Culture Essays

African Americans are more straight-forward and informal in their speech compared to other subcultural communities in the US. These qualities in speech help us convey more to others in lesser time and make the conversation meaningful. The informal style helps us speak from our comfort zone so that we don’t have to look for difficult words.

Delilah came to Bea to work for her in exchange of board and lodging and to accommodate her daughter Peola. The two became friends where they treated each other as a family to the point that Delilah’s ethnicity did not even matter. Even if Delilah’s skin colour is a product of mixed ancestry, she never hid the fact that she is black. 

Are the effects of a diasporic reality to blame for the apparent obsession of Chinese citizens living abroad who long to return to a reformed China? This thought has baffled many a theorist, as China enchants all who come in close proximity to her charms. Is it their love for the diversity of the food?

Teachers exacerbate the conditions by misjudging the problems encountered by such students, instead of helping them adapt themselves to the changing environment and tradition. Such students are then referred to special education institutions and thus, a lot of talents go wasted because of culturally ignorant students.

Photographs all over the country that captured specific moments, activities or moods were eventually used in propaganda campaigns about life on the American home front during the war years. Know your enemy: Japan (1945) is one of those used for the purpose. Japan (1945) is considered a skillful American propaganda film from World War II. 

As noted by Brinkley et. al. (2006) the prominent leaders of the country such as Washington had written about their desire and recommendation that America stay out of the affairs of the Old World, but it was clearly unlikely since American wealth and American power would eventually pull America to play an active role in international politics.

During the colonial era carnivals reached other parts of the word with their colonial masters. Carnival is a period of fun, dance, music, and celebrations. Carnival is often defined as an amalgamation of the ritual negotiation of cultural identity and practice by the Diaspora of culturally rich land. 

As a consequence, the album appears to have acquired themes that gather to an aesthetic substance from which to infer on Cullum’s surprising ability to vary his musical styles through instrumentation with pop, classical, soft rock, and some influences both past and contemporary, he might have thought to rightfully fit in his jazz-filled creation. 

In particular, the image represents prochoice standpoint in a number of ways. It depicts personal choice, decision, or autonomy as far as life advocacy is concerned. Pro-choice standpoint acknowledges a woman’s right and autonomy in regards to whether or not to undertake an abortion.

Furthermore, the White model seems to hold the face of the Black model viciously and her expressions and posture show rage and displeasure. On the other hand, the Black model is short-sighted and seems miserable compared to the White model. This advertisement is controversial for the depiction of such different portrayal of the two races with the tagline “PlayStation Portable; White is coming”.

Memorial Day is significant because we remember our brothers and sisters who passed on because of their patriotism. When we visit cemeteries to honour these men, we contemplate of what others have done for us to enjoy the fruits of peace in our country. This is often symbolized by placing the American flag on the graves of national cemeteries. 

A very famous Greco - Roman Mythological tale is of Arachne who was an excellent weaver. She was very proud of her skills and crafts and often used to boast about it, she even considered herself to be greater than Minerva who was the goddess of art, wisdom, and intelligence. Words: Characters:

If you love much, definitely you can do much and you can accomplish a lot. According to the oxford dictionary, the word art is defined as the expression of somebody’s creative skills and thoughts usually in a visual way such as painting, producing works to be appreciated basically for their beauty or emotional power (King & Claire, 37). 

The author proved, that, during their rule, Romans had built monuments of value that the new invaders considered worth maintaining. Sharing in the glory of the Roman era, Germans utilized the infrastructure built by the Romans to generate wealth for the next three centuries. However, the Germans lost to a new invading army of the Umayyad Dynasty in the eighth century.

Because of all this exchange, cultural groups are starting to lose their sense of unity and individuality as many of the larger civilizations adopt a Westernized viewpoint in order to compete in the capitalist system. The way these cultures are converging is called globalization. 

The author describes culture shock as physical and/or emotional discomfort, brought about by one’s transfer to an environment different from that which one has become accustomed to. And as in the aforementioned example, the way of life that one has come to live by may no longer be acceptable or considered normal in that new environment.

