Vietnamese culture: Status is more important than wealth: doctors, teachers or engineers are considered as high-status professions and whom traditional parents wish their children to become. Education is the most importance: the higher your grade at school is or the higher your degree is, the brighter your future is. Traditional Vietnamese women are very stoic: …
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The “Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee,” revolved around a very prominent district magistrate named Judge Dee Goong An, a man famous for his ability to solve mysterious cases. Judge Dee digs deep to solve each case and was successful because he combined the three philosophies of legalism, daoism and Confucianism. These philosophies provided him with …
Chinese culture and traditions are well known, on the basis of modern writing, for their originality and peculiarity. The book Spring Moon by Bette Bao Lord offers a rigorous explanation of this kind of lifestyle through the story of a Chinese girl called Spring Moon, her family, and their customs. Throughout the story, the author …
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Not everyone learns to accept themselves; however, at a young age, I am fortunate to know who I am. You may think that I’m cheeky, but I’m just trying to keep my individualistic personality. Tell you a secret: I have a diamond heart; it’s priceless, pure, unique and this is me. I spent my childhood …
Jackson Wang is definitely a triple threat. The famous Chinese entertainer is a rapper, singer and dancer. He is also a member of the popular K-Pop group, GOT 7. He has notably appeared on the Korean reality television show Roommate. Jackson was he was born in Hong Kong, on the 28th of March, 1994. For …
For Chinese people, the most important meal is the supper of the Chinese New Year ’s Eve. It is a tradition that family members get together to celebrate the New Year. No matter how far away from home, you must come back to sit beside your families to enjoy this last dinner at the end …
Fa Tzang Temple is located in Brgy. Villa Monte along shopping area in Bacolod City Negros Occidental. To be honest I’ve known this Chinese temple since I was a kid and I don’t have any idea that this temple is open for public viewing. For the past 31 years of being a citizen of Bacolod. …
My whole life has revolved around two distinct cultures: Chinese and American. These two cultures have worked in perfect harmony to shape the way I live. Throughout my life, I have come to recognize both the distinctions that set the two cultures apart as well as the crossroads at which the two cultures cross. The …
Peking opera is a special unique blend of theater, mime, acrobatics, circus and carnival action. Wichmann stated that “Beijing Opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.” It …
Chinese shoppers have been dominating the luxury goods industry lately. These luxuries were previously exclusive to China’s socialites, but are now a commodity donned by those of all social classes. It was not always like this though; two years ago, the purchases of luxury goods dropped by 2% after Chinese consumers became weary after government …
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The Cultural Revolution was a very important event in Chinese history. The Cultural Revolution started on October 1st, 1949. It started when Mao Zedong declared China to be formally known as the People’s Republic of China or PRC. This announcement ended the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. The Chinese …
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Persons who practice this faith are called Anglicans and the doctrine of the Anglican Church is an interesting mix of Catholicism and Protestant Reformation theology. There was …
Without a doubt, Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses stays true to many common tropes within the Western genre. However; what makes this novel so unique is how McCarthy manipulates some of these important tropes. They are still present throughout the book, in fact, some of them are magnified through each part but as a …
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According to Wikipedia, colonization is a process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components. It was linked to the spread of tens of millions from Western European states all over the world. Colonization basically leads to a country to impose their own traditions, languages, customs of another country. …
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How accurate would it be to claim that European voyages of exploration and the establishment of European overseas empires never would have happened without the renaissance and the protestant reformation? It’s accurate to claim that the exploration conducted by the Europeans wouldn’t happen without the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. I am going to explain …
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This essay will examine the influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the work of Western artists. More specifically, this paper will focus on the influence that ukiyo-e woodblock prints had on 3 artists, Belgian cartoonist Hergé, Canadian aboriginal Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Van Gogh. These artists were chosen because they …
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Firstly, appreciation of western culture and lifestyle is one of the main themes of the book. As we know, this book represents the post-colonialism; it shows the effects of colonialism throughout this book. After the colonialism, many Indians immigrate to western countries simply because they were fascinated by other countries. The majority of Indian people …
Diversity of any kind is something that should be celebrated whether it is about race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. However, even in the 21st century, Asian men and women are still often being neglected and overly stereotyped in Hollywood and especially in American sitcoms. The roles in which Asians are cast, depict dated characteristics. …
