Culture in the United States Versus Saudi Arabia

Introduction Every community in the world is unique. The uniqueness is brought about the culture. Culture refers to the way of life. It is important to note that culture is not limited to the way of life it is diverse as it incorporates the language, arts and sciences, thought, spirituality,...

Meaning of the Word “Ubuntu”

Ubuntu is a word used by the Zulu tribes of South Africa and comes from their maxim ­– umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. When translated this phrase conveys a deep meaningful statement that a person is regarded as a person because there are other persons. It expresses the African philosophy about life,...

Islamic and Western Values

Introduction Current images of Islam and Muslims in Western states vary significantly. The West portrays Islam as the core enemy and Muslim humanity as the host of terrorism that menaces Western society and its democratic values. The destructive wars, the inhuman action of the captive population of Iraq and Afghanistan...

What Is the Global Culture Based On?

Introduction Global culture exist on the bases of people’s common needs, and challenges which makes them to form societies through which they can tackle these challenges. These societies start as families then involve the extended families within a short period of time this becomes a community (Bulliet, 119). Meanwhile, this...

The Calumet Ceremony in 17th Century America

During the 17th century, North America was viewed from two perspectives – through the eyes of natives and Europeans. The former were the lords of the land and they had their own unique beliefs on how to thrive and survive in this region; while the latter first tried to established...

Applied Aspects of Cross-Cultural Management

Introduction In the era of globalization, cross cultural management and internationally mobile workforce are important parts of any organization. Organizations cannot exist in isolation from the business environment influenced by its changes and demands. The role of a leader is to recognize these changes and cultural variations and respond effectively....

Resource About Problems and Management in Mexico City

Introduction Mexico City residents have been grappling with water shortages since the nineteen nineties. These issues have been an amalgamation of political, social, and economic failures which shall be examined in subsequent parts of the essay. Description of the problem and how it is affecting the community Numerous residents in...

Locality Concepts and Canadian Music

Introduction Images of surroundings made with help of music by people are in open confrontation, and successive studying of problems on ethnography should lay emphasis on methods by means of which every man might represent surroundings in different ways dependently on various situations entailing various sets of people and interrelations....

Unreal City: Legend and Science

Among all the legends that excite human imagination, one of the most mysterious tells about the Island of Atlas — a powerful empire that had prospered thousands of years before Ancient Egyptians ever started to erect their pyramids, and that possessed the knowledge which mankind struggled to revive for ages...

“Writing Multiculturalism?” Article by Chan

The paper under consideration is the article “Writing Multiculturalism? Planning for Culturally Different Identities in the City of Birmingham” by Dr.Wun Fung Chan, a lecturer in Geography, who works at the Department of Geography and Sociology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK. The article consists of the following sections:...

Policy Issue and Culture Diversity

Introduction Culture of a given group of people is the general pattern of life of the people in relation to religion, spiritual beliefs and their traditions in the material world. Cultural policy comprises of a broad combination of issues which include the spiritual, traditional, material, intellectual that exist in a...

The Geopolitical and Strategic Importance of the Persian Gulf

Since the 14th-16th centuries, the Persian Gulf represents a unique strategic area that interested both the East and the West. The states of the Middle East have no single geopolitical perspective, but a variety of views conditioned by history, political ideology, and geographic location. Geographically, the Persian Gulf is located...

Old Traditions of China & the Sufferings of Women

Pang-Mei Natasha Chang, a well-known Chinese-American writer was born in a famous Shanghai family in America and her parents were from China. Natasha wrote her first book “Bound Feet and Western Dress,” in 1990. It is a memoir which tells about the life of her great-grandaunt Chang Yu-I who was...

“Postulations on the Fragmentary Effects of Multiculturalism in Canada” by Garcea

Introduction The article under consideration is called Postulations on the Fragmentary Effects of Multiculturalism in Canada by Garcea, Joseph. The article introduces us to the analysis of ten postulations that highlight the concepts of multiculturalism and its policy for the past forty years. The author divides these postulations into several...

Ellen Goodman’s Causal Arguments in “The Culture Thin Bites Fiji”

In the essay The Culture thin Bites Fiji Goodman discusses the problem of mass media and its considerable impact on the society and lives of people. In Fiji, Goodman draws a line between pre-media society and a new society affected by mass media and media promotions. Goodman underlines that mass...

African American Cultural Background Summary

The term culture refers to traditions and customs acquired through learning. These customs play a major part in developing one’s behavior and beliefs. Children adapt various behaviors by being brought up in an environment where people practice them. This process is known as acculturation. Culture may constantly change as communities...

