Category: Anthropology
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In the “New Afterword” of This Our Exile, James Martin writes, “The refugees changed me” (p. 210).
In the “New Afterword” of This Our Exile, James Martin writes, “The refugees… changed me” (p. 210). Both his book and The Purple Hibiscus are about, among other things, personal transformations. Compare and contrast the transformations that Martin and Kambili undergo, especially considering how Africa (and define the different senses in which Africa/“Africa” might operate…
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Reflect on the relationship between the meaningful environment and linguistic signs (deictics in particular) for a Protactile “way of being.
This week we learned about the role of attention, “ways of being,” and the environment to linguistic communication, which is central to Edwards chapter 1.4.1-2 and chapter 5. Based on what we learned in class and on your readings, reflect on the relationship between the meaningful environment and linguistic signs (deictics in particular) for a…
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Part 1: Choose three readings from the career-related materials that resonated w
Part 1: Choose three readings from the career-related materials that resonated with you. For each reading, identify a significant point and respond substantively. Your response should not merely agree with or regurgitate the text. Instead, it should sincerely extend, complicate, or illustrate the author’s point. Make an argument! (If none of them were instructive in…