How an Ethnocentric view does evoked conflicts

How an ethnocentric view does evoked conflicts between two cultures

The British sailed to Australia with the intention of colonizing the land and when they set foot in Australia and met the Aboriginals, they started to look at their ethnocentric view through their cultural lens. The view of the First Australians caused conflicts between these two different cultures due to the British thoughts of being superior to the Aboriginals. Through the Aboriginal’s own cultural eyes, they saw the British as different, reference to their clothing and questions such as ‘why are they coming here? And how long are they staying?’ Before the British came, the Aboriginals lived in diverse tribes all around Australia and they all lived in harmony due to their own cultural rules between each other as a tribal community. From the “First Australians” DVD, words said when the British first encountered the Aboriginals ranged from savages to animals that had no rights. Also the documentary mentioned that they thought it was abnormal how the Aboriginals lead their lifestyle, which included the less or no clothing used. The British believed their lifestyle is the lifestyle that everyone should follow and that it is the only right way to live, this means that their ethnocentricity empowered them to not understand or accept other lifestyles, such of the Aboriginals. Since the British were obviously more advanced in their technology and had more knowledge of the world, which made them think they should be more superior to the Aboriginals. They thought they had more skills and knowledge, which when compared them to the Aboriginal, made it seems like the Aboriginal were not smart or even have the capacity to learn. Evidence from both the allegory of ‘The Rabbits’ and the documentary, shows that the British judged on the colour of the Aboriginal’s skin as filthy in contrast to their own fair skin. Meanwhile when the colonizers came, the British governor, Arthur Phillip, decided upon a relationship with one of the Aboriginal, which happens to be Bennelong. Governor Phillip believed that he needed an insight to what the Aboriginal tribes are reacting to the British or ‘white’ settlers. The relationship between them created a temporary peace and maybe even made the two cultures bond, or so Governor Phillip thought. However even with Governor Phillip who made an effort with an Aboriginal, the other British people were still judgmental and still had the ethnocentricity to think of the Aboriginal people as savages and animals who were inferior. Even Governor Phillip had thought at first by creating a bond with one of the Aboriginal, it would release tension so that the British would then be able to take away more of their land. Eventually all these ethnocentric view and thoughts moved the British to think its okay to take away the Aboriginal lands and that they had no feelings or be able to fight back. Eventually more conflicts evoked due to the British started to not only think with an ethnocentric view, but act with it, meaning being superior against the ‘weak’ Aboriginals. The conflicts that was evoked further was due to the British or the ‘whites’ acted and killed some of the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginals then fought back and the British fought back in a continuous cycle. From the documentary, “First Australians”, it showed and described how after the first fight between two cultures, triggered more fights to occur; the British continued to fight with no mercy and began slaughtering more Aboriginal for reasons as to eliminate the population. This happened when Governor Phillip and Bennelong and his companion sailed to England. Back in Australia, the British who were not as considerate as Governor Philip were left in charge and so more wars began. Hungry for power and land, the British began to take full control, spreading slowly all over Australia by taking more and more of the Aboriginal land. They even destroyed the native crops and grew their own crops and sometimes took advantage of the Aboriginals and turned them into slaves working on the land. Enraged from the merciless act of killing, slavery and the taking of native lands, the Aboriginal formed a rebellion lead by Windradyne. Both culture played out violence against violence which creates endless torments and fights. The British were stubborn and refused to back down or respect the Aboriginal’s culture. Finally, even though the British thought they were more civilized, they were wrong, the Aboriginal leader, Windradyne was the one who was brave and saved his people from further killing by being civilized enough to make a peace treaty with the British butchers. Having an ethnocentric view does provoke conflicts between two different cultures. Both cultures were playing violence on violence which did in fact, from the evidence shows that the British butchers started it all due to their ethnocentric lens. The Aboriginals, in my view, were the victims although some of the British were in fact injured or killed as well, but this was only because the British acted first upon them and so it was considered a payback in their culture. If only the British would learned to accept a new culture rather than judging the Aboriginals through their ethnocentric lens, less conflicts would erupt.

Julius Caesar Oral

Julius Caeser Oral Assesment

CASSIUS
Will you go see the order of the course?

BRUTUS
Not I.

CASSIUS
I pray you, do.

BRUTUS
I am not gamesome. I do lack some part
Of that quick spirit that is in Antony.
Let me not hinder, Cassius, your desires.
I’ll leave you.

CASSIUS
Brutus, I do observe you now of late
I have not from your eyes that gentleness
And show of love as I was wont to have.
You bear too stubborn and too strange a hand
Over your friend that loves you.

BRUTUS
     Cassius,
Be not deceived. If I have veiled my look,
I turn the trouble of my countenance
Merely upon myself. Vexèd I am
Of late with passions of some difference,
Conceptions only proper to myself,
Which give some soil perhaps to my behaviors.
But let not therefore, my good friends, be grieved—
Among which number, Cassius, be you one—
Nor construe any further my neglect
Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war,
Forgets the shows of love to other men.

