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    Rarely have I studied a topic that flows from my ears to my brain to my tongue as easily as the Spanish language; my heritage. The Spanish blood that runs through me is more than the genetics that gave me my dark hair and thin lips. It is the work of the generation that traveled from Mallorca through Puerto Rico, where it resides my family. This generation encouraged their children to study hard and make a living for their future families. In time, that influence would be passed on to me;…

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    Personal Cultural Heritage Item Summarize the cultural heritage of your family The cultural background of my family just prior to their immigration from Scotland to the United States dates back to around the early 1800’s. Scotland is the very country where my maternal grandfather’s family established their roots in. After the aforementioned immigration from Scotland; my grandfather’s family arrived in the United States and they took up residence in the mountains of Bristol, Virginia. When my…

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    have an awareness of that experience in me. This varies from my interest in Asian studies to my food palate developed when I was young. I then lived in various parts in Arizona and consequently was exposed to my Mexican heritage. I did not have a good understanding of this heritage until I was attending a school near the border and lived near my mother’s side of the family. From that point I have actively…

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    Value And Derivative: The Phenomenon Of Historical And Cultural Heritage Value Of The Derivative Generally speaking, people will not make it a valuable historical and cultural heritage of doubt, because those who have been included in the list of all levels and types of cultural heritage, have been consistent with some values. Such as UNESCO > there is no further elaboration. I believe that the so-called historical and cultural heritage of universal value, in fact, a universal value, that is…

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    Heritage and culture: Rome Rome is located in central Italy on the west side. It is the capital of Italy and the fourth-most populous city in the European Union. Rome has many natural attractions. Such as the Vatican gardens. The Vatican gardens is the city’s most well-known green space. It is also known as the city’s central park. The area contains many fountains and would be ideal for a picnic or a family day out with the kids. Accommodation in Rome is more to cheap accommodation rather…

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    perspectives and attitudes represent two different sets of values. Both perspectives put emphasis on honoring those who have come before them, but Mama and Maggie take a more immediate family-oriented perspective on what heritage looks like, while Dee digs deeper into the older heritage the people before her shared. While knowing deep ancestry can be important, empowering and eye opening, Maggie and Mama’s humble family values…

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    ethic and focus on attaining exceptional grades. Meanwhile, there were financial hardships associated with living in a family of six that led to years of us facing expenses we couldn't manage. Also, there was the difficulty of integrating my Armenian heritage into my American lifestyle. However, I now recognize that sacrificing my own desires for the greater good of my family and identity led to the long-term formation of my goals, ethics, and identity. From a young age, my father has…

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    My Italian heritage has given me a sense of who my family is as well as who I am. I have learned about my ancestors from my grandfather, who has told me numerous detailed stories about the hardships that he encountered throughout his life as well as those who came before him. The stories that have been told me allow me to better connection to my ancestors. My grandfather once told me the story of how his family arrived in the U.S. and the numerous adversities that followed them afterwards. He…

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    Benchmark Assignment - Heritage Assessment The United States consists of many cultures and ethnic background. Usually people call this country as Melting Pot in which all cultures exist from different parts of the world and they all live with freedom of choice. No restrictions of religion, language, food, ethnicity, beliefs and values. All cultures have rights to practice their ethnic background. In today’s paper will discuss how people from different cultures and traditions perceive health…

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    Freeman Tilden once said, “Through interpretation, understanding; through understanding, appreciation; through appreciation, protection.” He includes this quote in his book, Interpreting Our Heritage, which turned the world on its head as he introduced six principles of interpretation for organizations and institution whose job it is to educate the general public. Writing in 1957, he understood early on that this field would be evolving and ever-changing. Even now in 2017, these principles stand…

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