c. In America, we tend to think of children as a fulfillment of parents dream All sorts of ambivalence in this, as we saw in Number Our Days ii. Power though degrees and earning potential 5. Struggle Within the Larger Group Spears: EP noticed that this material objects had great meaning It's an everyday tool, everyman has one Nuer men never go anywhere without their spear iii. It's an extension of the person iv. It's always held in the right hand Essay by hertz, a student of Mauss, on the difference between left and right hands, called"The Right Hand 2. The right side has significance to the Nuer: they deform the horns of their ox to the left they often tie up their left arm for months so that is not used as much as the right hand 3. Symbolic and moral distinctions between left and right sides seem to be a universal v. Nuer spears are individually owned vi. Every lineage has a spear name vii. The Spear is often used to sacrifice animals 1. an ox sacrifice is the best, a goat is next best, and a cucumber may stand in during lean times 2. Four ste a. Tie up the animalc. In America, we tend to think of children as a fulfillment of parents dreams i. All sorts of ambivalence in this, as we saw in Number Our Days ii. Power though degrees and earning potential 5. Struggle Within the Larger Group a. Spears: EP noticed that this material objects had great meaning i. It’s an everyday tool, everyman has one ii. Nuer men never go anywhere without their spear iii. It’s an extension of the person iv. It’s always held in the right hand 1. Essay by Hertz, a student of Mauss, on the difference between left and right hands, called “The Right Hand” 2. The right side has significance to the Nuer: they deform the horns of their ox to the left, they often tie up their left arm for months so that is not used as much as the right hand 3. Symbolic and moral distinctions between left and right sides seem to be a universal v. Nuer spears are individually owned vi. Every lineage has a spear name vii. The Spear is often used to sacrifice animals 1. an ox sacrifice is the best, a goat is next best, and a cucumber may stand in during lean times 2. Four steps: a. Tie up the animal