The Two Cultures

…In this essay, I am going to shed a light on two amazing countries, different but amazing in their differences. Both had unforgettable history, beautiful culture, economic transformation, and the people of these two countries. …Firstly, the history. I will start off on the UAE first. The UAE in the past was basically a desert, it was just like any other desert you see in this day but even though it had nothing on land, there were riches under it that transformed the country to what it is now. The houses were really simple, the body was made out of rocks and the roof were usually palm tree leafs stacked up, they had no electricity, they lived off of fire and lanterns, transportation in the past were mainly camels and horses but commonly…

Amy Tan’s work in “Two Kinds” is driven by the idea of deep culture drives, because the tension of the story is based on a mother and daughter’s battle against deep culture itself. Culture is an idea that can subliminally influence a person’s ideas, thoughts, and social interactions, and once affected so deeply by culture it is difficult to adapt or go against that culture’s traditions as it can become ingrained so deeply. Jing- Mei’s mother is a great example of deeply engrained culture. Mrs…

Culture is defined as the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellence in arts, letters, manners, and scholarly pursuits. Culture informs the way a person views others and the world because everything he or she does is based off culture. Two critical factors that shapes one’s culture are traditions and opinions which are illustrated in “By Any Other Name” and “Two Kinds” written by Santha Rama Rau and Amy Tan respectively. In the novel “By Any…

For many people culture has influenced them in one way or another, as a result culture informs and affects how people view others and the world around them. Despite arguments others may have against it, it all depends on their upbringing. In the stories "An Indian Father's Plea", "Everyday Use" and "Two Kinds", there are copious examples that can be drawn supporting this claim. Not only are these from authors real experiences, they also showcase the extent to which one's culture affects their…

Many people have different opinions on culture. Some people think it’s just the way you grew up and your heritage, and then there is the others. The others who believe that culture is how you like and what you believe and everything down to what type of socks that you wear. Both of those things are correct is some way or another but does your culture affect the way you see the world? Culture can affect how you see the world sometimes but not all of the time. In the memoir “By Any Other Name” ,…

Organisational culture can be defined as set or system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs that will bring a convincing influence to the members of an organization. It can be how they dress, act, and perform their jobs. According to Schein (1985) culture is a pattern of assumptions that a group that work together sufficiently has invented or developed during the process of coping with problems and these assumptions can be used later to teach new members. While Schein also separate…

a common answer would probably be that the two could not be farther apart. After all, while the former focuses on reason and what is observable, the latter abandons these principles for introspectiveness, and what we cannot observe. Yet, the gap that divides the two schools of thought is unnecessary. While society upholds science as the dominant method of inquiry, it could not survive without the humanities, and vice versa. In fact, their relationship is similar to that of a mutualistic…

INTRO-two-culture theory is the belief that both male and females communicate through a different set of rules, norms, and language patterns. The two cultural theory is derived from the belief that through different experience and lifestyles, interpersonal communication is much different in terms of gender. There is a considerate amount of studies supporting this belief, but there’re also plenty of Studies I completely disagree with that. Through conversation analysis research was conducted to…

Two Cultures, Major Conflicts Ever since the formation of the United States of America, the North and the South followed different paths. By the mid 1800s, the differences between the two regions were so pronounced that many observers felt like the country was home to two distinct cultures. The North was becoming more and more industrial and dedicated to free labor and immigration. Many Northerners committed themselves to chasing the American dream of the poor man working hard, making a home…

Have you ever had two cultures of yours conflict with one another? Jing-Mei and her mother did not get along very well. Her mother's culture is very different than the one that she grew up knowing. Jing-Mei is more towards American culture than Chinese while her mother is the opposite. In, Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds,” an excerpt from the book Joy Luck Club, Jing-Mei, a Chinese-American girl, experiences her and her mother with completely different beliefs conflicting, along with her conflict with,…