...“There is an illusion about American, myth about America to which we are clinging to which has nothing to do with the lives we lead.” The great American myths that Negros do not believe in are: that their ancestors were all freedom loving heroes, that they were born in the worlds greatest country, Americans are invincible in battle and wise in peace, that Americans have always dealt honorably with Mexicans and Indians. Negros doesn’t believe these myths because they only discuss one race and that is white America. Between the years 1619 to 1865 my ancestors were not considered freedom loving hero’s, they were classified as nothing human.my ancestors was used as property beaten, whipped, shackled together, and left to die. Freedom-loving...
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...The Tale of the Columbine On the eastern plains of Colorado, during the time of the buffalo, there lived two tribes. These two tribes lived in peace and happiness respecting each others land and customs. The Alexander tribe that inhabited the western most part of the Eastern Plains had the strongest most well known chief in the land. As time went on and his children grew older he found that most of his love lay in his youngest daughter, Run- Away- Deer. Her beauty could be seen for miles and her heart was as pure as one could be. When it came her time to become married her father became very picky of the men he wanted her to be with. When he finally decided for her to marry the son of his greatest war chief she revealed to him that she had already given her heart away to Buffalo- Sun. Buffalo- Sun was a very well know warrior of the Buck Tribe. The Buck tribe was the second Indian tribe that lived in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. They lay their tippes in the very Far East Colorado and lived in constant war with the Ehmann Tribe of western Nebraska. As Father Alexander listened to Run- Away- Deer’s story of her love with Buffalo- Sun he became furious and quickly dasehed out of the tippee and started playing the war drums. As soon as Run- Away- Deer heard this hard drum she rain to the pasture and jumped on her loyal horse Butter to warn her love about the trouble to come her way. Once she reached the Buck Tribe she was in a total panic and Buffalo- Sun decided that if they...
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...Native American myths are largely influenced by the characters in which help to teach lessons. One of these characters is the Coyote which is a trickster and also a hero. There are many examples of how the Coyote plays a negative role in native American myths. Two of these examples are when the Coyote takes a wife, and when he taunts the Otters. These are both examples of when they Coyote takes a negative role and shows what should not be done. First, when the Coyote attempts to earn a wife of the young women he ends up not following the rules of asking permission from the family. The eldest brother states “you have done wrong. For you have chosen a Spouse without consulting any of your kin”(216). This shows how the Coyote played a negative...
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...American Dream Myth Charles Funk Popular Culture Professor Jenifer Garey November 22, 2015 American Dream Myth The American Dream of achieving economic equality among all people and providing equal opportunities to both the rich and poor alike is now no longer a dream but rather a myth. The reason being, the country has been plagued by the problem of an ever-growing inequality. According to Nobel-prize winner, Joseph Stiglitz, it is both a tragedy and irony that determination, work, and vision are no longer the keys to one's success in America (Streight, 2015). Instead, Stiglitz says, “being born to rich, well-educated parents is the best indicator of future earnings” (2015). The situation is now making it harder for Americans born to low-income families to climb the ladder of economic prosperity leaving them stuck in a poverty cycle. The current economic state is such that more than 80% of American resources are now controlled by only 20% of the American population (Domhoff, 2013) The indication is that the American dream of achieving economic equality among all U.S. citizens is indeed not only a myth but also dead (Wyatt-Nichol, 2011). Two different artifacts that illustrate the component of the American Dream Myth are songs and movies. First, songs are providing a revolutionary world in America where only the rich are represented. Gone are the days when the songs were composed with an aim of reflecting the problems in the American society. In America, songs...
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...The United States is known as the land of opportunity. Everyone around the world wants to move here because we are known for the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity. This is known as the American dream. What people outside the US don’t know is that this is a myth. Many citizens here struggle to take care of their families and even themselves. Everyone around the world thinks we have it easy because life here is glamorized and they believe that once you come to the US life is made easy. Well, even though life is better in the United States compared to other countries, freedom, equality, and opportunity isn’t easily obtained. I believe the American Dream is a myth because everyone struggles. The cost of living is high and there’s a...
