Skeleton

Chapter 12 talks about the skeletal system and its different functions and types of bones and tissues it contains. The chapter talks about the different groupings of our bones and the function that each group is responsible for. They also explain the bone structure and the way our bones are connected to cartilage that allows different the different kind of movements we make. Finally the chapter closes by discussing the internal processes happening within our bones such as the way our bones grow…

The book, Skeleton Key, written by Anthony Horowitz is a thriller. The book is told from the point of view of Alex Rider, a 14 year-old boy. After many missions Rider has gotten tired the spy company, M16, for manipulating him into these dangerous assignments. Yet, he gets convinced into doing another one. His objective this time was just to act like a normal kid going on a vacation to Skeleton Key, an island near Cuba. He was just being used to limit the suspicion of his fake parents who were…

Malnutrition is the insufficient, excessive, or imbalanced consumption of nutrients—it means literally “bad nutrition”. This was the concern of anthropologist Katherine A. Dettwyler in her book Dancing Skeletons. An ethnography set in Mali, a West African country, the book is Dettwyler’s account as she attempts to measure and document the effects of malnutrition on Malian children. Her ultimate goal is to develop “culturally appropriate nutrition education programs” (Dettwyler 1994, 7). This is…

The West with high process foods high in refined flour, sugar, and self lead to negative impact on diet may have a relationship between money and easy access. For example, in “Dancing Skeletons,” Katherine had curious questioning if husbands were to give extra money to their wives, would they spend it on food, clothing, or save it. So the availability of high process foods in that country would be considered expensive, unfamiliar or not necessary to have for cooking in their household. I…

can survive and triumph even in the most difficult of circumstances. My last image of Ami, the one I will always carry in my heart, is of a small child, all smiling face and waving arms, bursting with affection and goodwill, undaunted.” (Dancing Skeletons pg. 1409) Likewise, she was able to travel and learn a new language, customs, religions, beliefs, and practices. Reading her book not only was a pleasure, but also has made me more determined and interested in learning about ethnology and…

best friend Maria was calling me on my phone. I picked up my phone and answered the call. “Hey have you been in the haunted house on Skeleton Drive, the ending was the best part” Maria said. I told her haunted house aren’t scary at all, but I had nothing else to do that day so I agreed to go and my parents are out on a date or something. I headed down Skeleton Street where Maria said the house was. The house looked torn down with windows broken…

artifacts or participate in practices sacred to an oppressed culture. White Americans specifically often feel a certain entitlement to appropriate culture, but will play the role of the victim when called out for racism. My analysis will focus on The Skeleton Key (Iain Softley, 2005) as a reflection of the ingrained systemic racism in American culture. Employing the horror genre…

artwork, Tale of 1000 Condoms/Geisha and Skeleton, was created in 1989 in the United States. The entirety of this piece of art is eleven by seven feet and is painted upon a canvas with watercolor and sumi-e ink. Teraoka was influenced by America’s favoritism…

Prior to this course I had no idea what Anthropology was, in fact, I thought it was very similar to an archaeologist or philanthropist, but the term “globalization” made me have a peculiar interest. Anthropology focuses on the studies of humankind, past, present and the future of those residing in that community, tribe, or country. It is meant for those interested to understand in a clear manner the complications of cultures throughout history, to draw an understanding of the social, cultural,…

“Skeleton racing involves plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled. It is considered the world’s first sliding sport” (“Skeleton”). The current definition, which is widely accepted, brings into question the validity of some olympic events being called olympic sports. The definition also needs to change due to the nature of language, which is that it changes. The current definition of a sport needs to be changed to better capture the essence of what a sport is.…