Analyze One Aspect Of A Culture Of Your Choice Essay

H) “Analyze One Aspect of a Culture of Your Choice”: Choose ONE of these areas (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) from a culture other than your own (which could include a “subculture” of your own country): Option 1) Religion—both historical and current aspects; Option 2) A current cultural tradition (a holiday or festival, educational practices, clothing, etc.); Option 3) A major historical event that strongly affected and continues to affect the country (political coup, natural disaster, war, etc.); or Option 4) Current political situation. Whichever aspect you choose must be researched and discussed in some depth. Give details on the current state of affairs as well as what led up to it. Go beyond just reporting what your sources said—use your own perspective and analyze the situation, and apply concepts from class to it.
A couple of these communities that come to mind are the Reno Balloon Race committee and the Burning Man community. As a curious teenager I was drawn to Burning Man because it seemed like one large party. I was lucky to get to experience this week long ceremony with some of my closest friends a little over a year ago. When I got to Burning man I was not prepared for the journey that was in front of me. At the end of the week I had left with not only the hangover I expected but also a new appreciation for community, these people were no longer just my friends but my family and the Playa was our home. For myself, I believe that Burning Man is its own culture as the book puts it, “Culture involves beliefs, values, norms, and social practices”. (Lustig, 26) For this paper I decided to research Oktoberfest, I think that I am drawn to Oktoberfest for the same reasons I was initially drawn to the Burning Man culture. It seems so simple on the outside, but within this drunken festival there is a lot of history and