imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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The elements of culture such as values‚ beliefs‚ practices‚ symbols and artifacts are not static but are dynamic. Every generation presents a new‚ refined version of the original continually transforming society into conformity with the prevailing circumstances that dictate
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Jane Castellani Trista Martin LA 202-OL6 5/15/2012 Ideal Image It’s pretty easy to see that the beauty ideal in American culture is thin. The media seems to target women—especially through advertisements‚ shows‚ celebrities‚ and other media outlets. Most of the media industry promotes being thin and nearly condemn any who dare to stand out from what the entertainment world deems beautiful. It’s come to the point that if a girl‚ regardless of age‚ is concerned‚ even to the point of obsession
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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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Surpassing five thousand years the Egyptian culture has survived and also created inventions like black ink‚ hieroglyphic script‚ the solar calendar‚ wigs‚ and eye makeup. A lot of the Egyptian culture can be seen in the world today mainly because their inventions are used everywhere. I will compare the similarities as well as the differences between Egyptian and American cultures by examining religion‚ death rituals‚ holidays‚ traditions‚ and food. Egyptians lived a very religious life. They
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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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19th century the European colonization affected the Native American culture in many ways‚ such as diseases‚ war‚ and enslavement. Many diseases such as smallpox and measles were the main cause of the decline in the Native American population more so than war. Although they seemed to destroy Native American culture‚ they also improved it by trade. The Native American way of life changed after trading with the Europeans. At first Native Americans wanted metal products‚ which they couldn’t make themselves
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Native American Culture The author who wrote hundreds of children’s books Joseph Bruchac grew up in the small town of Greenfield‚ New York. His grandma graduated at Albany Law school and kept books at the house which Joseph started to read and wanted to write his own books. His grandpa owned a little general store and his grandpa showed him how to walk quietly in the woods and how to fish. Joseph Bruchac promotes Native American Culture through his works Our Stories Remembers‚ Code Talkers‚
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Raquel Fortuna LEH 301-Humor: A Symptom of American Culture May 18‚ 2013 Humor in Advertising When you are watching television how many times do you stop and wonder how humor influences your desire for the newest‚ latest‚ and most improved gadget? And why do some commercials elicit humor in us while others deserve to be banned? Well the television advertisement provides the perceiver with a form of communication in which a complex‚ mental stimulus illuminates‚ amuses‚ and elicits the reflex
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