Cultural Identity In 'An Indian Father's Plea'

First was the “normative gaze” the concept that basically the Greek concept of beauty is the norm (West pg. 55). This is the emergence of categorizing race denoting skin color to classify human bodies. The second of emergence comes with the rise of the reading of skulls and the reading of faces, these new disciplines opened the way for white supremacy (West pg. 57). To categorize people against what they felt was the norm and what they

The purpose of the author in Coming of Age in the Dawnland from 1491 is to inform us readers about how there was a misinterpretation in which many people thought the Indians were barbarians. Also that Europeans and the Indian settlers did not have much differences in contrast they had lots of similarities. I say this because from my knowledge about the Indians they try to make them seem like savages. For example, “The primary goal of Dawnland education was molding character.

He expresses that learning and accustoming oneself to the white man’s language implies the beginning of leaving behind one’s own culture to adopt the culture of the white man. He details the experiences of a colored woman in a relationship with a white man and a colored man with a white woman, and each of their intentions to gain the acceptance of their white counterparts. He further implies the supposed inferiority of the colored race as opposed to the superiority of the white race. Moreover, the only escape from this segregation of inferiority or superiority is the act of burying the past in the past and putting an end to the subjugation of one race by

Koro however, is not a king but is a leader of his tribe. He teaches younger children to grow up and become one of the best leaders to their families. Secondly, Creon and Koro are not perfect. They have some fatal flaws during the decisions that they make.

In his story, Louis L’Amour illustrates Indians as peaceful and civilized compared to typical western stories, as well as compared

Kipling’s Rally for Imperialism “The White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling is a call for all white men to support and take part in imperialism. Not only does the speaker rally for colonization, he believes white men are morally obligated to save uncolonized peoples. Themes of racial superiority pervade the poem, as clear in the lines: “your new-caught sullen peoples, / half devil and half child” (Kipling 7-8). To the author, European colonization goes beyond being a stranger in the village; he believes white men are the saviors of the village. Kipling’s central message conveys that white men are under obligation to colonize non-white nations, though the job won’t be easy.

Ideas of white supremacy based on the theories of Robert Knox and Charles Darwin, formed the basis upon which Europeans considered themselves superior to the natives of America, Africa and Australia. After the Europeans colonialized Americas, Australia and Africa, they started persecuting natives under the guise of civilizing them. They started exploiting natural resources, mineral wealth and abundant labor often forced in order to meet demand of the industrialized west. The history of colonialism in America, Australia, Sub-continent and Africa is riddled with violent conflict, mass scale persecution, outright genocide and racial discrimination.

Because of his unwillingness to fail, the writer was constantly mocked by Indians and non-Indians equally. “As Indian children, we were expected to fail in the non-Indian world. Those who failed were ceremonially accepted by other Indians and appropriately pitied by non-Indians” (6.) The surrounding, peer pressure and overall attitude in reservation’s schools stifle any attempts to change the way things go. Those who failed prevented others from success and expect others to fail as well; such philosophy goes from generation to generation.

James McBride demonstrates that one can learn about his own identity through others opinions of him in his society. Generally, youngsters often do not care about each other’s races unless someone wants the kids to distinct between the two races. At an early age, James realized that his race has something to do with his Identity. He noticed that both black and white people glare at his white mom and her black kids with an obscene expression on their face, letting James know that his family is different than other families which the society considered more acceptable than his family. James started to compare his skin tone with his mother’s skin tone and noticed that she was white however he was black.

By doing so, he captures his freedom from the detrimental and contagious dictatorship. As Equality begins the stage of curiosity and the idea of learning at a young age, he is forced to conform to societal rules and regulations, not being more intelligent than his brothers, as they are equal. The first struggle that is against him is the power of education and learning. He

While both Dowd and Calloway both touch on accommodation and resistance in their writings, it is very prevalent that They both lean towards one way. I believe that Dowd leans more towards resistance, while Calloway chooses to touch on accommodation. Dowd chooses to look at resistance through the eyes of an Indian during this time. He touches on all the factors that could 've led to an Indian choosing to resist the colonists attempt to "civilize," them.

After gaining a better knowledge of Chican@/Mexican-American individuals, it is clear there is a lack of understanding towards these unique cultures and narratives in exchange for assimilating students into a larger American culture. While some students, like Mora, are able to balance both their heritage and finding success in their education endeavors, many students either fail to achieve high success or drop their culture in exchange for not only the more dominant culture, but also higher levels of success and understanding of course material. Mora admits he is a unique outlier if one was to look at Chican@/Mexican-Americans as a whole. Not only did Mora have the opportunity to attend a successful high school, but he grew up in a middle-class household with parents who found moderate success in the business world.

Without self-awareness teachers may not know or realize that they are doing something that is white-culture specific. Sadly, Howard writes that this area is one in which educators “receive little time, attention, or encouragement” within their training programs. His own experiences have shown him that the more he “examined his own ‘stuff’ related to race, culture, and difference” the less likely he was to consciously or unconsciously “expose students to [his] own assumption of rightness, [his] luxury of ignorance, or [his] blind perpetuation of the legacy of White privilege.” Knowing one’s students, the last side of the triangle, is important because educators need to know their students unique histories and backgrounds in order to effectively teach them. Educators can learn about their student’s cultures, racial identities, home situations, languages, learning characteristics, personalities, economic status, and strengths.

Humanity prejudges others for many various reasons whether it is based on race, gender, culture, sexuality, etc. We sometimes forejudge others without even knowing it just because we grew up thinking that its’ “okay” or “normal”. It’s not okay but society has that impact on us all and we feel as though we can do it without facing consequences. Based on what I’ve read in "C.P. Ellis" by Studs Terkel and "Veiled Intentions" by Maysan Haydar, both authors believe that prejudice is something a person is taught, but they both experienced prejudice differently;

In this PBAT essay I am going to prove that the United States government did not make good promises to the Native Americans. They did not stay true to their principle of natural rights which is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The declaration of independence states some of these principles which are, “all men are created equal”, “endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. These principles were supposed to be beneficial for the people by the time they are born, and even those who aren’t citizens of the United States which could never be taken away as long as they live. Historically the United States government has not stayed true to their promises