◆The way of life: White Americans:they live a noisy life; achieving is important they are active, aggressive and competitive;when they are ill they go to a doctor for the treatment of body and mind. The Navajos:they live a quiet life being is important they are passive,peaceful and cooperative when they are ill,they invite a Hand Trembler and a Medicine Man to cure the person,bodily and spiritually. 900
The way of life: White Americans: they live a noisy life; achieving is important ; they are active, aggressive and competitive; when they are ill they go to a doctor for the treatment of body and mind. The Navajos: they live a quiet life ; being is important ; they are passive, peaceful and cooperative ; when they are ill, they invite a Hand Trembler and a Medicine Man to cure the person, bodily and spiritually
◆Religion: White Americans believe in God The Navajos respect nature
Religion: White Americans : believe in God The Navajos : respect nature
2.What's the main idea of the text?And what does the author want to tell us in this article?
2. What’s the main idea of the text? And what does the author want to tell us in this article?
The author of this essay,a white woman, describes her experience of living with the Navajos on their reservation.She endeavors to enter the cultural life of the tribe and explain the primary charateristics of the Navajos. The author is to show her appreciation for Navajo values and to arrive at her own conclusion,that is,My Truth":on the vast Indian reservation,she finds the meaning of her own life---happiness is based on communion with nature without the disturbance of the modern world
The author of this essay, a white woman, describes her experience of living with the Navajos on their reservation. She endeavors to enter the cultural life of the tribe and explain the primary charateristics of the Navajos. The author is to show her appreciation for Navajo values and to arrive at her own conclusion, that is, “ My Truth” : on the vast Indian reservation, she finds the meaning of her own life --- happiness is based on communion with nature without the disturbance of the modern world
3.In what ways is the Navajo culture different from that of the American whites?
3. In what ways is the Navajo culture different from that of the American whites?