Friday, October 31, 2008

Rough Draft on NHD

Do you want to make a impact on us citizens? Do you want to become a anthropologist? The American anthropologist, Margaret Meade developed the field of culture and personality research and was a leading influence in introducing the concept of culture into education, medicine, and public policy. In 1923, she entered the anthropology department of Columbia University. Perhaps the most profound and far-reaching impact that Margaret Meade had was as a counselor to American society - usually on family related issues.

Margaret Meade was a counselor to American society which she became a major impact in history. In the past, Meade wanted to make Americans understand cultural anthropology as well as to understood archaeology. Mead's interest in psychiatry had turned her attention to the problem of the cultural context of schizophrenia, and with this in mind she went to Bali, a society where trance and other forms of dissociation are culturally sanctioned. Through the work of Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead, the relevance of anthropology to the problems of public policy was recognized to a degree, though somewhat belatedly. When World War II brought the United States into contact with allies, enemies, and people emerging from colonialism, the need to understand many lifestyles became apparent. Mead conducted a nationwide study of American food habits prior to the introduction of rationing. Later she was sent to England to try to explain to the British the habits of the American soldiers who were suddenly thrust among them. After the war she worked as director of Research in research cultures, a cross-cultural, trans-disciplinary project applying the insights and some of the methods of anthropology to the study of complex modern cultures. In return, she contributed significantly to the development of psychoanalytic theory by emphasizing the importance of culture in personality development. She served on many national and international committees for mental health and was instrumental in introducing the study of culture into training programs for physicians and social workers. Ever since Margaret Mead taught a class of young working women in 1926, she became deeply involved in education, both in the universities and in interpreting the lessons of anthropology to the general public. Margaret Mead was a dominant force in developing the field of culture and personality and the related field of national character research.

However, Margaret Meade relates to NHD because her theoretical position is based on the assumption that an individual matures within a cultural context which includes an ideological system, the expectations of others, and techniques of socialization which condition not only outward responses but also inner psychic structure. We should be able to care about Margaret Meade because





Tuesday, October 28, 2008

4th Annotation and Introduction

Margaret Meade, Margaret Mary Caffrey, Mary Catherine Bateson, Patricia Francis " To Cherish the Life or the World"

This book explores importance of relationships through Margaret Meade's life through annotated version of correspondence she wrote to an inextricably network of family. The letters show how she felt about family, friendship, sexuality, marriage, children, and careers. The letters also insight into her thinking on various relational roles. Like for instance, it tells how she experienced kinship, how she studied professionally in her work with other cultures within her own life.


INTRODUCTION:
Do you want to make a impact on us citizens? Do you want to become a anthropologist? The American
anthropologist, Margaret Meade developed the field of culture and personality research and was a leading influence in introducing the concept of culture into education, medicine, and public policy. In 1923, she entered the anthropology department of Columbia University. Perhaps the most profound and far-reaching impact that Margaret Mead had was as a counselor to American society - usually on family related issues.


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Animal Farm Essay

In the novel "Animal Farm", there is a lot o commotion throughout the story. Napolean known as the boar, lies to the animals to get his own way, get more power, and to take over the farm. First of all, he lies to other animals so he can get his own way because he wants to be known and have publicity for being one of the good animals. In the text, it stated that "Napolean was a large Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own way." Futhermore, he lies to get more power. Napolean must see his self as being the top animal on the farm. Every time someone do something wrong, look at him wrong, or talk about him, he will get his dogs. For example, "silent and terrified, the animals crept back into the barn." They are scared and know that Napolean has more power than them. However, he lies most of the time so he can become the leader and run the farm. Napolean can get into their head more faster because he's smart and they believes he tell the truth. But since Snowball wasn't there, I believe that the animals wouldn't believe Napolean, they probably would believe Snowball. I say so beacause in the text, they said "this arrangement would have worked well enough if it had not been for the disputes between Snowball and Napolean. These two disagreed at every point where disagreement was possible." In conclusion, the more the story go on, the further the conflict goes on and become chaotic. That's why Napolean lies need to be solved.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

