Western culture

dominated by the US many US genres are almost “forced” to become popular in European cultures. These news oriented TV channels and websites are often biased towards and American political opinion, therefore influencing the ideals of other countries. The internet is also a huge factor in cultural imperialism. Many popular American websites are also popular in other countries across the pond, influencing cultures even further. Movies, and even television shows are often revised slightly for the…

numerous cultures that have meshed together. The American Dream is the reason there are immigrants here. The “Dream” allows an immigrant to come to America and build a life of their own choosing. Most other nations are unable to provide such a luxury. The major cities such as Atlanta, New York, Chicago, and Seattle are international hubs for anyone to visit and become enriched with knowledge. Atlanta is my hometown, the entirety of the metro Atlanta area is filled with captivating cultures and…

There are many different aspects between American and Indian culture, religion, and economy. While some distinctions jump right out in front of you, others are really hard to notice. If you were to take one look at India, it may not be too appealing to the eye. You would notice the stray dogs roaming right and left, loud, chaotic traffic swerving you in the jam packed streets, everything covered in trash, the aroma of spicy foods, and no toilet paper in public places. Likewise, in America,…

the world there are many countries with many different habits or cultures. The North of the American Continent has two peculiar countries, these are close each other, but even though they are neighbors, they have different ways of life. These two countries are Mexico and United States. Mexico is in the south, above United States, it is smaller than U.S., and it’s a country with a lot of natural resources and different native cultures, The Olmecs, Teotihuacans, The Toltecs, and The Mayan. In…

In Geoffrey Gorer’s “The Pornography of Death,” Gorer argues that because of England’s abandonment of religion, representations of death became unnatural, and natural death becomes a taboo subject in Western civilization. Gorer states that the current media representations of death allow death to become a distant fantasy. Death becomes a topic filtered by the media. In this movie, a tragic accident depicts mortality. An unnatural external force causes…

economically backward societies, particulary unortodox societies, would like to believe, the very concept of globalization, alonside its practices, manifested in the circulation of customs, language and products, has decimated the so-called indigious cultures, left by ostensible accestors, and that is meant to pass on from generation to another. Accordingly, globalization is inimical, detrimental to the preservation of tradional…

least. Trying to become accustom to a completely different way of living serves as a challenge for many as cultures clash head on. This clash of cultures, and the struggle of finding an identity is something that both stories "Clothes" and "Management of Grief" explore. Both women from the stories are originally raised in their native country of India, and eventually find themselves in the western world. The women grapple with the task of maintaining their cultural identity in the face of a…

media, the narratives of many different cultures are spreading throughout the world, and have a greater influence as people across the globe have access to these narratives. What happens, though, when the stories the world knows about a culture are told exclusively through the eyes of foreigners? Can an outsider really know enough about another culture to tell a complex, realistic narrative about the people they are trying to represent? Too often, the Western world has a disproportionate amount…

Throughout history there have been many cases of assimilation. However, almost every attempt has been unsuccessful. For example, after evangelizing native-Americans in the west, native culture continued to exist. The short story “The Lost Sister”, by Dorothy M. Johnson, explains the unsuccessful and negative effects of forced assimilation of the aboriginal people. The tragic consequences of assimilation are exhibited through the protagonist’s family’s ignorant ideas of Aunt Bessie before and…

Globalization and its impacts on Culture Globalization is the interaction between people, companies and government of different nations. Globalization focuses on changes which occurred in economic and political affairs. Globalization also have significant impact on local cultures and values. The effects of globalization on local cultures have received less intention due to the fact that the issue of local culture is more confusing and sensitive. With the development in economics, culture and…