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AA Blog #1 (PERIOD 5): Native American Experience / Exploration& Early Settlers
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- Trickster tales endure, in part, simply because they are fun to read. But they also often serve to teach a lesson or moral. What does Coyote and the Buffalo teach or explain? Support your answer with specific examples.
- In your opinion, what are the most important insights Momaday gains about his heritage during his pilgrimage from Yellowstone to his grandmother's grave in the story The Way to Rainy Mountain? Support your opinion with evidence from the text.
- Teacher and scholar Kenneth M. Roemer has argued that “in The Way to Rainy Mountain, N. Scott Momaday links the survival of his people to their ability to remember, preserve and pass on stories.” Do you agree that a culture’s survival rests on this ability? Explain, using evidence from the text to support your opinion.
- Review your answers to the quiz about slavery we took in class (on page 83 in your textbook) before reading The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oldaudah Equiano. What facts or details in his account most surprised you? What did you learn that you may have answered incorrectly on the quiz?
- In 1775, just 14 years before writing his life story, Equiano bought slaves to work on his Central American plantation. He explained his actions by saying he did what he could “to comfort the poor creatures, and render their condition easy.” Do you find this explanation consistent with the views of slavery put forth in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oldaudah Equiano? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
- Bradford’s word choice and his choice of details in his story Of Plymouth Plantation provide subtle clues to Puritan beliefs. Reread Bardford’s account of the arrival at Cape Cod (lines 4-30). What does his description reveal about Puritan attitudes toward Nature?
- Review the terms of the treaty between the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag (lines 142-154). Notice which terms apply to both parties equally and which do not. In your opinion, is the treaty fair? Explain your answer
- How might a Wampanoag historian’s version of events differ from Bradford’s? Choose an episode from Of Plymouth Plantation cite specific details that might change to reflect this different perspective. Why?
1.The story "Coyote and the Buffalo," has taught me to never betray a real friend and always keep your promises.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your statement because if you betray a friend and don't keep your promises then you'll lose their trust and you may lose that friend.
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DeleteSaber I see exactly where your coming from, the "Coyote and The Buffalo" story teaches others that betraying your friend & breaking your promises can come back on you. Also I believe that the story is saying don't become greedy,appreciate what you have, & obviously the coyote didn't which is why he ate the entire buffalo & now he's going to starve. He should of listen to the wise buffalo & not have been sneaky / greedy then he would still have food to eat & have a good friendship with the buffalo but instead he chose to mess that up.
DeleteQ1. The story of the coyote and the Buffalo does teach you a moral. It teaches you that you should always listen and never have " greed ". In the story, the coyote was told to only eat a certain part of the buffalo and he did not listen and bad things happened. For the rest of the coyote's journey he was going to be hungry so he went back to the herd to try and get another buffalo and was denied. This was because he did not listen and took more than what was offered.
ReplyDeleteQ4.Some facts that most surprised me, in " The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oldaudah Equiano ", were that for one he actually lived through the middle passages and slavery, he then owned slaves, then worked against owning slaves, and then married a white woman. The middle passages were very devastating and disgusting and a really tough thing to live through. Also, being a slave and being sold to strangers and working for them day in and day out it seems like he would have probably died before he could buy his own freedom. After he bought his own freedom he shocked me most of all when he bought his own slaves and tried to justify his actions by saying that he tried to comfort them. Lastly it just doesn't seem like during that time period that there were interracial couples that where as public as they were. For the last question about the test I believe that I may have been absent.
I agree wit u Kenyona,because if that was me i would not wanna live no more going through all the slavery stuff and being mistreated..
DeleteKenyona I agree completely! Greed can destroy and even take away all oft he thing we are stealing and clinging on to so hard to keep. That Sink'a'lip learned his lesson.
