Comparing Earth On The Turtle's Back And When Grizzlies Walked

As she adventures into the deep Everglades with only a few supplies, she comes across a deer, and she wondered why it was so spooked. “Hardly had she spoken than she was struck by a blast of hot air, more searing than the one she had felt in the boat.’ It smelled of burning grass”(27). Then she sees fire through all the tall and short trees and runs to shore when she realizes her boat and then runs straight to it. As she gets on the ship, she cannot paddle fast enough, and she says “The fire is coming too fast”(27). So she finds a nearby cave and figures it is her only hope. As Billie is running from the fire, she assumes the fire was the serpent because “They spat black smoke as the many-tongued beast came rushing toward Billie”(27) just like if the fires black smoke was the tongue of the serpent. While she was hiding from the serpent, she explored the cave and found fascinating artifacts about the Calusa tribe. The Calusa tribe are the ancestors of the Seminole tribe and there a Seminole legend. The Calusa tribe are called the underground people because they built ramps that go underground and she identified how they lived.When Billie was in the cave, she found a cause pot that inspired her to start believing in her tribe's legend. So far billies evaluation has changed because she has become very intrigued in her tribe's

In Modoc’s and Onondaga’s stories, they both involve people with great power from the sky. Also, they involve animals helping the woman, who get into trouble by being too curious. And that leads to something being created. In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”, the Earth was created, because the woman couldn’t live in the water. And in “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”, a new species was created, the Indians.

After reading the Native American myths "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" and "Earth on Turtle's Back," it can be inferred that the characters in each story reveal the values of the Native American culture. The characters in these myths reveal the Native Americans' views of man, nature, and God.

Genesis and “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, two folklore myths, illustrate the contrasting universal archetypes of one supreme being and multiple god figures. Genesis depicts one male supreme being who created the entire universe, while “The World on the Turtle’s Back” shows numerous gods who created different things within the universe. God, from Genesis, created everything that exists; “the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1.1), day and night, and “every living creature that moveth” (Genesis 1:21). God made the Sun and the Moon (Genesis 1:16), and he made “man in his own image” (Genesis 1:27). He made “every herb-bearing seed” (Genesis 1:29), and the rain that waters them (Genesis 2:5). All of life and nature and creation was crafted by God. In contrast,

In the excerpt “Skywoman Falling” from the book Braiding Sweetgrass written by Robin Kimmerer, “We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn – we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance” (9). Even though the human species think they know almost everything, they have been on earth for the least amount of time in comparison to other species; therefore, humans have the most learning to do. “Skywoman Falling” involves a protagonist, Skywoman, who creates the earth from her bare hands and her knowledge from the Skyworld. Skywoman created the earth from her own ideas, free will, and knowledge. Another creation story is Paradise Lost by John Milton, which involves mainly Satan, God, Adam, and Eve. God has all of the past, present, and future knowledge; however, Satan is trying to ruin all of God’s plans. Satan does this by shapeshifting and tempting Adam and Eve. “Skywoman Falling” involves a protagonist, Skywoman, along with many different animals. In the beginning of this short story, Skywoman falls from a hole in the Skyworld, but soon animals come help her to create a safe landing. The animals then assisted Skywoman in collecting mud from the bottom of the sea, and she then placed the mud on a turtle’s back and began to dance around, eventually creating the earth. Another creation story is Paradise Lost by John Milton. This story is about Satan rebelling against God, and Satan trying to ruin God’s plans. He does

The religions of the Greek, Ute, and Hawaiian cultures strive to attribute Gods for the forces of the natural world around them, bridging the gap between their understanding of their world and the effect on them. For instance, the Ute Great Spirit Manitou infused life into the world, and all things in it, thus populating the world of the Ute. There were mountains, trees, deer and of course the bear to rule them all. Also, Hawaiians believe that Kumulipo the male, and Po’ele the female, born from darkness and in turn gave birth to many more Gods like Kane-i-ka-wai-ola diminishing darkness, Pohaha night coming into dawn. The Greek Goddess Eurynome laid the great egg that hatched the world with all of its creatures and plants. These myths

rather than the usual patriarchal perspective of women and their influence in the development of the world. The myth states, "After a while, the woman’s time came, and she was delivered of a daughter. The woman and her daughter kept walking in a circle around the earth, so that the earth and plants would continue to grow." In the perspective of the audience, women are depicted as role models and their ability to fulfill a motherly role allows humanity to gain knowledge. Knowledge is a key aspect in the development of civilizations and the women 's knowledge of cultivating the land will ultimately result in the continuation of civilization on the Turtle 's back. The myth also states, "As she

