The value of Ella Deloria's, "Waterlily," derives not only from its thoughtful and lucid analysis of kinship relationships among the Dakota Sioux, but also from the fundamental ethical lessons it imparts. We should read this book as a primer in the ethical life, taking its place alongside classic works of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and others. Waterlily remains an enduring masterpiece of the real Dakota life "especially the elaborately textured layers of the all-important and all- encompassing kinship relationships. Waterlily presents an extraordinarily practical idea that, if implemented, could help end perpetual cycles of violence: the concept of "kinship appeal. " The violating outsider is required to become a member of the harmed clan "to "replace " the member of the tribe that he killed: "Though he has harmed us, we shall make him something to us (a relative) in place of the one who is not here. Was the dead your brother? Then this man shall be your brother. Or your uncle? Or your cousin? As for me, the dead man was my nephew. Therefore his slayer shall be my nephew. And from now on he shall be one of us. We shall regard him as though he were our dead kinsman returned to us. ".
Ella Cara Deloria led a remarkable life. We can share part of that life by conducting a careful and purposeful analysis of her classic work, Waterlily. One of the most exciting and profoundly important aspects of this text is Deloria's ability to lucidly present a comprehensive picture of the traditional life and times of Dakota Sioux prior to the disruption and dissolution of their society that resulted from contact with European cultures. Because of her training at Columbia University by distinguished anthropologist Franz Boas, Deloria is able to provide us with a detached, objective, scientific analysis of the culture of the Dakota Sioux "one that provides penetrating analyses of the anthropological foundations of the Dakota society.
Ella watched television; she read the papers. ... Ella had a passion for architecture. ... Day after day, Ella would ask and her family would (not) answer. ... Everything around Ella urged her to move on. But Ella had learned something after all. ...
Ella liked him very much. ... As Hattie, Olive, and Ella traveled, Hattie discovered Ella's secret obedience. ... Hattie ordered Ella to not eat any food and Ella almost starved. ... Ella met her groom. ... Ella went and Char found out that she was Ella. ...
Ella was a poor girl who lived in a little town with her stepmother and stepsisters. ... Ella passes through a lot of problems with Madame Bissset because Ella sometimes does things herself instead of the servants. Mary, a little servant girl, helps Ella in any necessary needs and gives her information of how the house is. In the story Ella talks about how she ended where she did. ... Ella then realized that she didn't want to marry Prince Charming because she really didn't know him that well. ...
A month or so passed and Lana became more conscious of Cara's rambunctious ways by Cara's actions. ... It was becoming harder for Lana to say no to Cara's proposals when time after time she saw Cara get away with her crimes. ... After arriving Cara complained of hunger. ... Cara did not listen nor did she care. ... Lana will never forget the lesson Cara taught her. ...
Such activity is merely the consummation of years of animal neglect by researchers, says naturalist Roger Caras. ... The naturalist also wonders aloud if we, as humans, "have the right to subject animals that would never smoke to the same cancers and diseases as humans- (Caras 57)? ... Action has not stopped at the level of correspondence, Caras notes, and with mixed results. "When leaflets and picket signs were replaced by night raiders and bombers, science sat up and paid attention- (Caras 57). Though he personally disparages acts of violence as a solution, Caras recognizes the fact that vi...
Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1917. ... Ella was soon discovered by Chick Webb. ... Billie Holliday didn't have the vocal range Ella Fitzgerald had. ... Ella on the other hand, could take any song and make it beautiful. ... Ella also perfected the art of scat singing. ...
However, to a child, like Ella, Isabel's older sister, imagination is a way to open doors to communication. ... Hemon expresses how the the "surge in language" helps Ella connect her interior thoughts to her external actions and interactions. For instance, when Ella learnt of the word California, she made imaginary Mingus be deployed to the state. ... Ella, as a child, could not understand anything around her or control what was happening in her life or families. ... Throughout the story, Hemon describes Mingus to be a confidante for Ella. ...
These situations include his encounters with the famous jazz musician Ella Fitzgerald, his unforgettable prison experience and his adult pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Malcolm X met many people in his lifetime, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) being one of those people. ... Fitzgerald received the name "first lady of song"(Ella Fitzgerald, Encarta), when she successfully brought jazz into the mainstream culture. Within the 60 years of Fitzgerald's life she had created an everlasting record of art, Fitzgerald's jazz styles and scat singing ("improvised nonsense syllables usually sung to instrume...
Story 1 A young couple, Ella and Thomas, were heading to a party one Friday night. ... Both Thomas and Ella had just graduated from College 4 months ago, and they had been dating for 8 months. ... Ella throughout college had numerous relationship, some of which only lasted one night. Thomas and Ella finally arrived at Jim's house to find the place absolutely packed with people. ... Ella told him she was staying. ...