...however, when we get old we see happiness with inter-peace. Since the definition of happiness varies there are no overall elements that should be required for something to be considered happiness. The definition of happiness is done on an individual feeling of how happiness is defined in their lives. I think it all starts with the way we are raised and how our parent view life is stamped into our physic that brings us to our conclusions of happiness. Cultural myths I think are not much a factor as cultural beliefs of what brings happiness to a cultural as a whole. Additionally, a cultural definition of happiness is an evolving emotion that never stops defining itself in any culture. Happiness has been distorted by American media should be mostly used as a vehicle of selling products and services, not used to define happiness in our society; that if this was a perfect world. Regrettably, Americans uses the media and advertising as a guideline for happiness. Americans are told for a woman to be successful she must look like a model, so many of our young girls are making themselves sick or even worst killing themselves to find the happiness that is portrayed in the media and in advertising. In addition, for the young boys the media and advertising is portraying that the only way to be happy is to be an athletic, a rapper or a magazine model, which has put pressure on many. Yes and no, there are still cultures in America that believes hard work and effort...
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...Final Project The United States is a country comprised of every different culture imaginable. It is literally a melting pot of ethnic and racial groups. People from all walks of life come to the United States because of how accepting we are of others. While there is a lot of prejudice and discrimination in the United States, more and more are accepting others as they are and we are becoming a more equal society. I have seen both sides of the United States when it comes to diversity. I have known people who were against diversity altogether and some who were already immersed in a diverse lifestyle. Although I knew everything about my own racial and ethnic background, it was informative to see how others felt about their own backgrounds and how they experienced life in the United States. As the United States continues to grow, our culture will become even more increasingly diverse. Because of the youngest generation being more tolerant of inter racial relationships, the United States will have more inter racial citizens and they will be the new majority. It is becoming increasingly common to see inter racial couples today because of how accepting we are. AS our country continues to grow and expand we will see the white population begin to dwindle in the face of multi racial people being born and having children who are also multi racial. Race will not be as much of a concern to people anymore as there will be fewer pure racial people left. At this current moment in...
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...defined by the American Nurses Association as an act of safeguarding and upholding health and capabilities, preventing disease and harm, easing distress by offering diagnosis and treatment of any diseases that threaten the existence of the human race, and advocate for better care for individuals and communities in general (American Nurses Association, 2004, p. 7). Having a personal philosophy in this field is important. Philosophy refers to beliefs, and values of an individual that help reveal underlying values and belief about a field (Watson, 2008, p.259). Seedhouse (2000) defined nursing philosophy as a term that encompasses foundational and universal assumptions regarding the nursing profession.It further stipulates the beliefs and values that touch on the nature of knowledge and truth of the entities in the nursing profession and human wellbeing processes as indicated by the meta-paradigm (p.493). My personal philosophy of nursing is founded on the building blocks of philosophy that are, attitudes, beliefs, and values. There is a need for me as a professional nurse to believe and show the significance of nursing (ANA, 2002, P.15). This can be done by clearly articulating my personal philosophy of nursing. The philosophy will help me define how I can find my unique truth. My personal philosophy building began by trying to answer questions about what nursing means to me as well as what guides my practice. Other questions that will guide me are those related to my underlying beliefs...
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...Inter Cultural Paper In order to satisfy my thirst regarding the Asian culture and fulfill my “obligation” to my professor and myself I have studied and explored the Korean culture from every possible angle in the past nine weeks. One of the main topics that I found very intriguing and fun was my personal experience in Korea Town when I visited several celebrated sights for my final assignment. My first visit was at the Korean Cultural Center. The landmark provided a fair share of information about the Korean culture here in Los Angeles. The two stories building had many different exhibits about the past, the present and events that realistically showed the Korean traditional life from every possible angle. Historical artifacts, antic fixtures, customary clothing, paintings, and sculptures were among the many items that represented the vibrant Korean life in every detail. Traditional musical instruments were also represented; the Kayagum 12 string instrument that is used in folk music. The Kayagum is made from a rectangular board of paulownia wood with silk strings stretched across it. Another traditional instrument that got my attention during my stay was the Pyonjong percussion instrument that constructed with two rows of 8 metal bells, thus giving the instrument a range of precisely 16 tones. There were many other different types of plucked string, bowed string, struck string, transverse wind, vertical wind, and percussion instruments just name a few that illustrated...