Native American origin myths are very intricate in their stories and tell the reader a lot about Native American culture. The story “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” shows the level of importance that the natives put on nature as they incorporate it into every part of their story. It also shows the respect for nature because of their thinking that they wouldn’t be on Earth without them.

The void is then turned into a mass by an animal of importance. Turtles carrying the Earth are common during these tales. The N. American native stories also have a great spirit or an all powerful creator, in this case, the name varies from tribe to tribe, with the most common, of course, being mother Earth and father Sky. The Shaman was the “go to “ man of the community.

Film directors, scriptwriters and producers often use cinematograph as means of showing important ideas of an era, and it is always exciting and informative to watch movies from different times to make get to know meaningful issues of the times. The two versions of The Day the Earth Stood Still offer a possibility to compare and contrast two eras by their production dates – 1951 and 2008. The original movie and its remake have a lot on common in means of the main theme and the plot (like the alien intrusion, the destruction threat, Klaatu’s role, and the resolution). However, they also differ greatly due to the eras of their production and main ideas the producers have wanted to present (the reason and means

The World on a Turtle's Back is a Iroquois myth about the creation of earth. This belief is related to the biblical belief about creation. Both portray a story of a woman wanting to enjoy the forbidden fruit. After they eat of this forbidden fruit, good and evil is created. According to the myth good prevails over the day and bad rules over the night. The days of creation are represented by the woman planting roots and plants while riding the back of the turtle, the night is created by the right handed twin cutting off the grandmother’s head and tossing it into the sky, and the seas are filled by the body of the grandmother being tossed into the

In the beginning was a great abyss, Ginnugagap, that was occupied with dormant energy. There were two regions, one full of fire, heat, and light, and the other full of ice and cold. When they came together in the center, Ginnugagap, they created the primeval giant Ymir, from which came the first mad and woman. In Viking cosmology, the earth is depicted as a circular piece of land that is encompassed by the ocean. Yggdrasil, the World Ash, is an enormous tree that sits in the center of the land while the World Serpent rests at the depths of the ocean. Yggdrasil's roots journey down into the Underworld and below them lies a spring of hidden wisdom. An eagle sits at the top of the tree and chewing at its roots is the serpent, while a squirrel

Nature vs civilization is one of the most common themes that is expressed throughout many contemporary works. The side of nature refers to human nature, how humans can be impulse driven and unmannerly. On the other side, Civilization represents manners and refinement. It is seen as an attempt for people of higher status to control human nature and restriction from creating unwanted conflict. In ZÉ McGill’s short story, In the Belly of the Beast, the theme of nature vs. civilization is exemplified with the use of social status and clashing ideas between characters.

Native Americans believe that nature, animals, and a higher power work together in a synergetic relationship to foster the lives of human beings by providing resources, protection, and a guiding force by which to live. In the creation myths, “The Navajo Origin Legend,” “When Grizzlies Walked Upright,” “The Earth on Turtle’s Back,” and “The Iroquois Constitution,” these beliefs are shown through a variety of similar ways. Most of these include the use of animism, symbolism, and creation. However, while these stories have many correlative attributes, they also differ through their attitudes along with how they use these symbols and what Gods they may or may not have believed in.

At least 270 million years6 of evolution within the reptile crown clade has produced a panoply of cranial forms. From the hyperkinetic anatomy of snakes to the encephalized and highly visual architecture of birds, the reptile skull is an increasingly popular model for understanding the evolution and development of vertebrate adaptation11, 12. Turtles are an important yet enigmatic piece of this evolutionary puzzle. The earliest uncontroversial stem turtles1, 13 exhibit an anapsid skull with an adductor chamber concealed by bone