One source must be the course textbook: Samovar, L., Porter, R., & McDaniel, E. (2017). Communication between cultures, 9th ed. Cengage Learning.Print ISBN: 9781285444628, 1285444620; VitalSource eBook ISBN: 9781305888067, 1305888065This assignment should demonstrate how a speaker’s cultural values and world view are reflected in one’s word choices. Clearly, what members of a society choose to talk about and how they talk about it are dependent on what their culture deems valuable and that culture’s worldview. For this assignment, read Chief Sealth’s speech and write responses to the questions below.The following is the response of Chief Sealth (often mistakenly called Chief Seattle) to the President of the United States, who wished to buy the tribal lands of Chief Sealth’s people during the mid-1800s.Chief Sealth’s Letter to the President*”The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? The land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people.We know the sap which courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear, the deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadow, the body heat of the pony, and man, all belong to the same family.The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water, but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you our land, you must remember that it is sacred. Each ghostly reflection in the clear waters of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water’s murmur is the voice of my father’s father.The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. So you must give to the rivers the kindness you would give any brother.If we sell you our land, remember that the air is precious to us, that the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also receives his last sigh. The wind also gives our children the spirit of life. So if we sell you our land, you must keep it apart and sacred, as a place where man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadow flowers.Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.One thing we know: our god is also your god. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator.Your destiny is a mystery to us. What will happen when the buffalo are all slaughtered? The wild horses tamed? What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted by talking wires? Where will the thicket be? Gone! Where will the eagle be? Gone! And what is it to say good-bye to the swift pony and the hunt? The end of living and the beginning of survival.When the last Red Man has vanished with his wilderness and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie, will these shores and forests still be here? Will there be any of the spirit of my people left?We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother’s heartbeat. So, if we sell you our land, love it as we have loved it. Care for it as we have cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is when you receive it. Preserve the land for all children and love it, as God loves us all.As we are part of the land, you too are part of the land. This earth is precious to us. It is also precious to you. One thing we know: there is only one God. No man, be he Red Man or White Man, can be apart. We are brothers after all.”* Retrieved from http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/seattle.htmAs you read it, you should consider and respond to the following questions:1. What do Chief Sealth’s people value? Give several examples from his speech to illustrate these values.2. How does he perceive nature and the role of humans on earth? What examples support your answers?3. What conclusions might you draw about Chief Sealth’s method of speech making?4. How does his choice of words reflect the culture of his people?Your paper should be at least 2 pages, but no more than 3 pages and must follow APA style formatting (i.e., Times New Roman size 12 font, double-spacing, 1-inch margins). Divide your paper into four sections, each with a section heading:Introduction. In one paragraph, briefly explain what your paper is about. This should include a thesis statement that explains the main argument of your paper in 1–2 sentences.Identification of values. Identify a few values of Chief Sealth’s people and provide examples from the speech to illustrate these values.Examination of nature and the role of humans. Using examples from the speech and what you learned thus far in class, explain how Chief Sealth perceives nature and the role of humans.Evaluating speech making. Based on your analysis of the speech, language used, and values communicated, explore conclusions you might draw about Chief Sealth’s method of speech making. Elaborate on how his choice of words reflects the culture of his people.Summary. What can you conclude from your analysis? What significance do you place on understanding cultural values as communicated in language? How does this knowledge help you communicate cross-culturally?In your paper, you must cite at least three different sources. The course textbook can be one source. Your other sources may include articles from newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and reliable websites. For article ideas you may consult the library staff to learn how to use EBSCO Host, Jstor, ProQuest, and other library search engines.
