Genealogy: Chapter Summary

In Chapter 2 of Ancestral Lines, Barker explores many concepts relating to the Maisins methodology of subsistence. Barker outlines three main methodologies that the Maisin use to sustain their lifestyle: horticulture, reciprocal relationships and trade. The major items needed for the Maisin to subsist include food,Tapa cloth and a social system (Barker 2016; ). When discussing the concept of horticulture and its importance Barker specifically references the garden as a means of not only providing food for families but also determining gender roles, connecting with ancestors, developing morals and establishing a political identity (Barker 2016; ). The concept of the garden liases with his exploration of the role of different reciprocal relationships

Chapter three of Ancestral Lines begins with Barker being taught how to paint a Tapa (a personally designed cloth) by two elder women, as the process is explained Barker compares the Tapa cloth to society “composed of basic elements that fit together to produce a whole.” (Barker 2017:75) Barker also breaks down the “three key facets of contemporary social organization: The socialization of children into gendered adults, the formation of kin- based groups and categories, and the formation of alliance between groups through marriage exchanges and life crisis ceremonies.” (Barker 2017:75-76) Things to note about children in general and as socialized gendered adults: when a child is born, they are not considered ‘socially human’ and are believed to be vulnerable to attacks from spirits because their souls are not yet attached to their bodies. Mothers are the main source of care. Girls are often put to work first, assisting their mothers with cooking, cleaning, and caring for infants. Boys contrastingly help their fathers with hunting, building, and protecting. While inequality is prevalent, women are not without power and enjoy high levels of security and influence. They also believe that men

Ultimately, John Larkin is able to enlighten his audience of the conditions experienced by commoners in 19th century America. He crushes the misconceptions of American life that most people accept to be true. History changes greatly based on perspective as different social classes undergo vastly different

If you ask an American what it was like in the 1920’s I am sure you would get a very different answer than if you asked a Immigrant. In School we are taught about the “Jazz Age.” We talk about the jazz music, movies, and flappers, but what people don't realize, is that there are two different ways people lived and acted during this time period. The “New Immigrants” who came from foreign countries such as Poland, Romania, and Italy did not have the same experiences as the Americans. The immigrants were treated differently because they spoke different and had different religions and customs. This novel explains how they lived with everyday struggles such as: living and working in abject poverty, running from the Ku Klux Klan, and women wanting

A child of the 1900’s had to work all day or all night instead of going out to play and enjoy their colorful life. Children from this era were not allowed to go to school instead they had to grow up at an early age and have many adult responsibilities. Florence Kelley’s message to the world was to share how wrong it was to have children staring at the age of six working for many companies in order to help feed themselves and their families. Kelly’s attempt was meant to get upper class women to listen and understand the suffering of the lower class children all over the country who had to give up their childhoods in order to grow up and work for what was almost nothing. Kelly wanted to create a strong message that would reach peoples soft spots in order to have change for a child’s future.

Situated in the heart of the city is Herington Historical Society and Museum, and is home to a collection of historical artifacts, vintage fashions, military uniforms, home furnishings, medical and farm equipments used in the bygone era. Genealogy records are available for researchers. Visitors can make purchases from the in-house gift shop which has an excellent collection of

Poverty is a serious dilemma in which people live in starvation, do not get educated, and have to work hard to survive, similar to what the Youngers face in the story, A Raisin in the Sun. Their situation is so bad that Ruth can’t even afford to give her own son fifty cents to take to school even after it was a requirement and not just a want. Beneatha wants to become a doctor but does not have the resources to pay for a higher education. Poverty has been a complete chaos since decades ago and sadly, is still one today. Robert Rector examined that the Census Bureau reported “a record [of] 46.2 million persons, or roughly one in seven Americans, were poor in 2010” (Rector, 1). However, comprehending poverty involves “looking behind these numbers

Francie and Neeley, the main characters of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, struggle against many opposing forces as children. One of their major problems is poverty. In their childhood, Francie and Neeley have to drink coffee to sustain themselves on days when there is no food. And, whenever they go shopping, Francie and Neeley wish to have nice cloth and shoes, but are never able to afford them. Although they never get the things they wanted, both Francie and Neeley never complain, they still work hard no matter what, and earn money whenever possible. In addition, because both Francie and Neeley are poor, they are humiliated a lot by the people in their society. Francie hates to be humiliated. But despite all of their problems, they continue to work hard for their family and for their future success.

Kao begins to mention family memories such as her father being a poet and how Grandma couldn’t live with them. After this, she becomes more ill and is slowly dying. She then is recovering while her family watches her as they worry for her. After she recovered, her Grandma gifted her a silver bracelet to protect her. After receiving this, she wears this every day and she slowly regains her strength.

Who is your audience? My audience would be people who are interested in doing genealogy for my family.

Genealogy Started historically, in Western societies the focus of genealogy was on the kinship and descent of rulers and nobles, often arguing or demonstrating the legitimacy of claims to wealth and power. The term often overlapped with heraldry, in which the ancestry of royalty was reflected in their coats of arms. Genealogical research in the United States was first systematized in the early 19th century, especially by John Farmer (1789–1838). In modern times, genealogy became more widespread, with commoners as well as nobility researching and maintaining their family trees. Genealogy received a boost in the late 1970s with the television broadcast of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, Alex Haley's account of his family

Genealogy is a historical view and investigative method, which offers an natural critique of the present. It gives individuals the basic aptitudes for examining and revealing the relationship between learning, control and the human subject in advanced society and the reasonable devices to see how their being has been molded by recorded powers (Crowley, 2009). Next, Genealogy is foundation of a family by extricating proof, from legitimate sources, of how one era is associated with the following.

Did you know that in the US alone, according to the Census Bureau that 14.5% of people live in poverty today? Poverty is where you're at a point of being extremely poor. It makes life difficult for these people living in poverty to get food, water and a healthy environment to live in. It ties together with these excerpts because the main character and their family are going through poverty. In these excerpts it involves the following; Frank McCourts "The Street", and Ann Petrys "Angelas Ashes" it shows in each excerpt how the main character is going through poverty with their families, but yet still showing perseverance by not letting anything back them down from helping their family.

Understanding kinship of a particular group or culture requires researching and investigation with in-group members in order to reveal how specific practices have evolved over time. For the purpose of creating a Genealogy Kin Chart, a thorough, yet informal, interview and discussion was performed with Jane (pseudonym assigned to Ego). Jane provided invaluable information about her family’s ancestry, common practices, and interesting social and cultural information about her family; Jane is truly the family historian and relishes speaking about her ancestors and kin.

Matthew and Luke both feature a genealogy of Jesus but although those genealogies should match up they differ quite severely. In many ways that is due to the fact that Luke and Matthew had very different ideas on whom exactly the messiah was. Luke’s take on the genealogies of Jesus starts at joseph and works all the way back to Adam and subsequently god (Luke 3:23). Matthew works backwards from Abraham back down to joseph and then his stepson Jesus (Matthew 1:1). Both genealogy’s merge from Abraham to David but interestingly they split when Luke defers to David’s son Nathan and Matthew turns to his other son Solomon. Luke seems to trace Jesus genealogy as the son of god while Matthew is directly tracing that of his stepfather joseph back to