Of cannibals - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test (4.4.3) Questions and Answers Graded A+ Read this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift: I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust. Which inference about Americans is best supported by evidence in the passage? Ameri...

Choose the letter of the best answer. 1. From what region of Africa did the ancient ancestors of all human beings originate more than one million years ago? A) North B) East C) South D) West 2. Civilizations arose in ancient Egypt and Nubia after the emergence of what practice? A) The enslavement of war captives B) The passing of property along matrilineal lines C) The development of agriculture D) The creation of writing 3. Which statement most accurately describes Africa's climate ...

3.1 Clear inferences - correct answerWhen our reasoning is muddled, we're not sure exactly why we have the beliefs we do, or make the decisions that we make. When our reasoning is crystal clear, we can identify how our beliefs are supported, and which facts we take to support them Inference - correct answerWhen I arrive at a belief because I take it to be supported by other beliefs, I've made an inference. Suppose I come to believe that a certain star in the sky is the North Star because...

Montaigne's essay, "Of Cannibals," explores the cultural differences between European societies and the native Brazilians from his perspective. He advocates for a more tolerant and open-minded approach to understanding other cultures, emphasizing the relativity of customs and practices. Montaigne's upbringing in a diverse environment, exposed to various religions and ethnicities, likely influenced his receptive attitude towards the Brazilian natives. In contrast to the prevailing European at...

Migration to North America - ANSWER(12,000 to 40,000 years ago) believed to have occurred via the Beringian land bridge theory, post-Glacial ice age; glacial ice caused ocean recession, forming a bridge between Asia and Alaska Agriculture - ANSWER(7,000 BC) Due to this industry's beginnings, Archaic Indian tribes grew larger and more organized Maize, beans, and squash - ANSWERformed what is known as the American Triad (plants) Cahokia - ANSWERfirst occupied in AD 700 and lasted approxi...

“Cannibals All? A Discourse on Michel de Montaigne’s Essay, ‘On the Cannibals’” Chapter One Introduction: Cannibals all? This essay is an exploration of Michel de Montaigne’s (1533- 1592) “On the Cannibals.” It will assess Montaigne’s reaction to several views of “the other” in the sixteenth century. The first view is that all non-Europeans were savages, cannibals, less than human and not to be respected or trusted. This was the view that permeated much of Western c...

Michel de Montaigne’s (1533-1592) essay “Of Cannibals,” is from a collection of essays called Essais (1580) in which Montaigne provides insight into human nature1. In this piece, he describes what the people of Brazil, the Tupinamba tribe, do during their ceremonies, particularly how bodies of the dead are eaten to honor the dead. Montaigne is using cultural relativism, where someone’s values and beliefs should be judged based on their own culture rather than that of the person judg...

"Rex Minton said we better not go to the Congo on account of the cannibal natives would boil us in a pot and eat us up." correct answer: Work: The Poisionwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Theme: contrasting regions of Congo and U.S. Analysis: Rex Minton is probably about five years old, but most American adults at this time have similarly enlightened opinions of the Congo and its people. (Cannibals, no: deadly snakes and goiters, yes.) "Bosoms may wave in the breeze, mind you, but legs ...

In depth summary of all the texts from week 1-6 (national thought) -background author -main arguments -relevance texts Also with a short dutch summary in the end (which you can translate) and here and there dutch translations of difficult terms.