Cross-Cultural Family Assessment Stephanie Boardman University of Southern Maine 1. The client system‚ in this case the Lee family‚ defines Lia’s seizures as both a spiritual and physical ailment. According to Fadiman (1997)‚ “…the noise of the door had been so profoundly frightening that her soul had fled her body and become lost. They recognized the resulting symptoms as qaug dab peg‚ which means ‘the spirit catches you and you fall down’”(p.20). To the Lee family‚ Lia’s condition
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Before You Die 1. Bungee Jumping There’s nothing like attaching an elastic cord to your feet and jumping off a bridge head-first. Stare death in the face as you see the ground coming closer and closer to you‚ until you finally feel the relief of slowing down as the elastic cord stretches to its maximum and pulling you back up. NOTE** I crossed this one off my list. Watch me do the highest bungee in the world here. 2. Go Skydiving Just like bungee jumping‚ except this time you have no
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Describe a moment in your life in which you experienced an epiphany Table of Contents Introduction 3 Cultural and Religious Difference that changed my perception 3 Political Environment in USA 3 Freedom of Living and expression 4 Conclusion 4 Introduction Some instances happen in life suddenly change the perception towards life and reality. I also experienced such an incident in my life that entirely changed my view and thinking towards US Natives. Then‚ I realized the difference
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‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ written by Sherman Alexie‚ tells a story of a homeless man who is struggling with identity issues and reminisces about much of his culture. Jackson Jackson‚ the main character‚ is a round and flat character‚ showing characteristics of both. Jackson’s conflict is internal conflict because he wants to save money to purchase his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker‚ but he also wants to spend money on his fellow Indians and friends. Through Sherman’s short story
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Lama 1 Sandip Lama Instructor Kennedy Anthropology 3 12 September 2014 You are what you speak In the article “Whorf Revisited: You are what you speak‚” the writer Guy Deutscher talks about Sapir - Whorf’s famous controversial hypothesis. The ethnography is written in style of realist‚ because the theories are looked at objectively and scientifically. The article is also written in critical style‚ since list of measurements‚ evidences are given‚ and it is written analytically. The range of the
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Summary and Reading Log Chapter 1 - Birth Chapter 1 goes through the traditional birthing methods and traditions of the Hmong people. One of the most significant traditions is burying the placenta. The placenta has to be strategically buried in a specific spot under the homes dirt floor or when the person dies its soul has to travel back to the placenta. This chapter also introduces the characters Nao Kao and Foua Lee. Nao is husband and father of 13
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1. Where have you been today? Describe the places! I started my day off with a wonderful brunch over at my best friend’s house. Her house is very pretty and bright‚ especially the outside. Lights are attached all over the white surface‚ and they really catch your eye. I love the inside a lot though‚ it’s luxarious and fresh but not really as bright. I felt very at home‚ my apartment doesn’t even compare to all the gorgeous decor but my best friend made sure I felt comfortable. When we were done
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the Hmong have been through have made them more insecure about the help of other cultural. For example‚ they don’t really trust the western medicine practices. Foa is agitated with all the medication Lia has to take and believes some of it makes her even worse. So they have some trouble believing that other people want to help. Also‚ they have grown stronger as a cultural and have their guards up. 3. The cultural barrier is the biggest problem because the Hmong people do not have the same concept
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trustworthy. During the second half of the nineteenth and earlier half of the twentieth century‚ the current of freedom struggle swept the entire energy of Indian youths. When Swami Vivekananda proclaimed to the entire world the richness of Indian culture‚ Young Turks like Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh showed the bravery of Indian youths. Inspired by the modem education‚ many of them had participated in social reform movements to fight against the inequalities and superstitions. When the euphoria
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is creating a single world technology. The interned and computer bring I believe that culture still most influence people. I believe that inherit culture and norm still have greater influence to people. Even though new culture has been created‚ people will only adjust that new culture to their old culture. It is impossible to create a single culture among various cultured people. People will maintain their own culture because it identifies who they are. Especially‚ ancient cultural people‚ they
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