...When I moved to Colorado for the summer of 2009, I couldn’t have prepared myself for the culture shock. I grew up in a small town in Northern Ohio. The town that I grew up in has backwoods feel were everyone knows each other and space was very limited. These influences defined my sense of culture. I’ve never experience a dense type of culture until I went to Denver, Colorado. At first, I didn’t fully understand what culture shock is until I experienced it. To most people, culture shock is when traveling to a new country or state and experiencing all sorts of new stuff. Culture shock can be a little overwhelming, but it can be exciting as well. Upon my arrival to Denver, I noticed that the culture was completely different from what I am use to....
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...North American continent. they encountered the completely new cultures of the Native American peoples of North America. Native Americans, who had highly developed cultures in many respects. must have been as curious about the strange European manners and customs as the Europeans were curious about them. As always happens when two or more cultures come into contact. there was a cultural exchange. Native Americans adopted" some of the Europeans' ways. and the Europeans adopted some of their ways. As a result. Native Americans have made many valuable contributions to American culture. particularly in the areas of language. art, food. and government. Native Americans left a permanent imprint on the English language. The early English speaking settlers borrowed from several different Native American languages words for the new places and new objects that they had found in this new land. All across the country. one can find cities. towns. rivers. and states ,with Native American names. For example. the states of Delaware. Iowa. Illinois. And Alabama are named after Native American tribes as are the cities of Chicago. Miami. and Spokane. In addition to place names. English adopted from various Native American languages the words for animals and plants that were to be found only in the Americas and no place else. Chipmunk. moose. raccoon. skunk. tobacco. and potato are just a few examples. Although the vocabulary of English is the area that shows the most Native American ...
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...incorporated personal experience and understanding into their art to display their meaning of ‘our world.’ With such a broad topic, many artists choose to create their art around personal meaning or connection to an issue in today’s society. American novelist and painter, Henry Miller stated, “The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he/she recreates it out of his/her own experience and understanding of life.” From this, we can gather that the meaning of art is for an artist to create thought-provoking pieces to show a viewer the way they believe the relationship between the...
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...The people known by Americans as the Chippewa are the indigenous people of the northern Great Lakes region. They called themselves Anishinabe, meaning “first man”, but were called Ojibwe by other natives, meaning “those who make pictographs”. When English settlers arrived and learned of the Ojibwe, they mispronounced it as Chippewa, which has remained the official name used by the US government since then. The Ojibwe lived along the coast of Lake Superior, the lake they called Kitchigami, the giver of life. They treated all wildlife in the area with great respect, because they were also givers of life. Like many indigenous people of America, the Ojibwe moved to different areas with the seasons, exploiting areas that had the best protection and food resources. They were a hunter-gatherer society, so they hunted, fished, tapped maple trees for sugar, and gathered rice, berries and nuts. Because of their need for mobility, the Ojibwe lived in dome-shaped houses called wigwams that could be built in a few hours....
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...January 26, 1945, is a day when Murphy would join the great Greek gods as an immortal. The 3rd Infantry Division mission was simple hold their position at Holtzwihr. The weather conditions were horrible, coupled with the loss of two officers Murphy was commissioned with Murphy now became the Company Commander for B Company. A tank company supported Murphy and his men. Worst of all, the Germans outnumbered the Americans in both combat power and personnel. At approximately 1400 hours, the Germans forged their attack on the outnumbered American defensive positions. Two companies of German Infantry Soldiers supported by a Tank company began advancing toward B Company. As the Germans exposed themselves Murphy immediately called for Artillery...
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...An American experience can be vastly different for each individual. Thus, the exact reason why America is so unique and diverse. Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone is her own person and is confident in everything she does. She is my idol, and I have personally been to her concerts and plan to attend more. Even though Madonna is 58 years old, she preforms better than most people my age. She has lived her American dream of being a singer, songwriter, mother, and actress. She has achieved this dream by pushing the social boundaries of everyday life. Hence, why it is so inspirational to learn about her American experience Madonna’s early life portrays vastly the image of herself now. Through all her troubles she faced, she was able to make them into her muse, which made her music resemble her whole self. Madonna was born in Michigan to parents Silvio “Tony” Ciccone and Madonna Fortin. Since Madonna had the same first name as her mother, family members would call her by the nickname “Little Nonni”. Madonna’s mother died from breast cancer when Madonna was five years old. Not having a mother, Madonna states: "’I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself...
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...The ideas of freedom and unity are central in the nation’s foundation. This is exactly what drew me to Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee tribe, and his plan to unify all the tribes to defeat American settlers encroaching upon Shawnee territory. He was inspired by Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe, who, attempted to unify the tribes against the invaders once the French and Indian War ended in 1763 (Truer 2014, 33). While Tecumseh grew up as a strong Shawnee Tribesman, he developed a sense of pride and intense love for his people. Although Pontiac failed, Tecumseh had the ability to speak several languages and used this to make allies and form the coalition he sought. Tecumseh led many victories and eventually, Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh’s brother, was able to encourage Tecumseh’s warriors into battle. Both had created the settlement of Prophetstown, which became the base of operations for their crusade. Tenskwatawa used his influence as a prophet while Tecumseh was away recruiting, and pushed the warriors to ambush nearby settlers. He proclaimed that the bullets wielded by the settlers would never hit the warriors. This caused massive backlash as most realized the prophet was a lie, and Tecumseh lost support for...
