Covered Girls

We are all on this Earth for the same reason, to live. We cannot control where we are born in this world. No matter whom a person is they should not be looked against as an alien. No matter what a person’s culture and background is we are all trying to live. Although we have our differences, everyone should be treated equally. In the film “Covered Girls”, we were able to see that although Muslim girls have their differences, but they are still girls. They want to live and have fun just like an American girl wants, except long as they stay in the religion and culture.

Tattoos

The film "Alix Lambert's The Mark of Cain" gives us the insight on the significance of tattoos in the jailing system. Tattoos are taken very seriously across seas in this jail/prison system. If you have a tattoo then you must know the meaning of them, and you cannot have a tattoo and not knowing what it is. Every tattoo has a representation of what kind of crimes each individual committed. Someone could get punished if they has a tattoo that misrepresented their crime(false claiming). The way this works is totally different from our society. Anybody can just get any type of tattoo that doesn't necessarily have to mean anything. Its a sense of fashion here in the United States.

In Tattoo Shops

Observing how a day goes in a tattoo shop sounds like a pretty interesting thing to do an ethnography on. I could understand that running a tattoo shop could be a very difficult thing to do. The most important part is to have clients that trust you. If you have clients that admire you and your work then they will most likely mention you to their friends. In my personal opinion, flirting with the females should be a must because it helps build your list. Women are way more supportive than men are in my opinion. You do a good job with a female then she will go and tell all her friends and family about the job. This is not the case with guy clients.

Careful naming on Militant Operations

When naming operations, you have to be very careful not to offend anyone. Offending people with names could cause an up roar. Naming the operation in code name always seem like a cool thing to me. Like I said, you can’t just name them anything and expect silence from everyone. If you name an operation “Operation Conquer All”, this would be a big problem. Others would look at it as we are trying to conquer all. This sounds like a totalitarian operation name. There are so many different names that would offend numerous amounts of people, so it is important to try not to link the operation to the actual situation. Being random is the key.

Body Rituals (Nacirema)

Little is known about the Nacirema people, but one thing that is known is their ways of life is different from an American. Their culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which has involved in a rich natural habitat. They spend a percentage of their day in ritual activities. One of their main focuses is on the human body. Every household must have at least one shrine for the rituals. Anything that they use amongst their population is natural items and herbs, etc. The condition of the human body is very important to them, and they have ways to change certain things that they want to change by their magic, such as the size of the body.

Number Our Days

I think that being with a group that is different from the group that you usually be around most of the time is pretty interesting. In this film, she monitored a associated among the elder folks. She visited the Elderly Center, and even some of their homes to ask them questions. I personally think that it is fun to listen to people's stories of their past.The elders seem to enjoy living with each other. I remember the Elder women that was in the center and she out lived all her kids. This was some sad stuff to hear. It would actually be a helpful thing to do by monitoring the lives of elders because you may be in the same situation later in life.

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