Within any genre the individual gears and cogs of a film may vary in degrees, but the film still ascribes to a set of rules preordained by the genre’s progenitors. Like a meme, genre films such as the Western will warp and intentionally borrow from themselves to apply a deeper discussion of ideology within the …
Most novelists do not kill off half of the characters in their book to prove a point, but this one does. The tragic, bloody deaths in the novel only enforce the fact that the West was wild and could not be conquered by any one human, no matter how muchexperience or knowledge that person had. …
Edward Abbey’s second novel, The Brave Cowboy, is intensely critical of modern life. The book celebrates wide-open spaces and freedom through consistent comparison to an adjacent reality: the hustle and bustle of the city. As the novel continues, we experience the challenges and constraints that Abbey connects with modernity, which Abbey deems unfortunate but unavoidable. …
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The Searchers is a western directed by John Ford in the year 1956 and starring John Wayne as the main protagonist of Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who embarks on a long and arduous journey to rescue his kidnapped niece from the Comanche tribe that abducted her. Directed by one of the most iconic …
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Why this rivalry between two civilization taken place as it claimed possessor of God’s final dispensation to mankind, can be observed in different ways. First of all, whether that claimant is previous or subsequent. Form a traditional Christian point of view, since christainty was the end of the process of revelation, anything subsequent was necessarily …
Marji’s Versus Western Culture On page 185 of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, the differences between Marji’s fundamentalist background and Western culture becomes quite obvious, as Marji struggles to adjust to the lifestyle of the local Austrians. After Marji moves to Austria, there is a sudden development in her maturity, as she is sent away from her …
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In the Western world, the Caribbean has long been viewed as an Edenic paradise. As a result, it has attracted legions of tourists from all over the world seeking an escape from the crushing banality of their day-to-day existence. While popular culture would have one think otherwise, many Caribbean natives resent the masses of innumerable …
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The problems often encountered by teachers and students in these case can be: Problems of communication breakdowns between staff and students because of poor foreign language ability and pronunciation of the English language used within the school. Cultural differences between students or between the student and the teacher (what is common and normal in one …
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Canada is a place known to be a multiculturalism country to many. Although it is meant to be a positive thing in many minds, it is also tended to be a negative thing. This is shown in the essays “No Place Like Home” by Neil Bissondath, and “Immigrants, Multiculralism, and Canadian citizenship” by Will Kymlicka. …
All of nature commences to whisper its secrets to me in my ear through it gushing, powerful, unexplainable sounds. Sounds that were once unclear to my soul now become the meaningful language of my nature and my culture that make me who I am. As a Mexican young lady, naturally, Spanish is my first language. …
Introduction The project explores how social identity of immigrant youth is achieved at workplace interactions. I propose to study workplace activities that are accomplished through interaction. For this project, I would like to focus on two types of interactional activities at workplace: (a) task-based activities such as assigned group projects, and (b) various institutional talks, …
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Empirical Research Review and Critique Research Topic This article considers the factors associated with faculty multicultural teaching competence. Mena and Rogers (2017) state that most research surrounding the teaching of multicultural courses focus on instructional strategies, course content, and social processes, with little attention given to qualities of multiculturally competent faculty members. This lack of …
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Culture, unlike biology, should allow us to seek liberation from cruel and uncomfortable practices. But instead culture wraps us in a suffocating embrace. … re cultures discrete or bounded? …Who defines the boundaries of culture or allows for change? Do cultures leak into each other? Can a person from one culture critique another culture? (Prashad …
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Multicultural accounts in this concept are characterized as vignettes or short contextual analyses highlighting at least one multicultural topics or issues (Seguin and Ambrosio, 2012). Utilizing vignettes or short contextual investigations as a pedagogy is as old as old narrating and has been utilized effectively in schools of business, law, and medication; in any case, …
In a world where the lines between cultures and countries are becoming more and more blurred thanks to phenomena like globalization and mass immigration, one begins to question whether or not multiculturalism becomes an obstacle in modern-day democracies. Multiculturalism leads to the existence of different and at times, opposing values and interests among the people …
