Introduction: Cultural Background Essay This paper compares the Philippines and the United States in multiple areas such as norms‚ values‚ beliefs‚ religion‚ economics‚ etc. The United States and the Philippines‚ compared from a sociological perspective‚ reveal fascinating similarities and differences. While English and Spanish are the most common languages in the U.S.‚ Filipino and English are spoken in the Philippines along with eight major dialects. Filipino was declared the official
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My life and character are not defined by the situations or difficulties I encounter but by the way I respond to these. The core values‚ personal traits‚ and capacities that composed the person I am today and the goals I have set for my future have all had a beginning and a development. My identity and aspirations have been‚ and continue to be‚ formed and bolstered by various meaningful experiences and supportive individuals. The first and most important factor that has played a vital role in determining
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My determination is an attribute that distinguishes me from everyone else. I believe my parents and my cultural upbringing helped me develop this attribute. My father was born in Ghana‚ and my mother was born in New York to Ghanaian parents. Ghanaian parents are very strict. If you’re familiar with the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”‚ Ghanaian parents are actually mentioned in the book. Ghanaian parents raising their children in the United States strongly encourage their children to look for
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Relating philosophy to pedagogy – how my personal values influence my way of teaching Within any early childhood education (ECE) setting the pedagogy of the educators will have great impact on the programmes and philosophies which the children within that setting will be influenced by. Teachers have a responsibility to build and maintain authentic‚ open‚ reciprocal relationships with children‚ families and the community (Gailer‚ 2010). This is not only an integral part of the early childhood
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My cultural background includes Jamaica. Jamaica is located in the Caribbean and is part of North America. On average‚ the temperature is between 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Nights are colder than the days‚ and the mountain areas are colder than the lower land throughout the year. One of the colder mountain areas is the Blue Mountain Range since it is the tallest mountain on the island. When it rains in Jamaica‚ it rains for short periods of time‚ and the rainfall is light. People in Jamaica wear
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Aody Rafati Dr. Jodi Melamed Eng 2010 12/11/2014 Cultural Identity in The Namesake The Namesake illustrates several elements of transition that are common to the stories of immigrant families and their children. As shown in the film‚ the first generation connects with their cultural identity and roots to a far greater degree and density than their children do. The second generation exists between two realities of culture including their ethnic heritage and the world they live in presently
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identify the contrasting ethos and approaches used in developing and delivering mentoring in a sporting and business context. I am going to be writing about my experience as being a protégé in my first year at university and to reflect on how my mentor has helped me in my academic year and theories I have used to be able to do this. Also how it can benefit me in the future in sport and business. Also I will be talking about the different approaches used in a sporting and business context. Formal
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school when it was second year in high school. My health services teacher Ms. Tosaka had gave us a assignment that dealt with different professions and I had happened to stumble upon a nutritionist for the first time. After that‚ I slowly began doing my own personal research on becoming of nutritionist. I had known what a nutritionist but it never crossed my mind that I could make it as my career till later. That’s when I started going to the library more on my less busier days flipping through books reading
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many people who give me lessons‚ smiling and sadness. The person who has influenced me the most is my mother‚ but today‚ I will not write about her but my best friend who is being with me after my mother. We have been friends for more than 10 years. We are in the same class during primary school but when we entered secondary school‚ we got separated. Since then I became very lazy and cannot focus in studies. I got bad result during my form3 test and when she knew it‚ she helps me to do revision everyday
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My social identities are Mexican American‚ democrat‚ middle class‚ female‚ catholic‚ latin‚ English and Spanish speaker‚ young adult and a U.S. citizen. My most dominant identities are being Mexican American and being a young adult. Since I’m Mexican American sometimes me and my family get treated differently than people that are white‚ an example is when I was in 3rd grade my house was vandalized. There was beer‚ and beans poured inside of my mother’s fountain‚ and a racial slur was written on
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