Cultural appropriation

Everyone, from the head of political movements to the rich and working class to the bottom of the social pyramid has been affected by history and the current events of their lives. No one can evade the historical circumstances of their lives. Ordinary people recall what it was like living during the event and how it affected their lives. Influential figures like Mao, know the inside workings of the event, how it started and the actual purpose. Understanding China’s twentieth century history…

other form of artistic expression. People come together to celebrate important days such as the birth of a new born, holidays, and many other things that make them feel happy and joyful. These rituals and traditions are often related to events and cultural ceremonies, which are generally tended to be related to religion. Today, I will explain the difference between rituals and traditions, give examples of them, and how people feel…

Annotated Bibliography on the Cultural Environment and Issues of Sustainability In the act of building a business organization that foster growth, organization leaders are encouraged to consider the cultural environment of their business industry. This seems to be important for addressing the issue of sustainability. Business organization leaders need to constantly think how their organization physical location can influence the work cultural environment for the employees. The following are…

the civilization, I believe that Cultural Relativism is the best approach to the issues surrounding violence and war, namely the lack of Cultural Relativism. Cultural Relativism is “the concept that the importance of a particular cultural idea varies from one society or societal subgroup to another, the view that ethical and moral standards are relative to what a particular society or culture believes to be good/bad, right/wrong” (Dictionary.com). In theory, Cultural Relativism is accepting the…

and natives, and Salins' believes that this would also lead to an ending of the American culture all in all. Salins claims that the persistent growth in the immigrant population that have been Americanized, while still holding on to their previous cultural history, has advanced the country and because of this Salins feels that the use of metaphors like "the melting pot," fail the meaning and purpose of what assimilation in America really does or means. As mentioned in the article, "The greatest…

The Tiananmen Square massacre resulted in the death of around two thousand Chinese citizens (Paxman 181). These students advocated for their right to vote in democratic elections and express their freedom of speech. However, the Communist government responded by sending tanks to slaughter the students gathered in Tiananmen Square. China then attempted to downplay the massacre in order to maintain “peace” among the citizens. Following the massacre at Tiananmen Square, the Communist government of…

Human beings are different than other living creatures on Earth not only because of intelligence, but also different values of humanity. Every individual of mankind is independent and unique due to their different values and beliefs. A person’s values are an important component that makes him who he is today. Different Values are also a significant guideline when an individual has to make a choice on a life event. Amazingly, a person can have two different values that can come into conflict. As…

Different cultures have their own symbols which have specific meaning that pertain their traditions and way of life. Clifford Geertz's Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight manifests the notion that cultures possess rituals that are implicit, resulting in anthropologists attempting to interpret the importance of customs embedded in specific cultures. In the article, it is emphasized that cockfight is one of the significant rituals in the Balinese culture. While being perceived as a simple…

At the late of 20th century, Mao Zedong, communist leader, organized the Cultural Revolution in order to assert the authority over the Chinese government. He declared that the nation’s youth to purify the “impure” elements of Chinese society and to revive the revolutionary spirit that lead to victory in the civil war 20 decades earlier in order to restore the China’s reputation and power. However, his leadership position in government as in the Soviet Union was weakened and failed his Great Leap…

Academic anthropology is the study and knowledge of regular anthropology such as cultural, archaeological, biological, and/or linguistic. In the video “Doing Anthropology” Heather Paxson states “not only as anthropologist do we talk to people and ask them what they think but we do things with them alongside them” (Mitanthro 0:17-0:27). This is an example of academic anthropology as they try to learn more about what they are observing. Asking a lot of questions will help find out a lot about the…