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| Culture - Modern Devlopment |
| The modern culture of Europe that
swept over Amazonia came with the arrival of Europeans after initial exploration. Unlike
the Amazonians, these people saw themselves as supreme beings as they moved into their new
land of savages who needed to be educated. The culture of the Europeans blended
together with the Amazonians to make the people of the river, a mixed breed who live with
the river as their main method of transportation and home. The ranchers who arrived
see themselves as God's missionaries out to make a difference through changing the course
of history and proving Amazon is a wonderful place to make money by cattle. The
loggers work to produce the woods demanded by the outside market, seeing the way to
fortune but losing the battle as woods become harder to find. The miners seek to make a decent living and
are driven by competition with big businesses moving in and the glint of gold.
Settlers are interested in escaping the poverty of the rest of the land and finding a
dream home in the Amazon. All of these modernized people call the Amazon home,
turning to their resources and that of their state government for support. They are new
compared to the long standing Amazon society, and yet are in strife already, fighting over
land and ideas for the future. The modern society, with its many different groups, has
always sought to overcome the society of old, and the cultures clash as modern society
meets ancient practices. |
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