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Who is Margaret Mead?
Cultural Anthropologist who contributed to the development the theory cultural determinism.
Who is Anna Quindlen?
She is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist.
Who is Peter Marin?
When referring to Alice, Marin stated that Alice was institutionalized? What did he mean by that?
Due to her traumatic incident, she had to be committed into a mental hospital.
Who is Ruth Benedict?
A teacher and later friend of Mead who encouraged her to change her major to anthropology.
What did Mead's friend take with her as she passed from place to place?
Blue vase
What is the name of the essay Quindlen wrote that is based on her book?
Homeless (1998)
What does the word incorrigible mean?
a person who is incapable of being corrected, amended, or reformed.
Example: a child that is always disobedient.
Margaret Mead uses the word poignant. How is this word different from sad?
"Sad" is a general term for unhappiness, while "poignant" emphasizes the sharpness, depth, and lasting impression of sadness.
Example: Failing an exam makes you sad, but saying your farewells to a loved one will be more deeply moving and impactful.
Movies and books can be deeply moving as well.
Who is Franz Boas?
He was a German-American anthropologist who taught Margaret Mead cultural relativism at Barnard College.
Use slender trees to build arches that give them a sense of security and home.
Bushmen of Kalahari
Where did Anna Quindlen notice the homeless woman she interviewed?
Port of Authority New York
Peter Marin uses the word inimical to describe people who are against homeless people. What does it mean?
tending to obstruct or harm
Which word means intensity?
Ferocity
To go forward, we must keep leaving home? What does this mean?
Examples, going to school, going to a foreign country, etc.
Her first major at university
Theology
What are the two important messages Quindlen made in her essay?
1. Home is where there is deep affection or love is felt.
2. It is time to start using the cold expression "the homeless" to refer to people who have fallen out of poverty and onto the streets.
How would you define "marginal world". Also referred to as the "margins" of society?
A. It's the place where people go who have been relegated to insignificance through isolation into a marginal space or by disempowering them.
What is the synonym to casualties?
ones who suffer
What was Margaret Mead's "mark of home"?
tin cans
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What is the grammar lesson on can learn from Quindlen's
The proper way to use suffix -en and prefix -en to make verbs from nouns and adjectives.
What group of people who become homeless does Peter Marin think should not be helped by anyone, including the government?
"domestic refugees" or voluntary exiles
What is the synonym to trim?
prune or cut back
Shelters are not always safe, welcoming, nor good for having a decent life according to the American lifestyle.