A Taste Of Russian Culture

Mankind has always aspired to be the largest, biggest, strongest, highest, essentially the best in everything. This is not untrue for the Russians who have had the largest country in the world for quite some time now. Russia covers one-sixth of the entire world’s land mass and has had a significant part in modern history. However, in order to understand why a country has become what it is now, one must look at its culture. A country’s culture not only reflects its citizens now but also its history and future.

Dumplings are a classic farcie food, contrast with burgers or pizzas, which all the material is clear at a glance. No matter what the stuffing of a dumpling is, people cannot know just by looking at it. The hidden character of dumplings just corresponds with Chinese diffidence personality. Therefore, the decision was made by Chinese people according to their own appreciation standards, which meet their psychological needs.

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People of many different ethnicities have questioned my heritage, and when I defend my culture, they have laughed at me. In my Spanish class, it was tradition to celebrate Cinco De Mayo where many students would bring Mexican food or something similar. My father, an avid cook, would prepare a Mexican dish every year. For my seventh grade year, my father and I made tamales for the class. The majority of the class enjoyed them.Yet , a select few, “more” Mexican ones, did not even try them.I proceeded to ask why they did not eat them; no clear answer was given. I naively and simply thought they did not like tamales or were just not hungry so to their reply; I remarked, “Yeah I understand I like manoodle more anyway”. My comment was quickly answered with astringent laughter. Baffled by their response, I walked away not knowing they were laughing at me. What caused the laughter was the pronunciation of the word menudo,a Mexican dish, however I did not understand this because manoodle is my how my father pronounced it. The mispronunciation was due to the fact that,sadly, Spanish was not passed to my father’s generation. Honestly, this situation has truly affected how I view myself. It made me think that I was not good enough, that I did not deserve my name and that I was not who I thought I was. At one point, it

For as long as I can remember, society has condemned me for not fitting into their depiction of normality. The reasoning behind this is that I am not a born American citizen. As my parents, I was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, surrounded by others of the same color. The community I lived in was a highly supportive of one another despite their faults. Acceptance is a large section of the community's approach to any and all situations. Though the community optimistic, the reality was a cold shower my parents had to accept. Despite the positives the Haitian community provided us, we moved to America for a foundation for my future. My parents knew as a female in Haiti, it would be difficult for me to progress into something great. By moving, I was given a new chance to help my progression into something great.

My student choice paper will be on Russian culture. This is a topic I chose because recently a person I knew from Russia died due to a blood transfusion rejection. After this I did some research on the Russian healthcare system I found that it lacks the funds, equipment and supplies that are needed to deliver an acceptable level of care. Russian cultural beliefs such as folk medicine and the belief in a strong nuclear family may interfere with the care a patient receives. Furthermore, government corruption, international sanctions, and low oil prices are affecting the Russian economy. The Russian culture is one that interests me, but I 'm doing this to see what can be done to help prevent more deaths. Since 1992 the Russian population has

Throughout my youth, I lived in a close-gated community dominated by a majority of conservative Americans. Often, I felt restricted to freely express myself as American-born Chinese. While in elementary school, I was embarrassed to correct my teachers’ and peers’

Now with all this in mind, it is easy to understand why it might be easier to deny the publishing of this piece of literature entirely. But, even though that is the simpler route, it does not mean that it is the best one for this country. It is as you told me when I committed myself to become a censor,

With nearly twenty years on Earth, two countries, and one ethnicity, I have had some interesting experiences. My most interesting experiences, though, have occurred at Drexel. With more than four thousand freshmen, it was a chance for me to meet new people. I was very eager to make friends, so I attended every single social event during the Welcome Week. However, confronted with statements such as “Your English is really good!” and “Can you say something in Chinese?” repeatedly, it made me rethink how people view me. I was slightly shocked, since nobody has ever judged my English solely by my ethnicity.

Understanding a country’s culture as it pertains to military operations is highly important in the modern era. Dictionary.com defines culture as “the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group”. There are many examples throughout history that show the negative consequences of ignoring or misunderstanding the cultures of other countries. The most recent example is our long sustained operations in the Middle East. We have operated in the Middle East for the better part of two and a half decades. Through our own successes and failures, it is obvious how important cultural awareness can be. The mistakes we have made have created more animosity towards our military and our country in general. Over the last decade, our government has worked continuously to understand and teach those lessons to our service members. Through those efforts, we have been able to win over many of the hearts and minds that we lost during the early part of the 1990’s and 2000’s. Continuing these practices in the future, with countries such as Russia, will allow us to overcome many of the mistakes and problems we have encountered in the past.

“They say milk gives you strength. Drink three glasses and try moving a wall. You can’t. Drink three shots of vodka and it moves all by itself” a simple and anonymous quote that describes the powerful impact vodka has on an individual. Vodka’s ability to greatly impact someone’s behavior by consuming a small amount provides reasoning on why it has become the most popular acholic drink in the world. Although, the book, Cuisine and Culture by Linda Civitello, discussed a variety of topics related to world cuisines, vodka was a common subject of discussion. For example, in the third course, Civitello mentions vodka when discussing traditional foods and drinks in Russian and Polish cuisines. Another instance where the author discusses vodka is

It’s a very unusual dish to eat outside of the Russian community and if we’re going to be honest it’s rather unusual to me too.

In a town that consists of a large Caucasian and Hispanic majority lies a Chinese, fatherless family. I often question my mother, “Why Southbridge?” out of all places in the United States; she chose Southbridge to settle in. Neither friends nor relatives live in this part of the United States. Those were the questions that I frequently bombarded my mother with. There was a feeling of isolation from the community, which made it uncomfortable when it came to making small talk with people or friends. This especially applied to me. “Hey do you speak Chinese?” "No." “Then what do you speak?” "I speak English." I said sarcastically. Was the annual routine of questions I was asked when meeting new people in each grade. I was considered to be an oddball growing up in middle school and was known as that Chinese kid. It was a grueling task just to join a clique. For this reason, I developed an introvert personality. Which made it very demanding to form meaningful friendships. It was only in high school, that I began to open up to people and eventually join a group. A group of extroverts, only then I could start to express my interest with other people.

When we hear the term Russian culture many Americans tend to have negative thoughts like the cold war, their government ruling with an iron hand, and the Red Scare. These thoughts do not do the justice to the Russian people or to their long history as a people dating back to INSERT DATE. One of the major themes throughout Russian history and this course is the idea that the Russian people value intangible things more than the tangible. The Russian people have a long rich heritage, they are deep in there Christian faith, and they pride themselves on hospitality and value there community, families, and fellow Russian people. They have learned how to sacrifice from the constant invasions and being forced farther and

Do we need symbolism? As a matter of fact, yes, we do and it’s everywhere in our society. Symbolism is often used of an object or an image or a word to represent or to show the deeper and significant meaning of it. Throughout this Modern Russian Literature course, I had noticed that many Russian poets who experienced a complicated lifetimes had used this term to give hint and imagination to the reader instead of just spoke it out. For instance, talking about the country of Russia, the flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have its own meaning as well, a gold hammer crossed with a gold sickle which represented the hierarchy of people such as industries workers and peasants in Russia and where is located beneath the gold star in