communication section of the chapter I didn’t like how the author said we communicated more with people like ourselves. Granted that it may be true for some‚ the wording seems off to me. " people like ourselves " can mean a lot more than race‚ social status and ethnic groups (as the author mentioned). By limiting " people like ourselves " to those three categories i feel as though she is saying those are the main categories that link people‚ which I disagree with. I feel like saying " people with commonalities
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When I think of works of art I think about the painting in art museum that averages like me can’t do. Art like the Annunciation is my example of what fine art is.My first response to a painting is mainly visual what interests me most is the strong difference‚ color‚ and smoothness not in that order though. That attracts me draws me in‚ so to speak‚ my next reaction really depends on the style of the work. If it’s a convincing‚ realistic work‚ I usually look for an expressive response only if it’s
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Feeling like “Other” Shanell Mbamalu Cultural Diversity Fall 2014 Feeling like “Other” I will be exploring a time when I felt like “other”‚ in this situation I was made to feel invisible‚ excluded and too visible all at the same time. In this situation I mainly felt excluded but nonetheless I felt all of the above. My husband is Nigerian and I am African American‚ he attends a Nigerian church and all of the members are Nigerian. Every time I go to church with him I feel as if I am too visible because
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Tim Wise video White Like Me change my understanding of white privilege. I have always heard my mother and grandparents speak of “white privilege” from a young age. Tim provided me with a better understanding of the phrase “white privilege”. The video did not change or challenge my views or what I have been taught about white privilege. Being a black male you see white privilege all the time. The video has extended my knowledge when it referred to how deep this thing call white privilege goes. Tim
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were exposed to earlier in the research. Other experiments have been conducted and this effect spreads to many other things like paintings‚ objects‚ sounds etc. In our case‚ we are expecting people to chose Nutella as their favourite one because it is the one we are mostly exposed to‚ the prototype for hazelnut chocolate spreads (the representative of the category). Although this effect seems to
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no one likes to be excluded ‘’ There is a clear distinction between the appearance of belonging and the reality of an internal struggle. About a year ago I went to an all girls public high school for about 3 years. When I enrolled I was very keen to meet new people‚ have new friends and was beyond excited to show everyone how outgoing I can be. I started at this new school and within a week I had made a group of friends to sit and hang out with‚ a term went by and it honestly had felt like I have
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The memoirs‚ Keeper’n Me and A Secret Lost in the Water are reflections of an Indigenous childhood. However‚ each memoir focuses on a different example. For example‚ Keeper’n Me focuses on discrimination and the loss and gain of cultural identity. Whereas‚ A Secret lost in the Water focuses on a personal conflict. The characters in both memoirs are Indigenous men‚ reflecting back to their childhood experiences and observing the consequences of their choices and fate. Both men‚ however‚ have a
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The dual definition of citizenship from May Joseph’s article Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship‚ can be used to analyze the different forms of citizenship that are presented in the film‚ Bend it Like Beckham‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha. Citizenship is typically referred to as someone being considered a member of a country under specific laws. This general idea of citizenship is further analyzed in Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship. The article presents the idea that
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feeling that everybody likes and wishes to have indefinitely. It is an emotion that can be shared‚ created‚ given away‚ and stolen. Certain individuals can pursue their lives while sacrificing happiness for wealth or physical gains while on the other hand‚ some may go through life with little to nothing and be perfectly happy. Finding a balance or taking a position on which would be the most beneficial is key in creating self worth and respect. In the novel Truth and Bright Water‚ Thomas King influences
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Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India
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