Compare And Contrast Atheism And Colombia

My personal ethics have been formed through family influence, religious beliefs, life experiences, my internal reflection and the culture in which I was raised.

Colombia was one of the three original countries along with Ecuador and Venezuela that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830. Over the last 40 years, there has been a campaign to overthrow the government partially because of the drug trades throughout Colombia. The movement does however lack support from military and support from the necessary influences. In recent years, there have been challenges for control of the territories throughout Colombia and also for the drug trade.

Most of us are familiar with these global terms “American dream” and “drugs cartels”. These thoughts exemplify one the differences between United States of America and Colombia. Despite United States of America and Colombia are located in the same hemisphere significant differences in food, natural resources and tourist attractions make each country quite distinct from the other.

Culture can be defined as the behaviours and belief characteristics of a particular social, ethnic,

Culture is our identity; it defines who a person is and contours the judgment of a person to a certain approach. My culture is the Hispanic culture. Our primary language of communication is Spanish which is taught to each child as a way of passing down the culture and heritage. In my culture, there is a strong value for the family; consequently, large, close-knit families live together. The family provides support, care, and helps solve interpersonal and personal problems including health issues.

The cultural identifier I chose was family and faith and the expression I chose was mannerism.

My selected cultural group is the Hispanic/Latino community. “Hispanic” and “Latino” are interchangeable yet distinct terms used to describe this cultural community classified as the second largest (17 % - 57 million) minority population in the United States. With Spanish as the primary language and its gender connotations, persons of “Latino” (masculine) and “Latina” are specifically of Latin American heritage (southern U.S.A., Central and South America, inclusive of the Caribbean). Eurocentric in origin, Hispanic is a gender neutral term which delineates persons not just from Latin America but the Iberian countries (Spain, Portugal, and Andorra) as well. Hispanic is a modern term originating in the 1970’s and usage of both, Hispanic and

There are a vast number of cultures around the world, with things that makes each of them unique. What is culture? “Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts”. (Zimmerman 1) In other words culture is everything that makes us who we are and it’s the building blocks that created the society that we were raised in. While doing research I found out that I closely identify with the Southern American culture. The three things that identify my Southern culture are the Music, food, and religion.

Culture is defined by a construction of one's world-view, and it is transmitted by individuals and collectives through socialization and enculturation (Pederson & Ivey, 13). It contains values, beliefs, language, and perception. In studying cultural differences among members of distinct national, ethnic groups researcher have examined the concept of collectivism and individualism. People form individualistic cultures tend to view themselves as unique entities and independent form one another (Coon & Kemmelmeier, 348)

In 1863 Colombia was given its name. The name was chosen in honor of Christopher Columbus, even though Columbus never visited Colombia. Alonso de Ojeda, was the first European to set foot on Colombia in 1499, Alonso de Ojeda explored Sierra Navada de Santa Marie and was very surprised by the wealth of the Indians and their stories. These stories gave birth to the legend of El Dorado.

Choice of clothing is not the only decision that we are influenced to make. Think about decisions you've made recently, and think of any way they could have been influenced. Maybe which store you shop at for groceries is influenced by where your mother and/or father shopped when you were a child. Your beliefs, values, and morals are influenced by your family, friends, and society. If you think long enough about your reasons for doing any specific activity, you can find some way in which you were influenced to make that decision or do that certain activity.

Culture surrounds us every day, it is in our arts, ourselves, our community and our careers. Everybody has multiple cultural elements that help create the personality of that person along with helping us identify similarities within a community that we individually reach out to be a part of. Casey, my interviewee, is a junior at Washington University of Saint Louis undergoing a Neuroscience major along with minors in music, linguistics, and French. She identifies herself as a Democratic, Christian, Caucasian. These are the three most stereotypical culture identities that most people are aware of and refer to themselves as. She also considers herself a multilingual, vegan, and bisexual. These identities too, are looked upon by other people in which they would like to express and follow in their everyday practices.

“Many of us live on the hyphen of Different cultures.” This statement by Richard Rodriguez is true from many people in the world today. But what factors contribute the identification with culture and a nation? The various factors that define a culture are the way people see a cultures attitude, family values, religion in the family, and the origin of your family. At the present time the people of the world are very stereotypical, this is one of the many ways to misinterpret people of a different culture. To best understand a culture you should take the time to absorb their way of life to really appreciate their culture.

It’s crazy to think that the way you were raised is what has made you become the person you are today. Everyone has their own story about how they were raised, where they were raised, and who they were raised with. Each person has their own type of heritage with how they are raised based upon their family, where they were raised, religion, family traditions, values, and beliefs. The way you were raised in life has influenced your personality. The way you act and the way you are viewed as are both influenced by your family’s heritage.

The way that I see my cultural starts from the cultural traits that I have been passed down my parents. Coming from a background of a Latin Mexican culture, my parents and family have had a great influence on how I culturally identify myself giving me the opportunity to acquire my own cultural identity. I see myself classified as a