Essays on Cultural Identity

A Review of the Literature

If asked to name the “national dish of Britain,” the average person is likely to say, “there is nothing more British than fish and chips,” but he or she might be wrong as it all depends on the criteria used to determine the national dish (Castelow, 2013). If popularity is the yardstick, then fish and chips would miss the mark, since each year in the UK it is outsold by hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza, and Indian and Chinese food (Alexander, 2009). And while this is true, fish and chips still play a vital role in the economic success of ...

In the late Bronze Age, war fought by the Greeks and the city of Troy defenders in Anatolia emerged. This war was known as the Trojan War. In this case, Odyssey refers to the adventures of the Odysseus in the Trojan War that is his return from the Trojan War. There are several characters involved in Odyssey. They include Odysseus, Penelope, Aeolus and Telemachus (Cline, 2013). In this paper, I have chosen Odysseus as a character from the Odyssey who was the Ithaca king in Greek who had involved in the Trojan War for ten years. The paper exemplifies ...

A Review of the Literature

If asked to name the national dish of Britain, the average person is likely to say, “fish and chips,” but he or she might be wrong. It would all depend on the criteria used to determine the national dish. If popularity is the yardstick, then fish and chips would miss the mark, since each year in the UK it is outsold by hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza, and Indian and Chinese food (Alexander, 2009, n.p.). But if cultural identity and national pride are the measure, then fish and chips is likely to win hands down (Zaino, 2013, n.p.). Surprises of ...

Lorraine Hansberry's play is one of the most famous literary works of the late 50s, which raises the issues of racism, racial discrimination, and cultural identity of African Americans. The author touches on the social problems of the postwar period, and most of these problems relates to the African-American cultural heritage. Hansberry describes the life of an ordinary African American family living in the south of Chicago. The family members' relationship and the response to the opportunity to achieve something more reveals the basis of the plot and the perspectives of the play. The play's problematics affect mainly the ...

Culture and Adaptation: Anthropology is the study of human culture and language of different groups of people over a period of time. This helps us to identify how human culture adapted to changing needs and environmental changes. While culture refers to the sum of belief, practices, tradition, worldview, language, religion, food, clothing and social practices; adaptation refers to the gradual changes incorporated into the culture, so as to help survival in a changing environment. Certain cultural traits are universal to all humans and these traits help to differentiate humans from members of other related species like humans. For example, ...

Introduction

Modern social, political, business and economic contexts make people and groups increasingly aware and concerned with diversity. Access to technology, globalization and growing possibilities in tourism and travel make individuals more mobile and internationalize cultures and societies in general. With that in mind, companies and people face with the complexity of dealing with this personal and professional diversity, focusing on cultural awareness and differences. In view of these trends and growing interest in cultural studies, it is important to define the concept of culture as a whole.

Meaning of Culture

Allan (1998) identifies culture as the set of characteristics and knowledge of ...

The films, Katyn (2007) by Andrzej, Black Thursday (2011) by Antoni Krauze and Man of Marble (1977) by Andrzej Wajda each portray certain aspects of the Polish culture in different but also similar ways. Moreover, these films indicate how various historical events have helped shape the Polish modes of life in the contemporary world. Further, these films show how the People of Poland have come a long way regarding freedom and personal space since the early years of police brutality and life in the concentration camps. The thesis of this paper is that these films represent excellent portrayal of ...

Introduction

Cultural memories, as well as cultural identity, are two closely related phenomena that are part of every cultural setting in the world, are assimilated amongst generations in unique ways. Cultural memory entails the elements (Stowe, 1982); both physical and virtual those are passed down generations and are a way of giving historical meanings or origins of certain cultures. Literary publications, such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, sought to change how cultural memory and cultural identity were perceived, regarding the African American culture. Therefore, cultural memories occur in different forms. For example, an individual from a given culture may have ...

