Teletubbies is a show that has entertained kids since the late 1990’s. However‚ this show has not been without its critics and its controversies. A minister by the name of Jerry Farwell claimed that one of the teletubbies‚ Tinky Winky‚ was promoting the lifestyle of homosexuality to young children. Farwell provided the characteristics of Tinky Winky as evidence for his claim. For example‚ Tinky Winky’s antenna has the shape of a triangle. The triangle is a symbol for gay pride. His color is purple
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America. With increased cultural literacy‚ an egalitarian society is eventually possible. One common body of knowledge for everyone will be the glue that holds society together. Hirsch also points out the senselessness of concepts such as multi-culturalism and multi-lingualism. He acknowledges the importance of the numerous cultures and ethnicities of which United States is comprised. Hirsch mentions the "hyphenated American: the Italo-American‚ the Polish-American‚ the Afro- American‚ the Asian-American
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living in the United States‚ which is such a diverse country‚ it really does come in handy. Benefits of being diverse in languages are that you have a greater change of getting that job that’s extremely competitive‚ and you’ll have a wider range of culturalism in your life. As someone who is bilingual‚ I can say that I have experienced certain advantages. Such as having a better ear for listening‚ and having a more positive growth for thinking. The
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travel that their traditions and beliefs are challenged. These challenges may be positive or negative as it makes people to reassess their attitudes and beliefs. There have been numbers of areas of challenges and two of them are food and multi-culturalism. These challenges are explicitly presented in the film directed by Rob Stitch‚ The Castle‚ and a number of related materials. One aspect of the global village which is effectively represented by Sitch in The Castle is the attitude towards the
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|Question 1 of 10 | |1.0 Points | | | |Raymond Williams says this _______is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English
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In the essay Multi-Culturalism Explained In One Word: Hapa‚ Kristen Lee says‚ “From my appearance‚ people assume I am Asian‚ but how could a quarter measurement define who I am?” (Multi-Culturalism 41). Kristen Lee labels herself as “hapa” which is a Hawaiian slang for half Asian and half another race. Even though people assume her as Asian‚ specifically Chinese
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When the topic of Canada comes up among peoples‚ immediately the thought of ice hockey‚ the Mounted Police‚ and beavers comes to mind. In fact‚ Canada has truly lost its true identity that we once knew. It is slowly being assimilated and in fact “Americanized” in aspects of social identity‚ national identity‚ and cultural identity. First‚ Canada is being slowly “Americanized” in its social identity. When we talk about a country’s social identity‚ we examine a few
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understanding of race and culture by looking at multiple discourses on those topics. Brown proposes a new theory of cultural relativism for the field of anthropology. Finally‚ Vertovec encourages anthropologists to change public perception by denouncing culturalism. The social construction of race and culture is one key idea that is predominant in the articles. They clearly prove how humans have this need to categorize individuals into groups. This can be seen by how the terms race and culture are historically
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In the film ‘crash’ directed by Paul Haggis‚ a major theme we have studied that society’s pre-assumptions‚ restrain the perception of counter culturalism. With the use of different film techniques‚ we are able to link to the idea of camera angles‚ lighting‚ motifs and non-diegetic sound. In the film ‘crash’ an example of society’s pre
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In what Ways has Multi-Culturalism Impacted British Society in the last fifty years? In a statement on the first of March 2011‚ Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson‚ high court judges‚ stated that ‘We live in this country in a democratic and pluralistic society‚ in a secular state not a theocracy’. ‘Although historically this country is part of the Christian West‚ and although it has an established church which is Christian‚ there have been enormous changes in the social and religious life
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