Write a paper on the local people of the Marshall Islands and there culture, and if you could touch on how global warming has effected them, and the atomic bomb testing of the 40’s, and health concerns too such as TB.
“Introduction: In your opening paragraph, introduce the culture and topic of your field trip. Include at least one source (website or article) that you visited, using an in-text citation. Example: I am studying the cultural practice of tattooing among the Ainu (Krutak 2008).
Exploration: This is the heart of your essay! Address the following areas, to share what you learned during your field trip. Each of these should be a paragraph (3-4 sentences minimum, each). Include at least one in-text citation from at least one source.
Overview of the topic. Give a general summary of information about the topic.
Holistic perspective. A holistic perspective takes a broad view of the historical, environmental, and cultural foundations of behavior. Describe 3-5 elements, aspects, or characteristics of the culture you chose.
Digging deeper! Use these two important anthropological fieldwork methods!
Participant observation. Define participant observation, according to our textbook (remember to cite the specific page in our textbook). Explain at least two things you would do as part of a cultural activity with people in that culture; this should be one of their own cultural activities (2-3 sentences for each of these). How would taking part in this activity with members of the group help you learn more about their culture?
Interview. What is one question you would ask a member of that culture? Explain how that would help you learn more deeply about that culture or practice.
Ethical considerations:
Conclude with a short (3-4 sentence) discussion of one ethical issue (such as informed consent) you may encounter while conducting your participant observation or interview. Explain how you would address that as a professional anthropologist.
Remember: Use grammar and spell-check! Include a bibliography and two in-text citations – one from a source in the field trip required materials, and one from our text readings for this module.”
Write a paper on the local people of the Marshall Islands and there culture, and if you could touch on how global warming has effected them, and the atomic bomb testing of the 40’s, and health concerns too such as TB.
Use this source for one of the citations: https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/the-double-exposure-of-the-marshall-islands
And if you could leave this paragraph in the beginning id appreciate it.
“I would like to preface this whole essay and state that the topic I chose (the Marshall Islands), or all the topics for that matter can only be understood from reading articles and watching videos as it pertains to the students taking the class. It is assumed that the students may not have a personal connection to the topics they are writing about, but I do. I have lived in the Marshall Islands specifically on Kwajalein. I lived there from the third grade to the beginning of the sixth grade. This topic was not observed from a distance, but I was submerged into the culture for about three years. I even went to Polynesian cultural Heritage Day every year. Below will be a picture of me living on Kwaj. My father worked for Raytheon so that is how we were able to live there. So, without further a due let’s get started.”
Participant Observation. “Ethnographers keep field notebooks that document their ideas and reflections as well as what they do and observe when participating in activities with the people they are studying, a research technique known as participant observation.” Chapter 3 page 48
