Appalachian culture

the world and each culture has their own sayings, however, there are some sayings that are found the same in many different cultures. An, interesting saying that I found in my culture goes like that “الوقت كالسيف ان ام تقطعه قطعك” ,and that mean that time is like a sword, if you don’t cross it, it will cross you. Moreover, this saying has been passed for generation, which made it have a vague history. What I mean about unclear history of the saying is that people in my culture don’t know for…

“The Question of Hu” is a novel wrote by Jonathan Spencer, a British-born American historian. The book tells a story of John Hu, a Chinese widower who is a lowly but religious Catholic, accompanied a French Jesuit missionary Foucquet in 1722 as a copyist and assistant, on a journey to France. During the journey, Hu acted bizarrely and ended up confined in a lunaitc asylum in Charendon. My goal in this paper is to explain that Hu is not truly insane, his problem is a result of misunderstanding…

ourselves or other figures in our societies. Why do we perceive people and events around us differently? The answer is simply because we live in a culturally diverse world where people can be culturally diverse. Culture and how one perceives the world is strongly intertwined because: culture teaches you the values that you use to judge people, includes experiences of our past that reflect in our future actions, and determines what we experience due to our locations. From a young age we were…

people belong to a culture that distinguishes them from the people that not only immediately surround them, but live vast distances away from them as well. I would like to note that not every culture is a polar opposite from another, some cultures may be very similar in their views and values which can lead to cultural growth or tension between different cultural groups. At any rate, I decided to delve deeper into understanding the differences between people and their cultures and how they are…

Any culture is not superior or inferior to others. If I got another opportunity, I will definitely avoid cultural bias, will treat her as similar as others, will help her to go up the ladder and achieve her goals. c. How will you lessen the effect of cultural bias in your service delivery? Cultural bias is taking one’s own culture as superior and treating other’s cultures inferior. That imagination leads to lot of discriminations especially…

establishing settlements. During the 20th century there were more comparative studies with collected data used to analyze the differences of various cultures. Anthropologist Bronislow Malinowski created an important foundation of fieldwork known as functionalism, which was then a new way to see other cultures. Malinowski argued that the establishment of culture was created to meet the needs of individuals rather than the complete society. He believed that “society is like a biological organism…

would incorporate the different cultures of the students into the classroom is through the labeling of the classroom. Each section of the classroom will be labeled with English as while as all the different languages of the students. In doing so the students will learn the languages of their classmates if just through a few words. In addition to these labels, I will have one day a month dedicated to introducing a new culture to the students. Starting with the cultures already in our class. On…

A number of men and women around the world join the military in order to fight for their country and protect its citizens from any danger, either from outsiders or from within. Sometimes, it takes two different governments to come together despite their differences. But what if those in charge are the ones abusing their power and instead of protecting its people, they are causing a disservice and putting them in horrendous situations. In “U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by…

I interviewed my friend, Chris, for this assignment. The primary and secondary dimensions and the responses to the questions he provided during the interview showcase his culturally influenced attitudes and values that shape who he is as a person. I also realized that we share common fears and hold common values, while maintaining differences as well. I learned that there are common fears and needs that are universal and felt by everyone. Based on this interview, I can see the culturally…

of the world. In order to Tan fits into the American culture, she uses different kinds of English then people can take her…