This article taught me something I did not know . I did not know that the Maasai gave us something so special. Representation means a lot in this story. If a farmer here decided to give the country cows people would think that was nothing special. But for the Maasai cows are so sacred that being given them means more than if it came from another country. The cows represent something big and important in their community and it is important for Americans to realize what cows represent.
Since the weather did not permit the cows to live here, I think it is amazing and nice that the Maasai are taking care of them for us and doubled the number of the cows. I always like how they are called the "American cows."
These cows show that the Maasai have a respect for us and its a honor to have them given to us.
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"If a farmer here decided to give the country cows people would think that was nothing special."
ReplyDeleteIt is, therefore, not the "cows,"but what they "re-present" in this case. It is also because of the "context" - a community that values cows for more than economic purposes - within which this gift was given.
It is true that an American in Madison "see" a cow differently from a Kenyan Maasai.