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Pramoedya Ananta Toers 1981 "This Earth of Mankind" regards the unjust colonial rule of the Dutch East Indies through the segregation of social groups between the Dutch aristocrats, Mixed Bloods, and Natives.
Suriawinata How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? IB HL2 Language & Literature Mr. Bilenky P5 Jesseril Suriawinata Jakarta International School November 13, 2013 ________________ Outline Chosen Text: This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer Part of Course: Part 3 Texts and Context Written Task 2 Question: Power and Privilege – How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? My critical response will include: The Natives’ inferior role—exemplified by Nyai Ontonorosoh—during Dutch colonization to underlie the unjust treatment, which suggests the author’s ideal to adopt Western influences whilst maintain the integrity of Indonesian tradition. * Natives’ lack of Western education * Natives’ tolerance to human trafficking * Natives’ victimization in the justice system ________________ Written during the climax of Indonesian ignominy, Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s 1981 This Earth of Mankind regards the unjust colonial rule of the Dutch East Indies through the segregation of social groups between the Dutch aristocrats, Mixed Bloods, and Natives. Toer’s commentary on the Natives’ role during Dutch colonization is portrayed as a metaphor through Nyai Ontorosoh’s experiences: her acceptance of European education, tolerance of promiscuous practices, and victimization in the corrupt law and justice system.
This is a summary of Women, Men and Politeness by Janet Holmes (2006). Holmes discusses the gender differences in the context of conversational politeness.
Women, Men and Politeness Summary and Evaluation of the source Name: Sze Hwui Yap, Sandra Tutor's Name: Bob Fisher Draft: 2nd Word Count:1102 Date of Submission:11th of December 2009 Summary This is a summary of "Women, Men and Politeness" by Janet Holmes (2006). Holmes discusses the gender differences in the context of conversational politeness. According to Holmes, women are generally more polite than men in verbal conversations. According to Coates (1989), women often search for agreement as an adopted strategy to a greater degree than men. Eckert (1990), meanwhile, states that women often make contributions and complete each other's sentences and agree with each other's opinion which gives an impression of a united undertaking. As Pilkington (1992) describes, conversations between men are combative typically and a kind of "verbal sparring". However, according to Gilbert and Stubbe (1991), positive agreements are used more often with the girls in the "single-sex" group than the boys but the differences are reduced in the "mixed-sex" group. The analysis shows that, overall, the boys use more 'bald' disagreements than girls in the types of preferred responses. Girls use more 'modified' disagreements for example, instead of "no, that's stupid" it will be "I don't think it's a good idea. It is suggested by Brown, Levinson and Leech (1987, 1983) that the purpose of
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Marissa Cabading History 205 / Winter 2011 Magical Writing In Salasaca The ethnography “Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador” was far more intriguing then I had expected. I enjoyed the way the book was organized and felt that it was very easy to follow because Peter Wogan broke his book into different categories and subjects. He breaks the book into categories starting with witchcraft and writing, in which he talks about his personal experiences with the book of names, San Gonzalo, and his personal beliefs on these magical writings. Then he discusses the sources of these magical beliefs and how they affect the culture of the Salasaca.. The following chapter is called God’s book and he discusses the Salasacas beliefs in the world beyond this one. Discussing the accounts of a man named Clemente who returned from the dead to Julia, to whom he stayed with during his time in Equador. Furthermore, he discusses the day of the dead in chapter. I found this chapter the most interesting because I had heard of the day of the dead before, and never knew what it was about. I found it interesting that the day of the dead differed from the Mexican day of the dead. In addition, it surprised me to how the Salasca’s deeply believed in the routine that holy water must be splashed on the list of souls to cool them off. I feel that the author organized
Inter cultural communcation is the process of sending and receiving messages between people of different cultural background.