Abstract

Notably, interracial couples and their families have faced various challenges including rejection and being stereotyped. These challenges have resulted in increased trauma and developmental delays among interracial people. The most common misperception about interracial couples is that one partner is black while the other one is white. The rate at which interracial marriages are growing in the US has increased steadily. Considering that the United States legalized interracial marriages, a high growth rate in interracial marriage is a significant move. The demand for interracial counseling is expected to rise as the number of multicultural couples increase. Education of counselors ...

Introduction

Over the last few decades, the Canadian education system has been characterized by ethnic and racial discrimination. Despite having the Ontario Human Rights Code that advocates for equal rights for all and freedom from discrimination, cases of ethnic prejudice have been manifested significantly, especially for the Blacks and Aboriginal population who have over time been denied access to quality education (Daenzer & Dei, 1994). These minority groups experience low-quality education, which leads to low academic attainment. Aspects of ethnic discrimination have deterred the minority groups and denied them a chance to pursue ambitions for social mobility and high levels of ...

According to Jan Assmann, culture reflects the forms of thought, mentality, and spiritual activities of individuals and groups in the arts, symbols, rituals, language, and forms of organization of life and forms a universal field of the interaction of mindset, practices, and social institutions (Erll & Nünning, 2010, pp. 109-110). Therefore, cultural memory can be understood as a form of translation and updating of the cultural meanings. At the same time, it is an umbrella term for all the "knowledge" that controls emotions, actions, and practices throughout the life of people in the framework of communication and interaction in ...

English as International Language

Analysis of the Article “How English Evolved into a Global Language”

How English Evolved into a Global Language Past decades were outlined by a complex discussion about the role and impact of globalization on various aspects of our life. Globalization is generally defined as a process of internationalization and integration, which comes as a result of a rapid and effective exchange of views, services, ideas, products and other aspects of human culture. The reality shows that one of the major effects of globalization is the internationalization of the world community and increased the mobility of individuals, groups and companies. ...

Over decades, Native Americans were facing fierce and severe oppression of non-Indians who targeted at ‘civilizing’ and ‘educating’ savages. Deemed they were helping English Americans were suppressing and erasing unique and beautiful Indian culture. Thousands of Indians were forcibly sent to schools in order to learn ‘correct’ language and values which damaged family relationships and distorted sense of belonging and cultural identity which brought Native American languages and culture in a catatonic state. However, despite all horrible deeds Native Americans try to rebuild and regain their cultural heritage in order to pass it to the next generations. A lot ...

Modern Corporation and Chief Cultural Officer

Globalization, technological advancements, and other factors have influenced the development of the businesses and determined the direction in which the international business, economic and political environments evolved over the past decades. International mobility and diversification in all aspects of our life is the key element of globalization. One can argue that globalization is a powerful force that is driving the world to converge similarity and even commonality. The reality shows that increased access to technology, improved infrastructures and wide access to information drive individual interests and explain the eager of people in urban as well as rural environments for ...

The book Aski Awasis talks about the adoption of Aboriginal children into non-Aboriginal families. The issue of adoption has been a long and contentious issue in Canada. Research has revealed that the experience has not been very positive for this community (Carriere, 2010). It is viewed as a fundamental feature of colonization. To reduce the level of colonization, the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA) situated in Alberta incorporated accustomed adoption practices with local adoption regulations for First People. In the book, the author talks about the history of First Nations adoptions. In addition to this, he also describes the ...

Nowadays social groups and individuals are not perceived as a closed and self-sufficient phenomena. They are included in the general relationship and interdependence. Universal interconnection, interdependence and relationships are extremely complicated by contradictory processes of globalization. The role and influence on the formation of national consciousness of the cultural self-identity should be borne in mind that national identity is implemented at two levels: the social (public, community at large) and personal (personal) (Bem, 1967). The need for self-determination has always been an important human need. Erich Fromm believed that this need is rooted in human nature (Fromm, 1939). Social ...

The major theme that shows up in the story is that of biculturalism and the fact that Tayo feels as though he is caught between two societies’. While he has grown up on the reservation surrounded by Native American culture. He does not feel as though he truly belongs because of his white ancestry. This is compounded due to the violent and negative history between the white man and the Native American, whose way of life and land was destroyed by the white mans greed and sense of entitlement. In biculturalism a person is stuck between the dominant culture ...