The character portrayal of Teresa and Esperanza is the iconic representation of modern women in a revolutionary society. The film-makers were able to transcend the mere aesthetic barrier and in a very neorealist vein were able to project women beyond the status of second sex and attain equality in every realm both in her household and beyond that.

The paper "Critical Commentary on Orientalism" gives the detailed information about the definition of Orientalism. It is basically an all-inclusive concept that is used to describe the place of the Eastern cultures in Western imagination. It can also be said to be a Western-based method that is used to restructure, dominate, and wield authority over the nations that are considered as being part of the Orient.

The author states that when people from these countries travel to the West, especially America, they experience culture shock. America is a land of opportunity and is characterized by its ever-expanding diverse cultural paradigms. The democratic values are more emphatically visible here through equality between the genders and freedom of informed choices.

What we think of when we consider the culture of the Old South today generally refers to the romantic images painted in books and on screen.  They consist of elaborate homes, rolling acreage planted with profitable green growing things and fancy white people idling on the porches or attending lavish balls.  Ideals in this society focused on honor, gentility and quiet country idleness.

With the dawn of globalization, however, cultural variety and distinguishing characteristics are vanishing; giving rise to a monoculture common to all. While this may be a harbinger of unity and relatedness among all people of the world, it also damages the unique cultural identities they once took pride in.

Through International Relations, the states will either thrive or deteriorate, since it is through these forums that policies are made, that relate to the survival of states in International Relations.

With reference to Mu-Choo Poo’s piece of literature, ‘The Culture Of ghosts in the Six Dynasties Period; he gives the Baolin illustration which clearly depicts the religious and intellectual aspects that were present at the then time. Almost every aspect of the book has a strong relation to the ideologies adopted by the then communities.

What role or roles do you believe understanding cultural differences across time and throughout the world plays outside academia? Discerning our collective cultural heritage with an in-depth appreciation inspires us to have the will to take custody of its security and preservation which by instinct, consequently permits us to foresee how this may favorably bear impact on our global descendants.

Germans have many positive characteristics such as they are fond of making jokes, which means that they have a good sense of humor, they speak very good English while their national language is German, they are good-natured or lively and they are fond of eating especially the sausages. All these characteristics about Germans are true and according to my opinion.

It must be stated from the outset that the world is actually inundated with thousands of different forms of culture arising from the diversity realized across the board. However, courtesy of the agents of globalization, technology and other forms of interaction, some of these cultures are becoming eroded while others have completely been swallowed up.

Our world, since its ‘origination’ has been a place of continuous activity. Activity in the sense, humans have been showing activeness both mentally and physically, which have transformed our globe from a primitive one to an advanced one. While carrying out these activities, the humans’ physical and mental limits will reach the maximum threshold.

According to Janelle, the Korean community assigns different but definable social statuses to different members of the society depending on the position they hold within the society. In the Korean societal setup, it is possible to attain social status through achievement. Other statuses are ascribed.

With the third space, theory emphasizing on hybrid, plus nonhierarchical learning structures to ensure reexamination of the given student resistance to more of traditional print-based literacy work. Hence, students and teachers might work together as evidenced by the findings from Bud to realign literacy goals (Kate & Jennifer 82).

Edison’s original phonograph used to record sound onto a sheet phonograph cylinder, but Alexander Graham Bell made some improvements, including the use of cardboard cylinders and a cutting stylus. There have been a lot of changes to the origin of Edison’s phonograph although all of them employ the same technology.

People tend to explore and look at the bigger picture of life. They want to connect with the world and share what they have, from knowledge to memories. They expand businesses and provide jobs for many. They also check out the condition of the environment in response to human activities.

Let’s take a look at department stores in the U.S.A., for example, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Barney’s New York. Well-known brands like Fendi and Dolce and Gabanna are hosted in the entire selected stores. We highlighted the brand name that we will talk about in a minute.

The dishes are nutritionally well-balanced. Once you develop the taste for the Moldovan dishes, you would like to have them again and again. Some of the recipes are tried and tested for generations and they hold a unique position in the family traditions. They say home life pleasure depends upon good cooking. 

