Values are things and ideas that are important to people. As seen in the myths of many cultures, a prominent human value seems to be creativity. Every culture has values respected by the majority of the people. Creativity is an idea that is much needed in society because being able to be innovative brings success and beauty as shown the Iroquois, Aztec, Chinese, Greek, and African myths. In the Iroquois myth "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky", a prominent human value seems to be creativity. Good twin used wild roses to give him the advantage and keep him from losing his energy while buck horns gave evil twin a disadvantage in conquering the fight. The value of creativity is shown when good twin devices a new plan to succeed in winning to the finish line, which gave him the upper hand for protecting Eagwehoewe people. It is crucial to be creative because without having that trait evil twin could of gained victory and mislead the Eagwehoewe people. In the Aztec myth, "The Creation Cycle" a prominent human …show more content…
Chi Li takes rice balls and a serpent hound for distraction while in the meantime jumps on the back of a dragon with a sword. The human value of creativity is shown by Chi Li and her imagination because she visualizes her predator, finds ways to distract him, and uses her props to give her an advantage to conquer victory. Her heroic act of creativity is forever remembered and the celebration of her is to told to this very day. In the Greek myth, "The labors and Death of Hercules", a prominent human value seems to be creativity. Hercules needs to clean the stables in fifth labor, therefore he changes the course of nearby lives to run through stables. Hercules shows creativity with conventional ways of doing things and making a way to not work more but in less amount of time. Creativity brings fulfillment to your outcome making a person finish a task with
The children which were the stars and Coyotxauhqu became jealous and feared that now they would no longer be as important to her and decided the murder her. The children decapitated the Coatlicue which cause the new born child Huitzilopotchi to be born in armor and seek vengeance upon his siblings. He threw his sisters body down the mountain and tossed her head into the air to become the moon. This myth was used by the Aztecs as a metaphors as to why the sun, moon, and stars are how they are now, but also to show how Huitzilopotchi became the sun god telling how the sun and moon came into place. The Aztec people traveled until they found a cactus with an eagle nesting obeying Huilzilopotchli command and settled there which is now known as Tenochtitlan. After the fall of the Aztec, the work was found by Christians and reburied because of the assumption that it represented something evil. The art was not supposed to be viewed as evil but to show the Coatlicue as part human, part earth animal, and animal that represented life and death. The goddess played a
Must race confine us and define us?’ The story The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, written by Heidi W. Durrow, revolves around the protagonist Rachel, who has bi-racial parents. After her mother and two siblings plunge to their deaths from a Chicago building, young Rachel Morse survives and is sent to Portland. Furthermore, part of her story is learning about how she conform into the world while dealing with her ethnicity. Additionally, when Rachel’s moves in with her grandmother, she is faced with racial expectations at home and at school.
The Aztecs believed that in the beginning was the void. It was at some ancient time in the Aztec creation story that the dual god, Ometecuhtli/Omecihuatl, created itself. This god was good and bad, chaos and order, male and female. Being male and female, it was able to have children. It had four, which came to represent the four directions of north, south, east and west. The gods were Huitzilopochtli of the south, Quetzalcoatl of the east,Tezcatlipoca of the west, and Xipe Totec of the north.The directions were very important to the Aztecs, since their great empire was believed to be at the very center of the universe (Doyle and Vigil).
According to Aztec legend, the first world was created by a dual god- meaning that it was both a female and male- called Ometeotl. The Aztec pantheon included hundreds of gods, all who originated from Ometeotl himself. The Aztecs also believed that the gods represented forces of nature, such as rain, and also human characteristics (Benson 504). Prior to the current world the Aztecs believed that there were four other worlds, all which ended with a major catastrophe. After the end of the fourth world all the gods gathered at the Aztec’s main city, or Teotihuacán, to discuss the creation of the fifth world. They chose two gods: a wealthy, healthy one and a poor, sickly one that would both jump into the sacrificial fire. When they were sacrificed the first sunrise of t...