Native Oil

Oil, a source of wealth and power, is often a contested ground of conflict. This conflict is further intensified if erupting between parties of different cultural backgrounds. Then again, conflict over oil assumes further intensity still if accompanied by acts of mass displacement of native populations. The enjoyment of wealth becomes, accordingly, a double crime of capturing natural resources illegally and occupying native land. The case of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota is one most insightful example (McDonald).   Red Tipped Arrow, or Tex Hall, is a tribal leader who controls, via a board, one-third of oil production in ...

Culture can be defined to mean the knowledge and characteristics of a specific group of individuals, who are identified by nearly everything from religion, language, cuisine, music, social habits among many other elements that are used to define a category of people. In other words, culture contains all of the ideas, beliefs, behaviors, customs and traditions of a particular group of individuals or society, which are passed from one generation to the other. It is usually passed to the latest generations through the use language alongside behavior modeling mechanisms for purposes of defining behaviors and traits which are regarded ...

Introduction

Myths and legends played a vital role in the progression of culture of the great civilizations of in the ancient world. In today’s ideological contemporaries, the role of myths to a specific culture fascinated scholars for ages and several theoretical approaches were attributed to understanding the context of myths. In this discussion Eastern mythology will be explored specifically the myth of the creation of the universe and Japan. Exploring the mythological context of creation employs the feminist and anthropological theoretical underpinnings. In addition, referencing other literatures to explain how the Japanese society makes use of the myth, its ...

What is the current state of the Japanese culture in the face of extreme globalization? Some people may argue that slowly, the authentic tradition of Japan is disappearing due to the introduction of technology and modernization. This fact is not a surprise because Japan is one of the most modern countries in the entire world. It is considered as the nesting ground for technological breakthroughs. In the streets of Tokyo for example, both the locals and tourists are welcomed by the blinding lights that tend blind the people from who they were in the past. Many Japanese cultural experts ...

Introduction

Globalization and the media industry are closely related in that both connect with each other in terms of information delivery and development. Globalization plays a significant role in preserving the culture of different societies. However, this may prove difficult as media content is playing a significant role in influencing social life of the viewers. With this being part of the press, it is gaining popularity all over the world such that even countries like China that have been strict in representing their culture in addition to creating competitiveness of their media content locally and globally having to restructure their ...

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According to John Arend, Mike Benkert, Audrey deFilippis and Saretta Tillmaand, when the Commerzbank building opened its doors in 1997, the “53-story” edifice became the one of the “tallest” buildings located in Europe (1). Nevertheless, the edifice’s distinctiveness did not come from its height, but, rather, it came from the way in which it combined “form, inventiveness, and technical expertise” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & Tillmaand 1). The design and construction of the Commerzbank saw the “[b]reaking away from the American model of deep-planned, air-conditioned structures” that have a “central service core” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & ...

The Arabs Portrayal in American Cinema

Introduction The problem in the development of misconceptions about the Arabs can be traced largely on how they were portrayed in western movies. As people do not generally meet Arabs in their everyday lives, the films play an important role in providing conceptions about them. Unfortunately, stereotypes and other factors proved to have shaped the way that the Arab images are depicted in cinemas. According to Michalack, it is the American popular culture that offered the lushest and most comprehensive perception of American stereotype about the Arabs, and this started as early as the 20th century until today (Michalak, ...

Introduction

The early childhood education plays a critical role in shaping the overall personality of a child. The focus of early childhood is not just restricted towards quality education, but it is nurtured by imparting a decent moral character in them. This paper will evaluate the role of teachers in the awareness of cultural diversity in Early Childhood Education. It has been proven through research that the early five years in the life of a child are extremely critical for learning new skills and concepts. Adding the element of diversity awareness at an early stage is of sheer significance as ...

