Western White Pine

-----The summer semester for Humanities is coming to an end and I can personally say on my behalf that this was a learning experience that I will not forget. I know it sounds cheesy but this class was different in comparison to the other classes that I had previously taken before; in this class I was able to learn about several cultures their art, rituals, places of worship and music. I said this class was different because I had never actually spent that much time looking at other cultures nor…

scene then shifts to the husband going to knock on the enemy base’s door followed by him being vetted before entering. There is a quick cut to an American sniper who says “lights out Muj” and shoots the the man who opened the door. Once again, a western character categorizes a whole region into one category, “Muj”. The husband then picks up the rifle dropped by the man who opened the door and is instantly shot by American soldiers. The husband’s decision to pick up the gun illustrates the Orient…

chosen by scholars that displays the books that have been influential to western culture. The books chosen have been placed under this list because they contain important information that has impacted America. The controversial part of these “canonized” books is that they have been selected by “important” scholars. The system of canonizing a book lacks the diversity that the western hemisphere has, therefore, not all the western cultures are being represented. Representation is key to accuracy…

Although, journeys do not exist without a galvanising force, Into the wild demonstrates the motivation clearly through the need for Chris to not become like his father. Chris has this flame inside of him, causing him to not fade to black and white furthermore not to follow the path pushed upon him by his parent’s morals. When Chris venture scapes into the wild the culture of nature crafts him into the person he sees most preferable. Explicit intertextuality is feature and a technique shown…

The reason for this outcome is because the elderly are viewed differently in the Western society. When someone thinks about getting old they began to get upset because youth is seen as positive, while old age is seen as negative. Americans will go out of their way to prevent themselves from aging. The western culture will create serums and face creams to eliminate wrinkles and hair dye to remove the grey hair from being spotted on their heads…

endowed with special powers by virtue of their use.” (Dean 2006, 26) How western viewers see visual works could have taken a great number of paths, but ultimately “art” has become the normal term to use when analyzing these visual works. Also, the idea of art being “consumed” is a newer, very western, concept. I think Dean makes a good point about the issues calling nonwestern works “art” makes it more so about the western view of art, rather than what the pieces themselves truly are and truly…

The political and social aspects of World War I applied and affected the lives of the characters, who were soldiers from the book. During World War I, there were many changes and continuities that change the view of the war in general, yet many continuities that sadly, the soldiers had to face. Some changes that occurred were the new technology and its development during the war. Also, as the war continued, education and knowledge had less and less value to the citizens, especially to the school…

Scientific and cultural understandings of illnesses and treatment often cause polarization in defining and remedying solution to health problems. The cultural outlook of the Hmong people on depression and diagnosing illnesses stem from a holistic approach that takes into account the spiritual condition of individuals. On the flip side, the biomedical model of health- a scientific approach, considers biological factors that can be tested and verified producing similar results across varying…

indicate that lack of concern for the future was a cultural value” (78). As Everett observes, the Piraha do not place a huge emphasis on planning ahead and worrying about what will happen next. Just as planning ahead is ingrained in most aspects of western culture, living in the moment is ingrained in many outlets of Piraha culture. Everett makes note of this in Piraha language and how the only statements Piraha make have a specific focus of being in the present rather than in the past or future…

Ernest Jünger’s memoir Storm of Steel details his experiences as a German officer on the Western Front during World War I. Jünger eagerly volunteers for military service and is deployed in 1915 to a reserve unit in Champagne. Throughout the course of the war, Jünger works his way up through the ranks until he becomes an officer. He fought hard, was impressed only by soldiers’ bravery and in the end won an award for his efforts. His first person narrative painfully depicts the harsh realities of…