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In the book Social Anthropology: A very short introduction, the authors inform us of what it’s like to be an anthropologist and view different cultures unlike our own. The book also give us an insight of the native views of these other cultures, which made me realize that my native view and the American native…

The discovery of Ishi as the last Yahi Indian had a large impact on California history and anthropology, as well as the preservation of a part of Indian history as a whole. Anthropologists got a firsthand accounting of a horrible event, the decimation of an entire tribe that occurred once the California Gold Rush took…

“Sending Sickness: Sorcery, Politics, and Changing Conecepts of AIDS. In Rural Haiti” was written by Paul Farmer in 1990 for (and published in) Medical Anthropology Quarterly. The article mainly aims to make clear how perceptions of AIDS existed. And changed in Haiti over time. But also poses questions to anthropologists about. What the field of…

To me, anthropology is a study of humans, traditions, and beliefs in terms of religion. It varies between everyone because even individuals who claim they follow a certain religion don’t believe everything they’re taught. For example, I believe in God but I question several things about my faith. When I say I question, I don’t…

It’s ironic how some individuals are willing to push aside their moral beliefs in what is right or wrong to gain acceptance. “In Shooting An Elephant” by George Orwell we see how he puts all his true beliefs to the side to gain some sort of closure on the way the people view him. At…

Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell is a story how a young Orwell, while stationed in Colonial Burma, became disillusioned with Imperialism. On one occasion he was faced with the dilemma of having to destroy a wild elephant that had gotten loose in the town he was stationed in. Throughout the story the reader will…

In his essay Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell explains how the controlling authorities in a hostile country are not controlling the country’s population but are in fact a mere tool of the populous. Orwell’s experience with the elephant provided the insight for his essay, and gives a clear example of the control the natives have…

The Enlightenment primarily took the place during the 18th century. Although it ultimately affected the whole world at a large scale. The ideas that triggered the Enlightenment came from the Europe continent. The Scientific Revolution was a period of time when thinkers and scientists such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton set a way of thinking…

The industrial revolution was a result of many different things coming together. It was a complete reformation of everyday living of the time. Three things that funneled together to help fuel. This were the agricultural revolution, the scientific revolution, and the enlightenment. The agricultural revolution provided the manpower to innovate. And the manpower for the…

The Enlightenment, a movement that started in the 18th century Europe, was a time when individuals were much accepting to new ideas. Society and knowledge advanced during this time because these intellectuals who took part in this movement started the power of reason for it. The intertwining of science and the Church brought new inventions…