Emotions and culture

way. Upon realizing their similarities, they were able to get along much better. Another material that related to the idea of similarity is “We Wear The Mask”. In “We Wear The Mask”, Dunbar talks about how we all wear a mask. This mask hides all emotions, besides happiness. He says, “We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries / To thee from tortured souls arise.” This quote is talking about how you only see the smile in one’s face, but behind that there’s a cry coming from a tortured soul that…

What is an emotion? When one is asked to think of an emotion, one finds it fairly easy to name a handful. Nonetheless, if one is asked to define an emotion, one is left bewildered. The linguistic usage of the word itself takes on various meanings. When looking through a psychological lens, the term emotion signifies ongoing states of mind which are marked by mental, physiological, and behavior symptoms. In order to ascertain an intelligible understanding of emotion, similar concepts have to…

matter of fact, India being a country full of various cultures, races, languages and religions is probably one of the best examples for unity in diversity. India is a well-known country of oldest civilisation in the world where people of many ethnic groups have lived together for years. It is a country of diverse civilisation with over 1650 spoken languages. It is a country home to more than 11 recognised religions. It is a country with so many cultures and traditions, but none the less, we see…

Discuss the role Language and Reason in History. Every country relies on history to have knowledge of their foundations; culture, religion, ancestry, heritage, and most importantly battles that brought about independence to the country, ‘without it it’s like a person without memory’. On the other hand, history does not only give knowledge of the past but helps to understand the present and the ability to predict the future. The foundations on how history is built, distinguish between historical…

composer, which develops sympathy, widens an individual’s perspective, to reduce the amount of injustices conquered around the globe. In the short story by Nam Le, “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” reinforces that culture can significantly impact the formation of identity which forms the context of the composer, influencing…

work in business wear uniforms. Even those who are on holidays wear special kind of cloths to mark that they belong to this specific resort. What is called by the author as “identity badges” (1999: 118). Also East Asian way of expressing various emotions in public places is different from European. Toomey (1999) wrote in her book that: “(...) sounds of laughing moaning groaning yawning or belching in public, for instance, can be considered as acceptable(...)” (Toomey 1999: 118). What in European…

prominent to this day especially when it comes to the indigenous body on display for all to see. I believe that western “civilized” nations want to be able to view the other through a observational lens (like in Anthropology) and at the same time treat a culture or a society like an experiment or a sickness that needs to be cured. The basis behind colonization proves this completely. By encroaching on indigenous peoples habitats they then attempted to “civilize” especially through capture and…

Flamenco is a folk art and culture from Iberia, or present day Spain. A genre that has been the musical outlet for the poor and the troubled, Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individual’s most profound emotions and the flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be a technical art performed with enduring…

painting – and science. Culture is what makes humans human. Over time humans evolved to the sophisticated modern race they are today while early on, the species would have been rather primitive. The brain is a vital part of the human body system and has also evolved over time. Brain functions make humans human through love where chemicals are released in the brain stimulating emotions. Humans are also different from animals and robots for a variety of reasons, including culture and economic and…

describes in his article Vanishing Voices the threat of a dominant culture in a region eliminating minority cultures and languages through the rapid rise of globalization and technology (Rymer, 2012, pg. 6). The minority population of second generation children in Canada and the United States also face a bicultural identity crisis as a result of being submerged in a different dominant culture in which their old heritage culture (HC) world and new Western world clash. Although there are…