Indian Culture Essay

Since ancient times until the presents, music has been a key component of any culture and has reflected the people’s world perception. All important events in people’s lives, i.e. traditional rituals, holidays, and funerals, have always been accompanied by music. Also music can be divided into many different genre, like Rap, Pop, Rock, R&B. Moreover, music nowadays could be an important part of our lives and also different people listen to different music. Black people like rap and R&B, white…

what the US is striving to be today. The US is home to people of many different cultures and ethnicities. These different groups coexist in one nation and by doing so they expose all people to a plethora of customs and beliefs. Each cultural identity is kept intact even through frequent interaction which garners open mindedness and acceptance of each other. The issue with this model is that given the diversity of cultures, true cultural pluralism is difficult to achieve. Especially when there…

provided a history of globalization, and its effect on the world. Appiah presented the arguments for cosmopolitans, and neo fundamentalists. A cosmopolitan is a “citizen of the world” and is pro-globalization. Cosmopolitans believe in the individual’s culture. Neo fundamentalists are against globalization and believe in preservation of traditional ideals. I read his essay, and felt that I was more inclined to side with cosmopolitans. I appreciate their views of cultural acceptance and…

Since British colonialism, Chinese and Indian had migrated to Tanah Melayu and build their own moderate town. Since then, Tanah Melayu had become a multiracial country until now. Today, we are still living with other races in peace and harmony under one roof. We can tolerate with each other without boundaries or problems. If we don’t preserve our solidarity, we will have to face many problems in the future. As a Malaysian, what we can do is we can nurture solidarity by celebrating diversity…

Part 2 Own Culture- Chinese Culture A1 .Social Customs Social Norm There are several social norms of the Chinese people that they follow, which are table manners, respect for old people or senior citizen, greeting elderly, and polite when talking with anyone, and so on. In the Chinese culture, table manner are very important. When you’re dining out, you should not make noise or talk too loud, it is very impolite in Chinese culture. Furthermore, when the food arrives on the table, you are…

This essay will analyze how the creation of the nation-state systemically marginalizes indigenous women because of their race, class, gender, ethnicity and sexuality. I will briefly define the concept of spatial segregation to understand how it relates to the film Finding Dawn and the book Ravensong. The nation-state facilitates violence towards indigenous communities through their laws, social practices, and institutional policies. Moreover, aboriginal women are highly vulnerable to male…

Canada from Great Britain and I became a Canadian citizen. It was through later on in my life that I moved down here too Texas to work in ministry. I believe that with all the adjustments I have made to various cultures it has given me a little insight to others who are of a different culture. I lived in Canada most of my life and consider myself Canadian, one of the advantages of my life in Canada was that I lived in big cities. Living in bigger cities is what has helped shape my cultural…

Juan Gómez-Quiñones’ (2012), Indigenous Quotient, Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future, is a creation of two essays: the first part is an attempt to counter the historiography surrounding Indian identity, culture, and history; the second half reveals the theory of Indigenitude and why it is important to incorporate the studies of the Indigenous into school curriculum. The term “Indigenitude” is presented by Gomez-Quinones as a shift from other terms that commonly label the…

The Wasp and the Echo: The Oneness with Everything In A Passage to India, E. M. Foster explores various conflicts between the Indian and the English in a dramatic setting. Foster is a master of realism; however, what walks side by side with the realistic plots like the trial and the friendship is the mysticism, which reflects Foster’s extraordinary ability to grasp the essence of the Oriental spirit. Realistic descriptions in many colonial literary works sometimes cannot suffice to present the…

oneself into a whole new culture, while still connecting to one’s rooted culture is not an easy task. Just like in the case of Gogol’s, cultures tend to clash creating it much harder for one to identify themselves. This causes feelings of isolation and loss of self-identity. Gogol’s quest in searching for his true individuality plays a vital role in his life. He is challenged in where he considers himself fitting in. He is pulled into the direction of two different cultures: Indian and American,…