Urban culture

The idea that one must conform within one culture presents the disenfranchisement of a bordering individual, limiting them to adequately identify themselves as a whole. The Alamo represents the clashing and complimenting of American and Mexican cultures, constituting identity as flexible and more fluid. Examining the intersection of the differing cultures, and the difficulties faced when trying to navigate or negotiate their border identity. It presents a struggle that at once questions, alters,…

similar/universal and different forms between three films: “Price of Love”, “African Metropolis”, and “A Screaming Man”. Along with these “-scapes”, one of the strongest themes throughout the movies was the conflict or cohesion of Westernization in each culture and how the main character(s) and society chose to balance it with their own cultural identity. For instance, many of the films were in places where the effects of colonialization along with Westernization have taken root and still hold…

fast the world is expanding and progressing. This overlaps with a major urban planning issue which is cultural awareness and assimilation. The outcome of the poor knowledge on the opposite party creates a serious divide. If the parties do not attempt to learn the others…

to find your true identity with the influence of culture and society. The story starts with Ashima and Asoke Ganguli leaving India in hopes of living the American Dream, Ashima gives birth to a son named Gogol. As he gets older, Gogol would not find it so easy to balance being American and being from an Indian heritage and culture. At same time, a question could be asked. Isn’t the American identity essentially one’s journey in balancing their culture and beliefs they have with what is accepted…

management. This theory has three elements. The first element involves culture while the second element involves customers. The third element is counting. All of these three elements relate to the victim assistance program. The program has many different types of victims with many different backgrounds. The term “culture” can include race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and even geography (highly urban or rural/remote…

Introduction This essay will discuss the culture of poverty and how it affects society. Also, it is important to mention how this social problem is addressed by the church in order to perceive how some organizations have been trying to find a solution. All people are in the capacity to see poverty, but the ignorance is taking away the opportunity of people to think critically about the culture of poverty. The culture of poverty is a word that is not often used. It is fundamental for the society…

and approaches of embedding multicultural education in a classroom setting. The research will also address the following topics; marginalized and culturally diverse students dilemma in the classroom, opposition of students` native cultures and the host country`s culture. Additionally, other topics of interest will be the students` awareness in a democratic educational atmosphere and models and practices of multicultural education and democracy. Additionally, The research paper will interview two…

Globalization is the process of integration and interaction of people, cultures, societies and governments. This process is driven by several factors: migration, sustainability, inequality, governance, social movements, health vulnerability, emerging perspectives, and urbanization. Focusing on these factors, we can highlight how globalization has differed in the 20th compared with the 21st century. Migration People move for various reasons: personal interest, jobs, escaping war, or reunification…

When we look on a larger scale the India owns a rich cultural heritage. The culture plays a vital role in defining the particular design style of a place or people with time. The objective of the paper is to study the changes in culture and heritage from vernacular to modern era around India. Vernacular design has been evolved through a process of trial and error from ages. In Methodology the vernacular and contemporary are documented and analyzed on various parameters of tradition. The…

Meena Alexander, using rhetoric, creates a paradox with stark contrast to underline her ambivalence towards her identity. Conflicted between her present identity and her old identity she has left in India, Alexander portrays each with different and opposing rhetorical devices. She begins with extended metaphors to illustrate her conflictions, comparing her new identity to that of glass; using such words as splintered, shards, and fractured to connotate glass and all of its frailty. She sees…