It was a period of re-inventing human values and enlightening the masses beyond the level of class and social differences. Most of the significant contributions towards these movements came from educated-in-elite-school-system Germans such as Schopenhauer, Martin Luther, Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bach, Beethoven, and Goethe.

This essay discusses that the theory of ethical relativism argues that there is no universal standard and that what is considered ethical depends on the cultural norms. This argument is true because from the past, cultures were isolated and people had little information about other cultural practices.

Morgenthau’s theory of classical realism was supper ceded by Kenneth Waltz’ concept of neorealism. The study therefore compares and contrasts the various aspects of Neorealism and classical realism with an aim of determining whether Neorealism is superior. The discussion challenges the existing conventional wisdom and body of knowledge.

Translation performs the process of decoding, recording, and encoding of thoughts, values, and information from one culture to another. In the multicultural context, the role of the translator becomes very responsible because while doing the translations, he has to take the major decisions regarding the elimination or inclusion of some particular words and phrases.

Films and media at time intentionally or unintentionally convey misleading information about a culture and the general public will digest this making it part of the perception they have about that culture. For instance, most of the American films normally depict the Chinese culture as that of violence, majorly because of the culture of Kung Fu.

The author states that Escalante knew of the Garfield High School as one of the most East Los Angele’s notorious barrios from the onset. He knew it was a place whereby poor, hardened street kid was never supposed to master mathematics, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus based on their cultural legacies.

Maya Angelou had a very strong impact and left a lasting legacy in the poetry, drama, playwright, director, production, and acting fields. Through the publication of “I know why the caged bird sings”, she became the first African American to write about herself. This kind of writing was different from the marginalized black female writers who took central character roles.

The latter is mainly about how the elements of capitalism and urban living have transformed the dynamics of the community from the solid communal relationship to a mere arena of exchanges that promote the interests of individuals.

From the research "Edgar Degas' Biography" it is clear that Degas’ family had many Italian connections. However, his father chose to return to Paris and thus the artist received his schooling in France. Degas received his early education at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris and then went on to study Law.

Most people often assume that axes of difference and bases of inequality revolve around independent spheres. Gender discrimination, for example, is to be studied separately from class discrimination; race discrimination is to be studied separately from class, and so on and so forth. However, in many cases, these spheres overlap and interact with each other.

This paper will majorly focused on modernism and postmodernism relating it to the theory of Post-Colonialism, belonging and language and representation of rural and urban life. The post-colonialism and representation of rural and urban life will be used to distinguished modernism from the previous age.

In line with the study of multiculturalism, the researcher will explain under what circumstances is multiculturalism an advantage and disadvantage in doing business with Asia. At the end of the study, the researcher will recommend some strategies to the Australian government for export to Asia.

After learning how to read I practically fell in love with the language and at five years, my family and I moved to Bangkok where I was able to learn a new dialect. At the age of nine, my parents sent me to Singapore for education and I was able to learn British English. People in Singapore have a unique accent called “Sing-lish”.

In the paper, it's pointed out that the definition to an extent is adequate enough because censorship does not arise from one single action in fact it takes place after considering the general perspective and acceptability by the surroundings that would be affected by that action or any information spread out.

Hong Kong is a coastal island, located on the Southern side of China, which evolved from a fishing village, salt mining area and trading center to become a strategic military port and a financial center, acquiring a per capita income, which is the sixth-largest in the world. During the opium war, the island became a British colony since it was Britain that won the war.

In addition, it describes movements in applied arts that appeared in the decades before the First World War. It had roots in the changes in the western world in the nineteenth century, and it is a revocation of the works of the 19th-century enlightenment thinkers (Whitworth, 31).

As the study outlines, during the years spent in art, the reporter etched, painted and also drew so many portraits, and it became apparent that the changes in the appearances of the portraits can be used to evaluate the change of moods and expertise. In 1659, the reporter painted his portrait, following the struggles of the financial crisis, after years of success as an artist.