The Heritage

Heritage is often defined as “practices or characteristics that are passed down through the years, from one generation to the next. ” The short story Everyday Use by Alice Walker tells a tale of a family of a mother and her two daughters, one of whom denies who she really is and the other who readily accepts it. Conflict of self-identification with one’s heritage is the main theme portrayed through the classic mother-daughter relationship, as Wangero, the eldest daughter, takes family-owned…

To fully understand the concept of rock art one must strip away all of the different and complex meanings placed on the word art by people of European descent. The European idea of art, art for art’s sake, or art whose only purpose is to please the eye, does not always apply to rock art. In many ways rock art is pleasing to the eye, and many tourists are attracted to it for that purpose. However, much rock art is used for a specific purpose or was made during a specific period of time and means…

Kyle Wong Asian American Studies San Francisco State University December 8th, 2016 Vietnamese Youth and Heritage Culture is something in America that is as diverse as its people. Through social media websites, advertisements on TV and online, and social interactions, the people, specifically youth, have picked up many different cultures’ habits and way of life. These habits and ways of life have a positive impact on oneself, for instance, partaking in the consumption of different ethnicities…

The Ink They Wear: Identity and Cultural Heritage of Tattoos Lexx Hutton Composition II Dr. Kutney In today’s society it is very common to see one or two people sporting ink in any given place. However, our desire to reflect our inner selves on our bodies has actually had an adverse effect on traditional and cultural tattoos. We have actually forgotten the meaning behind the tattoos tribes and communities used to wear. Because of this loss in knowledge and the adversity tattooing has gone…

The very first part of my heritage starts with my great,great,great grandmother by the name of Rosa Paterson. My Grandmother was born 1911 in Miami, Florida she was a full Native American. Her hair was long, black, thick and luscious, her eyes were green, she had the tiniest waist and the longest legs. My grandmother’s mother ran away from home with my grandmother to live a better life for her kids. Her mother's home town was very poor and she worried about feeding her children each night and…

proving John G. Diefenbaker’s statement “I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge…

My heritage is one of mixed roots as many American families now are. The family gene pool is pulled from a variety of different ethnicities including Choctaw Indian, Irish and German. When America was formed the Irish were viewed as lower class and poor and this limited the work they were permitted to perform. My great, great, grandfather, who was Irish and German, married a Choctaw Indian lady when he was only 22 years old and has been in the country for only a short amount of time. The…

My cultural heritage is based on my great grandparents’ history. My paternal grandfather was from Ireland, and my grandmother from Italy. My maternal grandmother was from Spain, and grandfather from Germany. It is such a coincidence that they were all from very different cultural backgrounds, but love saw past all their differences and put them together. Part of the customs and traditions which we practiced during the holiday included dancing the tango during holidays; shown to us by some aunts…

come. Whether we realize it or not, at some point in our life nature has helped shape us into who we are today. Some people may say nature brought them closer to their cultural heritage, while others may say nature helped inspire them to have a clearer picture of reality. I personally relate nature more to my cultural heritage which also defines some of my moral values that I firmly believe in. Growing up on the outskirts of a small village, and on the banks of a small lake in Southern…

Even though I am born and raised Canadian, I always grew up surrounded by my Dutch heritage. Not in the language we spoke but in the stereotypes and beliefs that family believed to be about who we were. I remember my parents having a conversation when I was young regarding Dutch peoples work ethic. They talked about how Dutch people may be cheap, but they were hard workers. Due to this, I have always been a thrifty shopper and a dedicated worker. It’s shaped who I am today and is part of my…