When we hear the word “Culture” every person thinks about different things. Some people might think about an ethnic dance or traditional clothes, or something totally different, like importance of the family or values of ancestors. Every culture is unique. We won't be able to truly understand different cultures, until we spend a relatively long time living deeply drowned in it. However, only living in the culture won't help people to solve issues brought by different backgrounds, understanding the culture is a main goal. The only way that people will be able to reach it - is through communication.
It is not a secret that communication is a very powerful tool. People, who know how to use it, will be successful in many different areas. Almost all wars, problems and negative experience occur due to lack of communicational skills and difficulties of understanding the culture values of different tribes. One of the main problems that might occur between two people from the …show more content…
She used one of the most effective weapons - communication. In contrast, her brothers and sisters decided to fight using more harsh way to fight against the Guatemalan army. Many of her siblings were killed during that period, but Rigoberta Menchu achieved her goals. This example shows how much power communication contains.
Rigoberta Menchu was put in the situation when she had to spend a lot of time working with ladinos. She never really communicated with them before, so her impression of them was consist only of the situation that she heard or was witness. There is also a place for prejudice that occurred from both sides. The first obstacle that Rigoberta Menchu faced during her work with ladinos is to listen to the criticism and accept the fact that they struggled too. The recognition of the perspective of different culture brought Rigoberta Menchu to the first stage of