CASSIUS
Then, Brutus, I have much mistook your passion,
By means whereof this breast of mine hath buried
Thoughts of great value, worthy cogitations.
Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?

BRUTUS
No, Cassius, for the eye sees not itself
But by reflection, by some other things.

CASSIUS
'Tis just.
And it is very much lamented, Brutus,
That you have no such mirrors as will turn
Your hidden worthiness into your eye
That you might see your shadow. I have heard
Where many of the best respect in Rome,
Except immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus
And groaning underneath this age’s yoke,
Have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes.

BRUTUS
Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius,
That you would have me seek into myself
For that which is not in me?

CASSIUS
Therefore, good Brutus, be prepared to hear.
And since you know you cannot see yourself
So well as by reflection, I, your glass,
Will modestly discover to yourself
That of yourself which you yet know not of.
And be not jealous on me, gentle Brutus.
Were I a common laugher, or did use
To stale with ordinary oaths my love
To every new protester, if you know
That I do fawn on men and hug them hard
And, after, scandal them, or if you know
That I profess myself in banqueting
To all the rout, then hold me dangerous.

BRUTUS
What means this shouting? I do fear, the people
Choose Caesar for their king.

CASSIUS
  Ay, do you fear it?
Then must I think you would not have it so.


Context

This scene is performed in the very early stages of the play. It occurs right after the feast of Lupercal after Caeser’s return and Cassius pulls Brutus aside to have a word with him. This is a very significant point in the play since it is the first time the audience is introduced to Cassius and Brutus and therefore enables them to familiarize themselves with their characteristics.
This specific part of the play act 1 scene 2 and the lines to be performed are between 25-129. It will be performed as a monologue between Sara and I.

Learning Profile

During the class discussion, we are introduced to the dominance factor to decipher our individual learning profile. We had to undergo a small test that will single us out to a variety of different profiles. These profiles determined our weaknesses and explain what is best for our learning. The test shows which part of our body we usually used, including the ear, eye, hands and leg. Eventually, we are all divided into either a gestalt or a logic profile. And as for me, I am a gestalt learner. These profiles we end up having, define us how we would pay attention in class better.

I learn best when:

My sheet that I received was of a profile k, it reveals that basically I’m a visual person that would rather insist on seeing the visual instructions instead of reading through the instructions. It listed me as a visual learner who, when on stress have trouble with listening, communicating and moving. During times when I’m relaxed or easy going, these are the times where I focus better so that I can hear and communicate instructions easily. Being a gestalt learner, I tend to not stay in one place for a period of time and to move around and fidget. Also I would prefer not to follow steps-by-steps instructions and just do it without the instructions, and then when I’m stuck, I would refer back to the instructions and work. Apparently, my biggest challenge was to piece the whole picture to get through the smaller picture. Also to piece information together in a ‘linear logical manner to communicate’.

I need to

· Sit in the front row on the left side n order to use the left eye, which is the dominance factor for my part.

· A balance of art, music, movement and interpersonal skills.

· Read out loud, writing and drawing with the non-dominant hand

· When losing focus and concentration, I think that I would need to stop working for a while to relax and restart/refresh my mind. Then only work back again with a fresh mind to work and concentrate.

· Concentrate on my completing my work and not to procrastinate.

The strategies that would help me in my learning

· Through movement and focusing on the whole picture

· Having a visual model that would help me work with the subjects of the day; this would be more effective than having to read through instructions in a timely manner.

· Reading out loud slowly to fully understand instructions, and if I don’t understand it, read through it once more until I get the whole thing.

· Using diagrams and photos to show similarities and differences in things.

What I want my teachers to know is that I am a procrastinator but I do my work in a good manner that will result, eventually with quality that would be filled with my best effort. I usually hand in things late because I am lazy, sometimes and do my work after a long period of time. Also I would like to inform my teachers that I do eventually complete my work to turn it in. Another thing that I want my teacher to know is to use more visual and photos to help me follow the day’s instructions. During class, I fidget and sometimes take forever for me to concentrate and work and focus. Just do the same thing and remind me, to focus on work and also I tend to shot out of focus, but sometimes I do focus but I let my mind process through the day’s work/instructions. That is all I want my teachers to understand.

How Does Art Mirrors Society?

The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533

How does art mirrors society?

