Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

Description

Please use these two links as sources:

https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos.s3.amazonaws.com/5deadc6d1e61f/18451636?response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Body%2520Ritual%2520Among%2520the%2520Nacirema%2520%25283%2529.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200911T180000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAZH6WM4PL5SJBSTP6%2F20200911%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=7c58e434f1271ac22c15c5ec7b109c30bc09ad5dfda70fe2f062a458791ef1c7

https://msu.edu/~jdowell/miner.html

For this assignment, you will read the article (attached) titled, Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner. After carefully reading and evaluating the article, you will write a 2-page analysis (350 – 500 words/MLA format).

Step 1: Carefully read Horace Miner’s essay on the Nacirema.
You may have to read the article more than once to “get it.” Chapter 3 in our text also discusses the “Nacirema” article. Refer to our text to get a further understanding of the article.

Step 2: Carefully consider your life-long, “in-the-field” interactions with the Nacirema. Yes, you have indeed interacted with Nacirema your entire life or a portion of your life.

Step 3: Write a two-page analysis of 350-500 words. For your essay, you will choose one single Nacirema body ritual that is NOT mentioned in Mr. Miner’s article.

**Important: You may have to read “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” a few times in order to “get it.”

The following is a rough outline that can be used when structuring and completing your essay:
Introduction – Who are the Nacirema? Are you familiar with the group? Describe them.
Identification/description of body ritual – What is your ritual? Describe your “ritual”. What “magic tools” do you use during your ritual?
Main Ideas and analysis of body ritual – What is the true purpose and meaning of “the ritual” you described?
Conclusion – What can this article teach us about how to look at research on other societies?
MLA Format, sentences with proper grammar and punctuation