Why Nothing Works?

1. Unit Five Why Nothing Works? Background Information

2. Contents 1.Murphy’ s Law 2. Pomo Indians and Their Basketry 3. Eskimos and Their Skin Boats 4. Marvin Harris

3. Part 1Murphy’ s Law

4. Murphy's Law If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it. 如果有两种或两种以上的方式去做某件事情，而其中一种选择方式将导致灾难，则必定有人会作出这种选择。

5. If anything can go wrong, it will. Nothing is as easy as it looks. If you are worried about some sort of happens, then it is more likely to occur. Everything takes longer than you think.

6. Origin of Murphy’ s Law • Captain Edward Murphy • In 1949 • Work with acceleration and deceleration • experiments at Edward Air Force Base • With Major John Paul Stapp

7. Murphy's law is common in our daily life When you make a speech, no one listens until you make a mistake. It doesn't rain every time you take an umbrella. It rains when you are out without an umbrella. The other line always moves faster.

8. C A Positive Enlightments of Murphy's Law Everything has its cause and effect, do not blame bad luck. Try the best to do the crisis management well and deal with the accident before it deals with you. B Pay more attention to details, don't miss any mistake.

9. Part 2Pomo Indians and • Their Basketry

10. Pomo Indians The second largest tribal group in California, U.S.A. North American Indian tribe. Live in small groups like bands.

11. Basketry The Pomo women’s fine basketry is the artistic triumph of the people. Their basketry is the most versatile and diversified of all Indian tribes.

12. Part 3Eskimos and • Their Skin Boats

13. Brief Introduction of Eskimos “ “ The Polar areas between latitude 66°N and the North Pole. Northern Canada, Greenland and Siberia Population: 130,000

14. Appearance not tall powerful legs and shoulders a yellowish skin straight black hair

15. Housing Eskimo snow house (called an igloo)

16. Eskimo Boats Kayak a manhole made of pieces of driftwood covered with dehaired sealskins sewn with waterproof stitching The kayak and Umiak Umiak a large, open boat made by covering a driftwood frame with split walrus hides or sealskins

17. Part 4Marvin Harris

18. Marvin Harris(1927-2001) Born just before the Great Depression (1930s) in Brooklyn, New York American anthropologist prolific writer A B C was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism

19. Thank you