Explain the importance of the concluding scene of Passing to our understanding of the novella. Your response should do more than argue Irene killed Clare‚ it should explain how this result is forshadowed in the text. In other Words‚ your essay should be able to answer the larger question concerning why Clare seemingly " has" to die. The novel " Passing" by Nella Larsen deals with an America in 1929. The " Golden Era"‚ " The twenties" were very famous in American history. It was the time of the
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Introduction – The MDGs and Beyond: Pro-poor Policy in a Changing World Andy Sumner and Claire Melamed Abstract This issue of the IDS Bulletin is dedicated to discussing and reviewing the MDGs and the global effort that grew from the UN Millennium Declaration. This article provides an overview of this IDS Bulletin and introduces the key themes. We will spare no effort to free our fellow men‚ women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty‚ to which more
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an emotional involvement on problems that their subjects’ face. For example‚ when Claire did the observation on prostitutes lifestyle and have emotional pressure‚ at some point she need to out from the field‚ so that her objectivism is remain stable (Sterk‚ 2009). Other than avoiding ethnocentrism‚ maintaining objectivism is also required to build a good relationship with their subjects. By the example on what Claire done‚ the thing that can be learned is anthropologists should not interfere too
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Anthropology proves to be satisfying and intellectually fulfilling to many in the field. However‚ there are also many challenges and bumps in the road along the way. Napolean A. Chagnon and Claire Sterk faced many of these challenges themselves. During his fieldwork with the Yanomamo‚ Chagnon faced many challenges interacting with the natives. Chagnon could not practically communicate with the people until about six months after he arrived. He notes ? the hardest thing to live with was
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It was intriguing how Claire Sterk actually engaged with prostitutes and eventually got to know their lives from the inside. Her observations and interactions with the prostitutes were a key to conducting her research. Sterk developed trust and a relationship with her target group‚ which is a smart idea. She states‚ “both parties need to get to know each other‚ become aware and accepting for each others’ roles‚ and engage in a reciprocal relationship” (Sterk pg.3). I think she went about
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What is the actual definition of “virginity?” Is it someone who has never engaged in any sexual activity whatsoever‚ or is it someone who has not had sexual intercourse? According to Merriam Webster‚ the definition of the word “virginity” ranges from “being free of impurity” to “an absolutely chaste young woman”. So why it is that virginity is such an ambiguous term? And why do different people have their own specific and unique definitions for it? I believe that a person’s definition of virginity
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important in their culture. These interviews can help paint a more actual description of culture of what their beliefs and lifestyles are‚ instead of an "ideal culture". Sterk stated that the interviewer becomes much more involved in the interview when conversations are in-depth‚ more than when a structured questionnaire is being used (Sterk 2000: 27). Compared to ethnography‚ the study of single groups through direct contact with the culture‚ ethnology takes the research that ethnographers have compiled
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& Warms‚ R.L.‚ (Eds.) (2008). Anthropological Theory: An introduction history (4th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill Scheper-Hughes‚ N. (1995). The Primacy of the Ethical: Propositions for a militant anthropology. Current Anthropology‚ 36(3)‚ 409-420. Sterk‚ C. (1996). Prostitution‚ Drug Use and Aids. In C. Smith & W. Kornblum (Eds.)‚ In The Field: Readings on the field research experience. Westport‚ USA: Preger Press.
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Six Themes in the Ethnography of Prostitution Clare Sterk reports about women who work as prostitute. Most of these women worked in streets‚ crack houses‚ and other pubic places. Sterk came up with six themes in the ethnography of prostitution: 1) A woman’s explanation for why she joined the field 2) The four types of prostitutes are streetwalkers‚ hooked prostitutes‚ addicts‚ crack prostitutes 3) The role of the pimp in their life 4) The impact of the AIDS epidemic 5) The violence and abuse that
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Tricking and Tripping by Sterk was an interesting article about prostitution. I found it interesting because she was actually integrating herself into prostitution without actually prostituting and how some of the prostitutes accepted and befriended her‚ and one pimp was actually nice and had her back. When Sterk said‚ “I’m sorry for you‚” to one of the prostitutes‚ she got offended thinking that Sterk meant she felt sorry for the prostitute because she was a failure when Sterk really meant she was genuinely
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