Essays on Boas

Theater is thought to have started in the 6th century BC in Athens, as a form of classical entertainment (Goldhill 54). At this time, it was predominantly for entertainment, and also to create a catalogue of historical events, or depiction of mythology. This evolved into plays that were categorized as tragedy, comedy and drama, each in forms that we would readily recognize today, were all born out of that early tradition. However, over time, different countries adapted the western art form, to create formulas that more directly address their social concerns, or meet the social need for expression. In ...

Introduction

People have always been fascinated about how language affects their thoughts or even the process of thinking. Considering this thought, is it then right to say that people from different language groups speak differently? This paper’s thesis statement argues that language simply serves as a medium of communication and is therefore only a means that can be used to interpret how unique and different people and groups of people are from each other. The argument that suggests that language affects people’s thoughts is based on the idea that language is what determines how moral or crooked one ...

Introduction

This paper describes why the existence of race is not biologically yet it exists in the political and social sense. Additionally, the paper analyzes the factors that lead to variations among humans.

Why race isn’t “biological real.”

Interactions, professions, job positions, schools, and justice are all impacted by race, and people view the world through a racial lens (Frankenberg 58). Hence, the activities that people engage in are as a result of their race. According to Boas (7), although people behave in a certain way because they belong to a particular group, race is not biological. It developed through history since people are continuously ...