Polynesian culture

The polynesian people are a very unique culture compared to people of different countries. Their pride of their culture, beliefs, language, and traditions are apart of their history and love within their land. The polynesian natives are very proud to be able to carry on wonderful traditions to their visitors and people that live on the land to show how much they respect their island they call home. Adding on to their beliefs and traditions among the culture is about the polynesian history. This group of down to earth people are very captivating to learn and understand their way of living, as we come to their land we grow to call it a second home. This culture of people have many traditions they share to travelers on their land to learn about their ways and traditions who are interested. In Hawaii they share a multicultural group of nationalities that stand with pride. The Hawaiians are one of the strongest cultures to carry on their traditions and beliefs among the United States. Putting a lei on a visitors neck coming into Hawaii acts as a symbol of welcome to their land as we respect their ways and is one of the most honorable traditions…

The Hawaiian culture is a culture that is about respect and protection of others. Hawaiian culture is very interesting and has been changing for many centuries. There culture includes there clothing, language and foods. There clothing and language go very well with each other because the both show peace and protection. Hawaiian culture came from the Polynesians who came from New England, they had effect such as the clothing, the food and the language. The Asians also played a little effect in…

hardships, and unfortunately many of these hardships begin in their very own home. Though many western influences have been if not needed, wanted, they have diminished and altered out cultural way of life. Thus, literature of the Pacific includes works of art that portray constant conflict in either familial or social aspects of Pacific Life. When Pacific people became literate after contact, they began to document everything they knew about their culture, and among these works were stories…

When it comes to the topic of Disney and how it represents history and culture in its films, most will agree that Disney’s portrayals are highly inaccurate. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is that Disney is working to better portray non-American cultures and history in their films. Whereas some are convinced that Disney has and still is inaccurately representing the history and culture of many other people such as the Chinese and Native Americans, others believe that Disney is now…

in many aspects, they can also be very similar, seeming to blend all together into one unique culture. But to show some distinctions among the civilizations that have been discussed, the most that contrast but have also shown some similarities would be the Polynesians, the Vietnamese and the Mayans. These civilizations are all separated and are located in different parts of the world that they have each created separate cultures but interestingly enough, they also show some resemblances…

Polynesian Legends are sometimes based on some of historical fact and have had their people or events embellished over the tellings and retellings.Because folklore has the capability to teach and to preserve the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of a people, suggestions are offered for using folklore to deepen children's understanding of Polynesian culture. Maori nature fables, along with error/punishment stories involving the woman or man on the moon, represent the instructive function. Tales and…

Finding Our Way: The Importance of Culture One influential writer of the 20th century, Octavio Paz, once stated, “Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life” (162). All cultures around the world teach us that different ways of understanding and interacting with our environment exist and that no one way is superior than the other. Cultural diversity in society exposes people to different ways of thinking and makes the world a…

“Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity” (T,A, 1999). In this current world cultural diversity is a common aspect that is face on a daily basis; it could simply be by just meeting someone at the bus stop to a teacher at school. In the healthcare industry it is extremely important to understand the different cultures out there in the world because our help is not limited to just one culture. This essay will discuss two barriers that occur when differences between cultures are…

Views and values of cultures changes when they are introduced into a new religion, society structure and laws. We see the world through our understanding of nature and beliefs. The creation of beliefs are the most powerful force. Natives of the islands of New Guinea had a different view of the world before the western missionary movements arrived. Europeans have introduced new beliefs for the natives so they see the world from a new lense and understand the nature of human existence and culture…

part of countless cultures for over thousands of years. There are a wide variety of dances that date the entire way back to the Middle Ages, all the way to our modern dances now. After watching these videos the most important factor established was the history of each dance group. If the dance was from an earlier time period religion really played a factor. Religion is represented through the music and also the style of the dance. The different moves incorporated by the body were very important…