INTER CULTURAL COMMUNICATION * Inter cultural is the process of sending and receiving messages between people of different cultural background. Opportunities in a Global Marketplace * Opens borders and allows worldwide competition. * Domestic workforce becomes more diverse : people from different nationalities working in one company. Companies can recruit workers from a broad pool of talent; and benefit from broad range of viewpoints and ideas; and have better understanding of other markets. Challenges * Motivating workers from different countries and cultures. * Working with them in teams * Need to understand some of their culture to prevent mis-communication. Definition of Culture * Is a shared system of symbols, beliefs, attitudes, values, expectations, and norms for behaviour. * Subcultures are distinct groups that exist within a major culture. Culture includes the following : * Language * Non verbal signals * Word meanings * Time and space issues * Rules of human behavior ; what is acceptable and not. How culture is learned * Listening to advice from family members, relatives, and elderly people (direct). * Also by observing other people's behaviour (indirect) Recognizing Cultural Differences . Social values * Formal rules of etiquette (exp table manners) are explicit and well defined. * Informal rules are learned through observation and
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Bowen- Carrie Bowen Mrs. Geranen-Comp 1 8 October 2011 Argumentative Essay Argumentative Essay- Abortion Abortion is a growing argument among Americans. While Pro-Choice advocates believe it is a women’s choice, Pro-Life believe it is murder to abort a child. It is estimated that in Arkansas alone in 2010, 4532 babies were legally aborted. While the number has decreased throughout the years I believe it is still too high. Abortions can be traced back as far as the early American Colonies but were not legalized till 1973. Since 1973, it is estimated 50 million abortions have been performed in the United States; therefore many regulations have been put on abortion. For instance, Arkansas requires that woman have counseling, but does not require an ultrasound or wait period for abortions, like Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin. Under Medicaid, funds for most medically necessary abortions in Arkansas must be court ordered, and minors have to have Parent Consent but a judge can bypass this. Exceptions to this are a minor having a medical emergency or abuse, assault, incest or neglect. An abortion in the state of Arkansas can be done up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, reasoning being that at 25 weeks the fetus becomes “viable”. While all of the laws passed helping regulate abortion has helped the situation, it is still
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Cognitive Anthropology and Structuralism Jonathan Quaade Developed in the 20th century, cognitive anthropology is a concept concerned with what people from different groups know and how that implicit knowledges changes the way people relate to the world around them. The concept can include subcategories called ethnoscience and symbolic anthropology. A french anthropologist also dealt with cognitive process, he established a theory that there are unobservable social structure that generate social phenomena. He named the concept structuralism. As the name suggest, cognitive anthropology has a strong emphasis on human cognition; however, the concept hasn't been universally agreed upon or conventionalized. An anthropologist and structural linguist, Edward Sapir, stated that "cultural behaviour is symbolic behavior shared by culture bearers, and cultures are abstractions of ideas and behavior patterns" with different meanings for each individual. He meant that anthropologist should describe the observable patterns of the society, and from the information gathered, she/he should derive meaning from the people studied, rather than use his own categories to create meaning of his/her data. It was an effort to get at organizing principles that lie underneath the behaviour within a society, and trying to understand the natives categories. In itself, trying to get the natives view
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Mar.10, 2008 ENG 119 Niya Sang UWID: 20264084 Critical Comparison Assignment Laptop vs. Desktop: Which is right for university students? Introduction Nowadays, computer plays a very important role in our society. Many university students are faced with a choice as to whether to purchase a laptop or a desktop computer to use for their study purposes. It seems so hard to make a decision. For university students who want to purchase computers, before they make the final decision, it is always necessary to ask themselves about the following types of questions: . Where will you use computer? 2. What are you going to be doing with you r computer? What sort of demands will you place on this machine? 3. What sort of hardware upgrades do you plan on doing in the future? 4. How much money are you willing to spend? 5. What do you want for your money- power or convenience? Consider answers to each of the questions, it might be easier for them to make a decision. My critical comparison will access which of these choices would be best for the needs of university students. Based on the questions I mentioned above, I am going to look at the advantages and disadvantages of both laptops and desktops from four different areas. There are: 1. Performances; 2. Portability; 3. Size and space; 4. Price. Performances Generally speaking, in terms of performance, both laptops and
I would like to make you realize that The Little Black Sambo is extremely racist as it portrays a stereotypical view of the Indian society. This book should not be taught to elementary students
Dear Mrs. Crane, I am Shaurya's mother, Manvi, and I would like to make you realize that The Little Black Sambo is extremely racist as it portrays a stereotypical view of the Indian society. This book should not be taught to elementary students because what they learn at this age stays with them throughout their life. I repeatedly say this because this book is thereby subduing his thoughts as well as integrating negative thoughts and stereotypical views of the Indian people. Mrs. Crane, my child was born in England and I would like him to learn about the beauty of India, not the stereotypical view. I do not only speak as an Indian parent but for any parent, I believe that a child should learn about the beauty, elegance and charm of their culture. This book should not even be called literature since it creates the opportunity for children to start being stereotypical and submissive. This book also helps them view life pessimistically through various factors such as its racial discrimination. Then the uses of despicable illustrations are extremely condescending. “I don't believe in stereotypes, I prefer to hate people on a more personal basis. The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men. An eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind.”--Mahatma Gandhi. This quote by Mahatma Gandhi has always inspired me and I ask you Mrs. Clark,