Balancing modern and traditional living

Its difficult to hoose be pretend they wanna be a part of one world cause its all glazed and fast but afraid to let go of the other world thats slower and more familiar. (pg. 4). This new world, its fast paced, technologically forward-looking and overwhelming and its exceptionally diverse from the peace and calm of life on the reserve. Garnet wants to assimilate to modern society because he was embarrassed about being an Indian (pg. 19) and at various times he was Hawaiian, Polynesian, Mexican orChinese basically anything other than the scary lookin, dirty, drunk, fghtin in the streets or passed out in the skittle alley(pg. 22) Indians that his foster father has shown him a turn back. The speed of the world is wee-weeting faster and faster with the Whitemans inventions and its hard to differentiate between worlds, the lure of the unnoticeable is great and this modern time is unfamiliar to the natural to the land Indians. Media is, by far, an important source of a lot of our self-education nowadays and we rely on this ermanent source of information to help us learn more about other cultures, beliefs and topics.But it can also be a problematic gubbins as rumours and stereotypical opinions can be spread with a chatter of the mouse. Back then, books were the major source of information, and when the only(prenominal) books written atomic number 18 by white-men who only are one viewpoint of many in the world, things can get pretty one-sided and its hard to know whats actually an dead on target source of truthful information. Manda Van Os Balancing modern and conventional living By mandavanosBalancing Modern and Traditional LivingBalance is an important factor in every life. Its essential to maintain the control and calm go also experiencing the highs and lows. In Keeper N Me by Richard Wagamese, the protagonist, Garnet Raven, is struggling to figure out his identity knowing that his skin is brown but not understanding how to be Indyunn as he was brou ght up in all-white homes, going to all-white schools and playing with all-white kidsTechnology and material items of this new, fast paced life along with media that promotes Indians negatively and the pressure of making your existence count by working so much you have no time to actually enjoy life and all of its values are some of the reasons that balance is even more essential now than ever. The attraction of modern and shiny things, as Keeper says, that pull people away from traditional practices and values are indeed, extremely persuasive.Its difficult to choose because they wanna be a part of one world cause its all shiny and fast but afraid to let go of the other world thats slower and more familiar.. This new world, its fast paced, technologically advance(a) and overwhelming and its exceptionally diverse from the peace and calm of life on the reserve. Garnet wants to assimilate to modern society because he was embarrassed about being an Indian and at various times he was Ha waiian, Polynesian, Mexican or Chinese basically anything other than the scary lookin, dirty, drunk, fightin in the streets or passed out in the alleyIndians that his foster father has shown him a while back. The speed of the world is getting faster and faster with the Whitemans inventions and its hard to differentiate between worlds, the lure of the unknown is great and this modern time is unfamiliar to the born to the land Indians. Media is, by far, an important source of a lot of our self-education nowadays and we rely on this permanent source of information to help us learn more about other cultures, beliefs and topics.But it can also be a problematic device as rumours and stereotypical opinions can be spread with a click of the mouse. Back then, books were the major source of information, and when the only books written are by white-men who only are one viewpoint of many in the world, things can get pretty one-sided and its hard to know whats actually an accurate source of trut hful information.