EXEGESIS

This page has been created for the owner to provide readers with information on different Anthropological backgrounds and races around the world that has been linked to her ‘Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities’ (Kroeber, n.d.).  The readers can get easy access to different information on which will be a new entry each time for a different post.  The central node of the page is the blogging page itself and the contributing nodes are all linked to the central node.  The owner of the page does not have any software programming skills and does not need to because they are not required, when creating a web presence on the web.  ‘A blog in many ways a continuing conversation’ (Sullivan, n.d.).

The central node of which is Blogger.com will primarily be the blogging page that will accommodate and have inputs from the contributing nodes which are youtube.com, Facebook and twitter.  The theme selected for the Blog, is a free theme I downloaded of the web. The theme was selected for its earthy and nude colour scheme that complements the site content.  The theme included a simple drawing of plant life that gave a feel of tree’s growing from the earth which went with my blog Title ‘Faces on Earth’. The feel of the blog is to make the readers be at peace and calm when reading the information of the site, hence no bright shocking font colours were chosen.

The selection of the tools in the web 2.0 for the contributing nodes all are clearly linked to the page owner. The site does not allow anonymity this is to identify the source of the information or content. The web page allows other bloggers/ readers to leave comments but still in which the page owner can justify unwanted comments.  The site also allows the readers the access of the web presence about page, Blogging anonymously still can be traced from the IPaddress (Bailey, 2011). The about pages are basically what and why the blog was created and personal information about the owner example, name, age and photograph.

The photographs from the site are gotten from different webpages in the internet all which is references at the end of a blog post. The images selected were used to enhance the viewer’s view and understanding on what an entry was about. This is also so the readers can get a clearer view of the topic chosen.  Related Videos of blog entry was also used by the page owner. The videos were obtained from different channels on one of the contributing nodes which was youtube.com.

One of the three contributing nodes on the page is youtube.com the readers can click the video’s in the video bar on the right on the screen of the site to get instant access to different related videos on the subject matter. The video bar icon works as a hub for Youtube.com for the readers to get direct access to a video they have chosen, this additional node also allows the users to view the video without them opening a new tab or leaving the blog site this makes it easier for all the readers when navigating through the blog.

Another contributing node is Facebook .com, aside from easy access to Facebook, the readers are allowed to send and share the page with other friends on Facebook. The side bar of widgets allows this in a push of a button the readers can access their Facebook page and link up the blog however they wish to. The last contributing node or widget rather is twitter the tweet icon allows the users to tweet the page on their twitter account, the tweet button not only allows blogger on blogger.com to tweet the page but also to other readers reading in on the web presence postings.

These contributing nodes reflect the theme of the web presence creation because the posts need a lot of video and images to show the different races.  The nodes help enhance the understanding of each entry. In terms of central node, Blogger.com as a central node is a good platform for blogging because it is easy to access and the functions given are easy to understand and use.  By creating a central node the contributing nodes will all be in a hub this will centralise the widgets and utilise usage of the central node.





Reference List:

Bailey.J, 1.July.2011, The Problems with anonymous Blogging, retrieved from,                            http://www.blogherald.com/2011/07/01/the-problems-with-anonymous-blogging/

Krober.A.L, n.d., retrieved from, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/anthropology.html

Sullivan.A, n.d., retrieved from, http://www.finestquotes.com/select_quote-category-Blogging-page-0.htm

Tagalog People of the Philippines

MAP OF PHILIPPINES

WHY PHILLIPINES?

When i first arrived Uni, most of my peers thought i was from the Phillipines and it dosent help when you have a name like mine.

Race: Tagalog People

Population:22 Million World Wide

Location: The Philippines
Traits of Race:Strict in manners good conduct in politeness and respect,focused on food preperation fro fiestas



There are over 10 different races in the Philippines. All with different spoken languages, the Tagalog language is the most known and spoken language amongst the people of The Philippines.