DeleteQ5. For me I respond to his reasoning with yes and no, because I believe that If he was going to have slaves for whatever reason that he should try to comfort them. But seeing as though he was a slave and he remembers how it felt and how he felt it doesn't seem like he would want to own a person. I guess he wanted to see what owning a slave felt like or he just wanted them to work his plantation but him knowing that he didn't like being owned he shouldn't have partaken in that and had any slaves. For the most part I don't think that Equiano's reasoning was consistent with the story because in the story he tells us that he didn't like being bought and sold it doesn't seem like he would want to own a person. In line 753 he tells us that one of the slavers told the slaves that they shouldn't expect a savior of some sort because one wouldn't come and that basically this was their life now. If he knew how him and his peers felt at the time then he could only imagine how any other slave could feel hopeless and depressed. Though he probably treated his slaves better to a certain extent than other slavers i'm sure that anyone would rather be free than owned.
ReplyDeleteBut didn't it seem hypocritical for Equiano to write and publish a book against slavery, even though he had owned slaves in the past? Does he have to apologize for owning slaves? Or does it not matter?
DeleteQ1.) I think in the story of the Coyote and The Buffalo Taught A Valuable Lesson. It teaches you that people should never try to be devious and full with greed because carma will come back upon you. For a example when the buffalo was being generous and kind enough to give the coyote one of his own kind for food,this buffalo he gave to him as a gift was to last his basically forever all the coyote had to do was follow the buffalo instructions but instead the coyote wanted to be greedy/selfish and eat the entire buffalo,so now the coyote has already betrayed his friend and now he's left without food and starving.
DeleteQ5.) I honestly think at that time in Equiano life he didn't truly care about the slaves that he owned,he only cared when the shoe was on the other foot & he became the slave.I feel this way because he called the slaves " creatures ". " To comfort the pour creatures and render their conditions easy" this sounds like a sad excus for why he decided to own slaves and how he treated them. I find this explanation consistent with the views of slavery a very interesting narrative of the life of Olaladuh Equino because in the story it sounds like he was completely against slavery,as if he never knew the life of being a slave owner. When we read his Bio we soon discovered that even after his event as a child being a slave he to went off and began to own some himself, I find that hypocritical , but I would ay I like how he ended up changing his life around and realizing thats its completely wrong and sets out to abolish slavery.
Q6.) In the story of Plymouth Plantation Bradford sees the Puritans feelings towards mother earth ( nature ) as kind of a bad thing. They're weathers were rough and dangerous. Bradford thought of it as wild beast and wild men,just terrible he wasn't to happy about it.
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I agree with you Mr.Dawursk. He did own slaves him self and then published a book against slavery; but when he had slaves he treated them alot better and tried to make them suffer the least possible.(According to the book) He was also a slave before buying his freedom. Thats probably why hes against slavery.
DeleteQ4) Some of the details that surprised was the fact that he owned slaves before in the past,and the fact now he has to go through the same thing they do,like staying at the bottom of the boat,being chained to each other,and then getting sick/diseases.
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Q5) I don't think this is consistent because it's like karma,meaning like he owned slaves in the past,and he is the slave in the story that's going through the opposite of what he put the slaves he owned through.To me I think he was thinking of his self and doing them how he would want to be treated.
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Q1) I learned that karma is always there at the end for thoes who deserves it and that bad never wins. Because of coyote's greed, it caused him to lose what he once had and ate the whole cow. Coyote then continues his journey realizing he has taken advantage of what he once and and tried to go back for a second chance. Unfortunately, there was no second chance and coyote came back empty handed.
ReplyDeleteQ3) I definitely agree that living though it and experiencing is the best way to tell and pass on stories. Momaday hears a story told by his grandmother who had lives around that time. In the story, he sits by her grave remembering the stories that was once told.
Q6) In Plymouth Plantation, they believed everything was god's doing. Either if the weather was good or bad it was "a sign of god" or a cut on your finger was "a sign from god". Over all, it was leaning more towards a negative feeling.
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I agree with your response about the coyote and the buffalo trick tales story. I also feel that coyote shouldn't have let his greed get in the way. greed isn't always a good thing in this case coyote took advantage of a small privilege that was give to him. coyote was being very selfish and was only thinking of himself. even though he did help buffalo bull he should have chose what he had done wisely. instead of doing other then what he should have.
