Cultural Experience 1. The museum I visited was the Smithsonian mem orial holocaust museum in DC. http://www.ushmm.org/ 2. The museum had very informational facts of the challenges faced for victims of the holocaust. There are many educational pieces all throughout the museum. 3. Upon entering the holocaust museum‚ you will notice the dim lights and eerie sounds coming from the speaker. Also‚ the walkway is actually a timeline beginning with WWI. There are many artifacts of victims on display
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1. SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING 2. Learning is influenced by social interactions‚ interpersonal relations‚ and communication with others. Learning can be enhanced when the learner has an opportunity to interact and to collaborate with others on instructional tasks. Learning settings that allow social interactions‚ and respect for diversity encourage flexible thinking and social competence. 3. In interactive and collaborative instructional contexts‚ individuals have an opportunity for perspective
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American" Halloween costume. The phenomenon has raised multiple questions and comments‚ ultimately wondering if it is truly offensive to "wear" another culture so blatantly out of context. Scholars argue that doing so contributes greatly to the misunderstanding and further marginalization of cultures‚ creates an entire slew of negative racial stereotypes‚ and consequently should be avoided. In reading all this‚ you probably ask‚ "Well‚ what can I wear‚ then?" There are still plenty of costume ideas
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food scarcity‚ which means the mother is not as well nourished as she could be. She and her husband decide that their older child is a higher priority‚ and they opt to end their newborn baby’s life. Considering the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism‚ discuss the practice of infanticide. This would be a hard thing to personally swallow - in our society‚ killing a child is a horrific brutal crime (post birth). When i thought about this question I immediately related the situation
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Cross-cultural business Australia Business Etiquette & Culture Australia Introduction Australia has a population of almost 20 million people in a country not much smaller than the contiguous 48 United States. However‚ the great majority of the population is located in a few major urban centers. The large majority of the population (93%) has a European heritage‚ primarily English. The predominant language of the country is English with Christianity the largest religion (75%). The Aborigines
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TITLE 1. All humans are enigmatic in nature‚ due to the fact that culture in different countries is so different and yet so similar. Every culture has distinct characteristics that make it different from every other culture. Some differences are evident: language‚ religion‚ political structure‚ etc. Others can be so subtle that making adjustments is a very complex process. 2. One of the difficulties immigrants‚ exchange students and other travelers have in adjusting to foreign life arises due
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Our American culture is impacted by high obesity rates. We often are sucked into fad diet plans and exercises. Particularly in the black community we do not put our health first. Our cultural diet does not consist of dishes with health in mind. We are riddled with obesity‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ and etc. All of these disease can be prevented by diet. Why is my community plagued with these preventable diseases? There is a lack of consciousness and education of health. The working or unemployed does
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Cultural Pluralism Since the immigrants first arrived from other countries to the United States‚ they were having a hard in the U.S.A. It is long‚ hard and painful. They thought they could have a better life in the U.S.A; the true is there was many problems are waiting for them. Because of immigrants usually don’t speak the dominate language of U.S.A‚ so the only jobs they could do is the lower class job with low paying. So immigrants are having hard time to live in the U.S.A; But sine have more
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Mercedes Lechlitner S102 Katy Kelly April 1‚ 2014 Cultural Experience Describe In preparation for this reflection‚ I began by thinking about what cultural event I would most like to attend‚ what would work for the assignment and what would also benefit me in my personal life by actually forcing me out of my comfort zone to experience things I never have before. Because Christianity is such a huge part of my life I immediately thought I would want to do something based on another religion
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Running Head: MY CULTURAL My Cultural Autobiography Nancy Domanski Sir Frances Bacon said‚ “If a man be gracious to strangers‚ it shows that he is a citizen of the world‚ and his heart is no island cut off from other islands‚ but a continent that joins them‚” (Jenkins‚ 1994). This quote represents all the core values that I cherish and to which I adhere. Personal culture doesn’t have to be linked to a certain country of origin or a specific ethnicity; it can be as simple as a person’s
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