...Ice Man – Elmore Leonard 2012 The title “Ice Man” can be referred to a person we meet in the short story. His is called for “iceman”, but his real name is Darryl Harris. The Iceman works for “immigration and Customs Enforcement”. He is a white man who is racists, we can see that the way he treats the Indian boys. He seems like a cold man as his nickname “ICE” The short story takes place in the US and it is about Victor and his friends Nachee and Billy Cosa. Victor loves to ride bulls and he is very good at it. When Victor turns twenty he wins 4,000 dollars at the All - Indian National Rodeo in Palm Springs. After that Victor and his friends - Nachee and Billy Cosa, decides to celebrate his rides at the bar where they drinks some tequilas and talk. Victor tells his friends, how he learned to ride bulls while he was working for his boss Kyle McCoy. At the bar he sees police officers that are at the bar to check if there are any workers without permission. Victor also noticing that a white man (Darryl Harris) at the bar watching Victor and his friends. The white man is working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and asks Victor about his age. The white man provokes and threatens Victor to accuse him for something he didn’t do. Victor and his “NDN brother” (10) Nachee and Billy Cosa are Indian. Victor is from a “Mimbreno Apache”(8) and his to friends Nachee and Billy Cosa is from “Mojave” (9) tribe. We don’t get so much information about the boys, but Victor is twenty...
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...This report will summarise the findings based on historical evidence and theories to explore the mystery of Otzi the Iceman. The iceman is one of the oldest mummies in the world and is also a ‘wet mummy’ which means humidity is retained in individual cells and as such the body tissue is elastic and therefore suitable for performing scientific investigations. The iceman is also a natural mummy having had no burial rites or any other intervention. There is mystery around the death of the iceman and also controversy when he was first found as to whether he was discovered on Austrian or Italian soil. It is very unique that a Neolithic man has been found preserved along with much of his clothing and possessions intact. Location of Discovery Otzi...
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...Otzi the Iceman was a great scientific discovery. The discovery of “The Iceman” opened up huge gate to the past. In doing so it created many question. What was he doing in Alps Mountains? How long ago did he die? And What killed him? Scientists studded him for years looking for the answers. These questions were all answered to the best of their abilities. He died 5,000 years ago and had with him a copper axe; which dates the Neolithic age 5,000 years farther than scientist first thought the Neolithic age took place. That question was answered to its fullest. But, why he was is the in Alps Mountains and how he died were all answered in a way that everyone thought was correct. The arrow in the back does give some suspicion that he was murdered. The theories that most of the scientist gave were either he was killed in some sort of clan war, or he was murdered by...
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...Anthropologists believe that humans have been tattooing themselves for thousands of years, since at least 3250 B.C., says Marilyn Scallan in the article, “Ancient Ink: Iceman Otzi has Worlds Oldest Tattoos.” The first record of a tattooed human is Otzi, also known as the iceman (Scallan). According to Scallan, he was found buried along the border between Austria and Italy, in the possession of 61 tattoos. The article, “Looking at the World’s Tattoos” by the Smithsonian Magazine, writes that the art of tattooing has been practiced throughout the entire world at some time, from the native Americans, to Japan, India, New Guinea, and Europe. For over 2000 years, the many tribes and people living in Polynesia have had tattooing as an important cultural...
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...Have you ever heard of man by the name of Otzi or the Iceman? If you didn’t already know, Otzi was an ancient man found frozen in Hauslabjoch in the Otzal Alps. He was found by two hikers and ever since then Otzi has been tested or researched on and people have also made interesting theories of how he died. Some scientists that did research on the Iceman have discovered he had many health issues, such as lyme disease and was missing his twelve pair of ribs. Archaeologists have tried to figure out what exactly was his occupation, was he a shepherd, a huntsman, or a leader? To this day they are still trying to figure a murder mystery from nineteen ninety one! Otzi was found on September nineteenth, nineteen ninety one by a husband and wife...
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...Jazmin Cordova December 1, 2009 English 101 Professor Williams Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K Rowling and Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley there is some serious controversy about all the magic that is used in both these books. Magic and mythical creatures are found throughout both books. Magic is the essential theme of the books and is one of the reasons both these books have been questioned. The books have been questioned because they give children a false sense of what really happens. These books in no way are in touch with reality; the biggest question here is should these books be censored just because they are too fictional? It is the magic and the thought of a whole other type of world that opens up a child’s imagination and allows the imagination to grow. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone; magic is essentially what the story is focused around. Harry is a part of a whole other world where magic is socially accepted. Harry find out he is a wizard and has to decide whether or not he is going to use his powers for good or evil. In the quest to find out who he is he has to first go through the trials of learning his past and facing up with his parents murderer for the first time. Harry lived a life of neglect during his first eleven years with his Aunt and Uncle Dursley. They treasured their son Dudley and neglected Harry. Harry was forced into Dudley’s old clothes, which...