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Delete#1- Although The cayote and the buffalo is a trickster tale and fun to read, we can also learn many morals from this story. I would say that two main ones would actually be "Dont break the rules" & "Dont use somebody to get something you want". I said "Dont break the rules" because ofcourse you're not supposed to break them in the first place. I also said "Dont use somebody to get something you want" because of the fact that the Cayote tried to use the Buffalo at his advantage and he fail miserably.
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#3- I feel like the cultures survival does rest on the ability to remember preserve and pass because passing down stories with oral tradition is the best way to remember a story and keep it alive making it interesting. Like the story about the little dipper, its oral traditon and its preserved and passed down, kept alive by remembering it and telling it.
#5- Equiano bought slaves himself to work for him in his plantations in 1775. Just 14 years before he wrote his life story. He talked about how he tried to do their work an easy job and treated them well. I feel as if he should have not gotten slaves. He used to be a dlave him self he said. So, why want to put someone else through what you went through? Good things about it are that he was not a bad slave owner either. He supposebly treated his slaves good and tried to make them suffer the least.
1. The story of Coyote and the Buffalo seems to indeed have multiple morals. The first moral of this story seems to simply say be honest, and be you. Do not use false words, nor disguise yourself as something that you're not! Then there's the second moral , which if anything simply states not to be selfish! In better word choice, one must not be greedy, nor arrogant.
ReplyDelete5. In the story, of Plymouth Plantation, it seems as though the Puritans viewed nature, (and it's living inhabitants), as uncivilized, wild, filthy, and in need of their help, structure, and organization.
6. I do not, nor could ever justify, yet alone agree with the belief that what Equiano did was right. Equiano performed hypocritical actions towards his own brethren. How can you end something that you partook in?
1. Coyote was a native who carved a strong set of horns, for a angered Buffalo that lost his horns. The Young Buffalo was so happy that he provided Coyote with a cow for his support but, he was told never to kill the cow as a sign of their truce. He can only shave off a piece of meat as he needs, and the cow will heal itself. But, Coyote was filled with greed for the cow's meat. So, he no longer waited he killed the cow for his its meat. As he was sleeping an old women came and stole the meat he so badly needed. Soon, later Coyote went to the Young Buffalo to ask for another cow but, he did not realize the cow he killed has returned to the Buffalo and their herd. The cow rufused to go with him and the Young Buffalo wouldn't allow this because he was warned and the truce was broken. This story teaches you not to take what you have for granted cause you don't know how it will last.
ReplyDelete2. Momaday's grandmother was his link to his own Kiowa culture. His grandmother was a child in the last Kiowa Sun Dance a religious rite, and had been present when the Kiowas had been abolished by soldiers. Keeping them forever from practicing "The Essential Act of their faith." Kiowas were very tied to the Earth. Their personal history maintains that the tribe came into being by entering the world through a hollow log. Additionally, the Momaday's grandmother was his link to his own Kiowa culture. Without the buffalo the Kiowa could not survive and when the buffalo herds died out, so too did the Kiowa. The Kiowa had other strong beliefs. They maintained a ritual Sun Dance that revolved around a buffalo sacrifice and prayers to Tai-me. Tai-me is said to be a sort of savior figure for the Kiowa. When the Kiowa were facing difficult times Tai-me came to the tribe and led them to a hard and a easier life style.
This showed the the Kiowa were strong people they only relied on their beliefs and believed the Sun Dance will bring them more food.
7. The third and fouth treaties were fair that Native Americans and the Europeans would both help each other in a time of need. that if "anything were to be stolen it must be replaced" Also, any one who has a unjustly war started against them, they would aid them and if any did war against them, he should aid them not matter what the case is.
The treaty, was also unfair because the first, fifth, and second treaty because they favored the Europeans but, not the Native Americans because the sixth treaty stated if the Europeans ever came to meet the Natives, the Indians should leave their bows and weapons behind. This show that the Natives weren't really trusted as they thought.
#1. coyote and the buffalo were great enemies , they both felt the need to go against each other but then soon learn to put the differences they had aside. they taught each other to help one another , even though the coyote and the buffalo is a trickster tales story it teaches you the morals of the story. Two morals of the story in my opinion would be " don't judge someone by there looks " coyote was a trickster and couldn't be trusted even though buffalo bull was not the nicest to coyote , coyote still managed to help the buffalo to get his herd back from young buffalo. i also find " choose what you do wisely " as a moral in the story because coyote helped buffalo bull get his herd back in return buffalo bull gave coyote a cow coyote let his greed take advantage over him and figured as if he was to get another instead of using the cow wisely.
