Assignment
Part I: Read the article, “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” Download article, “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”. Do not Google this culture. You should be able to come to your own conclusions from reading the article.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7294%28195606%292%3A58%3A3%3C503%3ABRATN%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y
Part II: Written response
- 2-3 pages
- MLA format: Include your identifying information on the first page, Times New Roman 12 point font, one inch margins, header, and double spaced (for more information on MLA format please go to Purdue Online Writing Lab MLA Style (Links to an external site.))
Answer the following questions:
1. What do you think about the rituals of the Nacirema?
2. What rituals performed by the Nacirema seemed most outlandish to you?
3. How do the Nacirema rituals seem to compare with your own?
4. Who are the Nacirema?
Criteria:
– This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome MLA Format: Header, One inch Margins, Times New Roman, 12 point font, double
spaced
– Q1: What do you think about the rituals of the Nacirema?
– Q2: What rituals performed by the Nacirema seemed most outlandish to you?
– Q3: How do the Nacirema rituals seem to compare with your own?
– Q4: Who are the Nacirema?