Immigrant Parents Analysis

The behavior of immigrant parents is unique and stands out in comparison to other groups of adults. Their traditionally high expectations of children and increased respect for education or professionalism are acute, and can be noticed greatly throughout American society. The attitudes and demonstrated abilities of their children therefore are adapted to a variety of circumstances and influences, creating unique patterns of psychological and social development. In this essay, the specific ways that being part of an immigrant family influences a child will be explored. Through theoretical and practical research, evidence of the positive as well as negative influences ...

For a long time, there have existed two opposing views in the study of moral and ethical norms of society. The first position can be defined as moral universalism. Proponents of this position believe that the entire international community, and each person separately, can be subjected to a uniform system of values ​​and laws. The second position is represented by moral relativism, the essence of which is the opposite view to the regulation of society. Moral relativism denies the existence of a common moral law for all people, arguing that there are many different cultures and each of them ...

It was a beautiful sunlit morning, and our class was confined in a classroom taking a Math test our teacher gave us. There was nothing in that test that I didn't know: there were some fractions to solve, some proportions to do, and some graphs to draw. I felt quite confident, because I had studied for the test and cramming everything before the test actually did me good, as the blank with the test questions did not look so daunting to me. I quickly skimmed through all the tasks to determine the value of work I was to do, ...

The Name of the Class

How do languages die and is this inevitable? In ancient times each nationality had their own language but then people needed to use a one state language. Many languages ​​of small ethnic groups began to die. Language death is the result of the language shift. The reason for the death of national languages ​​implies globalization, the disappearance of national characteristics and traditions and characteristic differences in lifestyle. People do not live in an isolated group so they have to communicate with each other on some common language. D.Crystal identified areas where local languages ​​were died. These are the areas ...

Introduction

In the age of technological boom where several devices have come to the forefront providing modes of entertainment and leisure for the masses, listening to the radio like the good old times is something that has been adopted by the young generation. This paper intends to delve deep into the various factors that come in play when it comes to listening to music or news on the radio in the present times. This study is based on the responses of five students regarding the matter who recorded their listening. A close scrutiny of the listening habits and liking for ...

Introduction

Despite the talk about ‘globalization’ that has increasingly been picking up momentum since the latter parts of the last century, there are significant differences between different societies throughout the world (O'Connor, 2004). Social class, cultural identity, religious beliefs, childbearing, and parenting, just to name but a few work differently in different parts of the world (Hiebert, 2002). From the Natives in North America, the Taiwanese in the Far South East Asia, Latinos in the Caribbean, and the Ashanti and the Zulu in Africa, to the Aboriginals in New Zealand and Australia, people’s ways of life are just so ...

Modernism in literature is said to have its roots in the late 19th century after World War I that took place from 1914 to 1919. Modernism in literary work is a shift from values, religion and tradition to isolation, identity crisis, fragmentation and relative truth. Modernism was catalyzed by World War I, as it led to mistrust in the ability of existing institutions to solve societal problems and maintain order in society. It also changed people’s perception of the world and society. World War I therefore influenced how writers wrote not just in terms of content of their ...

Food is a fundamental necessity of life and therefore becomes a rich conveyor of cultural traditions and norms and attracts patterns of symbolic significance much like a magnet, for example, who is entitled to eat with whom, and when, and how food is to be shared. The cultural understandings surrounding the sharing of food illuminates social dynamics by distinguishing cohesive social units and social distance. Indeed, it can be said that a culture is encoded in the expectations of behavior associated with the communal act of dining. The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical continuity of ...

Readings by Goldberg and Napier are devoted to examining specific aspects of Japanese animation culture. Whereas Goldberg represents the analysis of a famous animated film titled “Grave of the Fireflies,” Napier examines major characteristics of Japanese anime. Goldberg pays special attention to the investigation of children’s suffering which is taking place throughout the story. The author claims that due to the film, a set of questions about the way Japanese people should talk about their history, in particular about the period associated with the World War II. Furthermore, it is argued that the film is “critical of a ...

