Entry #9

In class Discussion Question = Can traditions be broken completely? Support/provide answers. 

Traditions can be broken, although some traditions are harder to break than others. Traditions that have been passed done through years and generations are very important to a group of people because these traditions shape a group of peoples daily lives, beliefs, and values. Also, because traditions are very sensitive topics, it is hard to present new ways of thinking/beliefs. 

A good example of traditions being broken is the Sawi tribe. Before Don and his wife went to the Sawi they viewed things like cannabalism as acceptable. But, after Don presented his faith in God to these people they realized the truth and changed their practices that had occurred for thousands of years. 

So, traditions can be broken ... but, I think that it is really hard to brake traditions because they shape who we are in a sense. Sometimes, when traditions are broken there are still aspects of that tradition that carry on in a persons actions or words. Because traditions are something that develop habits and personality it is very difficult to completely wipe out all of these habits/traditions. Also, a culture or tradition may be prodominently bad or corrupt (for example the Sawi), it still may have beneficial or right. A tradition can be corrupt but still have fundamental aspects/qualities that even I can learn from. 

Blogs I've commented on: 

1) Brain's Blog - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38699919&postID=1263090942445939846

2) Danika's Blog - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=240105101800209415&postId=5789305248257876670 

3) Hye Jin's Blog - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2791288142035994894&postID=1643915179443120602 

4) Jin's Blog - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1770592867452809715&postID=3349699706877322077 

5) Pritha's Blog - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5381105693862748285&postID=5075138219801329298

6) Lucia's Blog - https://blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6574048670712760777&postID=2464900862300602426