Analysis Of The Wayfinders

Culture builds up and shapes how people view the world and the people in it. It determines how we judge and view the way others act, look, and even how they think. In the texts “Where worlds collide”, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, and “Two Kinds”, it is shown that a person’s views of others and the world are solely determined by their culture.

" People should keep informing themselves of their culture, because the world we live in sometimes fails to draw attention to everything but it; cultural literacy focuses on preventing a culture from dying

This shows people are all the same, no one has something unique and something that makes them different from others.

The diversity of culture is an incredible notion. It is unfathomable how the anatomy of the human race is so similar, yet so different in the behaviors and ideas that take place. The two primary cultures I am focusing on throughout this essay are the differentiation between popular culture, and indigenous culture. I will also make the point of folk culture, and how it has slowly transformed itself from its self sufficiency, to relying more on the ways of popular culture.

In our society today, culture is not what it used to be hundreds of years ago. There is no more “pure” culture. Our culture today is enriched with many different traditions and customs that are being shared and adopted. Due to emigration and immigration, a variety of diverse customs, beliefs, and knowledge moved with every exiting and entering human being. Thus, changing and shaping the culture of many. Throughout the world, the beliefs and religious views of culture are dissimilar around the world. By taking the time to read, listen and learn about certain people’s culture, there will be knowledge and understanding that will be gained.

Pattel-Gray, Anne. “Aboriginal Spirituality: Past, Present, and Future.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 67, No. 2 (June, 1999), 496-499. Web. 26 November 2014.

The author begins the article by preparing the audience what is about to come. Telling the audience that cultures around the world have unusual customs and an anthropologist would even seek out a culture that has one when everyone seems to agree. He then talks about the Nacirema tribe and the extremities of their practices.

Sabina Lohr is the author of, “Day in the life of Tiwi Island’s Aboriginals.” It’s a short article written to describe the life of Tiwi’s aboriginals and how they have adapted to modern times. Sabine Lohr explains her experience with the people and how they managed to retain and practice their culture and how they have adjusted to modern times. Stephen Wallace is the author of, “In Ecuador’s Amazon, a small tribe lives under a dark, oily shadow.” This article is about a trip Stephen Wallace took to the Amazonian forest to visit the indigenous tribe, the Achuar Indians. Once there, he experienced what they do from day to day and learned a bit about their culture. His main reason for staying, was to learn about how the outside world affected this tribe and was it in a negative way.

“Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human History. We reflect on their past

that we are own our own. We have our own characteristics and influences that make our

While The Lorax by Dr. Suess was a fictional story and the story of the Polynesian people on Easter Island was nonfictional they both displayed examples of environmental problems that are still around today. There are several disguised messages dispersed throughout the story of The Lorax that teach us what can happen if we are greedy of our earth’s natural resources. Likewise, the Polynesian people exhausted their natural resources; however, people today can learn from their mistakes and know how to handle these issues as they arise.

In this class, I was presented with an opportunity to reflect upon my personal knowledge of Indigenous

The word “culture” can often be mistaken as geographical ways of living such as food, clothing, etc. However, culture is not only ways of living in different places, it is valuable practices that are passed on for years and years in a civilization. Language, government, morals, knowledge, religion, and food are all different components of one’s culture. Different cultures can be found in places ranging from large communities, to families, to the inner self of a person. In One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories, many of the short stories, including “Among Strangers”, “Growing My Hair Again” and “The Third and Final Continent” exemplify the importance of culture.

Today more than ever, individuals and societies are built as an integration of different cultures and carry different characteristics that construct their unique identity.

Culture is not only a reflection of current social phenomena, but also is a long period of accumulation and the formation of the creation and development of the historical heritage, such as religions, beliefs, lifestyles, values, and so on. Therefore, different cultural backgrounds will