The term First Nations People is used to describe the indigenous tribes of Canada. It encompasses the First Nations but does not encompass the Inuit and the Metis tribes. The term Aborigines is often used to describe this group as well. These people are known for their land-keeping practices. The Aboriginal description entails the collective tribes that include the First Nations, the Inuit, and the Metis. The First Nations has been singled out as one of the most populated groups with a staggering population of 958,000 people. The term Aboriginal people denotes the original people that occupied the ...

“Cornel West – Race Matters” documents a number of integral aspects of sociology. Critical reflection questions that arise from this analysis have been identified as part of the report. The following research will be presented for several key areas of literature. “Race Matter” will be summarized, followed by a connection between scholarly literature and readings through ‘Let Nobody Turns Us Around”. Finally, the Answers to essay questions in this piece will be defined in terms of relevance to core sociological principles.

Summary

Americans are discussed in terms of their obsessions as well as the way that market culture has changed sexuality ...

Rock music in the 1950s has been flourishing among the Blacks as a form of protest. Through time, it has been gaining popularity not only among the Blacks but across races and across nations. The hardcore fans of folk and country music despised this emerging genre of music. Some radio stations even disagreed to play rock music despite the reality that a lot of people are following this kind of music. Some personalities even declared rock music having messages that are immoral like sex and drugs. However, rock musicians struggled to be accepted with the help of other folk ...

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Abstract Multiculturalism is a concept discussed today in the scientific circles as well as among the public. In Canada, this topic generates heated clashes between the experts and community. As the analysis shows, it is a heated dispute where people are divided into two camps, those who advocate for diversity and their opponents emphasizing the need to revive the core Canadian culture. Both sides of the conflict agree that Canada has become one of the most multicultural countries in the world due to its politics of inclusion and loyalty to all cultures. The historical facts imply that multiculturalism in ...

The 19th century is a period marked in history due to myriads of changes that transpired. The world experienced tremendous changes from the agrarian to an industrialized society, which threatened the existence of prior systems and values. The industrialized world changed the social and cultural structure of the society. Moreover, the society needed a tool that would best express the sociocultural and philosophical concerns of the day. Literature came in handy as an artistic medium to air such issues of the day, and at the same time to change people’s view on certain issues due to the introduction ...

What Implications Does Identity Have for Intercultural Communication?

Social realities can manifest into cultural identities of any group of people. An individual’s nature of social interaction depend on the dimensions of his cultural identity. It can encompass both race and ethnicity, although these two terms require careful consideration due to the difficulty in tracing their sharp delimitations. Various sources of ascriptive, cultural, territorial, political, economic and social nature can contribute to the formation of identities (Hortobágyi, 2009, pp. 258-259). According to the sociologist George Herbert Mead, identity has two components – the social component and the personal component. The social identity encompasses derivatives from various social ...

Research paper assignment

Research paper assignment The aim of the author was to show that today 'mixed race' woman in Canada at the same time develop "local identity" based on their own traditions and "global identity", based on their experience of a global culture, transmitted through a variety of media resources. In this regard, the author proposes to extend the usual definition of multicultural identity. It means that this term refers not only to the processes of acculturation that occurs due to the direct experience of contact of different cultures (immigrants, minorities, workers frequently communicate with foreigners, students studying abroad), but also ...

The policy of multiculturalism, national identity and the fight against racism is extremely relevant today. Which theory to stick – fusion of many cultures into one, or preserving the cultural identity of each nation and race – that is the question that is now concerned by not only politicians but also by ordinary people. It can be said that it is mainly addressed to the people who face the representatives of different cultures in everyday life. Therefore, it is important to understand how the policy of multiculturalism has developed in countries such as Canada and the US as it is in ...

Undoubtedly, tourism is one of the largest industries in the world and is a major source of revenue for any given country. The tourism industry generates billions of dollars for the host country and creates jobs for thousands all over the world (Chambers, 1997). A number of countries, especially the developing countries, view it as the only tool for development and also an avenue by which the quality of life can be improved. As a result, the tourism industry has witnessed massive growth over the years stretching from the small villages to the big cities. In as much as ...