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Infertility is defined as inability to conceive children or young according to the Oxford English dictionary. Infertility has over time become a discussion the world has embraced and the challenges around it are constantly being researched to find ways to resolve them. In the past, anywhere in the world, the discussion around the infertility was …
This paper provides a comprehensive composing overview of published scholarly and academic research on Arab Canadians. It groups the research into three essential categories based on the subject and gives supporting evidence about the methodology. It as well looks into the circumstances and history that made this diaspora group visible in Canada. Providing the preliminary …
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Is the Faith Really Kept? With the lead in of “a priest and a rabbi” it’s hard not to anticipate a punchline with a least a little prejudice. Keeping the Faith explores the role of multiculturalism in the contemporary urban setting of New York. On the other hand, the movie relies on stereotypes and tropes …
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Culture is the summation of several different aspects, most often accounted for by geographic locations. Some of these aspects include traditions, norms, and religion. However, it can certainly be even more refined than that. To me, an adequate definition of my culture would include several different realms. Some of which would include the religious beliefs …
The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama is a book about a young man, Stephen, who is faced with tuberculosis changing the course of his life by taking him to a small peaceful village, Tarumi. When he first arrives at Tarumi, he meets Matsu, Sachi, and other characters from the village. His experiences at Tarumi are …
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Time and time again, we see Asian-American students quietly but surely rise above their peers with their quiet, studious, and high tests scores. What is it about these students that separates them from their peers? Keith Osajima, a professor of race ethnic studies at the University of Redlands, dives deeper into this topic in “Internalized …
Race matters and it matters even more at higher income levels. Class does not protect the minorities from racism. Africans Americans are the largest racial minority, Hispanic and Latino Americans make up the largest ethnic minority. But what about the Asian Americans? We don’t hear much about them. Usually, class and income inequality statistics are …
Since America and Asia are far apart, there are a lot of differences between American and Asian culture. Everybody knows it, but it brings to mind a question, “Why are they different even though we are human-beings who are all same?” I found out why there is a difference when I read the Joy Luck …
Argument Essay: Option One (Classical) Throughout the history of America, the United States has been one of the most developed countries in the international community. Success through economics and diplomacy has improved America as a political entity and a social one. However, it is very surprising that English has not been established as an official …
Yin and Yang is the idea of creating balance in the universe. While one side represents good, the other represents evil and when both sides are balanced, one achieves perfect harmony. The two sides fit together perfectly, each conjoined to the other. In Gail Tsukiyama’s novel, The Samurai’s Garden, the idea of yin and yang, …
A fetish object assumes distinct, almost superstitious power and is often associated with sexual gratification, desire, and worship. As explained in “Sexualization in the Media,” “Fetishization marks a cultural, psychological, and social technique of fetishizing things by making them appear larger than life, animate, or sexually desirable”. It is argued that this process has profoundly …
Rosa Parks is someone who grew up believing people should not be categorised and judged by the skin of their color. Rosa Parks is known for standing up for African Americans rights when she refused to go to give up her seat for a white man on a bus. When Rosa took her stand and …
Coming from a different background or race, one will always come into contact with being racially profiled or discriminated. Many Americans today are dealing with being racially profiled because of one simple thing the color of their skin, especially African Americans. In fact, it has come to a point where many black people are being …
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Honoreer Fanonne Jeffers’s 2000 story “Sister Lilith” it is a story about female character who was created from the mud together with her husband Adam, then they were blessed with little son known as Cain. According to the text Lilith describes their “Skin darker than their mud”. This shows that Adam, Lilith and Cain were …
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One of the most distinctive and immediately impressive things about Ernest Gaines’ novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, is the way the author opens his story with an introduction of a collective of speakers, his cast of character/narrators, so to speak. Gaines weaves his narrative through an interplay between the organizing consciousness of the …
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The target population is heterosexuals, low-income African-Americans, ages 18 to 25 residing in San Francisco, California. In San Francisco, African American young adults are at higher risk for acquiring gonorrhea infection relative to other races/ ethnicities’ youth adults. Respectively, in 2010, the target population ages 15-19 had an incidence rate of 2301. 2 and ages …
It is wrong to refer to the writers of Negritude as the first writers of sub-Saharan Africa. Indeed, if their advent has been a landmark in the history of black African literature, it must be noted that writers in southern Africa were the first to write literary works. It is useful to briefly recall their …
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