Different Languages

Part 1:

       This was difficult for many reasons and that because when I was having a conversation, my conversation partner was looking at me with this weird and awkward look, and even asked me, "What was wrong?" I just shook my head, no. I am so used to responding with a voice. I feel a vibe from my conversation partner that I am not pay attention it felt awkward. The partner in the conversation kept looking at me constantly with these weird looks. It got to a part where she said something, of the way I was acting by me having no voice, and what made this so cool, was she is someone I talk to everyday. So when she asked me, I just looked at her and lifted my eyebrows, with a smile and shook my head. After all that she shrug her shoulders and kept talking, so it had an affect but not as much. My partner would have the most advantage than me because she could talk and do symbolic language, so I knew what she was talking about and her emotions. Well there was a feeling I got from she like awkward and weird at the same time, even though that was going on she kept talking. There was someone I knew in school, and could hear but couldn't speck. When people would talk to him and realize that he couldn't talk, people would either walk away, or ignore him, or they would laugh with uncomfortable looks. This would frustrate him and also upset him. There are people like me though and made communication by either sign language, or writing it down, and this made him happy just knowing that no matter what we put effort in communicating with someone.

Part 2:

      Well I wasn't able the full 15 minutes with someone, so to keep thing interesting I split it up 5 minutes with three different people. No one would go the full 15 minutes. This was difficult for me because, not one person would finish the full 15 minutes. By just speaking in a modern tone voice, with no movement, the conversation partners would literally stop talking to me, and would say, " if your going to sound like that, I’m not going to continuing talking to you." Can you say rude that’s what I was thinking in my mind? When they would start walking away, I would tell them about my assignment and then they would start laughing and want to continue and I would because I wanted to do it with someone who doesn't know, that way I know there not pretending with their reactions. Using signs and even tones in your voice say a lot, a whole lot more than people think. When we get angry our voice gets rough, when we get sad our voice gets a muffle sound in it when we talk and crying tears come out of our eyes, or when we are happy a huge smile comes upon our face. If we didn't have these movements and if tones in our voice, just image what people would think, or how many would misunderstand what we are trying to say. Yes, for example my boyfriend taking everything the wrong way, probably because of the way my tone is or my movement. There could be goo and bad to reading body language. Body Language can tell a lot about a person, and if you didn't want it to show toward a certain someone, for example: if someone asks, "will you marry me?" and you say, "yes," with no smile, no enjoyment that’s showing, its not good, your not happy, this leaves with bad body language. If you say, "yes," with a smile, tears, and a huge smile, things are turn out to be good body language.

Part 3:

      Yes, by far it would be too easy, because the point of the whole assignment would be as much fun as it was, we would be able to know how everyone felt. We needed to see how important tones and symbolic language is. By having NO WORDS, people thought extremely different of me and I could tell just by their facial expressions. There has been great advantage using written language, I mean what about letter from many years ago that are important today, or even just today, I use letters to write my family that are far away. The written language has been amazing all around the world, from cities to cities, from states to states, and even countries to countries. The written languages has told and showed the amazing cultures, from the past ancient times all the way till know. We have learned so much from the Egyptians to Aztecs, from Cavemen. Written language has had a great impact on life for many years and many more to come.

Two Different Tribes

(1)

The Andean Indian tribe, lived in Central America in dense forest, but in some areas there are dramatic climate change for example: it could be really hot in some a low part on the forest and up more on the mountain part has heavily rain falls. They are positive and negative to both, but those are basically the weather for the mountains, for the whole year, unless the tribe is really high in the mountains, there could be some snow.

The Zulu tribe had multiple places they lived at. One, in which is the most that the Zulu tribes would be at likely, is the western way. In a desert in the middle of nowhere, this area would be really hot. And the clothes they wear could really wear them down, with all the heat, or even cause heat strokes; this issue could cause an effect in their way of life. The winters would be more wind and just a little rain, probably not enough rain. This could also take affect them growing the crops.

