I came to Carroll University understanding my own culture, but not really anyone else's culture. I have some understanding from the foreign exchange students who attended my high school. When you live in a small town with very little diversity, the rest of the world seems so far away. The world seemed like an idea, not something I could go out and see. I enjoyed knowing who my neighbors were, but living in such a small town limits your ability to learn about other cultures. This course has opened my eyes to the similarities and differences between cultures, and how some cultures that are considered primitive have a better way of dealing with situations.
It is true that we looked at culture through the lens of film music, but I learned more about culture from the book Social and Cultural Anthropology. We read the small, but informative book on our own, then discussed the chapters in our groups and as a …show more content…
The movie that most stood out to me is Life is Beautiful, because it shows what the Italian culture had to go through during World War II. It is hard to understand that Italy suffered because they were apart of the Axis Powers that were attacking the Jews, Life is Beautiful humanized the citizens of Italy. The other movie that stood out was The Pianist, which is also set in World War II. This movie follows the life of a Jew, the culture that most suffered from the war. Because the Jews were not an accepted culture, because the Jews represented something that Nazi Germany did not like, they were persecuted for being who they were. These movies need to be seen, because World War II needs to be remembered, many men, women, and children died because of hatred and ignorance of a culture. George Santayana said, “those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it.” It is important we understand that one culture, one race, is not above the others. We are all human, with different traditions and
It is true that we looked at culture through the lens of film music, but I learned more about culture from the book Social and Cultural Anthropology. We read the small, but informative book on our own, then discussed the chapters in our groups and as a …show more content…
The movie that most stood out to me is Life is Beautiful, because it shows what the Italian culture had to go through during World War II. It is hard to understand that Italy suffered because they were apart of the Axis Powers that were attacking the Jews, Life is Beautiful humanized the citizens of Italy. The other movie that stood out was The Pianist, which is also set in World War II. This movie follows the life of a Jew, the culture that most suffered from the war. Because the Jews were not an accepted culture, because the Jews represented something that Nazi Germany did not like, they were persecuted for being who they were. These movies need to be seen, because World War II needs to be remembered, many men, women, and children died because of hatred and ignorance of a culture. George Santayana said, “those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it.” It is important we understand that one culture, one race, is not above the others. We are all human, with different traditions and