Cultural Differences Surrounding Religious Beliefs And Video Game Habits

It is always troublesome not to understand another culture, especially, in New York City where we live in a society that is rapidly changing. The City has increasingly brought people of various cultures, to interact closer with each other. This interaction can be either positive or negative depending on the level of sensitivity and respect people have for other culture groups. These two types of behaviors are related to two important concepts known as ethnocentrism and cultural relativity.

The article ‘’What Every American Should Know’’ by Eric Liu acknowledges the struggles, the rapidly changing, and all of the multicultural issues that continually expands through every day of the culture wars. So within this article Liu is confronting a very substantial topic, which he asserts the problem of cultural diversity or the culture wars inside of the United States. In the article Liu provides the reader with many different examples all the way from cultural literacy, multiculturalism, and many examples from history over the years. Liu also expresses these examples in a way that the reader can absorb the details in a different style were the reader has to look at each example in a different aspect to fully understand what he is trying to stay. Liu evaluates E.D Hirsch and talks about the list. The list that every American should know, containing ten words that every citizen in America should know. Liu discourages people use Hirsch’s list because of the time differences between the past and the future, and how the culture war has progressed through time. Liu has evolved Hirsch’s idea and created something more modern that people can create their own list to show the people of America different opinions to have and no one is wrong or right that is what makes this list so influential. (Liu)

Culture makes up people’s everyday lives—what they wear, how they talk, and even how they act in certain situations—but one’s own culture is something with which he is so familiar that often he does not realize the implications of being defined by it. Being born into a culture and growing up in it makes it seem like the norm, but there are those who do not have that luxury. Some people feel isolated because their culture does not fit what mainstream culture sees as the norm. That is what the study of and push for multiculturalism in America is all about today: finding ways to incorporate into classrooms the diversity of all the different cultures that make up the people of America.

Something interesting that lingered around in every conversation was this concept of losing who you are and your culture, what makes you unaccustomed and what you have to share with people that have different philosophies. I immediately thought of diversity, in a place like New York City it’s easy to find someone with different beliefs and live in peace without acculturation.

As an American who has Russian parents and was born in Israel, I have always been engaged in multiple cultures. My parents have put emphasis on preserving our Russian heritage while encouraging me to immerse myself in American culture. As I stand at the threshold of entering college, I am thrilled by the prospect of becoming acquainted with yet another cultural sphere.

Living in a residence hall is a rite of passage for a college student. Not only can a student gain a hefty amount of culture by encountering different types of people, it provides an outlet for the student to grow into their selves. Away from the social pressures of home, a student develops a separate identity that is the budding seed to adulthood and individuality. Living in a dorm is often the first time a student is on their own. Deciding what to eat, when to take a shower, and something as simplistic as taking out the trash hones real life skills that is neglected in high school curriculum. Being a part of a residence hall improves social skills. Co-habituating with strangers in close corners puts people out of their comfort zones. From

Throughout the United States, cultural diversity is increasing each day. Cultural diversity consists of the traditions, beliefs, values, languages, customs, and other various factors that identifies with individuals, as well as the groups they belong to. When it comes to conceptualizing cultural diversity, there are three different models that were used historically when it comes to “dealing with” cultural diversity. These three models include assimilation, pluralism, and multiculturalism.

As someone who has had the opportunity to go be raised in a very diverse neighborhood in Northern New Jersey and to go to private, yet sundry, schools throughout my life, I have learned a great deal about multicultural competence and how to understand and value other individuals’ worldviews. My greatest experience was going to a prestigious college in the Bronx. On campus, I was surrounded by the wealthy and the poor, students who drove no more than thirty-minutes to school and those who flew from across the globe to come to Manhattan College. In the classroom, I was lucky enough to hear viewpoints and opinions from all of these individuals. Having this opportunity not only opened my eyes to what it is like in other sectors of the world, but it also helped me to expand my lens when it comes to various cultures. As a student of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, I would be able to contribute to the fulfillment of the program’s mission by being able to demonstrate to others how to open their

When someone mentions the words “single apartment student” or “dorm student”, two images of contrasting people normally come to mind. At the University of Louisiana at Monroe, students who live in the apartments by themselves are painted out to be shy, withdrawn individuals who prefer to work alone and have difficulty making friends due to always being in solitude. However, students who reside in the dorms with another roommate tend to be more likely to study in groups and are more outgoing individuals because they go through the process of getting to know their roommate, a stranger. This preconception, nonetheless, can occasionally be the opposite.

As our immigration rate is at an almost all-time high, there are many different cultures in the United States. The different cultures often assimilate with each other and as a country, we must learn about each other. Most colleges have study-abroad programs and this teaches young adults the importances of different cultures. The students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a culture that is different than their own. The Unites States is made up of different races from all different places. During some point in a person's life, they will meet someone of another culture. In a single neighborhood, there are people from different backgrounds. This allows children to interact with different cultures. The United States of America is made

The United States is commonly know as a melting pot of nations, in which people from around the world have emigrated to form a homogeneous yet varied culture. Although we come from different ethnic groups, we are usually bound together through our common English language. This becomes an issue, however, when immigrants are not familiar with English and American culture, and instead attempt to keep their own heritage alive. They are often torn between identities through language, the one they speak at home which they are familiar with, and the one they must adhere to in public. This often leads to struggle and conflict on both sides, dealing with different cultures and how people react when assimilation occurs. Because of this, living in the United States often requires us to completely accept only one identity, even though hints of the other may spill over at times.

Being raised in a predominantly Chinese household, I only knew about the Chinese culture. When I went to an American school for the first time, the way others behaved and talked was unfamiliar to me and I felt isolated because I had difficulty communicating with my peers and teachers. While being immersed in a different culture, I unconsciously learned that I would have to find a balance between two worlds that would work for me. My personal experience trying to connect two diverse worlds caused me to immediately disagreed with the author, Laura Bohannan, when she expressed her initial opinion of human nature of being universally homogeneous.

Video games have been known to play a part in the childhood of many people. Although there is much debate about what video game was really made first, Spacewar!, made by Steve Russell and first premiered for the public in 1962, is one of the many games people list as the first real video game. Later, in 1972, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney teamed up to create the Atari company, which would produce coin-operated video games such as their first big hit, Pong. Little by little, gaming technology became more complex and in 1972 the Magnavox Odyssey was released by Ralph Baer as a video game console for home use. However, at that time Atari’s video game system had become one of the most successful systems on the American market, until the market

The United States is known throughout the world as the “melting pot of cultures.” This is evident through the daily social and cultural interactions of diversified population of New Yorkers. For instance, Queens County is one of the most diverse counties in the world, versus just the United States. Accordingly, since I began attending Vaughn College, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cultures from friends and classmates.

The United States is increasingly becoming a multiethnic, multicultural group of citizens. Life is no longer similar for all individuals. As people migrate they bring with them their cultural views, beliefs and language (Bhugra and Becker, 2005). In order to live together with respect, dignity and without prejudice for all, the country has had to educate itself on the beliefs and values of these vast cultures migrating to what they perceive as a land of opportunity whether this be for economic, education, or political reasons. For the most part in today’s world, cultural groups are intertwined in where they live, work, and attend school. To maintain a civil society, awareness