Cry from Africa By Derek Walcott Derek Walcott was a black poet writing from within both the English tradition and the history of his people. The speaker is conflicted‚ on the one hand he loves his native homeland in Kenya and he does not want to see his people being slaughtered and treated the way they are now. He also loves his English home‚ but if he stays in Britain‚ He feels that he is letting down his people by not going back to his native homeland to help with defending Kenya from the
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a) Explain what is meant by the term culture shock. Identify and discuss the stages of culture shock? Culture shock is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country‚ or to a move between social environments‚ also a simple travel to another type of lifeOne of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign environment. Stages of cultural shock- Stage 1 - Excitement The individual
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pervasive in our society that it is not surprise America has developed a rape culture. Rape culture can be defined as a complex set of beliefs that ultimately encourages sexual violence and normalizes rape. Rape culture uses jokes‚ television‚ music‚ legal jargon‚ laws‚ and imagery that normalize violence and sexual coercion. In the 21st century we have
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While culture is not an easy thing to change‚ immigrant culture should not be totally abandoned but should be molded or shaped into a better fit to America’s culture and society. To avoid culture clashes‚ to continue american culture‚ and to continue the spread of ideas and religious views. Culture clash doesn’t only happen within a country. Culture clashes can affect individual people. This is often why people don’t agree or accept immigrants. The new culture of immigrants is (often times) a problem
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Merriam-Webster is the combination of different forms of belief or practice or the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms. Simplified this means two cultures combine thoughts and beliefs into its own “new form” of an old belief. The difference in the syncretism of the America and Africa and the Indian and Chinese cultures were greatly different‚ but reflect similar traits in each other. One of the main similarities in these syncretism’s is the spread of religion. In the American/African
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The apartheid of South Africa and the segregation system of America divided the nations by skin color and allowed for human rights to be neglected. The segregation laws of the United States heavily influenced the future apartheid which explains the various similarities between the two systems; however‚ culture and environment constructed differences as well. The oppression in each country brought to light passionate civil rights advocates that called for equality among races and a new era of peace
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A common political culture by no means advises that all Americans reflect alike. Some are conservative and have a tendency to vote Republican. Some are liberal and have a tendency to vote Democratic. Some have more harmful attitudes toward public officials than do others. These styles determine how Americans contribute‚ whom they vote for‚ and what political parties they support. Many issues — including family‚ gender‚ religion‚ race and ethnicity‚ and region — all contribute to American political
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A dominant culture is one that is able through economic or political power‚ to impose its values‚ language and ways of behaving on a subordinate culture or cultures. This may be achieved by monopolizing the media and means of communication.¹ I would say the dominant culture in America is the pop culture. Pop culture influences the way we dress and even the way we talk. A lot of young people talk with slang words that their grandparents wouldn’t even understand. Pop culture affects everything
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understand American culture‚ one must have knowledge of the history of our country. America is traditionally a country of immigrants. Very few people today have ancestors who were natives in this land. Even our founding fathers fled to America many because of religious persecution‚ and a few who were just looking to start a new life on the exciting untouched frontier. During the hundreds of years to come‚ America was seen as a land of opportunity‚ and people from all over the world
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CIVILISATION AND CULTURE ON AFRICA Dare Arowolo (Lecturer‚ Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration‚ Adekunle Ajasin University‚ Nigeria) ABSTRACT The central argument of this paper stems from the submission that colo nialism‚ slave trade and missionary are the platform upon which Western civilisation and culture thrive and are sustained. While insisting that Western civilisation and culture has precariously contaminated the traditional values o f Africa‚ the paper contends that Africa had established
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