Emotions and culture

Since a person’s culture may hinder their ability to act naturally, WWF Wrestling gives people an opportunity to overlook their cultural norms and express their true feelings, contrary to common ideas that men should keep their emotions intact. This essay can be related to the photograph from the 2007 French Campaign based off the fact that both give a real-life example of a…

long-term interest because of a temporary emotional or motivational impulse to pursue some tempting alternative, whether due to addiction, hunger, sexual arousal or some other transitory passion” (Bazerman, Pg 105). The chapter further examines how emotions and cognition are in conflict or controversy during certain decisions. A great example of this provided in the book are the “the footbridge dilemma” or “trolley switch dilemma”. There are two scenarios that are difficult decisions.…

communication and intermingling with other cultures. Despite the world’s advancements in technology that allows people from all over the globe to communicate freely with one another any time of the day through cyberspace, this separation from many years ago caused a “cultural unconscious” in individuals that still affect how people interact with each other from different backgrounds even today in 2015. Therefore, people who submerge themselves in only one culture are blind to, and sometimes even…

A number of men and women around the world join the military in order to fight for their country and protect its citizens from any danger, either from outsiders or from within. Sometimes, it takes two different governments to come together despite their differences. But what if those in charge are the ones abusing their power and instead of protecting its people, they are causing a disservice and putting them in horrendous situations. In “U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by…

As it enlightened the true nature of Vietnam War and the effect it has on its victims, our interactive oral enriched us with the grandeur of different cultural topics. The themes of collectivism, individualism, family, sacrifice, and obligation were never more prevalent in any of our past interactive orals than in this one. While each individual experiences theses themes in a different way, there needed to be synergistic understanding of Duong Thu Huong’s Paradise of the Blind. The discussion…

feelings and emotions, and thoughts about past events and situations. Surprises There were a few surprises when taking this pretest. A few of the questions that were pertaining to Cultural awareness were surprising because of the strong vocabulary that was used. Especially the vocabulary used in question number six on page thirty-five which uses the words intersectionality and…

is powerful, it can bring out emotions in people while still allowing the artists to release their emotions in the song. Music can have an influential effect on people. These feelings usually catch us off guard. Most of the time a person does not think of music as contributing to why we may feel morose, ecstatic, and anything in between. As songwriters and singers, their goal is to make popular songs that people want to listen to. Artists want to convey the emotion that they’re trying to express…

of getting someone’s true beliefs or thoughts out of their mind. Authors use catharsis as a tool to express their emotions toward the society in which they live in, and how the people in the society act and express their culture. In South Asian literature, authors use catharsis to provide readers with the viewpoints of people in societies that face challenges like technology and emotions but come to a point in life where it becomes necessary to let go of something to move on. In the story…

probably feel shock, fear, excitement perhaps. They would feel overwhelming emotions and that could lead to “culture shock,” or the stressful unfamiliarity of the world around them. This is what most immigrants feel when coming to the United States. Adjusting during “culture shock” can be hard but it can be done. Having knowledge and making friends to open up to are ways to prevent this. Knowing how to tolerate another culture can help when moving to a new country. Tolerating means to…

globalization and consumerism is slowly getting rid of some cultures and languages. However according to Leonard the internet might help save these cultures and languages. This article was effective because it was understandable and to the point, Leonard did not go off on tangents and used statistics and facts in order to help the reader understand. Summary: In the beginning of the article, Leonard is talking about how people are losing their cultures and languages due to phones and TV.…