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    Cultural appropriation has been defined by many as the process of using something from a different culture and making it marketable without taking into consideration the religious and cultural aspects of the thing in question. Unfortunately, a multitude of organizations are guilty of this and it is clear that the perpetrators value money more than the cultures they are taking advantage of. It seems as if it would be difficult for people who work for these businesses to avoid cultural…

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    Appropriation is the social, passionate, and legitimate process in which kids who won't be raised by their introduction to the world guardians turn out to be full and perpetual lawful individuals from another family while keeping up hereditary and mental associations with their introduction to the world family. Selection has numerous aspects and touches individuals in various routes—contingent upon their part and viewpoint. While anybody can watch over a tyke in requirement for short or…

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    Racism and Cultural Appropriation are two recurrent themes throughout The Alchemist. Discrimination and prejudice of the Romani population, Antiziganism (Antizigansim), can easily be found just by looking at Santiago’s thoughts while being around the Roma. Cultural Appropriation, defined by the Oxford encyclopedia, is when a major race adopts or uses ideas that were originally from minority culture (“Cultural Appropriation”). The problem with using parts of minorities’ culture is that they are…

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    Brandon Hull Dr. Wims Survey to World History II Research Paper September 11, 2015 Cultural Appropriation Society today, has adopted a plethora of different concepts from different cultures, but with this evolution in civilization there has been some negative connotations. That is where cultural appropriation comes in because some people are abusing one another’s beliefs. Culture is arts, achievements, customs, and social institutions of a particular group of people or nation. Culture is also…

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    Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture. For centuries, many groups of people are guilty of this act, especially the white race. Because the U.S population is made up of people from hundreds of different ethnicities and over 13.3 percent of immigrants, it is not surprised that cultures will rub off on you. Even making the culture greater. But wearing a culture and disrespecting a culture are two different things. For example,…

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    opposite is occurring. Cultural appropriation is a concept which the use of parts of one culture by members of a different culture as a largely negative phenomenon. Today in America there are so many incidents of this and I disagree with this because it keeps happening to African Americans this has happened with Rachel Dolezal, black face parties and white people using black hairstyles and changing the names of them. Rachel Dolezal is a perfect example of cultural appropriation because her…

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    surrounding appropriation takes on so many more layers...layers that desperately need to be brought to the discussion”(Jaikaran). Cultural appropriation is the use of other cultures’ customs for one’s own purposes not belonging to that culture; often perceived as offensive. As the world changes and progresses, more acceptance of cultures unfolds. Acceptance of cultures will never fully occur if said cultures are considered separate from the rest of society. Cultural appropriation in pop…

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    OOL focussed in social participation in order to solve community problems, this assumption find support on the theory of “Public Space Appropriation”, if the citizens get involved in their community problems and start to get out in the streets and improve their public spaces the levels of crime, drug addiction and insecurity will decrease. A good example is the macro mural of Palmitas, Pachuca, Hidalgo on 2015. With the highest rate of violence on Hidalgo, Palmitas agree to host the project of…

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    interconnected various dimension, levels and aspects. It is also an important relationship between the privileged and underprivileged people who can be seen in various situations (e.g. the relationship between blacks and whites, men and women). Cultural appropriation is examined for the different characteristics of culture. Intersectionality Intersectionality is the analytical tool that helps understand and respond in a way that implies how the social identity of each person and status…

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    Pop Art Appropriation

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    The new artistic style, pop art, began in Great Britain in the 1950s. By the late 1950s and early 1960s, it had spread to the United States (“Pop Art…”). Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among many others, were some of the most important and influential pop artists. Their artwork became very famous and to this day, it continues to be known throughout countries. The style of pop art was very different compared to the art styles and techniques of the past. Andy Warhol is known for his artwork,…

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