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The United States is comprised of many ethnic groups also, the cultural beliefs and practices are likely to differ as it relates to the different ethnic groups. With regards to Islam and Hinduism there are differences in attitudes towards death. Muhammad is the founding prophet of Islam. Additionally, Islam is one of the world’s major religions. At the heart of Islam is a belief in an all-powerful, transcendent God who has created the universe and who controls it down to the smallest detail…

Chapter 2: The Move to Bombay The fate of the Bene Israel community began to change after they migrated to Bombay in mid eighteenth century. The first Jewish interaction with Bombay dates back to the year 1554 when the Portuguese took over the group of island from Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat. Garciade Orta who was a Mariano Jews was one of the earliest European to whom the islands were leased. He was a famous scientist, scholar and physician. The Bene Israel were the first to move to Bombay…

Saving a Life: A Narrative Essay My parents, sister, and I were getting into the car to meet the patient with Hemophilia in India during my winter break. The patient was someone my mom sponsored through an organization. My mom’s job was research in Hemophilia so she knew a lot about it. “Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder.” my mom explained to my sister and I. My mom put white Jasmine flowers in my black hair that was in one braid. She said it was a part of the culture just like wearing…

ours in their culture the family of the soon to be wife has to send money to the husband's family and dress their daughter in her finest clothes, which she will be married in. They don't wear dresses like we do in America, they wear a dress called a “sari”. Kolys family has to sell some of their things to be able to give Haris family money, Hari is Kolys soon to be husband. The wedding was a strange one, instead of holding the ceremony at the wife's house (Koly) they held the wedding at Haris…

I have read, researched, and interviewed several people to find the facts about the culture that my diversity report is about. I have struggled over the right words to say and how to start out my report, then I realized the words are here in my heart. Have you ever wondered about the shade of your skin, the place you grew up, or the accent in your words? What about the makeup of your family, the gender you were born with, the intimate relationships you chose to have or the generation you are…

gives the impression that their family are Hindus and Indians. Another example showing that Ramesh and his grandmother are Indians is when she says, ““I want to assimilate before we get there'' she said, tucking the folds of her sari around her knees.'' (page 8, line 19) A sari is a piece of clothing that Indian women use. Ramesh has been studying medicine for five years, although he does not seem to enjoy it. He has his mind set on the mobile phone business. As Ramesh is the narrator, we only…

performances by the Kusuma Sari Balinese Gamelan, Afro-Caribbean, Hayabusa, and Kaze No Daichi Taiko ensembles. As I entered the building, I was anxious to see what I would endure at this concert. Not only had I never been to a musical performance of any kind throughout the duration of my time here at Bowling Green State University, but I had never witnessed just a percussion ensemble play before either. The first ensemble and the one that I wish to discuss was called Kusuma Sari Balinese…

classical music played in the background. What if I just ran back in and stayed there? She can’t force me to come out. She looked at me. DON’T you dare. My nostrils were accosted by a chemical stench equivalent to nails on a chalkboard. Elderly women in saris glanced at me, from head to toe, and frowned. I realised how out of place I was in denim shorts and tank top. “Mum! I’m sweating my makeup off!” “Mum! How long are we here for again?” “Mother! Asha! Are…

Methodology Used Conducting interviews requires much thought, sophistication, and adaptability. For the current project, the respondents were only two in number, thus taking some strain off the process. Semi-structure interviews are tool well suited for this type of research . They allow the interviewer to formulate and adapt questions accordingly. Closed-ended questions are usually the rule to begin with, but they can be altered to open-ended questions much easier, when the interview is one on…

The individual I chose was Indria Nooyi, who is the CEO of PepsiCO. Nooyi grew up up in a conservative family in India. Her mother always pushed her and her sister to get married early and to the right man, but also to have dreams. She got her MBA at Yale and it help further her career. Her mom would make her and her sister make a speech every night at dinner about being a world leader and her mom would vote on who she thought would win. This helped inspire Nooyi to follow what she believed in…