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...Assignment B “Ice Man” Summery of the Ice Man The short story Ice Man is about our main character Victor who is a 20-year-old Native American from the Mimbreño Apache tribe. For a living he rides bulls, participates in rodeos and works for Kyle McCoy. McCoy moved his business to Indio from Arizona so that’s were Victor lives now. Victor takes his two American friends, Nachee and Billy Cosa, to a bar after winning 4000 dollars at the Indian national rodeo, to celebrate the competition with some beers. While the three friends drink and tell stories about rodeos, they spot a white man wearing a cowboy hat, sitting at the next table. After some drinks the boys start arguing with him. The white man is from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and threatens them with he will arrest them for being drunk and for disorderly. The white man calls his friends and some deputies enter the bar to search for the illegal immigrants. While they handcuffed Victor and his friends, the white man takes all the money Victor has won that day. Characterization Through direct characterization, the reader gets to know Victor. He is a 20-year-old Indian from the Mimbreño Apache tribe, and he rides bulls for a living. He is very passionate about his job and really good at it too, he won Top Bull Rider and have moved to Indio because of his boss transferring of the company. He lives with his two friends Nachee and Billy Cosa. Nachee and Billy Cosa works for McCoy too, they do not ride...
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...In the article, Queer Cyborgs and New Mutants: Race, Sexuality, and Prosthetic Sociality in Digital Space, Mimi Nguyen analyzes the dialectic relationship between organic bodies and technologies in society by conducting an intersectional analysis. Specifically, Nguyen utilizes a narrative about Karma, a mutant who was a Vietnamese war refugee with the ability to “seize control of other peoples mind and bodies” (Nguyen 38). Nguyen, also of Vietnamese descent, use this first-personal narrative to not only relate herself to Karma, but to also humanize the subject at hand. Nguyen exhorts that being a cyborg or mutant is considered to be the ‘other’ in society. She claims that al though these mutants were brought together to fight evil mutants, these “New Mutants are nonetheless viewed with fear and suspicion by the non-mutant population” (Nguyen 374). These cyborgs and mutants are characterized as outsiders because their bodies are subjected to specific stereotypes that do not fit in the overwhelmingly “normal” society. Nguyen continues to say, “in these science fictions mutant bodies and cyborg bodies are analogized as minoritarian bodies, subjected and subjugated…” (377). Relating back to class discussion, these bodies are actually constructing the space around them. Since these mutants are so different and are being put in a space where they are considered to be the “other,” a majority believes it is there duty to remove them from that space. Even with their unique powers and...
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...X-Men First Class I remember growing up in Nigeria as a kid. I recall my mum telling me I always watched X-men animation and how I dreamed of being either Charles or Erik because of the unique super hero powers they have compared to the other mutants. The main aim of this paper is to pass a massage to the reader explaining how super hero movies are not necessarily just for entertainment. Most super hero movies, comic books, and stories have hidden messages being passed to the viewers. In the paragraph below, (thesis begin) I will be explaining and breaking down what I mean by hidden messages. I will use some characters from the movie X-men First Class. These include Erik who grew up to be called Magneto who mostly use his powers to torture, torment or hurt others compared to Charles who used his powers to help people, Raven who grew up to be called Mystic, and Hank who grew up to be called Beast. One hidden message is found in Erik’s childhood and what he grew up to become. Another scene of Raven shows her insecurities about how she looks, and Hank’s insecurities about his physical looks radiate a particular message to the public.(thesis end) After watching and reading several X-men books or movies, I have come to a conclusion that the characters classified as the X-men in the book and same as the movies are not necessarily super heroes. Watching it or reading it from a kids perspective, they automatically look like super heroes because as a kid there is only one thing in...
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...been preserved for such an immense period of time thanks to a range of incredible coincidences. Natural preservation of mummies are an extremely rare case, especially a corpse that is 5, 3000 year old. The find of Otzi shocked many scientist and archaeologist because it was an extraordinary find and scientists were shocked at that his body has been unharmed for numerous amounts of years and no animal has eaten on the remains of the corpse. There are many theories which conclude to the why the iceman has been preserved all these years. Scientists believe that Otzi was covered by layer of ice after his death because his body has not been disturbed; therefore...