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...Communication Overview. This unit focuses on the role of communication in the relationships of peoples and groups with different cultural, ethnic, religious or social backgrounds. It looks at both the cultural barriers to effective communication as well as to various ways those barriers can be overcome. This unit also addresses the concept of dialogue as the use of communication to achieve harmony, mutual understanding and respect among peoples and groups. Learning Outcomes: Students who complete Unit 5 will be able to: explain the role of ethnocentrism in intercultural communication discuss guidelines for effective intercultural and interreligious communication compare Arabic and English communication patterns demonstrate intercultural aspects of inter-religious communication Key Concepts for Unit 5 Definition and conceptualization of intercultural communication and overview of guidelines Overview of ethnocentrism and prejudice in communication Definition and conceptualization of dialogue as a model of communication ► Intercultural Communication Nations and people of the world are increasingly interconnected and mutually interdependent. Globally, most cities and countries are becoming more diverse internally, with citizens and residents of varying races, religions, ethnicities and national backgrounds. Meanwhile, greater the risk is associated with economic or political aloofness and social isolation. All of these social forces are fostering increasingly more study of intercultural communication...
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...Trajectory With the American Jewish Community” By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Issue Date: November 2011 Editor’s Note: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, internationally known Muslim leader who lives and teaches in New York City and is a friend to BJ’s rabbis and other faith leaders, wrote an essay for the book Muslims and Jews in America,1 from which the excerpts below are taken. In this essay he outlines the commonalities faced by faith traditions of immigrant religions in America—particularly Judaism and Islam. … Any student of American immigrant history recognizes that the path to integration in the United States has always been painfully difficult. As a result, it is important that as Muslims struggle to establish themselves within the context of the broader American society they learn successful lessons from the American Jewish community’s historical integration, which will likewise open a space for meaningful partnership between these two communities. As American Muslims forge such relationships, I am convinced that we can both solidify Muslims’ presence within the American mainstream and initiate a fresh chapter in global Jewish-Muslim relations, one that echoes the best chapters of the historical reality of Jewish-Muslim harmony. … Though focused on issues of immigration and integration within a specific American context, Jewish-Muslim partnerships should be built upon the foundation of what I call the “Abrahamic ethic.” … The essence of the Abrahamic ethic is the understanding...
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...Literature Review, My Search, and the Conclusion. The sections What I Knew and What I Want to Know provide background knowledge on why this topic is one of personal importance and why I fell others should see its importance as well. The two sections also address what subjects will be spoken of and researched in the paper. The Literature Review is divided into three sections: What is Diversity, How Does Diversity Affect Individuals, and How Can Acceptance of Diversity be Promoted. Each of these sections provides research on their respective questions, mostly focusing on religious and racial diversity. The My Search section contains information from a personal Interview with Dominik Unger, a previous political refugee. Finally, the conclusion contains personal...
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...Iqra Mirza August 10, 2011 English Composition 1 Professor Clark Research Paper Intermarriage and Interracial Among Foreign Intermarriage is the marriage between partners who are from different social, racial, religious, ethnic or cultural backgrounds. Intermarriage is also known as interracial marriage, interfaith marriage, and endogamy etc. This can be between any Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or any other religion. Therefore, intermarriage affects how children are raised, a person’s religious way of life, and can lead to possible family rejection. Intermarriage is one sign of the adaptation of a foreign population in their country. Such marriage, however, often meet numerous difficulties, from discrimination to cultural tensions between the husband and wife. Racial intermarriage involves the added difficulty of different racial backgrounds, which also create cases of discrimination and problems fitting into the community. Though mixed couples are often analyze and put under great pressure from their families and society, the meaning of intermarriage, interreligious, and interracial will maintain to grow and it can have a very positive effect on the families formed. Intermarriage causes many problems to the couples who are in these relationships. Interfaith couples, who are of different religions, tend to live together in common law rather than in holy matrimony. According to a study made in 2006, 452,000 couples in Canada were of interrelationships...
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...representing “Art Psychotherapy” viewpoint and right mask decorated with red swirls, organically moving beyond the boundary representing “Art in Therapy” viewpoint. Placing both masks next to each other surrounded by the silver shading represents the therapy that eventuates irrespective of the approach. Figure 1. a) The red border represents the angst, concern, uneasiness, the energy that accompanies any new learning; the charged emotional state of unrest when experiencing unchartered territory. The smudged red paint into the silver shaded area, visual representation of my personal location in this debate; originating from the “Art in therapy” side of the debate however blending in with “Art in Psychotherapy” end. Figure 1.b) The contrasting white border represents the expanse of the literature yet to be read and understood, the red and blue cut stripes symbolic representation of the influence rendered by American and British literary works and acknowledging how it has influenced the emergence of Art therapy in...
