Western Illinois University

Emigrating from China, my parents and ancestors share a strikingly different habit of music listening than my brothers and I. During their early childhood years, my parents viewed popular music at the time solely as a form of religion. However, as my parents settled into America after immigrating in 1994, the consumption of popular music began to link the traditional Chinese way-of-life with the new American life my parents chose. The role that music had on my parents differs from how my…

Throughout time, people in the west and the east seem to have more humbleness once the different type of people visit places other then what they are use to. For example, a person born and raised in North Korea visits the United States and does not know how to speak the language or does not understand the culture of the people in the United States. It should force the person from Korea to become humble because if not then no one is going to guide that person. Going to uncomfortable situations…

the public since 1852. Its collection consists of six buildings, five of which are open to the public, that include over three million items, with only a small portion remaining on permanent display. Among the top collections at the museum are the Western European Art collection that includes art from the 13th to 20th centuries displayed in about 120 rooms, Egyptian antiquities, classical antiquities that occupy the main floors of two of the buildings, Prehistoric art that ranges in dates from…

In “Status Symbol Blue” the author brings up the issue on why Americans spend countless amounts of money on designer brands. He also questions why we buy nock off brands in order to seem like we purchased the real items. Status Symbols still function today because people us it to define their social hierarchy, but this is not the only reason for some people. The author brings up valid points through out the essay on how status symbols function and reasons why consumers should escape for the…

basis for the dominant empires and nations in the millennia and the centuries to follow. The culture and thought of the western trace its roots in the philosophy of the Greek where this viewpoint majors on research and reasoning pertaining some fields including law, literature, technology, politics, science, psychology, art, and ethics. How the Greece became the center of the western culture and thought The geographical position of the Greece favored its geopolitical locus because the…

The general consensus among Americans (and likely people worldwide) is that by the dawn of the Twentieth Century what had become known as “the wild west” of the United States had been thoroughly tamed. The sensationalized accounts of the region popularized in the pulpy rags known as “dime novels” had by and large been deemed a thing of the past as the “civilized” world of industrialization spread westward. Yet, can a region and culture bow to the whims of popular conceit? Can the soul of a land…

The United States is a country flourishing with culture and diversity from all over the globe. Many recognize the “Home of The Brave” as a “melting pot” meaning that all of the different cultures are thrown into a fictitious pot and are “melted” together to create a new and unique experience. That experience, which is referred to as American Culture. The diversity of American culture is evident in a multitude of ways. From our apparel and what we eat, to how we pray and the language we use to…

For my paper I have chosen to talk about and critique Edvard Munch's The Scream. This particular piece of art was created by using a piece of cardboard and applying tempera as well as casein ("Munch, Edvard."). This painting is believed to be painted in the year 1893 ("Munch, Edvard."). Edvard Munch was born in the year of 1863 and died in the year of 1944 (Edvard Munch Biography.). He was born in Norway but for about 10 years he traveled far and wide in Europe especially between Germany and…

The Different Sides of Globalization Kelsey Timmerman went on several trips to a variety of different countries. During these trips, he encountered both positive and negative effects of globalization. Kelsey Timmerman made globalization seem both appealing and unappealing for people all around the world, through the citizens of countries getting new job opportunities, and bad working conditions. In Where Am I Wearing, globalization was displayed as a positive effect by the amount of…

system in Iraq is less flexible and age varied. for example, students who could not continue their education in Iraq after high school they will not be able to continue finish their education because there is no colleges after high school and universities are age dependent. Second, the high education in United state is very expensive and a lot of students…