My American Culture
Who am I ? The type of question we tend to ask ourselves at least once in a lifetime. The image that we develop and show to others, is who we are. As you can see in the title of my essay, our identity is shaped by our culture. Many people assert, that culture is simply the way you live, but in my own conceit, culture are all the things (beliefs, values, traditions, religions, & behaviors) that as a person I learn, and define my actions or positions. Each individual is different from the rest of the population (including closest family members), it's not only genetics that make a person different, but also culture and society. Besides having different fingerprints , the cultural environment in which we grow up, define who we are. Vygotsky's
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In my Honduran culture is essential that as a kid you are taught that appreciating what you have is important and that what was given to you is what you need. Also, that respect is the golden rule in school and at home, sing proudly your national anthem, always be cordial and that family always comes first. I practiced all of the above, in my house and in school ( by the way I was taught that school was my 2nd home). In my opinion those were some of the important contributions my culture made in me. According to Vygotsky's, as children we play and cooperate with others and we learn what is important for our society and we also start to comprehend the world differently. When I came to this country 5 years ago, I realized that the people that surrounded me had different attitudes and point of views; that is because we are from diverse cultures, but besides that we had similarities that united us, and that’s how we started our friendship. For example , my friend Sarah she is American Caucasian , and we have different views on what is the importance of family. she believes that its normal that after you graduate high school to leave your house, have friends in 1st place and family in 2nd place, and for me that’s a bit too extreme , because I didn’t grew up with those
In my Honduran culture is essential that as a kid you are taught that appreciating what you have is important and that what was given to you is what you need. Also, that respect is the golden rule in school and at home, sing proudly your national anthem, always be cordial and that family always comes first. I practiced all of the above, in my house and in school ( by the way I was taught that school was my 2nd home). In my opinion those were some of the important contributions my culture made in me. According to Vygotsky's, as children we play and cooperate with others and we learn what is important for our society and we also start to comprehend the world differently. When I came to this country 5 years ago, I realized that the people that surrounded me had different attitudes and point of views; that is because we are from diverse cultures, but besides that we had similarities that united us, and that’s how we started our friendship. For example , my friend Sarah she is American Caucasian , and we have different views on what is the importance of family. she believes that its normal that after you graduate high school to leave your house, have friends in 1st place and family in 2nd place, and for me that’s a bit too extreme , because I didn’t grew up with those