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Waikanaloa Wet Cave is located on the north side of Kauai directly off of Highway 560. There has been some debate that the name of this cave was erroneously switched with the wet cave farther off the road called Waikapala’e. There is also a nearby dry cave called Maniniholo. Hawaiians believe that the fire goddess, Pele, gifted these caves to her lover but she later abandoned them when they became filled with water. There is parking conveniently located next to the Waikanaloa Wet Cave’s entrance.
After reading “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” I believe the Nacirema are the Americans. First Nacirema is American spelled backwards. I also think it is America because it said “North American group living… Little is known of their origin, al- though tradition states that they came from the east.”
Body Ritual among the Nacirema was written by Horace Miner in 1956. This piece was crafted as an excellent accumulation of the techniques of ironic, symbolism and use of a didactic tone that made this piece a great success. An example of where irony is used in the text is the way he makes us see the tribe as foreign and exotic and we judge it, but then we realize that Nacirema is American spelled backwards and the reader see that it is not a foreign tribe - but indeed the modern American people themselves. There is also mass irony around Notgnihsaw and the chopping down of the cherry tree in which the Spirit of Truth resided, because Notgnihsaw spelled backwards is Washington. Miner is using irony because America is supposed to be built on
When people are home alone they would probably not be dressed in a bow tie. Mrs. Volupides said that he was coming down the stairs when he fell. If someone were cooking food they would not be upstairs away from it. Also if someone were coming down the stairs with the railing on the left, they would be holding onto the railing with their left hand and carrying other items in the right
In chapter 3 of the “Sacred Quest” the book discusses “the ways in which the Sacred is manifested in the world of human experience” (39). In particular, the book discusses examples of sacred persons, objects, time, and space. The Sacred Quest states that there is a pattern in religions and breaks them up into 3 types of sacred appearance: prophetic, sacramental, and mystical. The first, prophetic, is associated most with Judaism and Islam, focusing on a person or prophet. The second is most apparent in Christianity, which emphasizes the presence of the sacred through aspects of material reality and stresses the role of priests.
In the novel All Quiet On The Western Front, Erich Remarque displays the various situations the soldiers experienced throughout World War I from a German perspective. The characters in the novel endure unforeseen hardships and face severe adversity during their time at the front. Through the use of imagery, Remarque challenges the preconceived notions of war, bravery, and honor that were used as an incentive for the youth to join the war. In the scene where the first bombardment occurs, imagery is used to emphasize the antithesis of the previous romanticized notions based on what the characters encountered at the front.
Horace Miner, a American Anthropologist wrote an academic essay titled “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema.” In this article Miner described some of the bizarre rituals and practices of the “Nacirema” which the reader comes to find out that he is talking about North Americans. The way Miner goes into detail about how these people live makes them seem foreign. Thus making the norm for an American lifestyle seem odd because the certain type of lingo Miner uses to make this “tribe” more exotic then the actually are. His point in doing this is to show the reader how obnoxious anthropologist can be when they are explain a different culture.
Horace Miner, the author of “Body Ritual among the Nacirema”, used very interesting and descriptive choice of words to describe the routines that modern Americans go through from an outsider point of view. He gives different terms to describe mundane routines, like brushing your teeth, and exaggerate the details as something that is bizarre. Some rituals Miner described as illogical because there was a low rate of success in what they are trying to achieve. This reveals that what determines something to be socially acceptable is not through logic, but only though the popularity of the community. One of the rituals that Miner described as illogical but everyone still do the ritual was the fact that the people kept going to the “holy-mouth-man”, or also known as the dentist, even if their teeth are still decaying.
The Apache Sunrise Ceremony is a laborious 4 day and night ceremony that Apache girls partake in after completion of their first menstrual cycle. The Apache Indians, most of whom live on reservations in New Mexico and Arizona, believe that their earliest Apache relative is the ‘White Painted Woman’, that from her came life and the embodiment of earth itself. The Sunrise ceremony honors her spiritual image, and prepares Apache girls as they enter into the new phase of their life; womanhood. Preparation for the ceremony can begin as early as six months prior to the actual day. Apache girls spend much time studying their heritage and learning the responsibilities and virtues an Apache woman must uphold.
The texts says from “into the Maze of Doom” My father’s hatred of Athens was something I never questioned. But now I am old enough to see that the answer to killing cannot be more killing”(pg15) Also the text states, “Take this thread. Tie one end to the entrance. Unwind it as you walk, so you will be able to find your way back.
First, Speer says that the ceremony will last from sunrise to sundown. Music, drums, and art are all present inside of the tepee. “Once inside you are there all night, saying prayers and using tobacco, cedar, and sage.” Speer continues (Waters 1). When praying, usually people only pray for needs more than wants.
He always gets extremely close to this place of access but doesn’t get in. This signifies how people don’t reach their desired places, and they may see others
In the study called Body Ritual Among the Nacirema, the author calls the rituals and ceremonies the people perform “excessive”. They are insane rituals that people in America wouldn’t seem to think about doing. They sound so different, and unusual. As one reads the fieldwork, it raises a lot of questions and concerns. To anyone from another country it would seem these rituals are excessive because of the way they are performed, and the things they use to perform them.
These participants dance and feast into the night. They follow rules that are written on a board and visible during the ceremony such as: no littering and no consumption of liquor. The ceremony involves sacrifices made by the leaders, a river ritual, smoking from a pipe and multiple prayers. It’s a very important ritual to the Cherokee tribe and they perform it numerous times. The ritual also includes sermons that are lead by the leaders.
Why is the ritual important? Bence yukardaki sacred power’a bagla. Bundan sonraki paragraph da birlesebilir burayla hepsi divinity/rituals
