Pico Iyer

In “Why We Travel” this article, Pico Iyer mentioned travel can be educational to us and others. It means that we can learn more about the world than the newspaper will accommodate. Meanwhile, we teach the locals. This could be unintentional. It is because we walk around streets and interact with the locals have already been the process of learning and teaching. We carry our values and news to the places we go. We are just like the walking video screens and living newspapers to deliver the…

Does one’s culture inform the way one views others and the world? Yes it does. In many articles it showed how different one's culture could be to another person, and how it affects how they view the world. Some of those articles are Indian Father's Plea, My mothers pieced quilts, HAPA, Everyday use, and Where worlds collide. People's culture changes how they view the world outside of their own. In the article, My Mother Pieced Quilts by Teresa Palomo Acosta, It says “Into our past, into…

“We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community- and this nation.”(Cesar Chavez) Individuals culture influences their journey of interpreting the world in which they are immersed. Throughout the duration of semester one we’ve read and annotated novels, poems, and memoirs all of which helped us further dissect our cultural identities. Collectively we've come to the conclusion that from the instant you enter…

Introduction Throughout the past two years, I have been taught the importance of using evidence-based practice (EBP) to implement the best possible interventions in order for my patients to achieve desirable outcomes. EBP emphasizes the need for redesigning health care that is effective, safe, and efficient for patients. Research in nursing is significant for further improvement of the patients that we are taking care of and it is essential to keep this in mind when we start our nursing…

It is ironic, isn’t it, that as a nation made up almost entirely of immigrants, few being full Native American, some American residents still harbor fear of refugees entering our country. Illustrating such facts, the fleeing of Syrian refugees and immigrants traveling aborad has been the topic of discussion for quite some time now, with varying opinions on the matter regarding our nation’s borders. In such circumstances, I’ve often questioned why we, as Americans, hold refugees accountable for…