Essays about Culture Page 51

For almost four centuries, the Philippines was colonized and occupied by three separate countries on three separate occasions, one after the other. This scale of colonialism has left its mark on Filipino culture, values, and identity in both positive and negative ways. On the positive side, the Spanish and their brought Christianity has ingrained a…

The essay “My Mother Never Worked” by Bonnie Smith-Yackel explores the challenges her mother encountered while managing the farm and caring for her family, along with the knowledge she gained from interacting with the Social Security office. The story commences with Smith-Yackel engaging in a conversation with a social worker as she endeavours to acquire…

How many phases of life do you have to go through to figure out truly how you identify yourself? Jhumpa Lahiri wrote a novel called “The Namesake” that is based on a boy struggling with his identity in being born American with Indian ancestry. It starts off with how his parents migrated to the United…

Barefoot Heart is a distinctively told personal account of the life of Elva Trevino Hart’s childhood and growing up in a family of migrant workers. Her story brings to life the day-to-day experiences of people confronting the impediments of working within the fields. She also accounts for the environment that her family was raised in…

“Let us strive,” stated Professor James Woodburn at an address to the Indiana State Teachers’ Association in the midst of World War I, “to save America from being a polyglot nation – a conglomeration of tongues and nationalities, like a polyglot boardinghouse” (Ramsey, 20). The question of language and minority rights is both historically and…

I was born in the United States, and was raised back and forth between Taiwan and Texas. Although I see that growing up in two cultures has added richness and diversity to my personality, as a child I struggled with my identity. Because I am biracial, I had a hard time fitting in and struggled…

The purpose of a graphic novel is to allow an author to express their thoughts and ideas in a unique method. In a traditional novel, the author must rely on words, and in turn, the reader is left to guess the identities, characteristics and interactions between the characters, plot, and environment. Only in recent years…

Ghosts and The Wild Duck written by Henrik Ibsen provides a strong theme about how a lie or even truth can negatively affect the present. Both of the plays’ theme is based on the lies on which characters are built on. The lies on the Wild Duck starts with Gina Ekdal who lives in a…

Chichén Itzá is a large Mayan city famous for a large, pyramid temple built by the Maya civilization. It is located on the Yucatan Peninsula to the east of Merida. The most recognizable structure in Chichén Itzá is the Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo. The temple has 365 steps, one for each…

“The Color Purple” delves into various meanings, hidden messages, and moral teachings. The theme that resonated with me the most is women overcoming their difficulties and uncovering their inner resilience. Trials truly test one’s perspective and endurance. Three women exemplify this message exceptionally: Celie (played by Whoopi Goldberg), Shug (portrayed by Margaret Avery), and Sofia…