Essays on American Folklore

Abstract

Today, more and more people declare that they have Native American roots, due to the fact that America has become fascinated with the culture and history of this minority. This form of imperialist nostalgia which causes Whites to look at Native Americans with admiration, after having spent many years trying to destroy, harms Native Americans even if it seems to represent a positive change of attitude. By claiming a fake Native American identity, Whites try to appropriate the Indian culture and past, with the same lack of respect and consideration as they did in the past. They attribute stereotypical ...

The three critical comments (things the writer can work on to improve the essay) and one positive comment (something the writer does well). Critical comment one - The writer of the article does not have a good flow of thought. When writing an essay, it is important to have a logical flow of thought to introduce a concept. The flow should be in a chronological order instead of patching words up to fill a page. This can be seen from the first page where the writer introduces the concept of entertainment but the follow up and flow of ideas ...

The folklore refers to the wisdom, information and the human expression that is passed on anonymously from one generation to the other or circulated and transmitted as the traditional cultural behavior. The Canadian folklore includes the legends, songs, rhymes, songs, proverbs, superstitions, weather lore and the practices like the traditional craft-making and food making To become the folklore, the story, belief or custom must undergo the process of the ‘folklorization’ and meet the criteria approved by the community intended. The item may undergo the process many times to qualify. In Canada, the anonymity with the general recognition, variation and ...

1. Opie and P. Opie. “The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes.” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn. (1997): 100–1. Print A new edition to the classic nursery rhymes anthology, has over 500 nursery rhymes, jingles, songs and lullabies that are passed on to children from generation to other. With every nursery rhyme, Iona and Peter Opie, have provided huge information about the poets, the earliest publication of the work, its originations, and changes in wordings that have taken place over time. Iona and Peter Opie are a team of folklorists who apply modern techniques to the ...