(2)

The Andean Indian tribe, had to keep there crops going, and some crops had to be grown in different areas, which did make thing more difficult, but the tribe knew there was no choice. If they didn’t do this no crops would grow, and that would leave a result in starvation. Something that they did use was a, “slash and burn.” By wind using and doing what they did kept their tribe going.

The Zulu tribes weather would be a big environment stress. The weather is a big part in everything, like the crops, and the villager’s health. So the Zulu tribes that live the western way, in the desert, where the heat is beating bad, and the winters can get more windy tan rainy, and this can result in crops dying. The heat could also kill the villagers or injure them. I am pretty sure they live by water, which does help. A great physical adaption to help to situation would be building there houses for shade and also building something to help there crops, don’t forget shelter for the animals that they have to raise so they have meat.

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The Andean Indian had economic activities for the people, these had to do with fishing and gathering, also building shelter, If they didn’t have these activities, the tribe would most likely not survive, because of illness or starvation. The one with the most food, they were shown as the one person the villagers looked but to. The one hunter with the most shared with there people. “They are hunters, they are a team tribe.”

The Zulu tribe, had a holiday tradition every year, it was, “ Shaka’s Day.” This was an important day for the Zulu tribes because; Shaka was the one who made the Zulu tribes a big and beautiful kingdom, which everyone enjoyed, before sadly, his own brothers assassinated him. This cultural adaption was indeed a non-stressful environment. When Shaka died, things did get more stress environment for the Zulu tribe, because a lot of the villagers left to go somewhere else, a better kingdom. Some people became poor, and away from families. So, now not to make thing so stressful, and give a great memory of Shaka, they do Shaka Day once a year, just showing what a great king he was.

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The Andean Indians, I would refer them as Latin Americans, because they are in between South America and Guatemala. When I say, “Latin American,” I think hardworking, hunters, teamwork, and to be honest the forest. After reading about them, they but an imagine of a lot of qualities.

The Zulu tribes are Africans, and the reason for this would be because it explains a lot to me. Some in which would be where they live, there religion and holidays, the hard working people to grow crops and taking care of there animal well so they have good food, and how there housing are, and most of all what they have to do to survive on a daily basis.

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The Zulu tribe building skills, and that they celebrate every year, “Shaka Day,” for the king that made the great kingdom, shows how well the Africans are toward their people. When we say Africans just think how great of a tribe they are, the people they look up to, and still keep them remembered.

The Andean Indians how hardworking, and that they will find any method to keep surviving. Even the one who is the strongest in the tribe still helps his people, even the weak; this is why they are a team. When I say, “Latin Americans,” a strong tribe that works together even if they have to go a distance, to grow there crops.

When it comes to the Andean Indians would have more power when it came to hunting, because the Zulu tribe raises their animals (food). Other than that Zulu would be the one for anthropologists, because they have more and interesting things to discover and learn about, but both are really good tribes.

http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Rwanda-to-Syria/Zulu.html#b

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/102247/Central-American-and-northern-Andean-Indian/57759/Traditional-culture-patterns

http://www.eshowe.com/article/articlestatic/54/1/13/

The Zulu Tradition 

The Andean Tribe crops

The Andean Indian hunters

The Zulu in the dessert carrying water

Nacirema

Part A:
(1) Opulence: This name reminds me of many obstacles, and multiple things. This word is often referred to as the number of such ritual centers it possesses. For example: When people are going to the temple, because they are really sick, because of the possesses of adults and children, they have to go to a Opulence house which is the place that is meant to handle the possesses.

(2) The Focal Point: This is an important area, because where things are kept save for when the time is ready to be used. Its a part of the shrine, which is built into the wall, and hold the impotence of magical positions. It looks like a chest or a box known as the charm box. These are held by the medicine men or practitioners, these charm boxes are usually filled to the max.

