Every country has it own culture‚ and every culture has their own way of communicating; therefore‚ growing up as a Yoruba in a Nigerian household (Africa) is not an exception. As a Nigerian living in Canada‚ it is a mix of culture for me but‚ I will say I am more of the Nigerian culture than the Canadian because of the household I live. According to Hall theory‚ “high–context cultures prefer to use the high-context message in which very little is provided in the coded‚ explicit‚ transmitted part
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The Mandan tribe was a Native American group that lived in what is present day North Dakota for hundreds of years before its culmination in the late 1800s. They were very unique and had minimal technologies or or formal civilizations‚ forcing them to live off the land. The practices of the Mandan tribe were different to those of any other peoples‚ either today or centuries ago. The Mandans’ way of life‚ religion‚ and culture greatly contrast other people and tribes from both when they existed and
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Caribbean‚ had to continually import new slaves as the death rate always exceeded the birth rate. Culture: There was not a sense of unity throughout Africa‚ therefore various African groups captured their enemies and sold them into slavery. Slaves formed bands with drums and tambourines‚ in an attempt to retain their cultural traditions‚
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Voodoo is a religion that has its origins in Africa. Voodoo can be traced to Western Africa to the Yoruba people of the eighteenth and nineteenth century (Perry‚ 2009). Voodoo made it to the West by means of the slave ships that took Africans to Haiti to work in the sugar plantations. Voodoo is practiced throughout the Caribbean‚ West Indies‚ South America‚ and Britain. In the United States‚ Voodoo is common in New Orleans‚ New York‚ and Florida. Voodoo is a religion that is combined with African
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Sexuality in America Sexuality is something that everyone experiences sometime in their life‚ because it’s a natural process. It’s what our bodies are made for. If this is the case‚ then why is sexuality more taboo than violence in mainstream American culture? I think this is because of religion‚ disease‚ and personal morals/ stereotypes. If you live in America then most likely you have a certain belief/religion. Religion creates a filter inside an individual‚ which can create an opposing viewpoints
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Aboriginal Culture and Western Culture are almost at opposite ends of the spectrum‚ we view the world and our futures quite differently. My Western culture doesn’t connect to the land or to each other like Aboriginal culture does‚ compared to Aboriginal culture‚ my culture feels superficial‚ shallow and individualistic‚ I have strong family connections but it’s limited to my immediate circle of family and close friends. Aboriginal culture is much broader and their ties run deeper. When I look into
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ritual of how they go about a wedding ceremony. African and Chinese cultures both have very intriguing ways of how they proceed with their ceremony. It is found that there are many differences between the two of these cultures. This is a result of their own independent beliefs and traditions which causes them to go about their own unique ritual‚ although there are few similarities between the two countries. In the Chinese culture the wedding date is chosen based upon astrological signs and birthdates
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The Ibo people had a strong culture which made up their society and gave them their identity. The Ido culture valued religion‚ gods‚ agriculture‚ weddings‚ and language. Then their culture meet another culture that was as strong or stronger than theirs. This other culture was the White European culture. This caused good and bad things to the Ibo people. But they had one similarity which was how to be respected by others in society. In both cultures they had to prove themselves through their actions
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Greco-Roman culture and try to maintain their own culture. The Greco-Roman culture focused on ideality. People from this culture strived to be the best person they could be; they believed that they had to do everything to the extreme. The Israelites were ruled by their strict adherence to the Halakha which is also known as the 613 laws from the Old Testament. They believed that they had to follow every law to be accepted into heaven. When Jesus came‚ he went against both Greco-Roman and Jewish culture. This
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Culture is one of the basic things in life. Whether when we are working‚ dealing with people‚ spending time with family or even doing our daily routine. Culture is learned since we were born‚ no matter we as human realized the differences or not. Culture is the full range of learned behaviour patterns that are acquired by people as members of a society like in a family. A culture is a complex‚ interrelated with anything that consists of the knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs‚ skills‚ and
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