Moving to another country, we may face a culture shock, as civilizations have different backgrounds. In my opinion it’s better to assimilate the customs of the new country, so one can be effectively integrated in the society and explore a new way of living. In the following essay I will explain the reasons why I feel this way. To begin with, it’s important to follow local customs in order to be inserted in the society. One shouldn’t exactly forget about its culture, because it is a fundamental part
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One of the largest controversial topics that is talked about race and diversity throughout America. How to deal with diversity and things that are like this that could affect your life. Not judging a book by its cover is something that every child has heard many times but you don’t realize how life changing it can be if you really do allow yourself to open up and allow other cultures and customs into your life. The definitions of culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (1997) is an ethnography written by Anne Faidman. It tells the story of Lia Lee, a Hmong girl with severe epilepsy, and her family’s journey with managing the condition and the cultural barriers that posed great challenges in Lia’s care. Lia was diagnosed with epilepsy during infancy. Her family’s opinion was that the condition was a spiritual gift. Lia’s parents, Nao Kao and Foua, were wary of the American medical system, preferring to care for Lia in the
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Cultural Assessment Being culturally competent means more than having an awareness for a culture different than your own for the majority culture. Cultural competency involves having an open mind-set and respect for the unique cultures, values and principles of all diverse ethnicities. I had very little interaction with the Haitian culture until I started working at a very culturally diverse facility. While completing my nightshift rotation, I had the pleasure of befriending someone from Haiti
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Customs, traditions, and values of a society or community, such as an ethnic group or nation are the factors that define culture. There are seven major contributing factors that affect cultures; Geography, Climate, Religion, Economics, History, Political Structures, and Social Organizations. Geography and climate can dictate the clothing people use, the kind of shelter and even food that they eat. Humans adapt to the environment they are in. A country dominated predominately by deserts would
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Montaigne in `Of Cannibals' disputes the conventional and the stereotypical notions that European adventurers had made of the cannibal society and he would as a matter of fact go a long way to give a different and logical meaning the story of the Mayan ballgame where the loser was sacrificed. In the novel, ‘Of Cannibals”, Montaigne not only seek to convince his readers that cannibal society were not as bad as the Europeans depicted them, but that they were self-sufficient societies who were at peace
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How do I define my culture? This is a very thoughtful question… I was born and raised in Mexico, I am family oriented person, I feel more comfortable speaking my own language (Spanish) mostly when I express my feelings, I love Mexican food, and of course I love my country. I like to visit my family in Mexico and fill up my cup, get recharged (Enculturation) and come back to the US. Even though, there are many things that connect me with the Mexican culture, I cannot identify myself as 100% Mexican
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Transnational Education Questions Good afternoon Doctor Morales, I have enclosed several questions for the transnational study, I apologize for neglected the project but I lost most of my interviewees and I was attempting to gather more prior to the start of the semester. Additionally, I have added some of the themes I would like to analyze and the questions for the study. I am having problems with constructing sound and inclusive questions. I have a few questions that I would like to discuss
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Importance of Cultural Identity Student’s name Institutional Affiliation Importance of cultural identity Cultural identity is the sense of belonging to a particular group which has been (delete) formed on the basis of religious beliefs, customs, values, norms, traditions, ancestry etc. People tend to associate themselves with groups, communities and cultures that they were (Passive voice) raised in or those groups they chose
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This week I have chosen to take on the second forum topic option; what do we know about slavery had how does it compare to slavery in “Oroonoko”? Even though there are various ways the two are similar, I will only focus on a couple: slave relationships and punishment for not obeying the rules. When people are around each other for a given period of time, relationship tend to form. However, slaves were treated as property no matter how good the relationship between them and their owner may have
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