Hudes in her play “26 Miles” depicts the spontaneous road trip of young girl Olivia and her mother Beatrize to Wyoming. As Olivia lives with her father Aaron and stepmother Deborah, she does not maintain the connection with her mother. The play is about the relationship between mother and daughter, who were never close and just begin to build their trust in each other by sharing stories while driving to see the buffalo in the mountains. The protagonist of the story Olivia is a teenager, so she faces the typical problems – divorce of parents, alienation from her mother, difficulties ...

Towson University is regarded to be the safest public institution in Maryland, which is associated with the lowest crime rate. Towson is a safe campus thanks to concerned people’s commitment to personal protection. In order to protect the innocent, Matthew Heimbach decided to found a group called the White Student Union (WSU) in 2012. Although this group is not officially organized, it maintains some crucial ideas. The founder of the WSU advocates for European people to be superior, insisting on their culture being unique. The central idea he pursues in the media is that it is essential to ...

The essays aims to show if and how national identity finds its reflection in architecture. Turkey is the country handpicked for this particular scientific purpose inasmuch as it a solid example of a multicultural state acknowledged at political and legal levels. More importantly, it has a rich history of multiculturalism. Istanbul and Ankara are the primary examples of architectural tendencies. The essay carefully traces the evolution of western influence and the rationales behind the cultural dialogue in the days of the empire, which allows understanding the nature of possible national identity erosion in the modern Turkish architecture. The brief ...

Engineering Specialty

Engineering identity is known to relate professional and educational persistence. Students have the welfare of belonging to the community of engineering professionals which is important in identifying oneself (Williams, n.d.). My engineering specialty is Mechanical engineering; I am a mechanical engineer by profession.

The Relationship between Cultural Identity and Engineering Identity

There is a correlation between the profession identity and the cultural identity. Identifying oneself as an engineer result from the culture that one comes from or what people used to follow or believe. For instance, the community of blacksmiths. People in this culture do local metal work such as bending/straightening of metals to make tools for ...

Essay 3.1

Coldplay’s “Hymn for the Weekend” The geographical differences have been neutralized by the advent of technology and scientific discoveries, thus letting people from one culture explore the cultural environment of a totally different corner of the world. Thus, one might come to understand that the intertwined relationships between the nations and the predominance of globalization have opened avenues for cultural exchange among communities and ethnicities of the world. Now, one can take into account the recent music video released by the famous band, Coldplay, titled “Hymn for the Weekend.” The West has this tendency to have an orientalist ...

Cross-cultural communication is a very complicated issue. People from different regions of the same country may have different customs, not to mention the people from different countries. Therefore, when the representatives of different countries or ethnic groups meet and communicate, the differences between their cultural backgrounds can cause misunderstandings and conflicts. So the question arises, how to behave in this case: to pretend that there are no differences between them there or to turn the attention to this difference of opinions and to behave accordingly. The difficulty lies in the fact that no matter what tactics a person chooses, ...

Describe the item or behavior.

Syria officially referenced as the Syrian Arab Republic neighbours Turkey, Israel and Jordan. The culture of Syria is of an ancient traditional background that has a lot of cultural multiplicities and a rich history. The Syrian traditional dress is a symbol of cultural heritage and is common in the Arab region. The dress possesses a stylish design and is full of embroidery, according to lovely planet (2012).

If it is an item, who wears the item?

The traditional dress is commonly worn by both men and women, though each gender has the dress specially made in the appropriate design that fits the needs of both men and women. ...

Nowadays in the 21st society globalisation is such inevitable thing that it affects everyone in any part of the word. I am not an exception, especially as the world citizen who travels and lives around the world. Recently there were many activities in my life that somehow were linked to globalization, however for this assignment I chose the activities related to travelling. I am the international student, recently I had the chance to travel to New York City, and I saw the way our society is globalized. I lived for couple of months in Toronto, Ontario Canada couple of ...

