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Topic: The Mursi and Surma Women of Ethiopia

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Thesis : The Mursi and Surma People of Ethiopia have a very painful, unique idea of beauty. I. Backgorund Information on Ethiopia A. Terrain B.Argriculture/Farming C. 5,000 deaths

II. Ethiopian Women A. Average height B. Complexion/ Faces C. Features

III. Lip Plates/ Lip piercing A. the process of lip piercing B. the bigger the lip plate, the more cattle the woman is worth C. Theory of why they started this ritual D. Scarification

lV.Cutting of the Hair A. Painful idea of beauty B. Interesting designs on heads C. Doesn't matter what age group D. Both men and women did this

V. Face Painting A. If they do their ruler will bring them good B. Help them Survive C. Sign of Beauty

V. Wrap up and closing paragraph  This outline looks good! Thesis is simple but to the point. __**Research Paper**__

Everyone has a different perception of beauty. The same goes for people all over the world, in foreign places. Even though we who is "we?" may not understand their point of view or idea of beauty, it doesn't make it //not// beautiful. This research paper will explore this kind of intro is not needed - just write the paper and the reader will automatically know what you're exploring. the very unique idea of beauty and rituals that the Mursi and Surma people of Ethiopia have and practice. They have a very painful, unique idea of beauty.

One of the oldest nations, Africa-Ethiopia, has one of the most interesting ideas of beaty the beauty. be sure to proofread The Great Rift Valley divides the central mountain range, and there are high plateaus. Farmers use wooden plows pulled by oxen to work the land. "Argiculture is the nation's cheif economy activity, employing about 85% of Ethiopian workers" (Bliss 389). Their main crops of food for their own use includes corn, sorghum, a grain called teff, and wheat. Sugarcane, oilseeds, and coffee are their "cash crops." Poor distrubution of food, drought, and cattle disease caused at least 5,000 deaths(389). Some good background info on the land and lifestyle of the people.

Ethiopian women don't look the same as women do in America. The average height of an Ethiopian woman is generally not tall, whereas heights here vary from very short, to very tall or anywhere in between. Their complexions vary from very dark to very bright, and they have predominately oval faces. They also usually have high foreheads and noses that vary from aquimine to flat ( arefe). Explain how this differs from American women. This next sentence is NOT needed. That is some information on the average looking Ethiopian to keep in mind as you Avoid "you" or "your" in professional writing read about their beauty rituals.

One ritual of beauty that the Ethiopian people do is lip piercing and lip plates. At one point in puberty they get their bottom teeth removed so they can get their lower lip pierced. Then, the lip is stretched and a "lip plate" is put in the hole of the piercing. As the lip stretches, they move up to the next biggest size plate. This is a sign of beauty, and the bigger the plate, the more cattle the woman is worth. The lip plate is very important when a woman is ready to get married. Why? Explain this. Although it is still unknown why or how lip plates came to be used, one theory says "lip plates were used to discourage slave owners from taking the women who had them." But, in recent years some girls are refusing to get it pierced. Ethiopian women and even men also do something called "scarification." They do this by lifting the skin with a thorn, then slicing it with a razor blade, and then leave the skin over to scar. Men scar their bodies after they kill a member from an enemy tribe. The Surma (also known as the Suri) pride themselves in how many scars they have (Surma people). Interesting information.

Another thing the Ethiopians did to be "beautiful" was cut out all or a lot of their hair. That may seem //crazy// to cut out all/most of your own hair, but they did it to be beautiful. Remember, they have a painful, but unique idea of beauty. Most of the time they didn't, they left a little bit of hair in. Most of the syles involve braiding, but some use designs or unique styles. There are many other styles too like Qaray which was like a small mohawk, or the Sheruba where they braid it in cornrows or as a free hanging braid. The childrens' hairstyles' include Quntcho, Zerantch, Qaray, Sheruba, Sadula, Gamay, Zur Gamay, Gamay Sheruba, Endermamit, and Fesesay. The Women's styles include Sheruba, Gadeiray, Goteray, Gufta,Eshem, Eshem Dereb, Gungun, Mertu, Saluda, Fesesay, Hamar Bumi and Karo (Southwestern Ethipoians) Women Hairstyle, Afar Women Hairstyle, Gerdaba Shash, Qelbay Shash, Kebs, and Qutena. Finally, the men's hairsyles include Goferay, Hamr Bumi and Karo, Afar Hairstyle, Tchefrer (Fuzzy Wuzzy), Nuzrawi, Keloita, and Beqedaday. Explain what all these hairstyles looked like or represented. Without an explaination this is just a bunch of meaningless words.

You need a trasition here. The Mursi village paints their faces because of their culture. They paint their faces because they believe that if they do, their ruler, (God to us), will bring them good things and help them survive. They get new face paint every month. On the other hand, the Surma tribe paint their faces because they think it is a sign of beauty.(Holt 291)  No one is really sure why these Ethiopian people preform these painful and unique rituals. Some say it is a way of getting the younger children used to seeing blood and feeling pain or a way of adapting the children to their violent environment (Surma people). Neverless, everyone around the world has painful ways of beauty like waxing in America, or foot binding in China. There is no set defintion of beauty, it is all about the perspective- "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." Great closing!

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__**Works Cited**__

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 * websites**- **1.)** arefe, "In Praise of an Ethiopian woman." __Addis Journal__. 30 Mar 2009 [%20woman/|http://arefe.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/in-praise-of-an-ethiopian-woman/] =====

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**books- 1.)** Bliss, Pamela, and Kathy Klein, and Susan Messer, and Rita Vander Meulen. __The World Book Encycopedia of People and Places, D-H Denmark to Hungary__. Chicago, IL 60601: World Book Inc., 2004.=====

**2.)** Holt, Henry. __The Encyclopedia of The Peoples of The World__. New York: Henry Holt and Company Inc, 1993.
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(38, 0, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 208); text-align: left;">Rubrics for your Research Paper

- The research paper must contain a thesis statement that is discussed and proven in the paper. Stick to your topic. 50 pts +50 -Paper discuss beauty in the culture you were assigned and also reflects on how that beauty is maintained. 30pts +15 -Each group must complete an outline BEFORE they start writing their paper and submit it with the final paper. 20 pts +20 - Parenthetical citations (in MLA format) must be used correctly throughout paper. 25 pts +25 - A works cited page must be included at the end of your paper. 20 pts +15 -Researched information must be paraphrased correctly or in quotes. 25 pts +25 --Each group has used at LEAST two book sources, one internet source, and one database source. 15 pts +15 - Paper includes photos and video that enhance writing. 40pts +40 -Paper contains correct spelling, transitions, complex sentence structures, and good vocabulary. 20 pts +10 -Photos and video are placed in appropriate places in the paper. 15pts +10

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Total Points: 225/260 = 86 B