Comparing Cultures Looking back at my experience living in America‚ to my best friend’s parents experiences from Russia‚ I was vividly able to see just how different the two cultures are. Furthermore‚ I found it intriguing how‚ after researching America and Russia‚ we both reflect the cultural values of our countries to a tee. Between language‚ education‚ government‚ location‚ and religion‚ both Russia and America contain several similarities and differences that really define the cultures in both
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Similarities and Differences between USA and Haiti Culture is very important in every country. It is the way a group of people live‚ talk and celebrate. People have always been identified by their cultures. Most of people leave their countries to go to another one and they usually adopt a new culture. The reasons of moving are lack of insecurity‚ education and economy. It is very sad when people leave their native countries and never came back. In order to pursue their dreams some of them have
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`Italian Culture vs. American Culture` Kimberly Nyholm Anthropology 101 Ms. Winn September 2‚ 2009 Cultures 2 Abstract `Being born in a multicultural family I have always been curious on my Italian side. My Mother’s family is all Italian and I have always been so interested in their or our culture. My father is German‚ Irish and Swedish so all together I am a melting pot. The Italians just really interest me I’m not sure if it’s because they are very verbal‚ or what
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learn more about it. France’s background is diverse‚ but its inhabitants are unified in identity. Although many different regional cultures abound‚ a sense of national unity dominates the land. (Central Intelligence Agency) Linguistic‚ religious‚ ethnic‚ geographical‚ and historical factors all contribute to the French culture in many impactful ways. This distinct culture allows the French to provide interesting characteristics‚ values‚ and communication styles that can be very insightful when studying
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Americans make more of an effort to consume products that appear to have been altered to make them healthier. I think Americans eat more because it will make them think it is healthy. *Page: 534 5. The observed cultural differences in the amount of sleep around the world are quite pronounced but remain largely unexplained. Why do you think Japanese people sleep much less than North Americans and some Europeans? The Japanese seem to rely on a heritage culture more than a local culture for their
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Culture － ANP 200 “Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts.” (Access online livesicence.com) Culture is kind of virtual thing such as religion‚ believe and knowledge for succeeding generations. Although culture is virtual‚ but it around and affect everyone. Different areas born different culture. “China is an extremely large country‚ and the customs and traditions of its people
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Culture is the attitudes‚ customs‚ values‚ and beliefs a human being has learned from generation to generation. In businesses‚ there are many employees with different cultural backgrounds. Even though Mexico and America are neighbors‚ their ways of living are completely different. If both culture are not understood‚ accepted and respected it can cause problems in an organization. Hofstede’s dimensions of culture identify four dimensions that study the differences of attitudes and values of employees
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philosopher George Santayana has once said‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Today‚ in numerous places in America‚ you can tell that Roman culture has had an influence on buildings‚ games‚ entertainment‚ and even our government. To an extent‚ Roman culture traits compared to the traits of American society are very similar. Before Rome became an empire‚ it was a Republic. During the Republic‚ Rome had a government very similar to the current U.S. government. It was
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American vs Indian culture No two cultures are the same. The American and Indian cultures have very vast differentiation between them..While the culture of America is a mixture of different cultures‚ the Indian culture is unique and has its own values. One of the major differences that can be seen between American and Indian culture is in family relations. While the Indians are very much family oriented‚ the Americans are individual oriented. In Indian culture‚ the family values are given more
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traditional American literature. This course has covered various authors that were influenced or were of Mexican‚ Caribbean‚ and South American descent. Because of the cultural diversity of the literature and various works were presented in the course‚ this allows for students to develop a global appreciation through critically analyzing
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