“Through the use of proverbs, African writers try to express the wealth of philosophy; wisdom and perception of life as they affect and control their communities.” Much of the philosophical statements were handed over from the respective ancestors, and its use is connected from…
Western beliefs to Igbo beliefs, proverbs, gender roles, social classes, and events that will create the whole importance…
Igbo people use proverbs, and they both use traditional plants as medicine to cure the sick people. On the other hand, Igbo people allow same gender marriage while Somali’s don’t, they crop different crops, and they domesticate different animals.…
wrote an essay which talked about cultural expression. I chose a classic proverb “where there is a will, there is a way.” It means that if a person is really resolved to do something, no matter how difficult it might be, never give up, and he or she will find a way to do it at last. The essay included three parts, which are narrative story, history and analysis. This project helped me gain a critical perspective of the proverb we use and a better understanding of it works. I discovered my chosen…
to seeking out life. Proverbs 30 will attest to this too when the author writes in verse 5 that, “Every word of God proves true.” If God’s word is true, and if knowing God is akin to wisdom and learning and is wrought by understanding and living in light of God’s word, it would follow that there are grounds for rejoicing and seeking life. Because God’s word is true, one should be inclined to seek out the life found therein. The pursuit is a worthy…
(“Values & Proverbs”). Some key points that are imperative to the German family values are education, manners, punctuality, structure, and religion. All of these values are important to most traditional German families. Education, as seen…
Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe the fear of the unknown --the imperialism-- drove the clansmen of the African Ibo culture to their own demise. Proverbs were a central component of the Igbo culture and provided a sense of security…
The NILD Level III technique, Proverbs, lends the therapist the opportunity to mediate toward an ability to use inferential-hypothetical thinking during the elaboration phase of the mental act. According to Mandia Mentis, Dunn-Bernstein, and Martene Mentis (2008), an individual with restricted use of inferential-hypothetical thinking will be unable to think of alternative solutions to common problems or to make generalizations and inferences. These students view the words as disconnected and…
confidentiality is one of the ethical requirements and essential to building rapport with individuals. Further investigation into scripture, lead to Proverbs which provides insight into how Christians approach this issue. Proverbs 17:9 indicates” whoever covers an offense seeks loves a matter separates close friends” (English Standard Version). Proverbs 25:9 also addresses the issue of confidentiality “argue your case with…
As we look at “classical” cultural proverbs from both the US and Liberia, you see the strong presents of IDV and Industrial/Information Age establishment from the US proverbs. However, looking at the Liberia proverbs, you can see a correlating parallel with the “Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions” research.* So when you look at Cultural Dimensions with the cultural surroundings…