300 - 500 word essay on one or more "rituals" of American culture.
Your task
is to describe one or more American rituals from an outsider's perspective. Remember that rituals are defined as "formal patterns of behavior that symbolically
express shared beliefs"
Try
to write as Miner did in the Nacirema article. Describe the chosen
topic as an outsider viewing our culture for the first time. Assume you had
no prior knowledge of our culture: what would the actions you observe
lead you to believe about American culture and its values and beliefs?
You can see examples from previous classes HERE
Post your response as comments to this post.
Do
your work in another location to insure you don't lose it - when
finished just paste it into the comment box below this post - you can
comment anonymously but make sure to include your first name and last
initial at the end of your post.
DUE Friday 2/6
