Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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Reading (II) 4 January 2011 Comparison-Contrast Essay Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Background Information: Avatar is such a spectacular movie full of fantastic special effects. The director‚ James Cameron‚ had spend over a decade making this movie‚ from creating the screenplay‚ learning the scientific techniques‚ to shooting the film. “An enormous cost of over $280 million makes Avatar one of the most expensive movies which have ever made.” B. Thesis statement: However‚ the originality of its
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The Europeans practiced this in the Americas‚ the British in China‚ and the US in the Japan. Imperialism is thought of as negative a lot because it was used to control other regions and take their power away‚ and that left a negative impact on many. Avatar‚ a movie directed by James Cameron made in 2009‚ portrays this well showing the negative impacts that imperialism can have. They show this by having a moon called Pandora with a species
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The movie avatar is a wonderful learning experience. It shows the relationship between the native people of Pandora‚ Na’vi‚ and how they sustain their environment and the resources provided. The Alberta oil sands are one of the biggest resources in North America. Located in three major areas in northeast Alberta‚ they are known as the world’s third largest oil reserve. To some extent we can compare both of these environments socially‚ culturally and ecologically. Avatar and the oil sands are alike
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In the movie Avatar‚ James Cameron depicts many themes we have studied this year. The flow of energy through an ecosystem is reflected by a population’s carbon footprint; populations with a high footprint are not sustainable.The flow of energy through an ecosystem is more commonly referred to as the balance of nature. For life to continue there must be a balance; you can’t make energy from nothing‚ for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Populations outside of this agenda fade out
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world can cause problems between one another when people do not try to understand each other’s difference. Diversity is valued because it can help the growth of our society and its standards. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is when one culture believes that it is higher or more powerful than
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The discussion question #2 for week 3 is: 1. How does the concept of ethnocentrism (briefly described in chapter 1) get displayed in our families? Include at least two examples form your own experience in comparison to other families you’ve encountered The notion of one’s culture being superior to other cultures is in regards to ethnocentrism. One experience in regards to comparison is the home cooked meals. When I was younger I would compare my family meals to my friends families‚ in regards to
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Avatar Aang: The Peaceful Hero and the Monomyth “If we have no peace‚ it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” (Mother Teresa). Indeed‚ as human beings‚ we all share some common needs and wants. A majority of people would agree that we want to live in peaceful world. However‚ is it possible? Peace is almost impossible because people are greedy and always fight for power. We can see these themes throughout the anime‚ Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Fire Nation led by Sozin‚ who
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Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another society by the values and standards of one’s own society.We aren’t born with those thoughts or customs but we are taught this from our family members and the respective society we are born into.Every culture is different and we should respect the way people think and live as long as they aren’t committing a crime against someone’s life.What I find ethnocentric about some cultures is arranged marriages. An arranged marriage is when a family chooses
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SHIVA AVATAR Shiva Avatar refers to the various manifestations of Shiva assumed by him to maintain order in the cosmos. The changing manifestations of Shiva do not stain his purity and unchanging nature since he transcends his own manifestations. Shiva is the transcendental background of this universe. 1. Bhairava – The Frightful Bhaya stands for fear and the greatest fear of all living creatures is death. Shiva is named Kaal Bhairava because he eliminates the bhaya of kaal which is time that
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