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HomeworkPlease write a one page response for each assignment.
1. Do library research on the Tasmanians, the destruction of their people and culture, and the opinion of English-speaking scientists of the Tasmanians in the 19th. century.
2. Most people migrating to the United States have to learn to speak and read English. Discuss how the difficulties of learning a "second" language illustrate the close relationship of language and culture and language and thought.
3. Write a short paper on how your life would change if yo had to live without basic items of technology such as television, telephones, refrigerators, hot and cold running water, and automobiles.
4. Carefully observe exchanges in some of the following situations: birthday parties, weddings, holiday gifts, and in flea markets or garage sales. Then make a report on the exchange patterns. Can you describe these patterns in terms of balanced, generalized, and negative reciprocity?
5. For one day, try to keep track of all of the behaviors you engage in that result from avoiding strictly informal sanctions.
6. Read the lyrics of a few currently popular country-western, pop-rock,and rap songs. What do you think each one reveals about values or attitudes in areas such as individualism, love, sex, patriotism, or loyalty?
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