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...Is american freedom a myth or reality? The question of American freedom excited scientist through the centuries. Numerous investigative articles were written providing a number of arguments to prove their position for and against were set in order to express personal and collective point of view. Yet in the nineteenth century the question of American domination in the world economics was set: “Shall the American people continue their resistless march toward the commercial supremacy of the world? Shall free institutions broaden their blessed reign as the children of liberty wax in strength, until the empire of our principles is established over the hearts of all mankind?” (Albert J. Beveridge, 1). The commercial domination of the United States caused contradictory feelings in the hearts of Americans and people of the whole world. The same time the words of admiration and the honest governmental policy. The country that is brining democracy to the whole world: “America is a new kind of society that produces a new kind of human being-confident, self-reliant, tolerant, generous, future-oriented-a vast improvement over the fatalistic and intolerant human beings that traditional societies have always produced, and Islamic societies produce now” (Dinesh D’Souza, 2005). He is considered Americans to be the outstanding nation of those who set for democracy and eager to set the nations free (from terrorism, for example, if we speak about Islamic countries). According to Albert Beveridge...
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...In the wake of a society that is becoming more accepting, television is taking a crack at exposing people to the Native American/Indigenous lifestyles and beliefs. Recently, shows like Bones, Grimm, Sleepy Hallow, The Blacklist, Hannibal, Supernatural, Charmed, etc. are filming episodes dealing with Native American myths. But are the program creators of these networks accurately portraying tribal beliefs? In an investigation into the mass media and exploring the ploys and tactics of how closely television directors portray native mythology, I uncover the startling truths. Focusing on the television show Grimm, an American based series based off the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, who collected and published European folk tales in the early 19th century. The premise is that those brothers weren't writing fairy stories, but warnings about the creatures that live among us. The television show is set in Portland, Oregon where detective Nick Burkhardt has inherited the ability to see supernatural creatures, and as a "Grimm," he is tasked with keeping the balance...
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...Myth of Education Education in America has always been important and a major topic of discussion. There are myths about education and how it is not all cracked up to what it is supposed to be. When people think of education in America, they think of prestigious universities decked with the latest technology and the students having an amazing time while at school. In all actuality, most people will not even obtain an education after high school, let alone even accomplish high school. The myth of education is not upholding its standards and the way people view it. The myth of education is that education is the engine to the dream. It can work for everyone because we are “created equal” and can be achieved by hard work and not by luck (Learning Power 109-15). In today’s world, life is all about education. Most well paying jobs today require some sort of education past high school; whether it may be your bachelor’s degree or even your Ph. D. In today’s society there are more opportunities for kids to go to school and better their education, but they do not take advantage. People get the idea that schools or universities in America are the most prestigious schools in the world and that we get the best education; but that is not 100% true. Some kids are less fortunate than others to receive an education that will benefit them in the future. Underprivileged kids that are born into low income families maybe not have the funds to afford to go to a big university if they do get accepted...
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...Myth of Santa Claus Santa Claus is a figure who is said to bring gifts to the good children on 24 December, the night before Christmas. He is depicted as a joyous, white-bearded man, wearing a red and white suit and carrying a bag full of gifts. Santa Claus in the American culture has elves working for him at the North Pole. The elves make and pack the toys that goes to the children. Santa makes a list of the children according to their behaviour and delivers the toys to the well-behaved children and sometimes coal to naughty children on the single night of Christmas Eve. The elves help him doing that. He has eight reindeer which pull his sleigh and can fly. Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. History of Santa Claus The American name Santa...
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...Rituals and Myth Ruslan Khalilov REL 161: Indigenous Religions of North America Dr. Lisa Poirier September 24, 2015 Have you ever think about rituals and myths, why people do perform rituals and tell myth? Myth is the story of origin or controversial story of events in what people believe to be true. Ritual is a tradition or ceremony which people perform, because they believe that performing of ritual will help feel a sense of comfort. For example, people believe that knocking on the wood help people to believe that they have escaped bad luck after tempting fate. In this essay we will go more deep to definitions of myth and religion. Myth is a true story that may and may not have actually happened and it alternatives to scientific understandings of origin. Myth accomplish for people who tell them to believe to controversial story of origin. “When the woman fell she was pregnant with twins. When these came they evinced opposite dispositions, the one good, the other evil. Even before they were born the same characters were manifested. They struggled together, and their mother heard them disputing. The one declared his willingness to be born in the usual manner, while the other malignantly refused, and, breaking through his mother’s side, killed her.” This is an example of myth of Wendat (Huron people) in what they believe is a story of creation of land. Woman was falling with children, one was a good son and second was evil...
