Book Report Phi103
Marcia Offin
Dr. Benjamin Arah
Philosophy 103 - 555
Book Report
December 5th, 2014
Book Title – When Cultures Collide By Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor
When Cultures Collide by Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor About the Author, Dr. Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Before his arrival in the United States in 1985, he earned a National Certificate in Education at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Howard University, Washington DC in communication at Howard University and a Doctorate in Mass Communication in 1992. Dr. Nwokeafor is currently the Assistant Provost for Graduate studies here at Bowie State University. He is also the author of “My Father’s Journey: A True Story,” which is a biography of his father. He is the founding associate editor of the journal of African Communication; founder and editor of the school of arts and sciences’ newsletter. Dr. Nwokeafor currently holds the rank of full professors at Bowie State University.
When Cultures Collide, the title of the book is self-explanatory. What happens when two people with different beliefs clashes? Think about this, what happens when and Economic professor tries to teach a nursing class? I’m certain at the end of the class the students will be confused. Unless this professor has a background in both economic and nursing I doubt the students will learn anything from him or her. Same way when two different people come together without knowing the background of each other, they most likely will clash somewhere, like their beliefs. In this book, the author talks about the challenges of raising African children in a foreign country. I can personally relate to the topics discussed in the book. Born and raised in Ghana, my culture and beliefs defines 95% of me. I lived in Ghana till the age of 14, when I was asked to join my parents here in the United States. Everything is so different here, one of the
Dr. Benjamin Arah
Philosophy 103 - 555
Book Report
December 5th, 2014
Book Title – When Cultures Collide By Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor
When Cultures Collide by Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor About the Author, Dr. Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Before his arrival in the United States in 1985, he earned a National Certificate in Education at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Howard University, Washington DC in communication at Howard University and a Doctorate in Mass Communication in 1992. Dr. Nwokeafor is currently the Assistant Provost for Graduate studies here at Bowie State University. He is also the author of “My Father’s Journey: A True Story,” which is a biography of his father. He is the founding associate editor of the journal of African Communication; founder and editor of the school of arts and sciences’ newsletter. Dr. Nwokeafor currently holds the rank of full professors at Bowie State University.
When Cultures Collide, the title of the book is self-explanatory. What happens when two people with different beliefs clashes? Think about this, what happens when and Economic professor tries to teach a nursing class? I’m certain at the end of the class the students will be confused. Unless this professor has a background in both economic and nursing I doubt the students will learn anything from him or her. Same way when two different people come together without knowing the background of each other, they most likely will clash somewhere, like their beliefs. In this book, the author talks about the challenges of raising African children in a foreign country. I can personally relate to the topics discussed in the book. Born and raised in Ghana, my culture and beliefs defines 95% of me. I lived in Ghana till the age of 14, when I was asked to join my parents here in the United States. Everything is so different here, one of the