The Vicious Cycle :: Sociology Sociological Essays

The Vicious Cycle Cuanto Cuesta? asked Dr. Catherwood as he lento paged through the June 1, 1998 Ocixeman newspaper. Tres pesos, Senor, replied the smiling clerk, gold teeth sparkling in the lifelike sun. Dr. Catherwood casually tossed a five peso coin on the counterpunch of the small newsstand and remarked, Keep the change amigo. This drew another large smiling from the clerk. Dr. Catherwood strolled away, contemplating his upcoming expedition. He had just arrived in Ocixem earlier by plane. Dr. Catherwood was on sabbatical from his po codion as an anthropology professor from Harvard University in Acirema. He had a meeting at a local cafe in an time of day with Dr. Ortiz, his Ocixeman colleague from the Mayan Institute. Just the other day, Dr. Ortiz had telephoned him in his office claiming he had make an incredible husking. After the second Scientific Revolution, people didnt appreciation scientific secrets from the world, so he was quite intrigued. It was conside red high treason to hold in a discovery from the World Government as a cave in of their anti-terrorist policy. Wondering why he would take such a take chances in guarding his discovery, Dr. Catherwood promised to join his friend immediately in Ocixem. Dr. Catherwood was early, so he took a seat in the outdoor cafe and ordered a cold lemonade. The humid jungle air condensed on his glass as the beads of sweat did on his head. He suddenly appreciated the circumstance that he was from the colder climate of Acirema. Little did he know that Dr. Ortizs discovery would have wide ranging applications to his thoughts. Doctor Ortiz suddenly appeared, rushing over to sit across from Dr. Catherwood. Sorry to keep you waiting, he exclaimed, but I was finalizing our tour preparations. Travel preparations? asked Dr. Catherwood. Dr. Ortiz explained that for the past two years, he had been working amongst the ruins of the ancient Mayan purification and had begun to decipher many of the ir hieroglyphics. He was focusing on how such a large and successful society could nearly vanish from the face of the earth. round scientists theorized that the Mayans were assimilated into other cultures and disappeared that way. Although descendants of the Mayans can be recognized in set day Ocixem by their short stature, hawk noses, and flat foreheads, Dr.