The first value that caught my interest was the value of change and how change is only seen as good in America. In America we are always craving a change for a better life. Nobody wants to work at McDonald’s their whole life just for the stability of a job. We want jobs that make more money so we can buy better cars and better houses. Americans always are seeking something new they always want to see if the grass is greener on the other side of the hill. This is why tradition and heritage are not a value of many Americans because most people can not stick to the same game plan day i...
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky is a creation myth that many Native Canadians follow and it shows why supporting each other is vital for achieving greatness.
Values -Everyone has them. Where do those values come from? In literature, one can find the answer to that question by taking a close look at characters and their values. They can be compatible to real life experiences. Look at the two stories, "Abuela Invents the Zero" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The main characters in the stories are Constancia from "Abuela Invents the Zero" and the Four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth from Little Women. These two stories demonstrate how Experiences can shape, and change values.
These values transcend the original ones from other organizations and ultimately represent more than that. For example, a warrior spirit represents the area where Southwest Airlines provides the tools for employees to better serve their customers. A servant heart implies that one is encouraged to treat each other with respect by showing concern for the customer. Lastly, a fun-loving attitude suggests that employees should have fun at work. Value is a strong concept created to guide or direct individuals behavior towards a desired or favorable outcome.
The Problem with Falling from the Sky We grow up in a world of judgment, differing views for the quality of life, and endangering experiences. As a result, our ways of coping can create an abundance of spiraling triggers that can build or break. Struggles of mental health in our society is highly prevalent and impacts many lives.
The myth is called “The Legend of the Fifth Sun”, according to Maestri there was an Aztec god named Ometeolt who gave birth to four sons. Cline stated that Ometeolt was as two different persons with both genders, and two names: Tonacateuctli and Tonacacicatlipoca. He represents the perfect example of being a god showing how powerful they were. (Cline) Maestri mentioned that 600 years later all four sons started creating the universe, which concluded creating the world and all the other gods, given them their respective duties. After everything in the universe was created, with the exception of human lives, they gave life to human beings.
“She stepped off the edge with Ariel in her arms and danced into the sky. They waltzed with a cloud. And for a moment I could see Mor smile.” The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is a realistic fiction book written by Heidi W. Durrow, awarded a bellwether prize. The author has a Danish mother and African-American father, just like the main character Rachel.
The book that I read was The Girl that Fell by S.M. Parker. This was an amazing book. Here is a summary of the book. Her name was Zephyr and she wants to get into Boston College for field hockey. Her dad left over the summer and is trying to slowly come back into their lives.
Values remind me of ethics and morals, necessary in any walk of life and imperative in the work place. These concepts are guidelines in which employees need to follow to be successful. “Values represent basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence.” (Robbins, 136) Integrity, courage, service, wisdom, respect and goal setting are a few of the values that are most crucial to me and what I hope to achieve within any work place setting. Values should be lived every day in the work place and should exemplify the
Understanding who we are as individuals can be a struggle for people throughout life. It can be difficult to comprehend who we are and why we exist. There are daily outside influences that help create who we are and what our values are. Values play a significant role in our lives. They shape the choices we make and reveal a big part of our identity to the world. Some values may be more important than others, but they still manage to influence our lives in one way or another, whether we know it or not. Values can range from a tangible item to an idea that has influenced us to stand by and remember those values. The values we hold with the highest importance act as a guide and help us prioritize our purpose and goals in our daily life. My family has taught me a list of values and traits that have helped me become a well-rounded individual. I value my family more than anything because most of my core inner values have started from their teachings at one point or another. My top values that I have developed from my family are dedication, honesty, and wisdom. I will discuss who I am in terms of the important values that shape my personal belief system and decision making framework that, in essence, describes the direction of my life.
Value is the wish that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or utility of something or principles or standards of behaviour; one's opinion of what is significant in life . As human beings, there’s things we value as such, as material and physical values, economic values, moral values, societal values, political values, aesthetical values, spiritual values and rational values. As humans, we would like to think we are in charge of our own values and what is worthy of our desires (instrumental values). Merely this is incorrect for there’s intrinsic values, values that are valuable for the grounds of their nature such as life. For lesson, our human body demands water, why do we drink water because we need to life, but why do we need to life?