Who Is Arundhati Roy: Brief Overview

Introduction The development of human society has always been accompanied by the sharpening of inequality and the gap between the rich, and the poor, the strong and the weak, the powerful and the powerless. In this respect, the nature of people plays a vital role as it is this nature...

Ethnic Studies. American Indian Boarding School

The American Indian boarding school experience is one that has been deeply associated with political and socio-cultural domination of the American Indians by the whites. The history of these boarding schools begins with Richard Henry Pratt, who had initially served in the Civil War, in the Tenth Cavalry Regiment of...

Hip-Hop Music in the Social Context of Cultural Studies

Thesis Statement The great development of hip-hop music in the “cultural industry” (During, 4) is the reflection of socio-economic and cultural changes. The culture of African-American people and its reflection in the hip-hop music industry will be discussed in the research paper. Background The issues of race and discrimination have...

Ideas of Realism of W.D. Howells and H. James

Realism is the global tendency in the life of society that was predominant in the second half of the 19th century. Realism cannot be reduced to one aspect of societal life. On the whole, it can even be defined as the way of thinking of people of the mentioned period....

Indian Native Arts: Background and Manidoominens

Introduction The history of the human society is filled with the episodes when a nation or civilization, which had previously been flowering, went to the past and left only the material traces of its former power. The Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, etc. are all the examples of such nations, but...

Analysis of Trends in Life of the Ainu People and Their Language

Introduction There are a number of interesting aspects of the Ainu people of Japan. To begin with, the word “Ainu” connotes “human” (Poisson, 2002). These people consider everything that is valuable them or beyond their control as “kamuy,” which implies “gods” (Poisson, 2002). Thus from time immemorial the Ainu people...

Hispanic American Diversity

Introduction The race of Hispanic or Latino Americans, as they are called, is made up of a large cultural Diaspora of people hailing from different countries of North and South America. They are called Latinos from the common misnomer since the Middle Ages when South America was called Latin America....

Values, Principles, and Concepts of the Society

Introduction The values, principles, and concepts necessary in sustaining the society were mainly engraved in the culture of a society in the traditional set-up. These were passed from one generation to another through particular means like education to the younger ones. However, these have faced various challenges in the wake...

Maryland’s Geography and Cultural Aspects

The historical development of the USA is presupposed with the foundation of first seaboard states, within which Maryland is considered with the genuine cultural peculiarities. In this respect the idea of the role of this state is vital for the survey. Moreover, the thing is that Maryland impresses visitors with...

Cultural Anthropology: Study of the Amish People

Who are the Amish? What is their history? The Amish are a farming community in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country and go back to the Protestant Reformation in Europe. They lead a simple life and their families and their farms are their top priorities, second only to God. They operate their...

Orientalism Theory by Edward Said

Introduction Islam, Christianity and Judaism are all considered as religions with a common root – different versions of a generic religion (of Abraham) and they all share many traditions together such as having a “high god, a sacred book, a religious teleology and a lineage of charismatic prophets” (Turner 1)....

Revealing Asian American Ethnic Identity Through Different Images

Abstract The article seeks to investigate the challenges related to the development of national and ethnic identity in immigrants through the works of Asian American writers. The concept of migration encompasses the experience of stress and adaptation to a new cultural environment, leading to a loss of identity and a...

Cultural Diversity in the United States

Hispanic Americans What is the group’s history in the United States? Spanish invaders were the first representatives of this cultural group in America. In the middle of the 18th century, the first Spanish ships came to Alaska. Spanish-speaking citizens reached the territory of California and Texas and settled there. What...

Is Disneyland an Intermediary Between Cultures?

Introduction When discussing the present tendencies related to cultural and social development, it is important to pay attention to famous companies that can influence the whole of society by attracting the audience that loves everything bright and fun, the audience that is ready to follow the examples of their favorite...

American and Thai Intercultural Communication

Understanding cultural norms and differences can prevent uncomfortable moments and work stoppages and break local laws and political issues. As I was doing my first job overseas, I spent more time explaining, drawing pictures, and learning some cultural differences to perform simple tasks. To be competitive overseas while overcoming the...

Ethnic Identity and Food Culture in Asian American Fiction

Abstract The present paper is devoted to the investigation of problems pertaining to the development of the national and ethnic identity in first- and second-generation immigrants through the analysis of literary works by Asian American writers: John Okada, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Maxine Hong Kingston, Frank Chin, and Mei Ng....