New Guinea

Remembering Babylon by David Malouf and Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad are two works that use variations of chronological order to create a variety of effects. Although almost a hundred years separates the writing of these two works, there are some similarities in the issues they deal with, and the historical setting of both works is roughly the same time, the mid to the end of the nineteenth century. In Remembering Babylon, Malouf explores ideas about identity and the clash of cultures: on…

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a holistic perception of health. According to the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO, 2011), Aboriginal health involves the physical, emotional, social, and cultural well-being of the individual and the entire community he belongs with. The involvement of the whole community is considered to be the key standard in helping each Indigenous individual achieve their optimum potential. Whilst the health mainstream…

Introduction Despite government funding, there is still a gap for indigenous students. The closing of this gap can be achieved when schools and teachers address the issue by acknowledging the impact the past has had on the present, for Indigenous students. I believe, to address the issue we have to stop the cycle of hate and shame between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people. The past needs to be acknowledged and taught, however focusing on it can be detrimental to moving into the future.…

14. Discuss the Kula Ring of the Trobriand Islands: what is it, how does it function, and what symbolic and practical significance does it have for Trobrianders? (10 Points) The Trobiand Island is populated by a society who are horticulturalists. The Kula Ring is practiced by Trobiand islanders where they exchange for ceremonial reasons. There are two important traditional items called the Soulava and the Mwali. The Soulava is a symbolic item, it is a necklace of red shell move in clockwise.…

Kassie Tulenko In Kulick’s article “Anger, Gender, Language Shift And The Politics Of Revelation In a Papa New Guinean Village” he focuses on a synchronic view of culture and language in Papa New Guinea to argue for broader diachronic shifts. Kulick describes two languages, Tok Pisin and Taiap, and speakers’ use of code switching between these languages to index gender, intelligence, and sociability. The men use the formal language, Tok Pisin, which indexes education, Christianity, and progress…

Anglo-Saxons who settled in England, we don’t know much about older tribes cultures but many tribes of the past century in Africa, Asia, and South America have gender roles and customs that are relative to the tribe's survival. The Tchambuli Tribe of Papua New Guinea have their gender roles completely reversed (in comparison to western society). The women of the tribe are the “bread winners” of the tribe are the managerial, dominant, and impersonal members of the tribe while the men are the less…

“In the beginning, photography was my passport to meeting people, learning, and experiencing new cultures. Now it is more than just a passport. It’s a tool for creating awareness and understanding across cultures, communities, and countries; a tool to make sense of our commonalities in the world we share,” quote by Ami Vitale. Ami Vitale is a world known photographer, from being a Nikon Ambassador to being a National Geographic magazine photographer. Vitale has a degree in International Studies…

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extremely busy with a large staff to cover their caseload. The MA turnover rate is high, as most are attending school, as I was. This meant many of the MA’s were just learning to give shots, using unsuspecting patients as guinea pigs. At the close of one shift, I was working with a new MA. Her patient was an ex-Marine with more muscles than Captain America. After her fourth attempt to poke his vein to draw blood, the man’s wife became hysterical and demanded the girl find someone who “knew what…

pets, the first being in 1946 Albert Marsh of Mobile, Alabama had won a bet and his prize was a furry pet that could fit in the palm of your hand… a hamster. The cause was Alber winning then the effect was him getting a hamster. He had found this new creature very “interesting with its curious personality and adorable cheek pouches” and ALbert ho was a dreamer, became convinced that these creatures didn't just belong in laboratories, “they also belonged in loving hands of america's children.”…