SS2 Black elk

In response to question 1 The sharing of oral stories and tradition is a last resort survival tactic and should only be used so in dire situations for any other reason should be frowned upon and consequences should be harsh as that is there treasure there form of money and something of value and for it to be shared with outsiders is like the crime Snowden committed sharing crucial sacred information

Assertion Analysis #6

Is White change always great change? John Lame Deer in my opinion thinks other wise as he gives a sarcastic response to the change of his peoples "uncivilized ways" as he states that they were so uncivilized there was no need for dirty deeds the need for greed wasn't in them they had no value in material things, wealth came from tribal status and genuine kindness. Great character and status were the characteristics of there billionaires.

First can a uncivilized society be more at peace then a civilized one? Second can instilling cultural beliefs ruin an entire civilizations lively hood? In today's society modernization, government and unnatural laws have had a two sided affect on the people as a whole one side of the affect brings great joy peace and happiness and the other side the opposite side brings stress hardships and sometimes tragedies. This flip of the coin affect, shows the odds of being happy and being sad thats what a civilized society really has to offer you a 50/50 chance at happiness. Also religion isnt for everybody and should'nt be forced upon those who don't want to accept it because there heart will never truly be in it they'll just curse it by speaking half heartdly and not acting on the cultural beliefs of that religion.

Deer challenges the need to instill civilization to create peace and order to a group of people who have achieved that without it in his quote he often uses the word "We" to mock the abuse of power by the white man that forced natives to assimilate. Deer states how the indigenous people were in really bad shape as they were happy and peaceful without the knowing-ness of material wealth so they had no need for greed they valued eachothers life more than anything which was one of many pros in the reasoning for there happiness. Lame Deer uses verbal irony to convey that the native people didnt need to be controlled by the white man to be happy they just needed to be one with thereselves as there system of equality was actually perfect everyone and every living thing had value they valued the ground they walked upon.

In conclusion, Lame Deer's argument is that the Natives were perfectly fine without the white anglo saxton government and the need for material value they were a pure people left tainted and abused by the white mens strength that forced them to assimilate.

City Upon a Hill

John Winthrop a well known puritan during the 1600's was take Christianity and expanding it too America after being released or some can say kicked out of England. Winthrop's view on forced expansion was that he can't Fuck up or he would fail in his mission for his people and good he must be the most pure puritan there ever was and his followers must follow in his footsteps equally. John Winthrop must inforce these values strictly and harshly to get complete involvement out of his following to not fail. This use of controlled fear made it easier to control his following.

Winthrop is stating that in order to make America a puritans home they must never be un-holly he uses fear tactics due to the pressure placed on him by good and English officials as he dosen't want to fail his lord or be mocked for his incompetence. These fear tactics are created from religious ideas saying that they are viewed by all as the top notch or gold standard of what complete dedication to religion is they are an up and coming religious society so there was a very thin line between success and failure. These tactics can be viewed as sinful as using fear as a tool to make your followers comply to a culture is wrong in many ways but the most effective fear is these words stated by Winthrop "Shall shame the faces of many of God's worthy servants"'. Natural fear is holly controlled fear is full of limitless sinful oppurtunities.