into history books with that title. Each reading delves into the history we are not told in the classroom, and if the topic is touched on, it has a varied portrayal of one party and heavily praising the other. In the reading “Lies My Teacher Told” Meby James Lowen, he touches on the true history of the Native Americans and how they were a truer more realistic people than portrayed in the history books.…
One of the largest issues that Benson seems to have gotten himself into comes near the end of his paper against Michelle Moody Adams. In “Culture and Responsibility: A reply to Moody Adams”, Benson gives three characteristics preventing others from constructing a strong argument against the inability thesis. These three characteristics, which can be found on pages 616 and 617 of his article are as follows. The first characteristic is when an agent performs an action unintentionally and can perpetuate or modify cultures. The second characteristic is when an agent performs an action deliberately, and permeates culture with their action, but did not choose their action in respect to preserving on shaping culture.…
David Kennedy, professor in the anthropology department of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, is the author of the book, Don’t Shoot, One Man, A Street Fellowship, and The End of Violence in Inner-City America. In his lecture to students at Millersville University Kennedy explains how he found what he saw on the streets of America to be “unconscionable” or very wrong. Over the course of many years, he observed the behavior of drug addicts and street gang members in Los Angeles, New York City, Rochester, Washington D.C. and other large cities around the country within the most dangerous neighborhoods. Kennedy has devoted his career to reducing gang violence and drug-related violence through his simple message of “this is wrong, this has to stop, and put your guns down.” He claims that his successful programs have resulted in greater than a 35 percent positive outcome of reduced crime rates.…
The people of India had many views on how to handle western culture ranging all way from assimilation to complete rejection. Many things such as religion, social class, and political ideology influenced an Indian’s position on whether to westernize and to what extent. For example, Mohandas Gandhi in a private letter following his experiences living with the peasants of India insisted that all western technologies and customs must leave with the British and all upper-class Indians must give up their wealth and status. The arguments presented in this letter are, like many of his, completely unrealistic and harmful since Gandhi was often overly idealistic and ignorant towards the benefits of British rule (Doc. 4). This view was not a popular one as virtually everyone benefited from these technologies and getting rid of them would send India fifty years backwards and drastically decrease quality of life.…
Document 8 also says, “In some cases, Indians were moved to specially designed villages where they would be forced to give up their customs so they could be taught Christianity and European customs and manners.” The natives were influenced easier because they were vulnerable. These specially designed…
Late Formative The great florescence of Formative Olmec culture ended about 400 BC with the rather abrupt decline and abandonment of La Venta, Although the Olmecs still has a sway in some areas of the late formative. Olmec contacts apparently broke down a good example is the ceramics of Central Mexico is no longer considered a symbol of the elite Olmec culture. The most important center of this Epi-Olmec culnd some fifty other monumental stone sculpture.…
The Preamble has made and determined what American society is today and for the past years, which has also been very compelling. In order to analyze the specifics on how the Preamble is compelling to society, we must examine the ways the Preamble changed social, political, economic parts of society. Politically, the Preamble states the basic laws of citizens in America. Socially, it has made the public have their freedom to a certain extent, as long as it doesn’t affect other people’s rights and their freedom. Economically, it has given our right to go on trial and blessings of liberty to ourselves.…
In the book, obeying rules becomes a culture for the people in that society. People have to follow the rules that are made by the hierarchy. The quote “he rules state that we can’t be tested by someone from our own faction. The rules also say that we can’t prepare for the test in any way, so I don’t know what to expect” shows that people have no query about those rules and they just follow what they are being told. In 21th century, people still follow rules but they also question some rules which they think that are not right or true.…
I grew up in an upper-middle class, white, Catholic family, in the middle of suburban Cary, North Carolina. Culture was a term introduced in school with pictures of exotic places and bright wardrobes; history lived inside textbooks with stories of war and migration. My fourth grade family history project contained one piece of information: my great-grandmother sailed to the States from Italy in 1904. The little history and culture introduced by my family showed me who I do not want to become. While the teachings of Christianity shaped me into a compassionate, open-hearted person, I struggle to accept the dogma that followed it.…
Language and terminology develop over time in academia resulting in some words being left behind and forgotten. In anthropology, some would argue that the concept of culture has similarly run its course in the field, but they would be wrong. A weak concept of culture enables anthropologists to describe human action in ways that cannot otherwise be accounted for. Using the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) as a sample setting, it is clear to see how the weak culture concept rationalizes behaviour in ways a strong concept does not. Contrary to some opponents to culture, it expands on ideas within a society that other ideas do not.…
Personally by reading what each Culture is, I think Blame-Free Culture would work best when it comes to medication errors. If a worker makes a mistake, it can be embarrassing. Going with a Blame-Free Culture will help keep it private that way an employee doesn’t feel as embarrassed with making a mistake. I know that when I make a mistake I don’t want to be called out on it in front of the whole team; I would like to be sat down in private and told what I did wrong and how I can fix it. Some cons that come with Blame-Free Culture is even though people are making mistakes, reporting, and being taught a lesson, mistakes may increase.…
The Olmec civilization The Olmec’s were the first known civilizations in Mesoamerica and had numerous incredible achievements. The Olmec tribe had a fascinating culture which would, therefore, have a lasting on the later tribes and civilizations such as the Aztecs, and the Mayans. The Olmec’s had copious significant accomplishments that would, furthermore, leave a substantial influence on all of Mesoamerica for centuries to come. The multitude of achievements made by the Olmec’s were some of the earliest known feats accomplished in their area.…
How difficult it is to change a culture where project management is perceived as of low status and something to get? In this project, it is extremely hard to incorporate the required changes in the culture of the project management during the implementation stage for the reasons that, the introduced changes will impact on the mindset of the team engaging in the project. The process of making any changes will affect the chain of command in the project and this will affect the set objectives of the project. Changing the needed skills for new hires like the existing leadership skills, communication skills, their political sensitivity and the attitude that they posses towards the project will definitely affect the progress of the project and this at last affect the outcome of the project thus making it inappropriate to make these…
According to philosopher and author Carlos F. Fraenkel it took meeting another culture that he began to realize just how deeply divided we are on the fundamental moral, religious and philosophical issues. After spending time studying in Cairo, Fraenkel befriended some Egyptians classmates and after a serious of discussions they all began to wonder and eventually question about each other’s way of life. This discussion ultimately began his quest an exploration how people cultures may be different, but that every culture want the same things out of life and how can each culture respect and honor each other truth as they know and live by. Fraenkel was bought up as an Atheist, his parents were Political refugees in Europe, but eventually settled…
Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. It allows myself and others to maintain an identity in society, which I believe is important. We are the people we are today because of our upbringings. Culture plays a huge role in shaping our identity. It also determines long term choices and sets you apart from everyone else.…