Tone: Sympathetic Genre: Growing Up‚ Family Drama Themes: Identity: In The Namesake‚ everybody is seems lost under various terms . Every character struggles with his or her identity‚ as they feel allured by the different cultures‚ traditions‚ and personal ambition. Gogol‚ in particular‚ is torn between two cultures – the Indian traditions of his parents and the modern American culture in which he grows up. His struggle is the same one that his sister Sonia goes through. It’s also related to the
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Afghan and Australian cultures differ from each other to quite an extent. They can be thought of as opposite sides of a coin which share no direct similarities or are in any way related. The Australian view of correct etiquette and decorum contrasts significantly with that of the Afghan society which is based and derived from their religion‚ Islam. Religion is the major reason for the incompatibility between Afghan and Australian cultures. In Afghanistan all decisions are dominated by religious
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México and Japan‚ two countries rich in culture and tradition‚ are well known for their trade agreements and business relations. Mexico is located in North America‚ the primary language is Spanish‚ the currency is known as “PESO” and the capital city is Mexico City. On the other side Japan is located in Asia‚ their primary language is Japanese and there currency is known as “YEN”. The capital city of japan is Tokyo‚ which is one of the leading cities in technology and innovation. It is important
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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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of their rough lives in the past it make it difficult for them to feel comfortable and not want to open up to anyone. Rose and Dina have similarities such as being an outcast‚ secluded and suffering from a troubled past. However‚ they also have difference Rose-Johnny is polite‚ quiet and generous and Dina is angry‚ loud and straightforward. Rose Johnny is an outcast where she is lives; most of people in town start rumors that she a lesbian because of her appearance.
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There were five participants interviewed in this study. I compared the responses to each other to find common themes that were related between them. I also looked to find common differences as well. To find the answers to my overarching research question I had to perform coding in order to organize common words and themes into categories. The type of coding I performed was grounded coding. My reasoning for this was to put aside any
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Many people are affected by cultural differences‚ but if one tries to break the barriers‚ the attempt is usually received with open arms and graciously. I remember when preparing for my trip to Germany friends asked why I chose Germany. I responded with “why not?” Then I was confronted with reasoning like “look what happened in World War II‚ you do not know their language‚” and my favorite‚ “all there are is Nazi people over there.” I looked at them for a second then replied with something to the
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money to go compete and they seemed to keep failing. Finally one of the men decided to sell his car in order to help them reach their money goal. After Junior sold his car the team were on their way to Calgary‚ Alberta to compete! The main culture difference that occurred in the movie was the Jamaican team wasn’t viewed equally as the other teams from other places. In clip from Cool Runnings hat I attached‚ there was a fight at a bar between a German team
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Is cultural relativism good for our society? Cultural relativism is a belief where there are no absolute moral views or beliefs can be apply to all cultures‚ which makes “right” and “wrong” different in every society; what is considered “right” in one society may be considered “wrong” in another. Since no universal standard of morality exists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. If this belief is held true‚ then every culture will have their own set of “rules” to live by
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There are many societies in the world that I had a choice to research about but there are two that really stood out to me that I really wanted to write about. The two that I chose were Ethiopia and Cherokee. These two have a lot of history to learn about. Not saying that the others don’t but when it comes to the religion aspect of these two there are tons to learn about. Ethiopia has a number of faiths that they practice and believe in. Out of all the Abrahamic religions‚ the most practice today
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