Culture both liberates and constrains. It liberates by investing the randomness of nature with meaning‚ order‚ and rationality and by providing safeguards against chaos; it constrains by imposing a structure on nature and by limiting the range of possible meanings created by the individual I quite agree with this oppinion by Claire Kramsch‚ especially after I have read the first 10 pages of his book Language and Culture and gained a basic understanding of his views. Accoridng ot Claire‚ "nature
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Culture creates who we are as individuals; it guides us in making every day choices and gives us a foundation on which to live our life’s and to run others. Our culture sets us aside from others‚ making us unique to the eye and to the heart. It gives us values to set the norms we live by‚ the capability to communicate and the drive to create the technology of which we use day by day. So what exactly is Culture? Culture is basically a human’s society’s total way of life; which is learned and shared
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Perseus: Symbol of Ethical Values When I think of what a hero represents to me‚ I think of an individual who fights for family values and the ethics of a good human being. Greek mythological heroes have many attributes that can be related to positive traits in society today. One such ancient hero is Perseus. During his exploits Perseus set standards‚ which people of ancient Greece could follow and which people can follow today. The myth of Perseus shows that he acts within the social and ethical
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Language and Culture Fitting into a culture is not always easy; sometimes‚ obstacles appear and make it harder. Reading about the stories of both Oscar Hijuelos and Jasmin Darznik‚ the reader might recognize some of those obstacles. Both Oscar and Jasmin have been surrounded by two cultures‚ one of their families’ and the other was the American culture. From each story we can learn something; something about how language can affect a person’s life. Jasmin and Oscar have been through
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of Alaska and North America. The Inuit lived in Alaska‚ Asia‚ and Canada where the amount of sunlight varied throughout the seasons. During the winter the sun sets about mid-November and doesn’t reappear until mid-January. A big part of the Inuit culture was to tell stories to help them last through the light filled days and the seemingly never ending nights. One of these stories is “The Creation” told by Apagkaq a Mackenzie River Inuit. Raw hides‚ skins‚ and wooden stakes usually provided the Inuit
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Discuss the role of language in culture. Language is the most important aspect in the life of all humans. A language is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication‚ and a language is any specific example of such a system. (Wikipedia.org) language is a method of human communication‚ either spoken or written‚ consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. We use language to express or inner thoughts and emotions‚ make sense of abstract thoughts
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perceptions and beliefs. These barriers to cultural diversity exist because of the ways in which different cultures facilitate perceptions and beliefs regarding others and themselves. Dimensions of Culture‚ Values and Communication Our text describes culture as " the structure through which communication is formulated and interpreted. Culture deals with the way people live. Culture is learned through perceptions that are formed in various ways; where we are born and raised‚ the language we learn
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Value Objectivity Paper Grand Canyon University: PCN 505 Therapist values and beliefs will differ from clients. The purpose of counseling is to guide client is discovering personal values and beliefs. Therapist should never counsel outside their expertise‚ but should seek training in various cultures‚ beliefs‚ as well as understand a variety of values. As therapist it is important to be able to have self-awareness‚ dealing with personal issues. If therapists understand and have worked through
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The “Heritage Assessment Tool” is a guide to help determine cultural‚ ethnic‚ and religious heritage. It may be used to assess your own cultural values or the cultural values of other ethno cultural backgrounds. Using this tool will guide the user into making non-stereotyped assumptions about the heritage of a patient. The Heritage Assessment Tool allows the interviewer to gather a deeper understanding of the traditions that make up the health background of certain individuals or groups. Three
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Beliefs are the assumptions we make about ourselves‚ about others in the world and about how we expect things to be. Beliefs are about how we think things really are. Beliefs tend to be deep set and our values stem from our beliefs Values are about how we have learnt to think things ought to be or people ought to behave‚ especially in terms of qualities such as honesty‚ integrity and openness which when people are asked what are their values tend to be the main values. Attitudes are the established
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