Essays about Culture Page 51

In the story, “from if You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?” by Geeta Kothari, it reflects on how one can feel as if they don’t fit in because of their culture. In the story, Geeta is at a young age barely experiencing life when she realizes that people that surround her are…

Andy Warhol was the leading artist of his time. He made a mark on pop culture that differentiated him from any other artist out there. Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. He lived in the Oakland area with his immigrant parents. When he was a child he contracted Chorea and was bedridden for many months….

In “What My Bike Has Taught Me about White Privilege”, Jeremy Dowsett argues. That “white privilege” is not about questioning the morality of whites. But it’s about a “systematic imbalance” created by unintentional racism. And a misunderstanding of what “white privilege” means. He uses his own personal experiences of being a biker in a non-bike…

After review of the course syllabus that outlined assignments that needed attention prior to their due date, I chose to go to Hearst Castle in San Simeon California to view its’ art and architectural style for a few different reasons. One of them being that I have never been there before and neither had anyone…

While the Roaring 20’s are known as period of massive economic growth for the US, for many countries it was a period of creativity that brought forth new, bold movements that changed the way the world looked at itself, both externally and internally. The Roaring 20’s was a foothold for many art movements such as…

Homogeneity is a process of grouping certain cultural markers together. This way of organizing the world has been used in the academic sciences for centuries, taxonomy being a example of this that still exists today. For the newly independent nation-state of Mexico, grouping people into homogenous racial categories was a logical way of organizing the…

People cannot help the way others perceive the way they talk or how they look. In fact, in today’s society, people often judge others only glancing at them once, especially if this person is a foreigner. Yet it is up to the individuals to let others influence one’s identity. The people that surround you in…

In the book “The Giver,” every aspect of your life, from being born to dying, is carefully arranged without any opportunity for personal decision-making. The elderly, a chosen few, have complete control over your family, profession, and all aspects of existence. Within this text, various symbols are present. One of them is an apple that…

There are many opinions about Alexander the Great effect on his world. One opinion was that he was a leader who had positive effects on his empire as I would agree. However, there are others who feel that he was a cruel leader which I would disagree about but there are many explanations for why….

Acknowledgement, to some it may mean nothing, but to others it may mean the world to a lot of people. Being acknowledged means so much to people because it shows them that people are actually listening to their ideas. Being acknowledged is a very important thing to experience, but yet there are some people in…