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...Both authors believe that male dominance is present,jobs ,salary inequality persist and that they use “the beauty myth” against women to make money.Naomi Wolf argues that the beauty myth is not about women,it is something that men use to obtain absolute power.It’s a system that keeps male dominance present.Wolf discussed that the beauty myth is a result of nothing more superior than the need of today’s power structure, economy, and culture to rise neutralization against women.For example,powerful industry make about $33 billion a year diet industry, $20 billion cosmetics industries, and $300 million cosmetic surgery industry.Wolf also discuss how women held back by having to work two shifts compared with the single shift worked...
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...During the 1930’s, James Adams invented the term, “American Dream”-the opportunity given to everyone to reach their dreams through perseverance and meaningful application. (Apposition) The remembered NBA player, Michael Jordan, exemplifies the meaning of the American Dream through his life. In his highschool years, Michael Jordan tried out for the basketball team, but he was not able to make it on the team. Through daily practices, and an endless amount of effort, the boy who was not able to make it on a high school team turned out to be NBA’s most valuable player. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, the author, John Steinbeck clearly expresses his emotion on how he believe the idea of the American Dream is a complete myth through the characters of his novel. John Steinbeck argues that the American Dream will never become a reality due to racial, sexist, and social class issues. John Steinbeck shares his thoughts about the American Dream through the character Curley. In the book, Curley is characterized as a rude and ill-mannered man,...
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... 6. Who is the audience? 7. Who is the author? from The General History of Virginia 8. How was Smith saved form death in Powhatan’s court? 9. Why were the Native Americans important to the colonists? 10. What does Smith’s description of giving gifts to the Native Americans reveal about his attitude toward them? 11. Who is the author? from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano 12. How can we tell that the slave traders wanted to keep the captives alive? 13. Why did Equiano fear the sailors? 14. In what ways were the sailors cruel? 15. Why was Equiano whipped? 16. According to Equiano, what added to the horror of slavery? 17. Who is the author? The World on the Turtle’s Back 18. Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth? 19. Why is the Great Tree important to the Iroquois’ creation myth? 20. What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois dance rituals? 21. What do the arrows that the man brings to the girl represent? 22. What does the twins’ competition to make animals in this creation myth explain? 23. What does the gods’ reaction to the woman’s fall tell you about the role of the gods in Iroquois culture? 24. Why is the diversity of plants on the Great Tree is important to the creation myths of the Iroquois? To My Dear and Loving Husband Upon the Burning of Our House Huswifery 25. What metaphor is used in line 7 of “To My Dear and Loving Husband”? 26....
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...method for clarifying the world from their own particular perspective. Along these lines, there is to be perceived a separation in each society's perspective of the world and, as Joseph Campbell expressed in his book Myths to Live By, a sure "solidarity of our species." The characterizing contrasts and similarities between most societies can particularly be found in every society's close to home story of creation. The story of Genesis in the Bible, for instance, could give a lot of knowledge into the comprehension of the world in the brains of a noteworthy part of the United States today. As talked about in Genesis: A Living Conversation, the maker, God, in this section of the book of scriptures, is seen regularly by numerous Americans as a parental figure, and in contrasting this creation story with others, for example, the Greek story of creation by Hesiod and the Zuni myth of rise, one would be connecting the myths of three human advancements as well as the most essential thoughts of these three civic establishments. In this article, I will thoroughly analyze the creation stories of the Bible, the Zuni, and Hesiod through their topics of the primordial void before creation, the fall of mankind into what we now know, and the female central. In numerous myths of creation, there is the real trick of a period before time and/or space and/or request – a thought of nothingness before something goes along to set things in movement. The primary sentence of Genesis states "At the...
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...there is the stereotype of strict, overbearing parents who want their children to get high-paying careers. Usually, they would idealize their children to major in medicine, engineering, etc. At first, this can be seen as a good thing to gain discipline and success. However, these ambitious career aspirations from familial pressure inflict harm on their kids long-term and their experience as Asian Americans. The most discernible effects can be broken down into four ways: a decline in mental health, low self-esteem, generational trauma, and internalized stereotyping. When taken into consideration, the familial pressures of Asian parents affect their children emotionally and psychologically, taking a significant...
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