The Ambassadors is a painting made in 1533 by Hans Holbein the Younger. This particular painting was painted using oil on canvas. The painting itself embodies all of the elements that defines the Renaissance. This element of change that was happening in the Renaissance was captured through the painting. This element reinforced the Renaissance in terms of art and secular knowledge such as of exploring the world. The art technique that was exploited in this painting uncovers the progress of art in the Renaissance. Perspective was a technique that was only formally introduced in the Renaissance. This was a technique to represent volume and spatial relationship to a flat surface. The use of foreground was important to the artist as it direct the viewer’s attention to the prominent part of the painting that the artist wants to show. In this case, the foreground was the two ambassadors as they were painted bigger in shape. Sfumato and Chiaroscuro were created by Renaissance artists to add gradation of tone, color, light and shade which creates a more realistic painting. This can be seen from the painting above by the curtains, clothes, etc. Holbein uses symbols to show the secular knowledge of exploration in the Renaissance. People of the Renaissance started to explore the world and therefore started to create and used scientific instruments to guide them. The scientific instruments that were used were shown in the painting. There are two globes and other instruments that contribute to the Renaissance’s progress towards exploring. The advancement of technology and the art of exploring were represented in the painting that greatly expressed how the Italian Renaissance evolved. Change filled the atmosphere of life during the Renaissance. Change not only in terms of art and exploration but other aspect such as trading and banking. This driving force flourished due to people taking an interest of exploring the outside world. Since people began exploring foreign lands, they started to inquire ideas and traded with people from the foreign lands. These ideas circulate and spread in Italy which leads to further advancement of Italy. Each aspects and elements within this art described the occasions of change in the Renaissance which we can recognize how this advancement of the Renaissance was further developed into what we know today.

Driving Forces of the Renaissance.

Raphael Santi, The School of Athens Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Vaticani, Rome

"Which one driving force do you think was the most crucial in creating the Renaissance's explosion of ideas? Why?"

I believe that the 'rediscovery of ancient knowledge' was the most crucial driving force in creating the Renaissance's explosion of ideas due to the fact that without the knowledge of the past, the Italians wouldn't be able to make progress. Since the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages collapsed, some knowledge that was left behind such as of the human body, architecture, astronomy, literature, birth and more was rediscovered, studied and improved. The Italians was able to make progress and therefore it advances Italy. They also gained better understanding of the world around them as a result of the rediscovery of ancient knowledge.

C'est La Vie

I’m thirteen. I am no different from any thirteen year old girl. I crave for what I don’t have and everything I say or act has a meaning that goes along with it. I often get lectured and scolded from my parents for being me. The ordinary things like sleeping too late, having a messy room, horrible marks and the list goes on because you just don’t make 3 mistakes. You make countless reckless ones just because you’re thirteen, in my case that is. As I lay on the edge of my bed, arms clasped and tears rolled down my cheeks, I curled up just like when I’m in my mom’s belly. My eyes glued so tight that everything would fail to open them. I closed my eyes so tight wishing I wouldn't have done what I did. But life just doesn’t work that way. My parents were upset and fed up with my attitude. They felt that I was acting like a snob to them. This stabbed me. And When you get stabbed, it will always remain in you and you will always remember. The stinging pain lingers in my body and I can’t get it out. That night stretched long and endless and I could still taste its bitter sweetness.

Parents have a lot of worries and one thing they worry is you because their love for you is stronger than the strongest person ever lived. They want you to succeed in everything you do and made sure you’re not going to make the biggest regret. They’re your safe harbor whenever you need help and protection. But that night lead me to a different perspective of them. That night made me realized how unfair they were and how they claimed they’re always right. How can they be my parents?

As the night faded slowly and painfully, so did my pain. After all the anger washed out of my body, I went back and peeked in what I had done in the past. I saw how I acted towards my parents and the guilt came creeping in. I regret what I denied to my parents and I craved to say my sorry. But my mouth wouldn’t let me. Instead I wrote it on my wall “I’m sorry, it’s hard to say it so I wrote it”. I believe that everything in life has a cost. Everyone has to pay the cost, in my case I had to handle the truth and accept what my parents see because you can’t see how you act but other people can. If a situation like this came again, I would manage it the right way and say “C’est La Vie”.

The Battle Of Hastings 1066

The Battle Of Hastings 1066

This is a game that is designed to be the reenactment of The Battle Of Hastings 1066 by BBC. It is a strategic game meaning there's "Important or essential in relation to a plan of action" (1). To begin playing this game, you have to choose between King Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex or Duke William of Normandy. The game would start on different point of view depending of whom you chose. Basically this game goes through a series of two questions and each one contains different strategy which means by choosing one or the other, would lead to a different set of questions. I like the fact that this game is based on strategies and since I did learned about this battle, it really helps on picking what strategies to pick which makes the game easier. I learned that having strategies helps a lot in the real Battle of Hastings that happened in 1066 and also in winning this game. The strategies that Harold used was that he placed his soldiers and army on a hill making it difficult for William and his army to attack since they had to charge uphill to get them. Another one of Harold's strategies was having a 'shield wall'. This shield wall was so powerful that even when William's archers fired lots of arrows at them, it didn't harm the shield wall and still stood strong. The last strategy was having housecarls, the best mens, to be at the front that leads the army. Duke William's strategies were having large number of knights, having series attacks and trick retreats. William had a good number of knights that would surely helped but then Harold and his army was uphill which makes it hard for William to attack. Even though Harold and his army had a strong 'shield wall', it eventually break off by William's series attacks and trick retreats. In the end William's strategies of having series attacks and trick retreats beat Harold's strategies. Therefore William had won the Battle of Hastings and would be King of England. This is a valuable learning experience because it is a learning based game about the history of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 which means not only you get to learn the strategies of a battle during the middle ages but also learning some parts of what happened in 1066, England.

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