Clash The Cultures Case Study

I now realise that the Arts, including music, creates opportunities to engage, inspire and enrich our lives. Music making and responding can challenge, provoke responses and enrich our knowledge and understanding of ourselves, our communities and the world.

The Indian tribes of America created cultures that still exist in America today. The Mayas and Aztecs of Central America established empires that supported agriculture and long-distance trade. The Mayas created a calendar in silver, copper, gold and pearls. Then Mayas then founded the city of Tenochtitlan and built roads that encompassed about 5 million people. The natives of North America were nomadic, the Adena-Hopwell, Mississippian and Anasazi cultures emerged. There were approximately 240 different tribes speaking in different languages and they were primarily fishers and hunters. The Anasazi established trading centers that were sustained by comprehensive agriculture. The Chibchas and Incas created an empire similar to the Aztecs but on a smaller scale in the south. The Incas created a huge empire with as many as 12 million people and had a vast realm that stretched over 2,500 miles along the Andes Mountains. They had fertile farms, interconnected network of roads, and enduring buildings.

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Balancing two different cultures is a thing that most people from immigrant and/or strong culturally, traditionally rooted families have come accustom to. Over the years they have learned about things that they should or should not do when dealing with a certain culture. For instance, someone who comes from a very conservative family doesn’t wear revealing clothes, unless they are out with their friends and know that their family won’t see them. On contrast people, who don’t have more than one culture might not understand why you cover up so much in front of your parents.

The world is full of cultural collisions. Every day people meet other with different worldviews. This concept of cultural collision, is shown perfectly though Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. In the story it is the cultural collision, of the introduction of Western Ideas into the ibo society, that causes Achebe’s characters to grow and change. One character in particular is forced to reevaluate his sense of identity because of the cultural collision. This is the character of Okonkwo. The collision challenges Okonkwo’s sense of self, as a religious leader or an Egwugwu, as a leader of his people, and as a man. It is Okonkwo’s response to these challenges, that shapes the meaning of the book of that as your world changes so must you or you

Dad reports that she first had what looked like a pimple about seven or 10 days ago on her nose. Since then, without really fussing with it, she has developed these scabbed areas that they thought she should have looked at. They do not seem to be getting better. Dad has noticed since he first started, that they perhaps seem a little bit redder. Mom has been putting some Neosporin on it, but it does seem to be making much of a difference. She has had just a very mild cold symptoms in the last couple of weeks, but nothing major. She has not been coughing. She does not seem particularly stuffy. She is not sneezing, per dad. She does have a history of asthma and there has been no increased asthma symptoms. She does get nosebleeds intermittently per dad and she has had a couple in the last week. He is not sure if that is related or not. He says that he is able to stop them very quickly and they have not noticed any other major issues. She had no other skin issues that they have seen. These nose symptoms that she is having are not painful. They do not seem to be itchy and they really do not bother her and without looking in the mirror, she says she would not have realized that they are there.

The identities that each person possesses is influenced according to their attitudes, values and beliefs embedded in their culture. When people hear the word cult, the images of satan worshipping, animal sacrifices and evil, pagan rituals automatically come to mind. However, in reality, the majority of cults do not involve these things and are in fact simply a religious system with alternate beliefs. The word though refers to an unorthodox sect whose members distort the original doctrines of the religion. Heaven’s Gate is a cult that is centred in California, founded by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles in 1993. They are a UFO based ‘destructive doomsday’ cult who believed that evil space aliens called ‘Luciferians’ had kept

Jennifer Deng also commented Kylie as “a very responsible person, both as a member of the orchestra and as a player playing a piece of music.” Jennifer has been Kylie’s stand partner in McIntosh High School and has played with Kylie in last year’s ASYO. “She always actively participates in orchestra playings and discussions,” says Jennifer.

Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson’s musical aesthetics is all elegance and graciousness. He earned a sterling reputation while accompanying the brilliant saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who detected the perfect touch in his pianism to better serve his musical intents. Besides the latter, the saxophonist Jan Garbarek and the trumpeter Tomasz Stanko also benefited with his lush chords and beautiful textures to enrich their albums.

I would like to write my thesis on the performance practice of a variety of folk styles, based on the historical heritage of the style. Understanding the history of middle eastern music, celtic music, and Western Swing, for example, allows the performer to do justice to the music being played, and allows the teacher to educate students on world music in a culturally responsive

This study was conducted to determine the best way to train post graduate psychology students to work with culturally sensitive cases or clients. It has been recognised there is a growing demand in Australia to be able to effectively work with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Middle managers occupy a significant section of the organizational hierarchy. All managing roles work together to best meet healthcare demand and organizational goals. Middle managers bridge the gap between the professional staff and clinicians and senior management. During a merger the job of middle managers is important in transitions the two organizations into one. Middle managers make sure that the staff combines to work together and help define the new culture of the combined organizations. The two cultures of the combined organizations must blend to be successful; middle managers play a key role in making this happen. Middle manager also

When dealing with an intercultural conflict, it is important to keep in mind the cultural differences that keep either side from approaching the situation in the same manner. This paper will illustrate a conflict between a Vietnamese teacher and an American teacher. It will then explain the way that the Vietnamese culture views conflict. Followed by the way an American would view conflict. Finally, it will explain how both sides could proceed when dealing with another intercultural conflict. This example of conflict appears to be very simple but given that the Vietnamese culture is a collectivist culture; it can be very complicated.

In the eyes of a strict culture descendant, the American culture would be a mockery to the traditional Pakistani culture. My daily life has been surrounded by American traditions as opposed to my parents ' expectations pertaining to their culture. The Pakistani culture revolves around many aspects including education, marriage and family, body image, and interactions with the public. Education is highly stressed in typical Pakistani families, and most families prefer their children to become doctors or lawyers since both professions hold an elite position in society. The marriage aspect tends to aggravate the Pakistani community, including me, which is only bounded to arranged marriages, leaving it to the parents to make a lifelong decision for their children. Body image is generally pertained to women, who are obliged to dressing “modestly” or otherwise, would be considered “shameless.” Interactions with the public are also limited to women, who are restricted from any contact with males, and critically forbidden to have any sexual relations before marriage. These cultural restrictions and practices are associated with my parents ' expectations towards me, which disharmonize and create conflict with the current society. I 've been absorbed into the black hole of American morals and standards and it 's inconceivable to depart from its hollow atmosphere.

Culture can have various aspects to it, which some are innate and passed down from generation to generation, and some are changed through time based on influence from what may be popular in culture. Although some individuals living outside of their home country find themselves assimilating to culture in that particular culture, it is undeniable that ascribed characteristics do not change (Kahn, 2015). Most individuals are products of influence, whether if it is the media, coworkers, or other people we meet along the way in our life. Some individuals approach different cultures with an open mind and respect while others may feel uncomfortable. Some cultures value working together as one, and others may be selfish thinking that it is all about me. When conducting business on a multinational project, which is done more often that we think, it is helpful to be understanding of some aspects of the particular cultures being dealt with to work in harmony. Therefore, it is beneficial to become familiar with both the 7 dimensions of culture as described by Hofstede and Tropennars and Hampden-Turner’s model of culture can be helpful in preventing misunderstandings. For the purposes of this assignment, I will focus on my country of origin Mexico, and compare and contrast with the United States and Jordan.