3rd IRB LOG

Title: Harlem Girl Lost
Author: Treasure E. Blue
Page: 106
Summary: It didn't tell if Jesse told her mom or not. They took it back to when Jesse and Silver were about to have their girls night. During their girls night, Silver talked about what happened in school. Jesse told about how she did prostitution. Jesse didn't mind telling her daughter what she do. She didn't mind because she wasn't like other moms lying about what she do, she want her daughter to know.
Rating: 9
Explanation: I gave it a rating of 9 because it's self explanatory but then again much of it didn't get my attention. But I still wants to go on with the book.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

3rd Annotation

Hindle Brooke "David Rittenhouse" 1980
http://books.google.com/books?id=hgyOJO93UtAC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0

This article gives a brief summary of David Rittenhouse and what he did during the years he lived. Rittenhouse found the Philosophical Society. In January 1771, he was elected secretary. His livelihood depended on the practice of his trade and, for some years to come, only occasional supplements to income his income arose from other sources.

Monday, October 13, 2008

2nd IRB LOG

Title: Harlem Girl Lost
Author: Treasure E. Blue
Page #:81
Summary: It took me back when Jesse(Silver's mother) was younger and how she got pregnant with Silver. It was when she was at a party and the boy of her dreams "raped" her. He pretended like she was the one he wanted. He got her to sniff the coke. It got her high, and then he made his move and left. 3 months later she was pregnant. She told him it was his but he claimed that it wasn't his because she's a catholic school girl, so that makes her a hoe. She cries and doesn't feel the same. She's frighten to tell her mother.
Rating:10
Explanation: It's a 10 because the more I get into it, it gets better and better with more chaos.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

2nd annotation

Edward Ford. David Rittenhouse Astronomer-Patriot 1732-1796. University of Pennsylvania Press/Philadelphia, 1946
This book tells the multiple things that David Rittenhouse have done. For thirty-five years, he was an obscure countryman in Norriton township, a farmer, maker of clocks and mathematical instruments, and local surveyor. He also build an instrument of the solar system. For the American Philosophical Society,he built and equipped the Norriton observatory. When the observations were reported and the results were calculated, Rittenhouse was an astronomer of international reputation. Friends of Rittenhouse persuaded him to move into Philadelphia. In the metropolis David Rittenhouse became prominent citizen, member of the Philosophical Society, engineer of public works, active Whig, member of the Assembly, trustee of the Loan Office, and treasurer of Pennsylvania during the Revolution. He still was scholar and scientist. Meetings of the Philosophical Society, astronomical and physical problems, clocks and telescopes were the satisfactions of his life. Until this day, Rittenhouse instruments are still used.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Ms.Melville [IRB]

Title: Harlem Girl Lost
Author: Treasure E. Blue
Page #: 48
Summary: Jesse runs into a her god brother. Her god brother were beating up another man for the money that was owed to him. The man was almost beaten to death. Jesse tried paying her god brother to not beat him up over 5 dollars. Since that situation came to an end, Jesse wanted to catch up on walking her daughter Silver to school instead of tricking. Her and Silver caught up on things and they now was about to have a slumber party.
Rating (1-10): 10
Explanation: I like the way it had started off. Now that I had gotten into the story more, it becomes more interesting. I want to read on to see whats happening. So this books will be a 10 in my perspective because of the suspense building up to become good or more like attractive.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Ms.Mellville Essay

Richard Connell values liberty because of two main reasons. One way Connell values liberty is because he cuts out the other voices who stands on the side of equality. For example "Don't talk rot, Whitney" said Rainsford. This was told to Whitney because he feel as though that animals shouldn't be hunted. Since Rainsford yelled that statement to Whintey, that makes me feel as though that Connell values liberty. Another way Connell values liberty is because Zaroff and Rainsford are the two main characters and they both value liberty. If Connell wasn't on thbe stance of liberty, then he would of kept Whitney in the story and would of heard his point on hunting. Like for instance, if Richard Connell were equality, he wouldn't have use this quote "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and if need, be taken by the strong. This means that every man should be able to do what they please. These are the two reasons that makes me believe Richard Connell values liberty.