The Tagalog people are known for their 'PINOY CUISINE' basically their local cuisine. Its orginality came long before the first austronesian migrants, their cooking have evolve into world class gastronomy.

the food of hybrid races makes the food increadible, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese ancestorial background have played a role in the creation of the local cuisine(Salcedo,2005):

The Philippines are split up into thousands of different Islands, making it a nation which is made of different tiny and main islands. Manila is the capital of the Philippines the Tagalog people are also linked to being good leaders and patriots in the pass.

JOSE RIZAL, a nationalist movement and a patriot / moving novlist (Britannica,n.d.):

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th and the First Female Preseident in Philippines /SouthEastAsia (pinoyprofile,2010):

Reference list:

Salcedo.D, 30.March.2005, Phillipine Cuisine, retrieved from,
    http://visitasiaguide.com/visit-philippines/philippine-food-trip.htm

PinoyProfile, June2010, Gloria Arroyo, retrieved fom,

         http://www.pinoyprofile.com/gloria-arroyo/

Picture retrieved from:

Salcedo.D, 30.March.2005, Phillipine Cuisine, retrieved from,
   http://visitasiaguide.com/visit-philippines/philippine-food-trip.htm

Balinese of Indonesia

MAP OF INDONESIA

why Indonesia?

During a visit to Bali,Indonesia the tourist from countries abroad kept asking me for directions when i was a tourist myself!

Race: Balinese People
Population:3,891,423 in Bali
Location: Island of Bali, Indonesia
Traits of Race: Hindu Majority, History and rich in culture, Noted 'Gamelan' Music.

There are many different races in Indonesia. the Balinese are one of the many interesting Races which is rich in cultural heritage. in modern times the balinese are famous for their breath taking holiday destinations and sandy beaches.


The Balinese people have many different ritual in their Prayer because they practice Balinese Hinduism. A cuture they still carry on is the Balinese naming tradition, which is given based on social status and ranking in the community (Denpasar,2000).

The Gamelan Music from Bali is recognised world wide. Gamelan Music is an ensamble of different traditional musical instruments played by the local people of Bali.

the Balinese people are also known for their warm welcomes and pleasent smiles not to mention, beautiful traditional attire:

Click the link below, and watch the traditional balinses warrior dance:

Reference list:

Denpasar,8.March.2000, Indonesia , retrieved from,

  http://www.balitouring.com/bali_articles/balinesenames.htm

 

Pictures retrieved from:

Gamelan, n.d. Ubud News, retrieved from,

     http://news.ubud.com/2005_05_01_archive.html

Sanchez.G.J, n.d., Bali, retrieved from,

    http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/875b1/66f/

Hill Tribe/Thai of Thailand

MAP OF THAILAND

WHY THAILAND?

On a family vacation to Penang, this lady started counting in THAI to me, when i told her i couldnt understand a word she was saying she laughed and assumed i was from Thailand.

RACE:Hill Tribe (Different Tribes in Thailand)

POPULATION:1.2 million in Thailand

LOCATION: Thailand

TRAITS OF RACE:The Thai Monarchy, Phra Sayam Thewathirat (deva gurdian protector of the Nation and the Royal Family), The Thai Elephant.

Thailand or originaly known as Siam, has an Interesting history in Asian. Thailand was the only country in southeast Asia that was not colonies by any western countries in the past.

The Hill Tribes of Thailand are the original people of Thailand migrating from China and Tibet in the past centuries.

The Hill Tribes include:

1. AKHA TRIBE

2. LAHU TRIBE

3. KAREN TRIBE

4. HMONG/MEO TRIBE

5.MIEN/YAO TRIBE

6. LISU TRIBE

Thailand is known to be the rice bowl of Asia with its large fertile area for growing paddy. Rice is the main export of the country.

The Chao Phraya River, is where you can find the floating market. Native Thai's sit on their boats and sell their goods regularly just like a land market but on water(Kidcyber,2008).

Reference list:

Experience Thailand, 2011, National Identity Office, retrieved from,

 http://www.thailandtoday.org/culture-and-society/elibrary/books/481

 

Thailand Facts and Features, 2008, Kidcyber, retrieved from,

  http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Thaifacts1.htm

 

Picture retrieved from:

Thailand Hill Tribe Girls,n.d Our Surprising World, retrieved from,

  http://oursurprisingworld.com/thailand-hill-tribes/

Maori People of New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND

WHY NEW ZEALAND?
I was minding my own business one day, when an old tourist couple from Australia came up to me and asked what a Maori Lass (ME) was doing in this side of Asia?!?

