Essay On Totem Pole

My Totem Pole A totem pole is a tall log carved mainly by the indigenous people of Alaska and British Columbia. The poles tell stories that have been passed down from generation to generation as legends and myths. However, that is not the only type of totem pole, there are totems that tell the carver’s history, their family’s history and some are even used to honor the dead. Additionally, some totem poles were made to show respect to an important tribal member. Totem poles feature animals and

The French also traded at Haida Gwaii. In 1791, Etienne Marchland saw the pole at Dadens and describes the carving having an open mouth about a foot off the ground, the height of the opening at three feet in diameter, and the width about two feet. The pole was carved from a large tree trunk, towering above. Along the length of the pole were finely carved frogs, lizards and other animals, and human body parts. Marchand goes on, “A stranger might imagine that he saw the ex vote suspended to the door-case

My Report is on Totem Poles and how they adapt to the environment and what they do. Totem Poles come from the Indigenous people of Alaska, British Columbia, and the Pacific Northwest. There meaning goes beyond what they look like for example the people who had these poles would put it in front of there house to show their relations with other people. People would put these things anywhere that they wanted for example the people in Alaska would put it in front of their homes to show what clan

My Totem Pole A totem pole is a colossal log carved mainly by the indigenous people of Alaska and British Columbia. The poles tell stories that have been passed down from generation to generation as legends and myths. However, that is not the only type of totem pole, there are totems that tell the carver’s history, their family’s history and a few are even used to honor the dead. Additionally, multiple totem poles were made to show respect to an important tribal member. Totem poles feature

component of culture, either economically, religiously, spiritually, mythically, and other ways. Animals are of high significance and importance to culture, and without their rich symbolic essence, perhaps various cultures would have died out. In this essay, I will explore the tightly bonded relationship between animals and human cultures through multiple perspectives and practices around the world: in the Native American culture, Hindu religion, ancient Egyptian society, and the worship of animals through

The Village Watchman by Terry Tempest Williams I had slightly mixed feelings about The Village Watchman. For the most part, I really enjoyed it. I thought it was very well written, very engaging and interesting essay that was both reflective and deep. Williams’ descriptions and stories of her uncle were very thoughtful and understanding, and were incredible to read. Though subtle, they helped to transform the reader’s image of what it means to be mentally disabled or handicapped. Particularly, Williams

In Don Sabo’s essay “Pigskin, Patriarchy, and Pain”, Sabo’s central claim states that society’s pressure synthesizes males to accept and conform to pain, whether that be external or internal with an underlying message to walk away from conformity. At the beginning of Sabo’s essay, Sabo mainly speaks about the external pain of his back, which started when he went out for football when he was only eight years old in the interest of changing his physical appearance. While beginning at the age of eight

from artistic necessity. As isolated island people they had few resources to trade. They relied on their reputation for artistic design and excellent craftsmanship amongst the mainland tribes to trade for the resources they needed. This research essay explores the culture, climate and material resources of the Haida Gwaii (Haida People) First Nation of British Columbia, Canada. The Haida People are an indigenous ethnic group of the Pacific Northwest situated along the west coast of Canada in British

Kristof begins his essay by offering Obama and his team a tour of Phnom Penh before talking about labor standards. The problem that he identifies is that Americans are often shocked to hear that sweatshops exploit people, but are flabbergasted when they find out that they do not exploit enough. Kristof explains to the readers why sweatshops play a vital role in the lives of many people who live in foreign countries. Kristof’s first goal is to leave the reader with a visual of what it is like to live

competition to get to the top of the education totem pole has forced Americans to forget "We do not need an authoritarian education that aims to fix children's deficits according to externally prescribed standards" (10). Something we do need, Zhao describes, is an education that provides children to develop creative skills and pursue jobs that they enjoy rather than being stuck in a system that forces you to always be the employee never the employer (10). In the essay "Against School" John Gatto expresses