Emotions and culture

grounded upon Raymond Williams’ concept of the dominant society and the perpetual flux between filtering residual and emergent cultures, the existence of the novel by such definitions are placed into that of the former. Novels represent a notion of residual culture that has been deeply absorbed within the current superstructure as “they contribute to the effective dominant culture and are a central articulation of it” (Williams 1434), while creating more production for the base through…

expansion of globalisation, especially in this recent time, is increasing the level of interaction among people from different cultures and backgrounds. Nowadays, in the business environment, its very likely for people to cooperate or work with other individuals, coming from diverse…

Whenever culture is in consideration, one is either caring or copying. Brianna Fragoso, author of the article “Culture Appropriation Vs. Cultural Appreciation” on The Odyssey, discusses the contentious line bordering appropriating and appreciating aspects of respective cultures by using rhetorical strategies to develop an educated argument about this controversial issue. It is crucial to comprehend both positions of the issue since it reflects into matters of racism, political correctness, and…

of Claude Watson. This is Jolie, James, and Eric from grade 8 strings. We are going to go on about the existence of empathy in music. The creation, performance, and use of music exists in all cultures, places, and in history. Music increasingly brings together many people, including a vast amount of cultures and histories. Many would even claim that music could be referred to as a “Universal Language” that can conquer cultural difference, age, social class, ability, disability, and break down…

to balance two cultures, they feel isolated doing so. The author acknowledges the power of what art and literature obtains when carrying out their goal or message. Chicanas uses these tools to aware the public about issues they face and how hard it is to be a Chicana in two distinct cultures. Many Chicana struggles with their identity and they communicate through art and literature. Individuals in the Chicano/a community face isolation when dealing with Mexican and dominant culture. In my…

should be respectful, empathetic, compassionate and cognitive of their patient’s needs, coping skills and wishes. There are cultural or religious protocols, rituals, or traditions for post-mortem care for the removal of a deceased individual. In some culture or religions, women can only part take of post-mortem care for the deceased women. The same concept applies to men, who only, are allowed to touch or remove the decease, of a male. Therefore, it is crucial that healthcare workers are…

Motivation can be defined by a persons’ ultimate desire and an end result of how a human is behaves. It is defined by a nature vs nurture. Nature is the bodily push, whereas nurture pulls from our thought process and culture. Motivation is broken down into four different perspectives. First, Instinct Theory, it is defined as genetically predisposed behaviors. Second, Drive-reduction theory, how one responds to our inner pushes. Third, Arousal theory, is finding the right level of stimulation.…

sometimes even feel zombie’s emotions. This is interesting because when anyone has emotions it makes them vulnerable and if they are vulnerable this might depict them as weak. Weak in the sense that one might not be as scary as they first Also, if you show your true emotions, people may take your emotions and use the against you to make you emotionally unstable. This is a common tactic used in fights to get the upper hand. You use the opponent’s ethos and bring out their emotions. This…

don’t think anyone has the right of stopping her,”(Chada). After Jess pours her feelings out in front of her parents about her love and passion for playing soccer, they were able to understand and listen to what she had to announce. Due to Jess’ emotions, it is clear to see how the colliding of the two worlds brought her to want to express her feelings about the conflict to her parents, allowing them to finally see and understand how she…

The Unidimensional Model of Acculration suggested that individuals can only maintain a single culture within oneself and therefore when moving into a foreign culture, individual must discard his culture of origin and adapt the host culture. If he cannot do that, he cannot fit in with the society and will lead in the increase of negative emotions and behaviours. This model used to be the predominent theory of acculturation in the United States in the 20th century, but becoming less accurate in…