Western blot

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s group or society is better than the rest. You also judge other cultures based on the values and standards of your own. By calling other societies “primitive” or “uncivilized”, we are using our beliefs to judge others. These labels show us who is “superior” because, when used, these labels make people feel lower than others. The labels make people feel bad about themselves causing them to feel inferior. When we label people, we give ourselves the excuse…

Throughout the course of history Religion has played a key role in the development of human culture. Specifically, in the Middle Ages Christianity had a huge impact on western civilization. Without religion it is apparent that in some ways western culture would have suffered, but the absence of religion would not have been entirely dreadful. Religion has been the cause of some of history’s most senseless violence and today this is still an issue. In the Middle Ages, Christianity in particular is…

While art in general or attending art museums doesn’t really interest me, especially having to attend on my much needed day of rest from work and school. For my creative personal response paper, I chose to attend the Dallas Museum of Art this past Sunday. I came across numerous works of art. From paintings to sculptures, and drawings. Most of everything I came across in my opinion, were meaningless. Mostly because I could not decipher what the artist is portraying or the message behind it, while…

however this ‘boutique multiculturalism’ was not emblematic of acceptance of Indian culture or even of Indians in general (Buettner, 2008: 869). Therefore, globalization of ethnic food has developed a ‘celebratory multiculturalism’ of Indian culture in western…

Underdevelopment: More Than a State of Mind Student Name: Fujia Wang Student Number: 214122782 Instructor Name: Miguel Gonzalez Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Words: 1040 In 2010, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake that destroyed land and lives alike, almost wiping clean the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Because of the underdeveloped nature of Haiti at the time of the natural disaster, the country was susceptible to…

what sort of stages have Pho become parts of some western cultures INTRODUCTION Pho, the most common and famous Vietnamese’s street food, and it only exist stretches only a hundred years back in Vietnam 's recent past. But in Australia and many other western countries, people are also very familiar with Pho as Vietnamese cuisine. In Vietnamese history, it has three important stages that remarked Vietnamese pho became common Asian food in some western society which has close relation with…

Edward Said’s Orientalism and his critique of the West has been called both controversial and groundbreaking. In his book, he outlines the different ways the Western world since the beginning of time has “othered” the East and therefore taken advantage of and exploited its peoples and cultures all while serving its own imperialist schema. While I agree with the argument that the West is responsible for a number of injustices against “orient,” namely that the West created a binary division of the…

Huntington’s popular book, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of world order, “Western, Latin America, Islamic, Sinic or Chinese, Japanese, Hindu, Orthodox and Africa” (25) are the eight main Civilizations that make up the world. With technology improving, globalization is spreading rapidly throughout the world, and as a result, Society and social media are labeling these civilizations in a negative way. Western civilization is too modern, Islamics are too conservative, Latin Nations…

Once again, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is an effective example of this argument, in that the reader witnesses the African’s forced entrance into Western culture, as well as a diminishment in his dedication to the cultural practices of his homeland, Eboe. While some may argue that the narrative’s introduction regarding Equiano’s background reinforces its continued magnitude in his life despite his…

strength enough to surpass neighboring states. I agree with Huntington’s claims involving the reasons why the clash of civilizations worldwide is bound to cause conflicts in the future. I agree with the alternatives Huntington describes for the non-Western states. Interstate conflict will be an important factor in conflict around the globe. Religion will absolutely be motivation for interstate conflict as each civilization can have a wide range of beliefs and values. The differences in culture…