An Indian Father's Plea By Robert Lake

Day 2: How does your culture contribute to the way that you interact with your social world? Culture is one of the primary reasons we act the way we do. There are many types of cultures like professional, national, religious, family, and educational. Your family culture is the number one type of culture that affects you in your adult life. It shapes the foods you enjoy, the activities you like to participate in, and specific belief systems you take part in. Additionally,

What did the father of Wind-Wolf not understand? Why is the father writing the letter to the teacher?

Do you think that your culture impacts your decisions more than your personal opinion does? Or maybe that your culture has nothing to do with your viewpoint? There is a lot of controversy on this topic. A person 's culture majorly affects how one views the world, however personal opinion, experiences also play a role. Personal experiences help to shape people into who they are today.

Culture may have its sources in different aspects of human life, as: language, nationality, education, profession, group, religion, family, social class, corporate culture. All these elements influence every member of a society and thus, culture is learnt and transmitted to others.

Usually when two cultures meet, they do not usually agree with each other and the result of that do not usually end up well, which can lead to misunderstandings, preconceptions and denials.

All things considered, we believe that ones culture may or may not inform the way he or she views others and the world around them. Some people do let their culture inform the way he or she views others and the world around them as shown in the story "An Indian Fathers Plea" by Robert Lake. Though many people do not let their culture inform the way he or she views others and the world around them as shown in the story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker with Dee straying from how she was raised. Yet those are just a few people who do or don't let their culture inform them about the world or others. Everyone is different and people should understand that yes some people do use their culture for information about things, but many people this days

“Culture is sometimes described as a lens through which we view the world, meaning that one’s culture influences their perceptions and interactions in everyday life” (Davis, 2006). Every culture has different beliefs and customs

Culture does affect how one views others and the world. It affects other people's view of others and the world because people are so used to their culture that they believe that everyone else should believe and do what they do the same way. In the story "Two Ways to Belong in America" it states that Mira believed that Baharti should be pure to her Indian culture and Mira also ended up marrying an Indian guy, which shows that she wants to stick to someone with that culture. People should always do what they believe is best and not have any influence from people.

Sometimes I question if culture changes who you are. I try to pull up memories of the decisions I make, are they affected by my culture? Here is the response I came up with: Culture sporadically informs how an individual sees the world because, even being from completely different places and raised in contrasting households, people could still have similar views based on what they think of others and not how you are constructed with your culture, however, sometimes affects your perspective in certain occasions in circumstances where you wouldn’t face a community the same if you weren’t from the culture you were built in. This idea is supported by the personal essay by Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in America, the essay by Robert Lake, An Indians Father Plea, and also personal experience.

Culture is defined as asocial heritage of a group; it influences how people communicate with each other. Also referred to as the cumulative deposit experience, values, customs often affected by religious beliefs, it varies from one community to the other, it is transmitted through language and arts, from one generation to the next.

The saying goes “Its not what you say, but how you say it,” that makes the difference. This dictum hold true when there is a meeting of two cultural. Encountering new ideas changes the way people see themselves and of the world in which they live. Changes that result from two cultures clashing are less dependent on the information that is shared between them, but is rather a result of the circumstances of that experience. Although there are many types of cultural encounters many of them demonstrate this theory.

In the world we live in today, culture always is affecting how people view the world and other people. Culture has become more evident and effective in today’s society, in how we view others and the world. Robert Lake’s short story, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” displays the extent to which culture shapes a person. In the culture of

The attitude, values, ideals and beliefs of individuals are greatly influenced by the culture in which they live. Precisely, culture is the sum total of the ways of life of people in a particular society.

“Culture is a set of basic assumptions and values, orientations to life, beliefs, policies, procedures, and behavioral conventions that are shared by a group of people and that impacts each member’s behavior.” Culture is extremely powerful. It is so deeply rooted in people’s subconscious that it has permeated every aspect of individuals’ and groups’ way of life. Culture is evident in one’s biological processes, emotional responses, intellectual pursuits, social interactions, and worldview construction. Culture influences what we can eat, what we cannot wear, how we interact with different people, and yes, even how we use the library.

The culture of any environment has an effect on the individuals within it. This may seem to be an obvious statement, but in the world of education where there is a focus on continuous improvement, the reality is that