These groups include the Africans, Asians, native-Americans, and Hispanics. ... Although they are known as Native Americans as a whole there are many different tribes that make up this group called Natives. ... These Natives are very in touch with nature and their spiritual side. ... Women feel very welcome in this culture recognizing that they are a central part of the traditions and a that they are in fact equal to their husbands or sons. ... To Natives this is a great privilege in which only women have. ...

• Word Count: 1515
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Many people come to America to achieve the "American dream" sacrificing their culture and traditions of their native land along the way. ... Gonzales continually stresses to his children the massive amount of struggles and hardships their ancestors had to endure to keep their culture and heritage alive, " I must fight and win this struggle for my son's and they must know from me who I am." ...

• Word Count: 615
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In both novels the decline of the native culture is traced through the downfall of an individual, Okonkwo, in the first novel, and his grandson Obi, in the second. ... Native people of colonised regions were generally regarded as savage heathens by missionaries, but it is evident from Things Fall Apart that complex set of belief were in existence. ... One of these is Okonkwo's son, Nwoye: The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness and in fear seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul - the question of the twins crying in the bush and the question o...

• Word Count: 2919
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Perhaps Nnaemeka was hoping that his father would take his sons happiness over the people's happiness. ... He wasn't fighting them; he was fighting himself in not sharing the love and life of his son and his family. ... And their conclusion to this was "Have you thought of consulting a native doctor about your son?...

• Word Count: 1383
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At last Neville tells everybody his secret about who he is and tells the natives that he will not recommend their village. ... Neville sees Thakali, his wife and son and the rest of the people there as ingenious villagers of a small, unspoiled mountain society. ... The natives have probably never been in another village or city before and they would not know the difference between their village and big city. ...

• Word Count: 1237
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In addition, when the scorpion stings Coyotito, Juana's son, she calmly and quickly sucks the poison out of him. ... Juana is satisfied with her husband, son, and house. ... Steinbeck uses the doctor to symbolize and embodie the arrogance of the European culture toward natives. ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Leaving friends and family and coming to the US to start college, obtain a better job and a home for my son and me. ... The United States is called the melting pot for a reason, many different people from all over the world come here to have a better life but still be able to practice rituals from their native country. ...

• Word Count: 1758
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Taking myself again as an example I could easily label myself Irish-American or even Native-American but I have not connections on any level with either of those parts of my ancestry, so I chose not to. ...

• Word Count: 3593
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School