Lost Boys: The Tribe

race and inequality that humanity has existed for so very long. Archaeology and linguistic anthropology may not seem like such a big deal, but in fact they come together in such beautiful harmony as to ease the burden and smooth the confusion left by lost time and forgotten memories. Cultural anthropology is a vast subject, one that concerns itself with the understanding of human culture and how it has been shaped by the past. It is aided by the connections formed between the people. Neither of…

encourages the people of the church to do the same. He even took the head off an egwugu, (EH-gwou-gwou); a man in a costume who represents one of the old founding spirits of the clan; that act would result in that spirit dead. To pay revenge for their, “lost brother”; and to punish Enoch the Snake priest, (who had committed a great crime by biting off the head of the royal python); the egwugus of Umofia charged toward the stairs of the church. When they reached the front doors, Ajofia; the…

the Carthaginians decided to make camp and wait out the winter. The Carthaginians were from Africa, so winter even in Italy war freezing. It was so cold that all but one of Hannibal’s war elephants were killed (Warrick 61). At this time, Hannibal lost his advantage of his elephants, which is why Hannibal’s campaign was so brilliant The next spring, the Romans tried again to defeat Hannibal. But Hannibal, using his superior veteran men, again crushed the Romans in the battle of Lake Tresimean,…

Angered the tyrant would do such a thing the beast swore that he 'd come back and get revenge for what he 'd done to his love. Carefully sliding the glass paneled door open, he quickly steps inside. Walking towards the center of the house he sees a young boy sitting tearfully beside an old iron bed. Looking down the beast sees a pale old man lying quietly on the bed. Beads of sweat were dripping off of his face as he fought for every breath. Wringing a washcloth out in a basin, the child wipes…

“Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.” -Steven Pinker Pinker, a psychologist who wrote How the Mind Works, a study on the human brain, believes that human nature is made up of many different layers that reveal themselves at certain times and situations. On the other hand, William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, believes that the core of human nature is evil and is subdued by societal…

In today’s society the government is in more control than citizens may realize, who’s truly making all of the choices for the United States of America? The citizens say isn’t really as loud as they think. The novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding and the film JFK directed by Oliver Stone are exceptional examples of how society is treated. In the novel it shows how the “biguns” treat the “littluns.” They make them seem unimportant, and worthless. The film shows how society is being lied to…

narratives and the damage caused by lack of consideration for other cultures. Both of the essays desire respect for one’s identity and culture not afforded by the larger, more influential culture. Both boys struggled to find their identities and Douglass persisted to find his and learn and retain his lost culture and heritage. Douglass didn’t want to believe what his masters had told him about his people as he witnessed how slavery changed people. When he had the ability to read and discover the…

poet begins the piece with a six year old boy getting ready to be sent off to a residential school, and further states, “In my little suitcase, my mother had also put/ all the love she had, without forgetting the love from my father” (Petiquay). This line portrays innocence, and causes the reader to already feel pain as to what is to come. Readers are aware of the history and pain that is caused by the residential schools and wish to shield that little boy from the torture and despair he is…

This final paper will be focused on the lives of Aboriginal women past and present. I would like to delve into the history of how their culture switched from a matriarchal society to Aboriginal women losing respect and gaining stereotypes. Through this paper I would like to learn about how these stereotypes have come about, why they exist, and what is being done to stop them. I would like to take in this information for myself, as an educator, to teach children of all cultures that any type of…

a commune called Villeneuve D 'ascq, Villeneuve D’asq is situated in northern France. My father worked as a machinist, my mother was a stay at home mother. I am the second child in a family of five. I was considered to be the "black sheep" of the tribe, just because my mother had decreed it to be. I use not to be a friendly…