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                                                                                      Population A: Zulu Zulu Students      Location: Kwazulu-Natal Province in South              Africa      Population: 9.2 million Zulu Village Environment The Zulu tribe is more of a rural area in South Africa and does not have basic services such as electricity, clean water, formal housing, transport, hospitals, or clinics. The dry season's (May-September) can drop to as low as 57F in the mornings and 79F in the afternoon. This means that little rainfall occurs during the winter. During the wet seasons (October-April) the rainfall increases due to it's intense humidity and heat....

Descriptive words: Fascinated, Shocking, Chillingly, Disturbing, Interesting     I chose the word fascinated because while reading the article there were some parts of it that really got my attention and made me curios about it. For example I never knew about the body ritual of Nacirema and after reading about it and understanding what it is, it fascinated me and really caught my eye. One of the texts in the article that caught my eye was when it says, "The focus of this activity is the human body, The appearance and health of which loom as a dominant concern in the ethos of the people". After reading that I understood what Nacirema body rituals were and it gave me an idea of what they do. I feel like this word fascinated can relate to any new reader for this article because after reading it, it truly can give you that feeling.     The word shocking is another great way to put this article because of some of the details that Horace Miner gets into. I was shocked...