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the Nacirema”, I find that Nacirema is a tribe of “magic-hidden people” (Miner 507). In the article, the author writes, “they are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Creel the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin, although tradition states that they came from the east” (Miner 503). The author clearly states that the Nacirema live as a little-known North American group. They are really Americans,…

On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the western hemisphere that came to be the “New World” (Churchhill 97). Today it has been 523 years since Columbus journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean in search of personal fortune, spiritual destiny, honour and the fabulous riches of the East (Stevenson 67). This “New World” when discovered was inhabited by a population of well over 100 million however, by the 1890’s this population collapsed to slightly above 237,000 (Churchhill 97). This…

There has been a plethora of opinions about who and when America was actually discovered that have been pondered over for several centuries by scholars and historians. History plays a significant role in providing a comprehensive understanding about our past, furthermore it also assists in dealing with current issues. For instance, in 2002 Elizabeth Kolbert wrote an article to substantiate the many questionings on Columbus and she states that the, “notion of discovery, was being reevaluated”…

brought to my attention that “Nacirema” backwards spells out “America” and I felt like a complete idiot. Miner writes, “They are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin, although tradition states that they came from the east” (Miner 1). Looking at it now, this statement is obviously referring to the United States because it is between Canada and Mexico,…

from the fact that North American group described actually corresponds to the modern-day Americans of the mid 1950s. He describes the Nacirema as a group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaaqui and Tarahumareof Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antille. The papers popular aspects of the Nacirema culture include medicine men and women that stand in place for doctors, pharmacists, and psychiatrists, a charm box that compares to the medicine cabinet that we all hold at…

Maranhão. Traditionally, they build their homes in the shape of a circle which are connected by pathways leading to a central plaza. The Canela speak a language that is only found in Brazil. Their language is called Gê, which is distinctly related to Carib. There are three different versions of the Gê language which are spoken in different regions of Brazil. There is Southern, Central and Northern variations of the language in which the Canela speak the Southern version of Gê. Since the Canela…

From the Middle Passage to the maltreatment of slaves after reaching the Caribbean, slavery has left a brutal mark on the development and advancement of the Caribbean in many areas. Some may see this as history that has ultimately shaped what a “Caribbean” consists of today, others may see this as a stepping stone, a place they have overcome to reach their own serenity. This paper will explore how slavery, although abolished more than a century ago, has on-going relevance in the modern day…

The early advent of the sixteenth century presents Loíza as a Taino Arawak Indian settlement, situated on the eastern area of the banks of the Cayrabon River (presently called Rio Grande de Loíza) at the time of the Spanish conquest of Puerto Rico in 1508, led by the leadership of Juan Ponce de Leon. First named Jaymanio by the Indians, the settlement was under the rule of the indigenous chieftess Yuiza when the Spaniards arrived. Believed to have married Pedro Mexia, a Spanish-born “mulatto”…

as oppression, segregation, and genocide have influenced our society and continues to affect us today. During the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain to the West in search of riches. He encountered an island occupied by the Caribs and Arawaks. Although they occupied the islands, Columbus claimed it for Spain. The people he encountered were intelligent and skilled. However, Columbus saw a primitive people, unclothed and dark, and, therefore, close to nature and…

The Crucible is a movie based on a play written not long after the McCarthy era, which focuses on the chaos surrounding the small town of Salem in 1692, where numerous accusations of witchcraft plagued the town. This movie reflects upon how personal profit, community wide terror, and easy justification can ruin both the individual and the group as a whole. “Witch hunts,” as they are later called, are a series of events (often accusations) that have no logical evidence, are biased, and are often…