Malaysia is a multicultural society‚ with Malays‚ Chinese and Indians living side by side. The Malays are the largest community. They are Muslims and speak Bahasa. Malays mainly control the political power in Malaysia. The Chinese comprise about a third of the population. They are Buddhists and Taoists‚ speak Hokkein‚ Hakka and Cantonese‚ and are dominant in the business community. The Indians account for about 10% of the population. They are mainly Hindu Tamils from southern India. They speak Tamil
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During the colonial period early American settlers came up with the idea to bring African natives overseas to America and use them as slaves. The white man was higher up than the black man in society at the time because of the color of his skin. Americans consider this the biggest blight on our history. The shame of this period in our history still continues today for many whites‚ but many blacks still feel angry and oppressed. With the election of our first black president‚ we are really showing
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African American culture African American culture in the United States includes the various cultural traditions of African ethnic groups. It is both part of and distinct from American culture. The U.S. Census Bureau defines African Americans as "people having origins in any of the Black race groups of Africa."[1] African American culture is indigenous to the descendants in the U.S. of survivors of the Middle Passage. It is rooted in Africa and is an amalgam of chiefly sub-Saharan African and
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Adamaka Ezenwachi Professor Montgomery ENG 1010 LD18 November 13‚ 2013 My Views on Religion Narrative Because both of my parents grew up in Catholic Churches in Nigeria and since they grew up around that religion they wanted to raise their own children in the same environment they were. When I was young I was told that any non-Christian (Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Buddhist) will be sent to hell for all eternity because they do not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God who came to earth to die
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Culture between two Every individual that is born into the universe are brought into a culture at a very young age. Only thing is what is culture? How does someone know that they belong to a culture? That is where the beauty of the answer is released. Culture is whatever an individual is born into and their background.‚ whatever as an individual you declare is part of the culture. We all come from different cultures‚ but we all are bound together by similar or the same salient. In the end‚ though
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Differences aesthetics of African cultures The beauty of African art can convey emotional messages to the observer. It is important however to understand the culture that influenced the art. It is hard to distinguish between different types of African art as many of the basic themes of African art are religion. Religion most often manifests itself into African art through masks‚ sculpture‚ ancestor or cult figures‚ fetishes‚ and reliquary figures. There are many different religions throughout the continent
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Ethnicity‚ Religion‚ and Multiethnic Cultures Jason Jordan Saint Leo University Introduction There are many factors that we use to define ourselves. Ethnicity is the most complicated factor that we use to identify who we are because it involves many aspects of our lives that can be common across many other areas including religion‚ national origin‚ language‚ and race. In the academic world‚ there is a conflict about the theoretical meaning of ethnicity across these specific areas. The American
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Question# 4: African cultures‚ by and large‚ bring a similar world view to the relationship between man and the spiritual realm‚ one that is marked by an extremely personal interaction. In the broader African spiritual world human beings are seen to be under the constant influence of other people‚ their ancestors‚ minor deities‚ the Creator‚ and various forces of nature. As a result the African spiritual world can be described as interactive since all things are endowed with life-force. How is this
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1) I first classify myself as an African American before anything else. My family are Catholics but I personally I believe in something more than religion‚ although I do have ties with what my parents believe in. I speak English since it was the first language I learned. I was born in Washington D.C.‚ but raised in both South Carolina and Virginia. Both sides of my family are 2 completely different African American culture plus my own mixed into one. My moms side is considered Gechee‚ which are people
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related to nationality‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ social class‚ generation‚ locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture. In this way‚ cultural identity is both characteristic of the individual but also of the culturally identical group of members sharing the same cultural identity. Cultural identity is similar to and overlaps with identity politics. My culture identity‚ as I know it as is African American. My culture can be seen in food‚ religion‚ language‚ the community‚ family
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