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    an interview to assess a culture lush in heritage‚ yet burdened with injustice‚ provided valuable insight in appreciating the Haitian Americans. Haiti is a gem‚ located among many islands in the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Haitians have weathered instability and chaos but are strong and resilient. Although Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western part of the world‚ the cultural roots of Haitians are rich in traditions. I had the pleasure of working with a Haitian American at my place of employment

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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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    The American political and economic model have impacted the world culture to a huge extend. Taking the first shoot at how the American political have impacted the world culture – either positively or negatively. American being the oldest independence country has demonstrated a high level of what is called “Democracy” to the extent that the word has become synonymous to American when speaking of politics. Politically‚ the world culture is imitating the American political model – such as presidential

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    For this paper I will examine Vietnamese culture according to the five essential questions all cultures must answer (according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck). I will then take those answers and compare then to out culture here in America. I realize that some might argue that using North American culture as a starting point is an attempt to simplify this writing‚ but I believe that any initial examination of something new is most effectively done in comparison to what one already knows. The first

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    Heruela‚ Christine Mae O. BSMA-4 13 Muslim Ethno Linguistic Groups 1. Maguindanao Maguindanao originally means "people of flooded plain." The name Maguindanao was also named after the Sultanate or dynasty that ruled the area for several years. People living in the Pulangi area‚ located in what are now North Cotabato‚ Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao Provinces. Cultural communities within this region also include the Tituray‚ T’boli and the Manobos.              2. Maranao Maranao means

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    Latino Culture: The Struggle with the American ‘Melting Pot’ The year is 1776. In an act of defiance of the oppressive rule of the powerful nation of Great Britain‚ the political leaders of the British-American colonies sign into existence the United States of America. Even before this inception of the United States‚ North America had been seen as a place where one could move to start a new life and reap the full rewards for one’s work. These opportunities combined with the new United States government

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    many diverse groups within the Native Americans dealing with their history‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ religion and all around culture. This is very important to understand because each different culture group will relate to different aspects of life and Social Workers need to understand this in order to engage and assess with each individual‚ as well as‚ the community. Also knowing that each different group will cope with issues in different ways‚ a specific example would be engaging with people out of their

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    (Hartley and Viney 1979). The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching relied on the structural view of language. Both speech and strucure were seen to be the basis of language and‚ especially‚  speaking ability. This was a view similar to American structuralists‚ such as Fries.  However‚ the notion of the British applied

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    American Culture in My Eyes What is really American culture? Because of short American history‚ some people in my country still have a question: What makes the United States develop rapidly? The answer is unique American culture. On the small aspects‚ it can be attributed to the living standard‚ which is American life culture‚ such as daily diet‚ clothes‚ and transportation. To the major aspects‚ American culture can be attributed to values and social-orientation. For example‚ the main content

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    The Native American Culture should be saved because they are people of American‚ they have their own belief system and the different ways of living. Native Americans are people too‚ but they are treated very different from "normal" Americans. One example of a Native American Culture would be the Navajo Indians which was the tribe in the TV show "30 Days". The Navajo tribe lives on a reservation in 3 states: Arizona‚ Utah‚ and New Mexico. Navajo reservation is know for being one of the biggest reservations

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