Mennonite

An estimated 1.2 million puppies are euthanized in shelters a year (The Puppy Mill Project). These dogs are mainly from puppy mills. The dogs that never get adopted are then euthanized. Most animals in pet stores or sold on online sources are from puppy mills. Imagine being confined to a small cage barely big enough to turn around and you are never let out. You don't get enough food and water to be anywhere near healthy. You will sit in your own piles of feces. That is what it is like to be a…

Utopias. Not Possible? Are utopias possible, no, over the course of decades humanity has not been able to replicate our view of utopias. While it is great for humanity to be accepting on one another but cultural differences in the world is very humongous. If humans as a race start to accept one another's cultures then there becomes issues with relationships between two cultures, specifically with their children. Their children will feel divided culturally, for there to be a utopia there would…

They did not have a chance at the American Dream. My father and his family came over to America when he was a young boy. They resided at a local refugee camp in Cambodia. Luckily, they were sponsored over by Bethel College Mennonite Church to come over to America. My dad being the oldest of 5 children wanted to provide for his family, since they came over with nothing. His first instinct was that money would solve all the problems. He collected a job at a local cabinet company…

people pay for their land unlike the New England and southern colonies that aren’t religiously tolerant. Part of the reason of why the middle colonies are religiously tolerant is because of the presence of an assortment of religions like Quakers, Mennonites, Lutherans, and etc. This makes it impossible for one faith to be dominant. So not only do we get to practice our religion safely, but we also have the opportunity to converse with other people who have different beliefs. By conversing with…

The Anthropology of Fundamentalism Fundamentalism from an anthropological perspective is interpreted quite differently than fundamentalism from the historical perspective. First and foremost, there is no argument about whether or not fundamentalism describes movements outside of the Protestant movement in the United States. Anthropologists interpret fundamentalism as one of many human reactions to modern society. For the fervently religious, fundamentalism is an attempt to reunite the morals…

Religion is a system of beliefs, values, and rituals that exemplify behaviors based upon teachings. Beliefs are the foundations for our values and are what we hold to be true. Beliefs are formed based upon personal experiences, teachings, exposure, cultures and faiths. Opinions surrounding life and death experiences are held in the highest regard by those practicing. Foundations are supported towards truthfulness and often result in a foundation built on speculation without evidence. Beliefs…

The Difference New England had two major colonies they were called the southern and middle colonies. The had many similarities and many differences. Dealing with their population, religion, and economy just to name a few. They also had a different type of economy, one might have been rich and great to harvest on, and the other may have be hard clay like soil. The southern colonies population at first was really low, then during the 1650’ the population to off and drastically increased, the…

from Nomi’s actions with coping to Trudie’s depiction by her family. “’ Which Trudie he loved the best, the docile church basement lady in the moon boots or the rebellious chick with the sexy lingerie.’” (10) East Village is depicted, as a model Mennonite community when in reality it is an oppressed and dysfunctional community. The community made Trudie out to be a mad woman when actually she was more likely to be severely depressed. Tourists would come to see the historical replica and the…

The Advent of Peach People—The New Minority within the Majority In an article by Verysmartbrothas.com author Damon Young, titled “I Will Never Underestimate White Peoples Need to Preserve Whiteness Again,” Young discusses the inability of whites to “votes against their self-interest”—the preservation of “White Power.” Damon Young’s feature piece does what all journalistic mediums seems to do and generalizes a people as Donald Trump supporting Republicans. The feature neglects to mention…

The story “Brownies” by ZZ Packer is centered around racial conflict between two Brownie Troops. One troop being all black, and the other all white girls. We are told the story through the eyes of Laurel, one of the girls in the black troop. The theme of culture jumps out in this story due to the obvious ideas of racial prejudice presented by the girls. Especially Arnetta, who starts the whole conflict by claiming the group of white troops used racial slurs against the black troop. The black…