Essays about Culture Page 51

Punjab’s primary mode of production happens to be agriculture, even though the state is both rural and urban. This combination gives the state the ability to flourish. If one section were to struggle or change, then the whole system would be ruined. People are already leaving the rural side to go to the urban side…

What does being an American mean to you? When you search “what is an American” on the internet, it is defined as “relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants” and “a native or citizen of the United States.” Being an American or having an American Identity doesn’t just mean that you’re…

After the Second World War, the country of Germany was in such complete disarray, both politically and economically, that the nation found itself near the same state it was before the war. The shame of the Nazi legacy, coupled with high rates of employment, the imposing Red Army Faction, and protests all challenged the capacity…

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…

Fate, predestination, kismet, and karma are all synonyms for the word destiny. Destiny is the word we use in the English language to describe something that will happen in the future, no matter the circumstances of what happened in the past. Palpable, unmistakable, evident, and clear»cut are all synonyms for the word manifest. Manifest can…

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…