Color in Chinese culture

education with the concepts of culture and language. My further understanding of student achievement and the factors that affect the outcomes of U.S. public schools has expanded immensely. After gathering research from the course authors, students were able to assess their knowledge through the video assignment. The video assignment allowed us to convey our research from this course in a concise manner. Therefore, we address the important concepts that uncover language and culture as empowering…

Tattoos have become quite the phenomenon in recent years. There are people with ink on them everywhere in the United States. A few years back it was rare even taboo to see so many people with tattoos. Not only has the number of people with tattoos increased, but also the number of tattoos a person has. Also part of the phenomenon is that woman are tattooed just as much as men are. The million-dollar question is what is the cause for this increase in popularity of tattoos. The increase and…

Aztecs was an incredibly insightful and educational source of information regarding all aspects of Aztec life. One thing I found to be especially intriguing was how many similarities there are between the current day traditions of many different cultures and the traditions the Aztecs used to observe. Understandably, there are some major differences too, but the fact that we can still find ways to relate to people who lived centuries before us is pretty extraordinary. Before we discuss the…

established through combat. 3. What was the role of cities in the early civilizations? • The first cities had political and administrative (bureaucratic) centers, beautiful architecture (living spaces-houses and apartments, temples, etc.), and prominent culture (art, literature, rituals, and ceremonies.) Cities also had marketplaces (for local and more distant exchange.) 4. In what ways was social inequality expressed in early civilizations? • Within civilizations, life became impersonal. Class…

Deculturalization is a conscious attempt to replace one culture and language with another that is considered “superior” (Spring, 2016 page 1). Throughout history our very own ancestor had to go through deculturalization of their very own culture. Our generation, will never know how it feel to be told what to do, what to believe in, or this is the way you are going to learn. Centuries ago, people believed that it was only one way to be taught, that way was the “white” American way. Coming to the…

countries, for they have different about culture, skin, and language of each countries. I am a Vietnamese person and living in there for seventeen years before I moved to U.S. When I came to America, I saw a lot of difference from culture to race of people. There are people with white, black skin and even more color than that. I wondered in my mind that do they are alien. But, I was wrong about that. Then, I saw a different culture from them to my culture. They wear some clothes which I never…

ways of thinking of the world around us, which is a theory called linguistic relativity. This is an idea that viewpoints vary from language to language, and it relies on linguistic determinism, an idea that language determines thoughts ("Language & Culture: The "Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis""). How strongly could the language we use determine our thoughts, hence judgments? Language shapes thoughts, as the use of linguistic system differs from language to language. For instance, the idea of time and…

The spark of the 18th century for western culture throughout Europe and the colonial Americas was the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution was the introduction of machinery such as Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine in and James Hargreaves’ spinning machine that jolted the production of material goods and infrastructure to an all-time high for the era, making way for improvements of manufacturing while spiking consumerism. Not only was this a monumental time for industry, but, the…

For this assignment, I chose the Marshmallow Love Seat #5670, or more commonly known as the Marshmallow sofa. This specific piece came from the Modernism movement and was produced by the American furniture company Herman Miller that was originally manufactured between 1956 and 1961. It is considered the most iconic of all modernist sofas (Fleisher 2009). It was produced in two sizes from 1956 to 1961, and consists of a metal chromatic frame with round discs of covered foam, a sustainable and…

winning isn’t just conveyed in the movie but in course readings as well. According to Jay (2004), when Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to a Major League Baseball contract, the decision sprang partly from a realization that Major League Baseball’s color line…