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...The media in American society will often attempt to make people believe that their lives should be similar to fairy tales. The reality many Americans face is far different from what is depicted in the media. Expectations of having a perfect body or being able to spend money without worry are seldom found in the average person's life. Nevertheless, the media will flaunt these expectations to a great extent. The media proposes that these expectations need to be met in order to avoid being deemed a failure by society's standards. Movies and television are perhaps the biggest tools the media will utilize against society. Movies often try to subtly sell their ideas of what a perfect human physique should look like. Women are depicted with gorgeous looks and bodies as if they represent the standard of what all women should strive to look like. The expectations for a man's body tend to deal with how physically fit they are. In the eyes of the...
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...Roughly 76.7% of Americans report themselves as having a religious belief. Religion can sway personal values, create bias against people of a different religion or person that doesn’t have a religious belief and challenges ethical standards. Even though most Americans are religious, religion in the professional lives of social workers and the treatment of their clients should not be permitted or used. Is wanting to help and provided for others instinct or a learned behavior? Some believe the concept of helping others is thought not to be an instinct but something that is taught through the church and having religion. The earliest records we have showing of social welfare concepts is Early Egyptian. Book of the Dead is the holy book of early...
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...Denmark has never been exposed to other cultures because they feel that it would only corrupt their own culture. Due to this, they have closed their borders to immigrants crossing the Mediterranean and became xenophobic. This lack of tolerance only amounted to the Danes discriminating against the refugees from other countries who did not want to integrate themselves into Danish customs and democratic institutions. Immigrants grew negative attitudes towards the people of Denmark as a result. Bridging the gap between Danish and immigrant cultures would be much easier if they were accepting and appreciating of each other’s social constructs, which would build on their tolerance levels while decreasing their animosity towards one another. The absence of tolerance is irreplaceable without this empathy, and its effects on our world can be devastating. As one expert on the matter puts it, every nation has a foundation on which it is supported, but that foundation crumbles “if there are fractures and faults in the foundation” (Abdur Rafay Usmani). When communities stay intolerant, they begin to breed a hatred that develops into a disgust of other cultures, preventing...
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...The Interrelationship between Culture and Entertainment Media. There are many ways entertainment media has shaped American culture and brought new values over society. Entertainment media today is a lot different from what our moms and dads grew up listening to or watching. In todays’ world our version of entertainment contains a lot of profanity and nudity, seeing this has caused our generation to believe that using profanity or walking around with body parts showing is what we are supposed to do. Back then there was black and white movies now we have color, when it was black and white movies there was less drama and killing or if there was killing in the movies it was never shown; now we are able to see people getting killed on movies...
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...Hip-hop influenced American culture by taking a political stance, forcing Government officials to address controversial topics. Hip-hop is more than just stereotypes, this type of music style goes beyond a new form of art communication and bares the souls of those who express the struggles and experience of their everyday life. On the same note, hip-hop artists realize that those who did not grow up around the vast culture of hip-hop they tend to portray the music as chaos and never truly understanding the message behind the music. For others to understand and connect with hip-hop we have defended the use of typical stereotypes and believe that hip-hop is a culture inspiration and a global influence. Without the innovation of hip-hop and the artists’ hard work that drives the creativity of poetic justice, there would be not hip-hop....
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...He embraces different cultures and religions. He recorded Indian habits, compared the cultural differences and similarities, and the friendship between him and an Indian Mr. Fenwick. From A Key into the Language of America is more like a modern travel blog to me, and Roger is a traveler who is full of curiosity. For example, at the end of the text, he mentions: “what Indians have been converted? What have the English done in those parts? What hopes of the Indians receiving the knowledge of Christ?” His belief “all equal in Christ” (p.109) encourages him to find a possible way for not only the Indians but also other religions to shake their hands with Christian and live peacefully...
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...During the 1200’s, along the upper Niger River, the kingdom of Mali formed, starting with the Madingo people, ultimately growing into a powerful and rich empire. From the start of this kingdom, to the end of Mali, the empire rose to become the most honored empire in all of medieval western Sudan. The worshiped founder of this medieval empire was Sundiata whom defeated the Sumanguru Kingdom in 1235. He expanded the empire of Mali into further conquests dominating gold producing regions in the south. In 1255, Sundiata died, however, his grandson, Mansa Musa took over Mali, bringing glory to the kingdom. Mansa Musa was a passionate Muslim who came took over the empire in 1307. He spent a great deal of time “encouraging the growth of Islam as...
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...Germans are direct. In German culture it isn’t rude to say negative things. Both generally pessimistic things, and actual criticism of the person you’re talking to. It’s normal to casually mention to your friend when they say or do something dumb, or tell a coworker that they are working too slowly, or doing something incorrectly. It’s not taken personally and it isn’t meant personally either. They are very direct and to the point people, if they don’t like something, they will tell you. They don’t believe in being sympathetic to people’s feelings, that’s just wasting time. This can sometimes come across as rude to people who are not used to this style of communication. On the other side of things, Germans can get annoyed with people who don’t just get to the point and tell them what they need to know. George mentioned how American friendships seem very superficial. People...
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