imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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Similarities and Differences between USA and Haiti Culture is very important in every country. It is the way a group of people live‚ talk and celebrate. People have always been identified by their cultures. Most of people leave their countries to go to another one and they usually adopt a new culture. The reasons of moving are lack of insecurity‚ education and economy. It is very sad when people leave their native countries and never came back. In order to pursue their dreams some of them have
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always been about race‚ American blues music exemplifies the complex relationship Americans have with race and art. American Blues music has been appreciated‚ examined‚ appropriated‚ and immortalized through the transformation of music over the past one hundred years. Originating from African American slave songs‚ the blues has over time lost its relevance for black people‚ yet continues to be an important cultural entity and has been revered in contemporary white culture. Based on the division
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“Hispanics are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as people of any race who are Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ Central or South American‚ or belong to any other Hispanic origin group” (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2000). “55 million is the Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1‚ 2014‚ making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17 percent of the nation’s total population” (Bureau‚ 2015). In 2008‚ there are an estimated 3‚838
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The fact that there is any evidence of African-American literature written before 1865‚ when the Civil War ended‚ is remarkable. In many areas it was against the law to educate a slave. Thus‚ the majority of slaves were illiterate. Some slaves tricked their owners’ children into teaching them to read and write. A few slaves were lucky:
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“Change is the only constant‚ whether it’s in music‚ culture‚ dance or fashion” (Sonu Nigam). Nigam states that no aspect of human society can avoid evolution. Change is always happening‚ but some changes may seem more drastic than others. The American society sees and example of this cultural revolution as a result of the first World War. New technology and ways of living were introduced by a fresh generation‚ as old ways of living were left in the past. F. Scott Fitzgerald is known to be
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Literature in the 1960’s Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history‚ literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history.Novels‚ influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers‚ inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads‚ essays‚ articles‚ and more are a big part of our lives‚ without us ever even noticing them. They show up in places we look for entertainment‚ or become the entertainment itself. They notify us on what
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Culture is the attitudes‚ customs‚ values‚ and beliefs a human being has learned from generation to generation. In businesses‚ there are many employees with different cultural backgrounds. Even though Mexico and America are neighbors‚ their ways of living are completely different. If both culture are not understood‚ accepted and respected it can cause problems in an organization. Hofstede’s dimensions of culture identify four dimensions that study the differences of attitudes and values of employees
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the Invention of Basketball on American Society For those who do not consider themselves basketball fans‚ the sport’s significance may seem irrelevant or of very little. While these people may not think to thank Dr. James Naismith for his invention of the game‚ we should all thank him for the major contributions he made and paths he paved for this country. Although basketball may be seen as just a sport played for fun and enjoyment‚ its invention’s impact on Americans was huge‚ positive‚ and everlasting
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Question 1 ‘Describe popular culture in Britain at the beginning of the 1960s’ Popular culture describes how many people appreciate styles and interests of that current day. Features such as music‚ colours and entertainment are commonly liked by ordinary people. Britain in the 1950’s was still gloomy; people were still getting over the devastation of World War Two as they had lost their loved ones. Rationing had ended in 1954-1955 and they were still recovering from the economic hardship. But
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