A short story “Everyday Use” was written by an outstanding American poetess, writer, political activist and a feminist Alice Walker. The writer pays close attention to the problem of deracination and national identity of people. The short story under consideration is dedicated to the idea of national heritage, its meaning, and a changing idea about its value. It has to be noted that nowadays, in the era of multiculturalism, people do not pay such a close attention to their cultural identity and do not try to make other people accept it, because they are respectful of one’s uniqueness, ...

Introduction

Racism is discriminating a person basing on the color of the skin or the country where he is coming from. Understanding the concepts and fighting to eliminate it should be our daily activity. The fact is, it is difficult to trace its origin. The university that is a center of integrations has people from various countries, and most of them are international students, and they come from diverse communities. The major theme that is suitable for discussion here according to my point of view is racism. The topic sounds good because understanding the concepts of racism will help these ...

Introduction

In the recent past, there has been an increase in cultural diversity in the educational institutions. Teachers and students have different cultural identities relating to variables such as race, ethnicity, nationality, social class and religion. Cultural identity affects the student teacher and parent or home interaction. Students are affected in terms of learning, belief in self and academic performance where there is low affirmation and acceptance of different cultures in the educational curriculum(Ndura, 2004).

Where there is inequality or discrimination against certain cultures, the students and parents feel isolated adversely affecting their interaction even with the community. ...

Introduction

Being an American Caucasian, I understand that though I live in an America, my lineage can be traced back to Western Europe (Nadel, 2005). Despite the fact that I have been in America for quite a considerable length of time, I still hold on to some elements of our culture. Considering that America has its cultural identity defined by some particular elements, I have since acclimatise with the culture. In this case, the two cultural backgrounds that makeup my cultural identity are the American culture and the Caucasian culture.

Features that illustrate the Two Cultures

Being a Caucasian American, I have since gained a number of physiognomies that ...

Think of a person or group that is culturally different from you in some way, with whom you have experienced a conflict that you now realize may have had cultural differences at its root.

Being social beings, humans interact with one another and stay in a community. The interaction among people of the society is one of the key dynamics that holds the world population together. However, I ...

Write a response essay

It is hard enough being I is an essay by Anna Lisa Raya where she explains to the reader how it is hard for her being a Latino in a place that is populated by white Americans. The author is the daughter of a second- generation Mexican American and a Puerto Rican mother. She wrote this essay when she was an undergraduate student in the University of Columbia, where she faced challenges on her identity. The main response to the essay is the issue of culture shock and discrimination faced by minorities in a society that is populated by white people.

Culture shock ...

Vernacular Architecture – Hassan Fathy

ABSTRACT

Before his death in 1989, Hassan Fathy proved a leader and innovator in a particular focus on vernacular architecture inspired by his intention to rediscover and use the traditional materials of the desert dwelling Arab of his beloved Egypt. In his journey, he realized the importance of the spirit of culture, of community, and of the roots of Islam influence on the best sustainable architecture of the desert dwelling Muslim in the community setting. Tasked with creating the design and development of a community for several thousand displaced people from the old Gourna village Fathy incorporated the poverty of the ...

Introduction

This paper seeks to present a detailed outline on the topic Intercultural Communication in Contexts. The main objectives of the paper include the following: discuss the components of language; explain the different position concerning language and perception; describe the function of metaphor in gaining awareness about intercultural communication; recognize cultural variations in the different style of communication; understand the different challenges related to multilingualism; explain the distinction between interpretation and translation; and understand the occurrence of interlanguage and code switching.

Point 1: Social science perspective is focused on the use of language including the components, perception and ...

Introduction:

The interview for Mr. Nguyen, a third-generation Vietnamese-American covers the aspects of the immigrant issues and cultural variations in America. Mr. Nguyen owns a Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant in Milpitas. Mr. Nguyen has a unique and diverse background in relation to the cultural foundations of the immigrant issues in America. He is well endowed with the cultural information pertaining to the cultural variations and diversity in America. The interviewee has a detailed background as far as the cultural conflicts and diversity is concerned in America. He knows well about the cultural values among the people of America and the ay such values affects the economic ...