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...Discovered on September the 19th 1991, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest preserved mummy, living around the time of 3,300 BCE. Discovered in a deep, cold place in the Otzal Alps, Otzi had been discovered by 2 hikers, where Otzi was in a melting glacier. One theory suggests that Otzi had hiked up to the mountains after battling in conflict, where Otzi tried to find some rest, but hypothermia had found him instead. With Otzi was some magnificent equipment and high quality clothing that represent his time, a hide coat, loincloth, bearskin cap, leggings, shoes, belt, pouch, axe, dagger, bow, quiver, arrows, backpack, net, containers and a first aid kit. Clothing like the hide coat, loin cloth, bearskin cap, leggings and shoes (the oldest kind in the world) represent Otzi’s good quality life, where Otzi was prepared, warm and had a vast knowledge of survival. Equipment like the copper bladed axe, a bow, quiver and arrow, backpack, net and first aid kit indicate Otzi’s handiwork, lifestyle and weapons ready for survival and conflict. About two feet long, the copper axe was made from a portion of the trunk of a yew tree, with the handle coming from the trunk, and the shaft came from the branch, and the copper blade fitted in by a leather binding, allowing maximum durability. The Iceman’s dagger and sheath (made by the inner bark of a lime tree) was around 5 inches long, with its flint blade resembling an arrowhead, connecting to the wooden handle. However, the handle was split...
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...One of the most incredible mysteries and a government’s cultural treasure was the discovery of Itzi. Another name the press has given him is the iceman because of where he was found. He was discovered high up on the Europeans Alps where he traveled 11,000 feet. It was later figured out he is 5,300 years old through carbon dating. This makes him the oldest human body found intact. His discovery is incredible because it opened a new window into the past and life that was before the birth of Christ as well as the pyramids. After about 10 years of the discovery evidence suggested something violent happened seeing as how an arrowhead was found imbedded in his back as well as valuable stuff around him was not taken. The film focuses on finding out...
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...Oksana Pervushina ANT 2511 Questions Module 13 1. What information has been discovered regarding his diet and lifestyle? Ice and cold weather have done a great job of reserving the iceman so well that scientist were able to identify his age and last meals. Approximately he had two meals before his death, but both included grain, possibly in the form of herb bread, roots and fruits. First meal, possibly consumed in a mid-altitude, consisted of ibex meat and einkorn. Second meal before his death was red deer meat and fresh vegetables. It is unclear of the food was cooked, but researchers have discovered ash scruples possibly from cooking on fire. Also evidence, isotope lodged in teeth animal, shows that people in this part of Europe, Valle Isarco, survived by agriculture and keeping animals. But other researches have studies his knees and discovered evidence of wear and tear caused by daily running and hunting routine. Also, Otzi’s tools, cooper blade ax, iron arrows, a firestarter, a dagger, support the theory that iceman have had hunting lifestyle and perhaps he was a leader in his village because of all fine weapons. 2. Did Otzi have tattoo’s?? If so, how many and what might they represent culturally? Otzi’s body has 57 tattoos bluish-black color in the forms of lines and crosses made with charcoal that was rubbed in his skin. Other scientists propose that tattoos were made from fireplace soot and injected beneath the skin with a bone or wooden needle. Archeologists...
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...The Murder of Oetzi An unexpected visit in the night led to the devastating destruction of the Italian Alps village. The wind gusted across the entire village as it took with it clumps of orange, red, and yellow crunchy leaves which spread the smells of decomposed leaves. While the hooting owls softly accompanied the soothing sounds of the winds. The trees that surrounded the village stood eerily still where most of them were naked and barren with only a few lonely leaves attached to their arms. The pitch black sky was illuminated by the full moon and many stars. The hundred villagers slept soundlessly in their mud worn huts. Particularly, a well-respected man with the name of Acca, chief of the village, who should have been awake to watch over the village alerting his villagers if intruders were to attack. Unfortunately, a woman’s agonizing cry served as the warning bell instead. A blood-curdling scream awoke Acca from his peaceful dream. “Wh-what was that?” growled the sleepy man slurring his speech. He yawned and rubbed his eyes with his rough hands out of habit. As he sat up on the ground he wondered whether the scream was merely an aspect of his bizarre dream. The side of his prominent, hooked nose twitched involuntarily which signaled that danger is near. He rotated his body slightly to the left trying to see if he could catch a glimpse of something that could prove whether the scream was real or not. While doing so the moonlight that beamed through the window revealed...
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...Although our country still remains conservative as compared to the West, the prevalence of Skin Art here in the Philippines is still unstoppable. Filipinos of the latest generations have gradually started opening up to embrace a whole new subculture---a subculture that is more experimental with art, music and sports. Crews and crews of Graffiti artists as well as Skaters are flourishing, Local bands are reaching new heights, and of course, the Industry of Tattooing is growing by the minute. The word tattoo was said to have two major derivations. From the Polynesian word “Ta” which means “to strike something” and from the Tahitian word “Tatau” which means “to mark something”. Archaeologists across the globe have unearthed preserved corpses and mummies that are tattooed. These mummies are said to have lived thousands of years ago, and most of the bodies bore tattoos that signify their cultures, ranks and beliefs. According to research, tattooing has been in activity to many countries such as Japan, Egypt, China, Polynesia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Africa, Ancient Greece and Rome, America, England, France, and the Middle East thousands of years ago. It is arguably claimed that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC and it is as diverse as the people who wear them. The purpose of tattooing varies from culture to culture and its place on the time line. Tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status or rank,...
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