Case study/Cross Cultural Comparison The Amish is a group of traditionalist Christians that rely on simple living‚ plain dress and refuse to adapt to modern technology. The history of the Amish started in Switzerland in 1693 led by Jakob Amman. Today majority of the traditional descendants of the Amish live in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Family In an average Amish family it consist of‚ a mother‚ father with an average of 7 children. Their grandparents play a vital part of the family because once
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The Amish has a deep belief in biblical passages‚ such as the rules of taking photographs‚ as there is a few records of their society ever existing. The Amish like to keep it simple‚ and to themselves. They do not want to live in the world with other people who does not devout themselves to God as they do. They are considered as “salt the earth” as they take care of each other‚ and farming the land of the God gave them. They work hard and do not do things the short ways. In some ways there is similarities
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FILM: Witness Directed by Peter Weir CLASH OF CULTURES Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the clash of cultures by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernised society. Firstly‚ cultural clash is achieved through the contrast of setting. The panning shot of the countryside‚ depicting Amish farmhouses and barns‚ coupled with the free flowing soundtrack‚ depicts a peaceful agrarian community. This contrasts with the busy American city‚ with shops‚ modern style buildings and cars suggesting
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The simple and unique Amish culture was founded in 1693 in Europe by Jakob Ammann (Treating) and members after defecting from the Anabaptist movement of 1525 (Purnell pg 37). Soon after defecting from the movement‚ many of the members of the newly founded Amish church were sought after for persecution and for that reason immigrated to the United States of America during the 17th and 18th centuries. (Purnell pg 37). Today the Amish culture has expanded throughout twenty states including but not limited
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American Diversity Explain by defining and giving examples of the seven responses to culture clash‚ including extermination‚ expulsion‚ secession‚ segregation‚ fusion‚ assimilation‚ and hegemony. Culture clash occurs when two different cultures meet and find their ways of life or cultures in opposition. The meeting may occur through migration‚ colonialism or annexation. Those affected by culture clash begin to define themselves in opposition to one another. An attitude of “us vs
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Tony Morales Classics 40 18 March 2015 Glory and Story: How Greek Mythology Informs Modern Culture “Excellence is not an action. It is a virtue.” Says Aristotle. In a way‚ as an action‚ excellence would seem episodic‚ occasional‚ or lucky. As a virtue‚ excellence would appear to be serial‚ rehearsed‚ or practiced. In both contexts‚ just as ancient Greek philosophy made different‚ lasting conceptual designs about the idea and ideal of “aristein” or to be the best of yourself and/or the better of your peers
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"Witness" is a thriller‚ which was directed by Peter Weir and released in 1985. The film centres around the Amish community who live in Pennsylvania‚ and a young Amish boy‚ Samuel‚ and his widowed mother‚ Rachel‚ who are caught up in the clash between two very different worlds. One world is the modern‚ American‚ consumerist world‚ focused on money‚ property and individual success‚ and the other is the contrasting world of the Amish which is focused on serving their community. This clash between the
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they appear in many of his films. Whether the story involves men dressing up as women in Some Like It Hot‚ a struggling musician hiring a loose woman to act as his wife to impress a celebrity in Kiss Me Stupid‚ or a man deceiving a courtroom to be acquitted of murder in Witness for the Prosecution‚ Wilder utilizes themes of deception and manipulation to keep the stories interesting. Although many of Wilder’s films contain elements of manipulation and deception‚ Witness for the Prosecution best illustrates
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Jaclyn Dignan Culture Clash Paper 2/1/07 The one thing that humans have a hard time understanding is that animals do not think like humans at all. Their mentality is living off of food‚ shelter‚ and sex. Culture Clash really helped me realize just how confusing an animal’s behavior really is. It’s not impossible to get to an animal’s level of behavior using Pavlov’s operant and classical conditioning‚ which is fascinating. A few of the more confusing things that I have come across are how to actually
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Pd.3 09/11/11 Culture Clash in the Chesapeake By the time the English arrived‚ Powhatan was the head of the Indians‚ dominating a few dozen tribes in the James River area. Initially‚ the Indians considered the English as potential allies because the English helped them to control other Indian tribes in the region. However‚ the relationship between them aggravated as time went on. One of the reasons is because the different languages and cultures caused general precautions. But‚ more importantly
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