Eurocentrism

Definitions
1. A belief that the European worldview is superior to all others. (From Textbook)
2. The practice of viewing the world from a European perspective and with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture. (From Wikipedia)
Explanation:
Eurocentrism is the belief that the Europeans had that they were, in their view, more advanced and more civilized. They saw the indigenous people from all around the world, like Africa Asia and the Americas, as lesser human beings than them and they would conquer their lands, they took them as slaves and treated them like animals. This resulted in the death and suffering of countless indigenous peoples.
Metaphor:
A person who was raised on white sugar and has only ever had white sugar. Even though he has never tried any kind of brown sugars, he still believed that white sugar was way sweeter and tasted better. He believes that anybody who ate the dirty brown sugar wasn’t as good as him, and their sugar was even expendable.

a letter home

[Marie de l”incarnation was an Ursuline nun who worked closely with the Jesuits in the early days of the colony].

It is a singular consolation to us to deprive ourselves of all that is most necessary in order to win souls to Jesus Christ, and we would prefer to lack everything rather than leave our girls in the unbearable filth they bring from their cabins. When they are given to us, they are naked as worms and must be washed from head to foot because of the grease their parents rub all over their bodies; and whatever diligence we use and however often their linen and clothing is changed, we cannot rid them for a long time of the vermin caused by this abundance of grease. A Sister employs part of each day at this. It is an office that everyone eagerly covets. Whoever obtains it considers herself rich in such a happy lot.

Besides the Savage women and girls, whom we receive in the house, the men visit us in the parlour, where we try to give them the same charity we do their women, and it is a very sensible consolation to us to take bread from our mouths to give it to these poor people, in order to inspire them with love for Our Lord and for his holy Faith.

It is a very special providence of this great God that we are able to have girls after the great number of them that died last year. This malady, which is smallpox, being universal among the Savages, it spread to our seminary, which in a very few days resembled a hospital. All our girls suffered this malady three times and four of them died from it. We all expected to fall sick, because the malady was a veritable contagion, and also because we were day and night succouring them and the small space we had forced us to be continually together. But Our Lord aided us so powerfully that none of us was indisposed.

The Savages that are not Christians hold the delusion that it is baptism, instruction and dwelling among the French that was the cause of this mortality, which made us believe we would not be given any more girls and that those we had would be taken from us. The Savages themselves begged us to take their daughters so that if we had food and clothing we would be able to admit a very great number, though  we are exceedingly pressed for buildings. If God touches the hearts of some saintly souls, so that they will help us build close to the Savages as we have the design to do, we will have a great many girls.

Ethnocentrism

Definitions:
1. The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others and is the standard by which all other cultures should be measured. (http://dictionary.refrence.com/browse/ethnocentrism)
2.The belief in the intrinsic superiority of the nation, culture, or group to which one belongs, often accompanied by feelings of dislike for other groups.(http://dictionary.refrence.com/browse/ethnocentrism)
Explanation:
My explanation of ethnocentrism is the tendancy to believe that one culture or ethnic group is more superior, better or more important than others and they compare others to themselves. Individuals will judge other cultures or groups, especially with language, traditons, behaviors, religion etc.
Metaphor:




What does that food make you think? Delicious? Appetizing? Normal? In Thailand these are regular everyday snacks. If you were offered one would you be grossed out or look down on that person or group? What might be normal for you may not be normal for someone.

Multiculturalism

Definition:
1. the policy or practice of giving equal attention or representation to the cultural needs and contributions of all the groups in a society: special emphasis may be given to minority groups underrepresented in the past, as through bilingual education. (source: http://www.yourdictionary.com/multiculturalism)
2. the policy of maintaining a diversity of ethnic cultures within a community. (source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/multiculturalism)
Explanation:
In my own words I think multiculturalism means to allow people to practice their own culture. The religion a person chooses should be free of choice and the groups in society should support the culture and they get treated equally. Also social and educational programs should encourage interest in many types of cultures and societies not just one main culture.
Metaphor:

Multiculturalism is like a pot of soup. You add all the vegetables etc and mix it together which is like adding all the cultures and mixing them in society and it turns out really good because of the variety of different vegetables. In society it is better with a mix of cultures because it is not just one set culture there is variety.

Commodities

Definitions:
1. A commodity is a good for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market. (Wikipedia)
2. A physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals, which is interchangeable with another product of the same type, and which investors buy or sell, usually through futures contracts. The priceof the commodity is subject to supply and demand. Risk is actually the reason exchange trading of the basic agricultural products began. For example, a farmer risks the cost of producing a product ready for market at sometime in the futurebecause he doesn't know what the selling price will be.(http://www.investorwords.com/975/commodity.html)
Explanation:

In my own words a commodity is something that is in pretty high demand that everyone wants that hasn't been really prices or anything just what you think it is worth. Your natural response pretty much.

Metaphor
If someone has a pair of keys and you want them you have to figure out what those keys are worth to you and so I might say they are worth 20 bananas. Then I will tell that person how much I would pay for it. Then he would tell me how much he thinks it is worth and then we would bargain.

Slave Trade

Definitions:
1.The business of buying and selling people for profit. (wikianswers)
2.Traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuriest
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slave+trade)
Explanation:

The violent kidnapping of colored people to use as labour workers in hard working conditions to make profit. The black Africans were transported over seas to America.
Metaphor:
Any movie that features white people sailing off to the Third World to capture something living and carry it back to the West for exploitation is going to be seen as a metaphor for colonialism and racism. A good example of this is the movie King Kong. They captured the giant gorilla and took him back to their country to exploit him and make a profit off of him.

Colonialism

Definitions
1. Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism is a process whereby sovereignty over the colony is claimed by the metropole and the social structure, government, andeconomics of the colony are changed by colonists - people from the metropole. Colonialism is a set of unequal relationships: between the metropole and the colony, and between the colonists and the indigenous population. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism)
2.A political-economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/126237/colonialism-Western)
Explanation:
A policy where a nation maintains control over foreign dependencies
Metaphor
Colonialism is like being a parent or a boss. The Mom or dad take care of the kids and own what the kids have. The boss owns the buisness and the workers help the boss, but the boss is still in control.