The Two Cultures

Bending the Culture: Hybridization of Punjabi Ethos in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it Like Beckham “Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools.” - Salman Rushdie ‘Diaspora is the term used to describe any population which is considered deterritorialized, dislocated and disintegrated fostering feels of ‘unbelongingness’ and ‘dispossession’. The…

Two Worlds: To Face or Two-faced? From nervously walking off a ledge only to be caught by the zipline’s ropes and pulleys, to jumping off a plank and onto a humongous inflatable mattress for some blobbing. From the blacked out, military-like obstacle course the first night we arrived, to the raging pool party that last night we stayed. From the hand-selected kayak trip bright and early that Wednesday morning for some breakfast and hot chocolate over by the water fall, to the unforgettable cabin…

An individual is not just being different but being yourself. Some characteristics that make someone an individual is their personality, culture and goals. A person’s personality is one of the things that make them an individual. Everyone has a different personality. Some may be similar to others but none are exactly the same. For example, I once had these two friends that had completely different personalities. One of them was loud and outgoing and the other was shy and quiet. Their totally…

positions I have held, my interactions over the years have had their peaks and valleys when it comes to working with others outside my home country. There were times I worked with these individuals on a daily basis and then it would go dry for a month or two with no interaction. The interactions over the years have varied from face-to-face, email, and phone conversations. I have lived with, trained, and learned from individuals from multiple countries and backgrounds outside my own home country.…

Differences of Two Worlds in “Where the Worlds Collide” Though some readers might think that “Where the Worlds Collide” by Pico Iyers, is a description of collision, it is actually about a traveler’s emotional collision while traveling to America for the first time. The traveler is amazed to know about the structure and culture of American society, as well as its differences to the traveler’s homeland culture and how its society is structured. These differences in culture as well as how their…

characterizes how the American culture is formed around speaking up and being different. The American culture differs in many ways from the Asian culture; the Chinese culture values family and traditional roles, while Americans value individuality. In the novel Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, the protagonist, Maxine, struggles to adapt to the surrounding American culture as she grows up in a family that follows traditional Chinese culture. The clashing of cultures causes Maxine to…

writers are the children of immigrant parents, and both allow their unique experience with culture to guide their writing . The works of Cisneros and Tan, particularly The House on Mango Street and “Woman Hollering Creek” as well as ”Mother Tongue” and “Rules of The Game”, discuss the division cultural differences create to bridge the gap between cultures, creating a more accepting society. One of the divisions culture creates is that between those in the minority…

different gender and age group works together. Organization diversity encompasses not only gender or race but differences and similarities of a person in an organization. Work force diversity consist of many dimensions, like age, gender, nationality, culture, ethinicity, race and functionalities. It is believed that diverse work groups works better than homnogeneous group. Diversity leads to increased market access, enhanced creativity, and better decision-making. These things are generally…

Australian culture, landscape and people. Many Australian composers seek to have in his music a synthesis of ideas from the many cultures present in Australia. They also have in common in his music is a search for what it means to be Australian. Even among of those composers, Peter Sculthorpe particularly tends to have strong cross cultural music quotation and musical gestures made in an attempt to capture Australia’s geographical qualities. By borrowing music from indigenous culture, he…

To be a culturally competent practitioner you need to be able to communicate sensitively and effectively with people who have different languages, religions, genders, cultures, ethnicities, disabilities and sexualities. Practitioners that are culturally competent respect different cultures ways of living and celebrate the benefits of diversity and understand and value differences in the community. They respect differences in families’ home lives and value every child’s capacities and abilities.…