I am Indian-American. However‚ accepting this truth was not as easy when I was younger. During the ages of 13-14‚ the age in which any child is finding himself or herself‚ realizing their identity‚ and coming to a conclusion regarding who they are‚ it was difficult for me to find a common ground between the two clashing cultures I grew up in. American culture screams individualism‚ independency‚ selfishness to benefit oneself‚ and equality between gender and races‚ whereas Indian culture asserts
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white Americans are afraid of how minorities will change the American culture‚ but if we analyze demographic shifts throughout American history‚ the American ethic always wins. Immigrants feel the need to assimilate to American culture‚ adding to it‚ but not drastically altering it. In the
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of a people they are. If their original life were presented to them‚ majority will turn away‚ and the other half will come back to who they were in the beginning. While African Americans have lost their whole identity‚ their way of life‚ religion‚ culture‚ language‚ and education‚ there are those who are waking up to their true identity on a daily basis. It is a very sad thing to be living in a world for so long not knowing who you are‚ and where you came from. Yes‚ we as Africans know that we came
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Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle Kaplan University CM220-13 7/17/12 Healthy Living Every day the people in this nation zoom around in their busy lives. People cut corners to save time and often take the easy route in many tasks. Sometimes by cutting these corners‚ an impact can be made on the world around us and the people we love. Eating is just one of the many things that people forget to take care of. Food is the foundation to our bodies. Food is what keeps people going and fuels them to do
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post is the Routine Activities and Lifestyles Theory. According to Daigle‚ this theory came about in the 1970’s and was developed by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson (Daigle‚ 20). According to the textbook‚ this theory is “a person’s routine activities and lifestyle place them at risk of being victimized. The risk is higher when there are motivated offenders‚ little to none capable guardianship‚ and a suitable target” (Daigle‚ 602). There are obvious lifestyle choices that can lead to victimization
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Christianity has greatly impacted on society and culture as well as individuals in the world we live in today. Christianity has contributed to things such as our laws and our moral and cultural priorities. Christianity is acknowledged as playing a significant role in informing our moral view of the world and ourselves; that is‚ who we are. Our conscience is believed to give us a sense of what is right and wrong and provides a compass to guide us at times of challenge and need. Christianity provides
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The Indian Teenager The cultural values including major Internet‚ lives of of Indian of the the teenagers country‟s economy binding proliferation as have coming well reflect more and of as in of into of influence the than over satellite English‚ ethnic‚ one the television the culture since linguistic‚ billion people. the of religious‚ Despite its in access all these all to 1990s‚ and the people‚ the the have diversity still exert liberalization Indian their
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Topic: Benefits of healthy lifestyle General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the benefits of healthy lifestyle Central idea: How having a healthy lifestyle through eating‚ sleeping and exercising is beneficial. Introduction: A. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn B. I am going to inform the audience about the benefits of healthy lifestyle. C. According to a recent study in the British Medical Journal‚ lifelong healthy
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Effects of Sedentary Lifestyle Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term to indicate a lifestyle with irregular exercise. People who are having sedentary lifestyle are prone to depression‚ being low self-esteem and suffer from health problems. As an effect from sedentary lifestyle‚ people are prone to depression. They will easily get into the feelings of loneliness‚ sad and despair since they are lack of interaction with the public. They usually spend their days on sitting‚ reading‚ watching television
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Lifestyle in the past and now Each period of life has a different features. Past and now are a linked chain of events include many of developments in lifestyle. Past and now are complementary times to each other. Past lifestyle was completely different from nowadays in many things such as the residence‚ the transportations and the education. The residences style in the past varied according to the places such as In the deserts‚ the Bedouin used tents‚ because they always
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