What influences and challenges our ways of expressing differences between ourselves and others?
What influences and challenges our ways of expressing differences between ourselves and others? In Exotic, or "What Beach Do You Hang Out On?" Tara Masih is struggling with what it means to be called "exotic". She is a woman of multi-racial lineage. In the world today it is very hard to be accepted by society if you are a person of mixed-race. I think that is what Masih is trying to represent in this passage. The essay gives four different meanings of the word exotic, all coming from Webster's Ninth Collegiate. The first being, Introduced from another country: not native to the place where found. Most of the people in America during the settlement of the States were exotic. By this definition the only people in America at this time that weren't exotic would have been the American Indians. The second definition is defined as, archaic: outlandish, alien. This meaning is why Tara Masih says, "It's why we seek to erase differences in this culture." Middle schools and high schools around the country are lined by clicks and trends. For example if a trend is set out in Los Angeles by some movie star it is portrayed by teens throughout the world. With the trends come the clicks. If you don't talk or dress a certain way, you can't hang out with a certain group of people. This was very obvious in my four years at Catholic Central High School. The third definition is stated as,
Overview of the story Veronica
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is a short story based on the importance of ones heritage.
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As a leader of an organization, you face the choice of selecting the leader of a negotiation team to draft a new deal with a potential Saudi Arabian client. By far your best, most experienced, a most skilled negotiator is one of your female executives.
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The Silent Heart of Africa.
The African sun scorched down upon us, as we limped across the dehydrated twig-like blades of grass that lay beneath our feet. Sweat ran down my face, over every pore and escarpment, until it reached my chin, where it dripped anxiously onto the ever-begging grass. It was my first day in the Kruger National Park. My legs were scarred with scratches and bruises, my back felt as if it was going to crack into two pieces and every struggling heartbeat made my head thump in unbearable pain. As I awoke the following morning to the sight of fleabites all over my body, I was extremely grateful to notice that today our views of the African Safari would be held from the safe, luxurious comfort of an open-air tour bus. I grabbed my binoculars and digital camera and as I left the hut, I felt I was ready to experience the thrilling adventure and untainted magnificence of African culture, one that is so pure and unadulterated by modern society, a culture so unrestricted, a culture that holds a deep, hidden inner beauty, that only blind men can see. The morning dew hung gently upon the edge of every blade of grass like a bed of sparkling diamonds. The rising sun painted the perfect picture of the unforgettable day that lay ahead of us. We drove for about ten minutes until we reached a large group of Log-eared African elephants, feeding passively on a wide-branched Marula tree. Their long
What is the first thing you do when you see someone you don't know?
What is the first thing you do when you see someone you don't know? You identify the person based on the way they look. The old saying, "you can't judge a book by its cover," doesn't have much effect on you. You start making assumptions about the person's identity by the shoes and clothes they wear. That's what I make my assumptions off of. After I look at the clothes and shoes I consider the person a skater, jock, preppy or a geek (brains), without ever interacting with the person. What is it that makes me identify these people into different groups? I dress according to what type of music and activities I do, so I assume everyone else does. That is why I make these assumptions about people. And there seems to be an association between their dress and their activities. Let's talk about the jocks and how I classify someone as a jock. I see them as the big men on campus, wearing clothes that represent their team and sport they play. They usually wear athletic shoes of some kind. I notice Nike's and Adidas most of the time. The hair style can have a wide range of style, ranging from shaved to long. I see more skaters in my opinion than any other group. Skaters have the grunge look, the clothes that are frayed. The shirts are worn kinds tight, and they sag their pants. The skaters wear skater shoes, which are brands like Globe and Etnies. Skaters have a
social anthropology What are the linguistic origins of anthropology?
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The UK has been a multicultural country for hundreds of years. Different races and nationalities should be recognised. I mean if citizens are integrated will there be such as thing as a Scottish/Irish/Welsh/English person
People can get to know many cultures, their lifestyles, traditions, habits, cuisine and music. In big cities there are many different restaurants which offer their national food and drink together with an existing new atmosphere. Experiencing and understanding different cultures is the first part of acceptance. The UK has been a multicultural country for hundreds of years. Different races and nationalities should be recognised. I mean if citizens are integrated will there be such as thing as a Scottish/Irish/Welsh/English person. Why there were different cultures as far back as 1000s. You had the Celts, the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. Why should it be a big deal now? Wake up! England has been multicultural since the dawn of time. London is a roman word and the royal family can hardly be called English. I think it is wonderful to see different cultures and races learn from one another. If people were less afraid of knowing different cultures, I agree some people from all cultures tend to keep themselves away from mixing with other groups and that is not beneficial to any society. If I go to Italy, I am going to meet Italians and show them my culture just as I am going to learn some of their ways. I therefore believe such give and take should be practised in this country... but if Brits go abroad and refuse to mix with the natives of those lands then why should it be
is british identity in decline?
Is the British identity in decline? Britain today is a nation state that is multi-ethnic , which contains many different , religions , groups and languages. National identity is formed from a common culture of shared meanings but is British identity under threat? According to sociologist Waters British identity is under threat in more ways than one. This is to do with boundaries between nation states may become less important as international financial markets and transactional companies are becoming increasingly dominating world trade. So this may have a big impact for British culture and identity. British companies such as Rover were taken over by foreign concerns and therefore we are also losing our companies. Music films and television programmes are now being produced for an international market rather than a British one. There are a lot of concerns on those products which will become more globalise. Britain is part of the E.U and therefore are a free trade country so we do not have to pay tax when transferring goods. Mc Donald's is an example of a decline of traditional identity according to how much it as globalise. Which serves American food so we are exposed to American culture. Hybrid culture in Britain has an effect on our British identity showing that even the food in places such as Mc Donald's isn't English anymore. Another reason for British identity being
Has globalisation added to or taken away something from our national culture?
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