Battle Of Consciousness

At some point in our lives, we all come to realize that death is a part of life. Cultural diversity provides a wide variety of lifestyles and traditions for each of the unique groups of people in our world. Within these different cultures, the rituals associated with death and burial can also be uniquely diverse. Many consider ritualistic traditions that differ from their own to be somewhat strange and often perceive them as unnatural. A prime example would be the burial rituals of the Native American people.

inconsistency in her beliefs. Majorly, nearing the end of her life, she begins to regret all her deeds of which

In our society today, culture is not what it used to be hundreds of years ago. There is no more “pure” culture. Our culture today is enriched with many different traditions and customs that are being shared and adopted. Due to emigration and immigration, a variety of diverse customs, beliefs, and knowledge moved with every exiting and entering human being. Thus, changing and shaping the culture of many. Throughout the world, the beliefs and religious views of culture are dissimilar around the world. By taking the time to read, listen and learn about certain people’s culture, there will be knowledge and understanding that will be gained.

Lastly, her family betrayed her by not listening to her side of the story after her sister told lies about her, and they betrayed her when they acted as if they did not care if she moved out of the house. In all of these actions, the family itself and certain members of the family are portrayed as uncaring, unsupportive, disrespectful, conniving, deceitful, and hateful to Sister. Through every action of the family, Sister is treated harshly, and she tries to not let this bother her. Yet, anger and bitterness build up inside of her until she cannot take it anymore. Consequently, it built up so much inside of her that it severely affected Sister so profoundly that she moved away from her home to get away from her family.

her selfish and evil ways, causes the destruction of many people in the town of

My life experiences with different cultures began in my hometown, when Prairie Island Tribal Council members educated students about their culture through lectures, dance, and band performances. This allowed me to appreciate my Mdewakanton classmates’ culture. My exposure to different cultures expanded during an internship at a medical examiner’s office, because death is universal. I learned being culturally respectful and sensitive begins by listening to their stories and experiences before answering their questions honestly and reassuring them the deceased would be treated with respect. As I traveled to rural Honduras on a medical brigade and as a student studying abroad in Italy and Germany, I realized by listening and observing without judgement, I began to understand the cultures. In addition, I discovered generalizations of a culture give an incomplete view and I cannot assume I understand a culture. Instead, individuals are unique based on experiences as well as their culture.

A woman living in the MA Bay colony with the belief that if God had already decided what a person’s fate was (predestination), they had no reason to follow the laws of the society nor of God. She was brought to trial in 1638 and banished from the colony. After traveling to both Rhode Island and New York while pregnant and with her family, she and all but one of them were killed by natives in the latter.

On the Day of the Dead, the banned in the average of activity and annihilation alpha to smear. Men, ladies and baby of all ages account and acclaim their accompany and ancestors who has anesthetized away, demography allotment euphorically in a anniversary that has roots about 4000 years of age.

What may seem wrong to one culture, may be right to another. Some people judge others based on their own culture or what they are familiar with. I have been watching documentaries of different cultures to get more insight on their customs.

Every person has their own sense of morals, what they believe is or isn’t right. Though many of us have a consensus on what is right and wrong, either due to personal beliefs or simply what we have been taught since birth, there are still underlying differences in our morals. No two people believe the same thing, and no two people will always agree on what is the just thing to do.

She was someone that was force to live with the fact that she did sleep with her father and had a child with him, but how she was abused because of an action she did, this was to give life to her son. Facing this alone is something that not everyone can do, so having to battle this can really damage your life style or dignity. An example of this that was shown in the text was; “ I shall no longer live in the surface of light, because you bring life to this world I shall live in the dark and take the lives of those who you choose to give life to. For my name is Hine-nui-te-po!”

As you read, you find out a lot about her past. She was jilted at the altar, lost her husband John, and is now slowly dying. “She has spent so much time preparing for death there was no need for bringing it up again. Let it take care of itself

Instead of spending her time in prayer or even with her nuns, she chooses to adorn herself with fancy things and prepares herself for the company of nobles. She has taken advantage of her office in the Church and spends its money frivolously on her own enjoyment.

She is an innocent woman that follows the rules and expectations of her. Desdemona’s father says that she goes “Against

The Day of the Dead celebration has been implemented in life even since I can remember. My great grandparents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and the rest of my family would build altars, cook food and have a family party on November 1st and 2nd. I grew up knowing what to do and what my role was in this celebration. My grandmother would tell me to go buy candy from the store, help bring the flowers from the market and help set up the table with all the food and offerings. However, I didn't know the history behind it nor the significance of the objects in the altars. I simply knew that this celebration was a way of honoring our dearly departed.