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...years, I have been interested in studying international relations. My interest in pursuing this field stems from several factors which have affected me. First, I have been exposed to international affairs throughout my life. With my father and two of my brothers in the Saudi Foreign Service, I have grown up under the shadow of inter-national affairs. Second, I am fascinated by history, economics, and diplomacy. I believe, through the study of international relations, I can effectively satisfy my curiosity in these fields. A third factor which has affected my interest in international relations is patriotism. Through the Foreign Service, I would not only have the opportunity to serve my country, but also have the chance to help bridge gaps between my country and others. Finally, as a Saudi living abroad, I have been bridging cultures throughout my life. This experience has taught me to look for differences to compromise and similarities to synthesize in order to balance different cultures. In short, I believe that my experiences in life, combined with a rigorous academic education, will enable me to pursue a successful career in the Saudi Foreign Service. Georgetown, Favorite class At St. Albans, especially in our later years, we are given the freedom to choose from a vast array of classes. Using this freedom, I have selected classes which have personal significance to me, regardless of difficulty or appearance on my transcript. However, from these classes, one holds an extraordinary...
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...structures and perspectives. Coming from a third world country, or a “Failed State”, culture is the only thing left to keep the people together. Living in America where many groups considered the great melting pot, helps me realizing many similarities and differences. Somalia is a nation off the east coast of Africa. Unlike many African and western nations, Somalia is a single, homogeneous ethnic group. We share a uniform language, religion, cultural and trace our heritage as common ancestor. My Somali name has three parts; first given name...
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...minority? No. Sometimes an entire country or community can be considered the other. Sometimes, and this is my personal opinion, being the other can be in your mind, the group accepted you and included you but in your mind you are still aware of the differences and second guess every act of friendship from the group. Part C Identify who the other is in this work. The other in this work is Melissa Algranati, the author. As she puts it, “there are not too many Puerto Rican Egyptian jews out there. “So the only category left for her on the census form is “other” (Algranati, 2010) Explain what or who makes them other The fact that in America there is not as many Puerto Rican, Egyptian Jews makes her the other. “When I was young I did not realize that I was unique, because my family brought me up with a healthy balance of Puerto Rican and Sephardic customs.” “I did not understand how a country built on the concept of diversity could forget about its most diverse group, inter-ethnic children. I felt lost in a world of classification. The only way for me to take pride in who I am was to proclaim myself as an other” (Algranati, 2010) How otherness is represented in this work. Even though she, Melissa Algranati, has the “American look”, blonde hair and blue eyes, her background, her culture is not all pure American. She feels uncomfortable when the Hispanic culture is single out because that is half of her heritage, her mom is from Puerto Rico, “I will always remember how I...
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...and meaning. It is the most practical form of ideology in my opinion, as it is valuable to all countries around the world and it ensures a free-market. This in turn allows globalization to be more efficient while it also reinforces inequality. When we talk about globalization, there are numerous positive points that affect us globally. For example, stabilized security is a positive aspect that occurs due to globalization. When one countries economy is greatly dependent on another countries economy, it creates a bond between the two nations where there is a less chance of one of the countries attacking the other. Globalization in this case helps heighten world security. Although there are numerous acts of violence going around in the world, the fact remains that globalization has halted many conflicts that could have ended in a far more dreadful manner if their country’s financial health didn’t depend on the other. Many Americans claim that their standard of living is going down due to globalization. This topic can thus be viewed as a double-sided argument. Many jobs in America are intentionally being outsourced, where countries such as India and China will take up the same job positions for a very low salary, usually twice or thrice as low as what a person in America will normally be paid. Since many of our jobs and factories are being outsourced to other countries, where the labor costs are cheaper, many Americans will unfortunately lose their jobs. But because of this...
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...Reflecting on my resources, are the original questions I asked remain valid? As I review the Indian culture, there is a large wealth of information relating to all aspects of their society. A general concept of Indian warfare has evolved that is not unique to the understanding of historians. As much as the Indians were a part of Pontiac’s War and the Fort Pitt Campaign, the British were equal partners in the event. The Battle of Bushy Run becomes a case study in how the British military was evolving while the Indians were failing to adjust to a changing enemy that was slowly learning how to fight like the Indians and improve upon their military. This is the culmination of approximately 100 years of conflict with another almost 100 years of...
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...Sarah Benor Arts and Letters 100g: 35237R 7 December 2014 American Sign Language “If I hadn't lost my hearing, I wouldn't be where I am now. It forced me to maximize my own potential. I have to be better than the average person to succeed” (Lou Ferrigno). In this short glimpse into Ferrigno’s experience, he explains that losing the ability to hear requires an entirely different perspective towards daily life, especially because another language is needed to be able to communicate with others. This language is called American Sign Language (ASL). There are many different ways that language is spoken throughout the world, due to numerous distinctive features such as accent, pitch, as well as geographical location, and languages that are...
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