ReplyDelete#5. 1775 just fourteen years of age Equiano brought slaves over to a plantation to work as slaves for him. in my opinion I don't think it was right for Equiano to have his own slaves. i think it was wrong to have people working for him if he had already been one himself. even though Oldaudah tried to help the slaves doing what he could for them i don't think he actually cared about the slaves for what ever his reason was for having them he should have did everything he could to help the people. after being one himself he understands how cruel being a slave could be.
#7. The native Americans and the Europeans would find a way to help one another when needed to. I don't think it was fair to the native Americans the Europeans would take from the Native Americans and were told to leave behind any weapon they had when meeting with any of the Europeans. they were not to bring any bows arrows or weapons.
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Destiny I agree with your reasoning. Olaudah was totally wrong for enslaving innocent lives after being a witness of the horrible experiences in duration of being a slave. I also believe he enslaved those individuals for his own selfish purposes. Regardless of what those reasons were, you'd think he'd would be strictly unsupportive of the expansion of slavery.
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ReplyDelete1) In the story ' Coyote and the Buffalo ' I believe the most important moral of the story is to be willing to forgive. In the beginning of the story, the coyote and the buffalo had past conflicts. In their last altercation, Coyote pleaded for Buffalo Bull's forgiveness with the bribery of a new gift which were new horns. Buffalo accepted the gift and later thanked Coyote for the good that he had done him. I learned that in order to move on in life, we have to forgive those who haven't always been the best to us because you never know what role they will play for you in the future.
ReplyDelete5) I believe Olaudah's explanation was inconsistent and he was very hypocritical for enslaving individuals after experiencing the same lifestyle in which they lived. In his narrative, he speaks of such demoral feelings like mistreat and cruelty. Although it is cited that he did what he could to "comfort the poor creatures and render their condition easy" , he was not justifying his support to bring slavery to an end because by that comment he were dehumanizing those individuals.
7) Bradford's description reveals many clues that predict the certain beliefs of the Puritans. He perceives that the effects of nature played a big role in their life. Because their voyage was so troubling due to fierce storms and other horrible weather conditions, the Puritans believed nature was not supportive of their voyage.
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ReplyDeleteQ1: The Coyote and the Buffalo teaches that you shouldn’t be greedy, sneaky or spiteful because karma will come back to get you. The coyote is spiteful for example, when he saw the Buffalo’s skull he decided to kick it around after remembering when the Buffalo had scared him. The Coyote was sneaky for example, by trying to trick the buffalo when he told him he needed a smoke before he died. The coyote was stalling trying to come up with a way to trick him and stay alive. The coyote abused what he had for example by promising the buffalo that he would only cut the fat off of the cow, which would grow back, supplying him with food forever. The coyote got tired of just eating fat, being greedy he broke his promise by killing the cow for its bones. Karma came back to get him by an old lady stealing the bones. The coyote thought that he could get another cow from the buffalo, not knowing that the cow he had was with the buffalo. Karma got the coyote back by leaving him to starve because of his greed, him being spiteful and him being sneaky.
Q5: I don’t find Equiano’s explanation consistent with what he put forth about slavery in The Life of Oldaudah Equiano. In the narrative he said that life as a slave was terrible. So, for him to buy slaves for himself doesn’t make sense. Even though he did it “to comfort the poor creatures and render their condition easy”, they were still his slaves. Their conditions working for him might not have been as bad, but they still had to work for him. Equiano having slaves might’ve been a good thing for the slaves.
Q7: I think that the treaty is fair between the Plymouth Colonists and the Wampanoag Indians. The treaty made sense, it gave consequences for doing wrong to someone else’s people. The treated guarded both of the groups from their groups getting hurt. For example, the treaty says that no one should do any hurt to their people and if they did that the offender should be sent to them and punished. The treaty gives rules and if those rules are broken then there are consequences for doing harm to someone else’s people.
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