Cultural Reflection Paper

Cultures are extremely important, and everyone is part of one. You often hear this word at home, in the news, or at school. Culture is something that defines you. Furthermore, culture is something that can describe you. It is what makes you similar to some people, and what can make you drastically different from others.

Culture is a set of ideals and values about life that are widely shared among people and that guide specific behaviors. Differences, as well as similarities, can be seen when comparing world cultures. We communicate with each other, we feed ourselves with food, and when we sleep we often dream. However, we speak different languages, eat different types of foods, and dream different ways. We call these cultural differences. What causes them is not always obvious to the ordinary person (Nancy). I feel culture is what really sets us apart from each other and what makes us unique as individuals and families.

The majority of my family comes from Africa and has been very divided since I was born so that probably really affects the way I am now. Such as how parents put a very strong emphasizes on education, religion, and other more traditional things which can be both good and bad. For example, sometimes when I tell my mother my feeling towards something she finds it disrespectful that I would even bring it up if it goes against her views. Probably due to her belief that you must respect your elders, and to her me having an opinoun contrary to her is disrespectful. I thinik thats the reason why I have problems being vulnerable emotionally with others, which is what i’ve been trying to work on changing. I’ve for the most part had the same friends

What makes my cultural identity different from others? No one has the exact same culture as somebody. What culture means to me is, the way a person is raised or things around them that makes them the way they are. It is a part of a person’s self-conception and self perception. My cultural identity is a unique one based on the influences of Religion, Education, and Sports.

Culture is a way of life of a group of people, the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. Culture can be seen in our food, religion, family structure, and more. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. My parents were born in Mexico. Well my whole family were born in Mexico. We are just any hispanic family. My cultural identity is pretty much the basic hispanic culture. We do everything that involves having fun and being with family.

Culture is something that can be defined in many different ways, including your values, beliefs, family, friends and even the music you listen to. All these aspects buildup to define who you are as a person. The way you grew up, who raised you, your goals, thoughts and ideas all contribute to who we are. My cultural identity is shaped by what is closest to me, my friends, family and music.

Culture is what you identified, not what you are label as. Culture is a group of people who share similar values and norms, religion, language and similar experiences. An individual can identify and belong in multiple culture group. Sometimes, we feel the need to belong to a group of people to assure our existence and importance. As result of rejection, we may anxiety and shame of ourselves. In our need of belonging, we associate with group of people who share similar characteristics and knowledge as us.

My immediate family consists of myself, my little sister, my little brother, my dad, and my mom. My sister, Julia, is thirteen years old. She and I are very different, as she loves to perform and be the center of attention. Julia loves to dance, sing, act, and play volleyball. She is very dramatic and always seems to be trying to pick a fight. Julia is also very pretty! My brother, Aidan, is nine years old. He is very friendly and excitable, without being annoying. He loves to play sports, basketball being his favorite, and loves to play video games. I love to spend time with my brother; I get along much better with him than I do with my sister. I believe it is because we have more similar interests and more similar personalities. My dad recently turned fifty years old! Like my brother, I am more similar to my dad personality wise. He works at his own law firm and attempts to spend as much time with our family as possible. He comes home late on week days, but keeps the weekends free, and will always leave work early in order to catch one of my sibling’s games. My mom is forty-nine and is more similar to Julia, which is probably why they clash so much! My mom is very loud and outgoing around people she knows, and loves to have fun. She works a part-time job as an assistant teacher for Special Ed children and Hicksville

As I interact with my family at home and my friends at school, my personality and the way I behave has a big impact on the way the people around me treat and react towards me. I would say that for the most part I hate disappointing or making things inconvenient for others, so because of this, the way I am treated and associate with others when behaving like that directly impacts my life. On the contrary, for example, when I do not care to about letting the people in my life down, or am for some reason being very irritable to them, I can notice a very different reaction and impact that the action has caused in my everyday

Have you ever wondered how someone describes their background and personality. Well everyone has a culture and everyone describes it differently. No culture is the same. Culture is a person's heritage or lifestyle. It’s how a person goes day by day living happy. Culture is what you do on a daily basis also it tells people how you define yourself. Culture is basically the human definition. My cultural identity reflects my lifestyle ish… and is how i portray myself to others.

Finding my culture identity has been a confusing process on if I have one and if I do what is it? Culture to me is the way you live your life and the reason you are living that way.The way my family and I have been doing certain things and how it has impacted us as people.

In this paper the author will examine and assess the culture concerns and influences in today’s society along with the mixed culture as it directly relates to the effect it has on the criminal justice system. The author will address how does the concerns of the culture effect justice and security administration and practices, contemporary methods used in societies with mixed cultures, how do these influences relate and affect nondiscrimination practices, and if the famous criminal justice historian Sir Robert Peels nine principles to organize a police department were presented today would these methods and theories work.

When I think about my cultural identity, I compare my own identity to others. While my religion is Christianity, others religions may be different. They may be Buddhist, or Muslim, or even Atheist. All these religions, and so many more, tie into different people’s cultures. Other things such as traditions, types of foods, and even the music we listen to, affect who we are. Our own cultures are the way we chose to live our lives. Whether it be the way we treat others or the way we think, they all have enormous impacts in the way we live.

I gained a lot of personality traits from my grandparents, aunts, and parents. But, being a typical teenager I was always learning lessons that shaped my personality along the way as well. My parents were taught by their parents and now I am learning from my own. My dad has taught me how to work for the things I want and to never give up on my goals. My mom has taught me how to be a selfless, kind-hearted person just like her. My parents have high expectations for me, just like any other parent, so I strive to make them proud of

1. Culture is perceived as a way of thinking that influences the behaviors of a group of people.