RACE:MAORI PEOPLE

POPULATION:663,900 IN NEW ZEALAND

LOCATION: NEW ZEALAND

TRAITS OF RACE:TRADITIONAL FACIAL TATTOO'S(MAKKO),WAR DANCE(KAPA HAKA), TRADITIONAL MAORI GREETING (HONGI)

The Maori people of New Zealand, are the indegenous polynesian people who are originaly from the land. Maori OR tangata whenua means 'PEOPLE OF THE LAND'

The Maori people of New Zealand are belived to have migrate from eastern Polynesia to the island before 1300ce(VirtualNZ,n.d). The culture of the Maori hold that their spirit ancestors placed them there.

The Maori People lives in all parts of New Zealand but a larger number lives on the north side of the island due to its warmer climate which suits their life style better.

The'HAKA'OR traditional war dance was used to intimidate enemies from other tribes, but in modern times the dance has been imortalize by the New Zealander's ALL BLACKs Rugby Team, performing the dance for every match (VirtualNZ,n.d.).

THE MAORI GREETING 'HONGI' :

 'MOKKO' FACIAL TATTOO FOR MEN:

Here is a video of the traditional war dance 'Haka' click the link below :

 

Reference list:

Maori History, 2012, Virtual New Zealand, retrieved from,
   http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/culture/maori/

Maori people,2012, World News Inc, retrieved from,
   http://wn.com/maori_people

Pictures retrieved from:
Kia Ora, n.d. retrieved from,
  http://kiaorafromnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/powhiri-ceremony.html

Maori Moko Tattoo's, n.d. retrieved from,
  http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_

Kayan of Borneo

BORNEO ISLAND

WHY BORNEO?

Well, I am from Sarawak, located on the east of Malaysia also apart of the island of Borneo. i am from an indegenous tribe which belongs to the orang ulu community also known as the Kayan people of Borneo.

RACE: KAYAN

POPULATION: 27,000 IN BORNEO

LOCATION:BARAM,BELAGA AND KALIMANTAN

TRAITS of RACE:TATTOOING,STRETCHED EAR LOBES AND STRATIFICATION IN SOCIETY

The Kayan's of Borneo use to be head hunter's which have extensive tattoo's, for the ladies tattooing in the tribe represents social class and ranking in the stratification of the ruling and middle class. The stretching of ear lobes are also a sign of beauty and class in the Kayan community.

The Kayan people of Borneo are known for their wooden carvings 'KALONG' OR 'KELAWIT'with their native tribal designs all symbolizing an important element that plays a role in thier daily life.

Kayan people plant hill paddy which differs them from other indegenous races in Borneo who plan wet paddy, the Kayan tribe still live in longhouses called 'uma aru' in the northern part of Sarawak. With modernization and oppurtunities many Kayan's have migrated to diferrent parts of the world for educational and working purposes.

As a rich culture based community the Kayan peole practice stratification in their community which consist of the ruling class and the middle class, each Kayan Longhouse will have this ranking amongst the people.(Rousseau,2010)

KAYAN FEMALE WITH TATTOO'S AND STRETCHED EAR LOBES:

    

Besides that Kayan people are also known for their traditional guitar known as the 'Sape'  click the link below:

Reference list:

Rousseau.J, 07/06/2010, Kayan Stratification, retrieved from,      

  http://www.jstor.org/stable/2801564

Borneo Map, 1999-2011, e.borneo Experience Borneo Electronically, retrieved from,

  http://www.e-borneo.com/travel/map2.shtml

Kayan people (Borneo), 04/03/2012, Kayan People (Borneo), retrieved from,

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayan_people_(Borneo)

Pictures retrieved from:
Kuching Berjanggut, n.d. Kayan Lady With Tattoo, retrieved from,   http://sarawakdotcom.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html