(3) Pathological Horror: In so many words, the Nacirema has a thing they call pathological horror, which has to do with the mouth and that has a supernatural to it, but its not just the mouth, its also whats in your mouth, such as your teeth, and your gums. They believe the mouth has a supernatural influence on social relationships. One thing leads to another, and they could lose everything, such as friends and family will not associate with that person.

(4) Latipso: This is not the place where everyone would want to go, a temple that holds a ceremony and not a good one. Once you go in you never come out. This is a harsh ceremony that it is phenomenal that a fair proportion of the really sick natives who enter the temple ever recover. Even children would have to go, and this is why they would try there hardest to avoid going to the temple, since even children wouldn't come back out.

(5) Intercourse: This was interesting, because when you think of intercourse it sounds nice and enjoyable, well not here it doesn't, they try to stop intercourse. The reason they try to avoid intercourse, is because try to avoid having babies for various different reasons some are  because, when pregnant they try to hide it, from everyone, another one is because they don't breast feed and well when you don't breast feed the baby is more variable to disease and could get sick easier. So to avoid or at least limit pregnancy they use a magical material.

Part B:

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First: Opulence, reminds me of an obstacle or something that has to do with multiple of any thing of some kind. When I ran by this word in the story it made me feel curvy and many. The when I kept reading, I was shocked what it was meant for but I was shocked in a good way. A house full of really sick people but not sick like the flu, but sick as in possessions. It overall did have something multiple.

Second: Focal Point, the first thing that came to my mind, was a place really important, its something that gave me a feeling, of a memorable place. As I read, it turns out that it was and is a very save place. It’s for the charm box, which was for the medicine, which the medicine men had.

Third: Pathological Horror, made me think of a pathological Lair, but I’m not stupid enough believe that, that’s everywhere. I knew it had to do with something mysteries, because of how the story was going. The pathological horror has to do with spiritual things, or in the supernatural area. This didn’t have to do with body supernatural, but the mouth is where it’s held in, and then your teeth to your gums.

Fourth: Latipso, this was the most interesting and unique word I have ever heard, and couldn’t stop reading, it got me feeling so interested. I had no thoughts what it could be, I learned what it was for, and that was pretty much, “the temple of no return,” which is what I would like to call it. The reason I say this is, because when you go in you never come out.

Fifth: Intercourse, which at first I was like yay! No, the first thing that popped up in my mind was, in so many terms, having a lot of babies, which was the wrong idea that I thought. This is way someone should never jump to conclusions. They actually tried not to create to many babies. The reason for that is, because of the supernatural that goes on in the tribe. Some parents did rituals on their children, when they were young and if they got possessed, to the temple they must go and there will be no return.

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            There is one word that I used a bit quickly, before reading all of about there reasons for how there “intercourse” went about. I judged them by saying, “ This all they are going to do is, make a lot of babies.” This statement was wrong of me to say, exceptionally just jumping to conclusions about this tribe. Yes, thinking of sex right off the top of my head, and not thinking straight, but then in reality in there tribe, they don’t mind making babies just not a lot, and they have there reasons for there choosing. I believe all my words are free from bias, because most of them was just about the same thing. One word that I did use, “intercourse,” may have seemed bias, but was not meant that way at all. I did not hate at all.

(3)

            If the intercourse was bias, to anyone, which I didn’t mean it that way at all, I’m sorry. My word change would be family sizes. This word would be better in away, because Asking how big of a family would you like, sounds better than, how’s the intercourse.  None of my other words sounded bias at all, because when I thought of one thing, it pretty much was the same thing as what the word was, or related to the word in some sort of way.

(4)

            Never have problems with a tribe you are trying to become friends with or have good terms with, because one word taken the wrong way can mean to terms not just for you, but other anthropologists. Tribes are very unique people in such a beautiful way. If you make bad terms with them, you are also being there anthropologist down because the tribe wont trusts outsiders, if you hurt them with just even words. If a professional anthropologist can think before speaking thing will turn out for the good, if some one is sent out there inexperienced, then yes they are about to say something that they don’t mean but is taken the wrong way. My answer would be yes and no, and I have explained why.