Comparing Cultures Looking back at my experience living in America‚ to my best friend’s parents experiences from Russia‚ I was vividly able to see just how different the two cultures are. Furthermore‚ I found it intriguing how‚ after researching America and Russia‚ we both reflect the cultural values of our countries to a tee. Between language‚ education‚ government‚ location‚ and religion‚ both Russia and America contain several similarities and differences that really define the cultures in both
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settlement in North America contributed to the spread of European artistic traditions in colonial painting‚ architecture and furnishings. Many trained artists arrived from Europe to New England to make a living and incorporated the styles of their culture in their work. For example‚ many painters arrived with a preference for Elizabethan – Jacobean style portraiture. The paintings displayed wealth and social position‚ and alluded to domestic interiors popular in 17th century Dutch paintings. Portraiture
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imagined how my life would be in America‚ and I was confident about my adaptability as I had spent four years living abroad in Singapore but anxious about the much more immense diversity in America at the same time. As more than three weeks have past since I first arrived in America‚ I gradually learn that the real experience is way different from what I have imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged
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“Television has been a fixture of American culture for more than 60 years.” (Minnesota Health Department‚ 2014) From black and white to color‚ from large box televisions to thin‚ to smart televisions‚ they have now. America’s televisions has changed and so have American’s relationship with television. Televisions‚ in an American culture‚ has informed and has entertained them through the years. Televisions has also impacted the health and the behavior of the American culture in the advertisements and the
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the question‚ “how has your hero influenced your life?” Tyler sat and pondered if this was the question that would get him in. People that he could choose for that supplement ran through his head‚ but then he stopped when he thought about his mother. Tyler thought about all the things that his mother had did for him. He closed his computer and thought more about it for days. Tyler was flooded with the realization of all the sacrifice his mother did for him and how it all influenced his life. He realized
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others‚ and the same is true of most Americans. Even though the social scene has gotten even more diverse and globalized‚ many Americans have little to no exposure to foreign cultures outside of TV‚ movies‚ and the Internet. However‚ these depictions are often poorly written and stereotypical at best. So if that is how the U.S. views the rest of the world‚ how does the rest of the world view us? What would an outside opinion of Americans tell us about our own culture? What stereotypes do other nations
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San Culture Elements essential to the survival of San culture are knowledge of their surroundings‚ a nomadic life‚ their values‚ and the structure in the San community. Differences in my culture and San culture are due to environment‚ values‚ lifestyles‚ and social structure. Elements important to the survival of American culture are adaptability‚ unity of one language‚ education provided by the government and acceptances of different religions. Modernization and globalization impact both the San’s
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Chinese Catering Culture in America In human culture history‚ people were born‚ lived‚ and died in a limited geographical area‚ and they never encountering other cultural backgrounds. However‚ in nowadays‚ the world has become borderless. As the world shrinks and counties become interdependent‚ people from different cultures increasingly come into contact on a daily basis. Now‚ people may live far away or just next door to each other‚ so that all people are faced with the challenge of understand
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`Raving is a highly emotional experience. Any attempt to analyze or experience the culture recognizes the highly personal component the experience offers. Participating in a rave presents a long period of constant electronic dance music along with highly energetic dance styles exhibited by a large group of people. Along with the vigorous dance moves and obnoxious music‚ the people participating in the culture wear very little clothes. Since the idea of raving was introduced‚ a lot of controversy
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Many people believe that rap is a junction of African American and Caribbean cultural expressions. Rap artists also viewed their music through a historical sense and this is Africa. Africa is recognized as “the place of origin for the rap music tradition.” Many rap artists see their origins back to Africa for its performance practices. Godfather Afrika Bambaataa and Carson interviews insinuate that rapping is alike to the West African tradition. A book published in 1970s gave a different meaning
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