An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Have you ever been to a Red Wings game or any hockey game for that matter? If you have think about the intensity and passion coming from the players on the ice as they battle to win the game. That intensity and passion is what made me love the game of hockey. B. Reason to Listen: I have been watching and playing the game of hockey since I was 6 years old. Hockey is the ultimate test of teamwork and commitment‚ and the game itself has had a bigger impact on me
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My artifacts are really special to my family because they have been past down for generations. They belonged to my great-aunt Billie Lewis Carroll. On her honeymoon in China she got them. She died of cancer at the age of sixty-three years old. She gave them to my great-grandmother‚ her name was Katie Lea Lewis. Katie was a good cook and a hard working housewife. She was also diabetic. My great-grandmother gave it to my mother. Jennifer Lea Burch. She works at a school as the secretary. A secretary
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For example‚ technologies have an impact on our social interaction such as the use of smart phones or social media. Although‚ I have not thought of a table or a chair as technologies‚ I was introduced to the term “artifacts” which are tools that do not have to be physical. An artifact is a tool that makes our lives easier‚ more efficient and enjoyable that arises from some development in science. Fire is the first form of technology. We are able to cook food‚ keep ourselves warm‚ and give us light
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other than the brain. These unwanted chunks of electrical activity are termed artifacts and may be divided into physiological and non-physiological artifacts. Physiological artifacts are generated from sources other than the brain (i.e.‚ any other part of the body like the eyes‚ other voluntary and involuntary muscles) and involve head or limb motion and muscular tension. On the other hand‚ non-physiological artifacts arise from outside the body (i.e.‚ equipment‚ environment etc.) and involve electromagnetic
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Cultural Context Essay “Young Goodman Brown” Thomas Lovins ENG310 Alexia Kosmider 16 February 2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown” is a story of Puritanical fear and crisis of faith set in the colonial period right around the same time of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Brown is led through the woods by a mysterious man to complete a family tradition and face his destiny as a suspicious man‚ perhaps to head the trials of the witches himself. The story is culminated when Brown
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MS. Spadoni English 1‚ period 7 3 December 2012 Cultural Essay I remember as a child when I watched Disney movies I thought the princesses were perfect‚ just like their lives‚ but as I got older I realized that the princesses went through trials and tribulations before they got their “happily ever after”. Undoubtedly my trials‚ excuse the pun‚ and tribulations started early. By the age of eleven I knew the definitions of: attorney‚ testify‚ sexual battery on a minor under 12‚ molestation
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Artifacts Used in Aztec Households in Mexican History Kelly Ferguson Anthropology 201 Name: Obsidian Blade Catalog #: 30 / 922 A Museum: American Museum of Natural History During Aztec history‚ obsidian was used in various ways‚ such as cutting cloth‚ hide‚ and wood. The Aztecs also made efficient weapons and cutting tools‚ because obsidian flakes into sharp glassy edges when reworked. When used as knives‚ obsidian was usually embedded in a wood handle to protect the wielder. These
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organization’s meetings (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002). Having interpreter services available and developing health information for patients that is directed to language and cultural norms of specific cultural groups are also ways to become more culturally competent (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002). Communities/organizations can also provide cross-cultural training as a better way of becoming more culturally competent (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002).
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