Anthony Gutierrez

 Conflict or rivalry is common among the Yanomamö. Feuds are self-perpetuating because the Yanomamö lack any formal mechanisms to stop aggrieved parties from exacting the amount of vengeance or counter-vengeance they deem sufficient once a conflict has started, even though the initial cause of a conflict is frequently traced to a sexual or marital issue. The lineage is the basic unit of retribution, but non-kin co-residents are also obligated to help because coexistence with a feuding faction is considered as implied support by that faction's adversaries. More aggressive warriors have poorer indices of reproductive success than their more subdued brethren, according to an examination of the raiding histories, marriage trajectories, and reproductive histories of these individuals. This outcome conflicts with Chagnon's conclusions regarding the Yanomamo. The spacing of retribution raids may play a role in explaining why these two warlike lowland South American peoples experience...

 Part 1 The experiment was performed by my mom and I. The experiment was very difficult to get my points across as I am very vocal person. Hand gestures were the only way to be able to carry out my sentences but couldn't fully get my point across. My mom was very good with being able to provide gestures that made her conversation make sense. There was a part where my mom was asking me to be focus and pointed to her eyes and brain which made me see that as "focus". My mom is also a very vocal person and by seeing her try to use symbolic expression was very different. I would say that my mom possessed the power as she was able to carry her sentences without stopping too much. Spoken language is so essential in today's society and don't know how much more we could civilize without it. My mom is a teacher and has a lot of way of being able to carry her points across. Her culture in this experiment shows that she is much more civilized then me. The speaking culture wou...

 Zulu Population Colonialism led to the conversion of many Zulu people to Christianity. However, despite the large number of converts to Christianity, traditional beliefs remain. Instead, there has been a blending of Christianity and traditional beliefs. Zulu religious practices place a high value on ancestral spirits, and they make offers and sacrifices to them in exchange for protection, good health, and happiness. Dreams, ailment, and even snakes are manifestations of ancestral spirits. Magic is also practiced by the Zulu. Malfortune, including disease and bad luck, is thought to have been sent by an enraged spirit. When this occurs, a traditional healer is enlisted for assistance. He or she will pray, consult with the ancestors, or employ natural remedies to remove the problem. Oral tradition states that Malandela, the founding patriarch, founded the original Zulu chiefdom in the seventeenth century. Zulu, his son, is credited with giving him his moniker. They were referred to ...

Magical Miner talks about the culture being filled with magic as they fill their charm box with potions and charms. The more they charms they fill in the box, the more wealth is brought to them. The rituals that are made are protected by the magic of the charm box and provide protection to the worshipper. Shrine The shrines displayed wealth for many of the worshippers and depended on the material that was being used. Stones were deemed as wealthy and showed that they could hold more rituals. Poor families try to imitate the rich by adding pottery plaques. Medicine Medicine men were people that were rewarded for their practices such as being able to use potions on worshippers. They were not given potions but knew how to make potions with the ingredients they learned about. They were considered a high status due to them serving others.  Hierarchy   The hierarchy was ranked as the medicine men being the highest prestige and the holy mouth men following next. They had a high power...