Cultural Reflective Essay

So what does any of this have to do with a difficult time that I’ve experienced. Well currently I still to this day love to build and have built some pretty cool things. Like for example I have built a real life Escher’s waterfall that was about 4 ½ feet tall. My point is I wasn’t always a great builder or designer. I struggled and I wanted to give up but didn’t. It just made me want to learn even more how to build things. Now I feel whatever I put my mind to I can do it, it may take a long time and a lot of work but I now feel very confident in my abilities at building. Along the way I have picked up skills to draw designs, use CAD programs, and how to enjoy the work. It taught me that if I really put my mind to something I can accomplish whatever comes my way with time, it also taught me things don't always come to us easy or fast. Some things we have to work hard at to learn how to do

There were many challenges for me in my past. I was considered an ESL student during Kindergarten because I was reported with a communication disorder called, speech and impaired. This disordered ruined my school years up to middle school, I was placed with this mentality that I am not worthy to take any Honors classes nor for what grade I was in. My friends and classmates were excelling while I was remaining with the same knowledge as before. However, Music and Soccer brought my despondency up since it was the only thing I was good at the time. Every day as a kid in Middle and High school, I would get home, open my instrument case, and play my trumpet for hours because I knew I was getting better at something. ( doing something right)

Being culturally intelligent: In order to work effectively in a team with global mindset, one needs to be culturally intelligent and fit. Evans et al. (2002) believes that international transfers and assignments are the strongest mechanisms for developing global mindset. International assignments not only provides the employee an exposure, it also provides understanding of global strategies, complexities and ability to work with people having different perspective.

The most significant challenge that I am currently still overcoming is my anxiety. It is something that I have lived with since elementary school and my entire life has been affected by it one way or another. However, rather than complain about it, I have learned to accept it and instead take pride in it; but to understand my current situation, it is important to reflect on my past. The second grade was the first evident exposure I had to my anxiety disorder. I vividly remember how my teacher would often call upon students to recite their reading journals, and the mere thought of me being called on would create anxiety. My anxiety progressively got better from that point on, until I reached the 7th grade, where I witnessed my anxiety worsen and become this

I want sow people the different type of jewelry Africa has. jewelry doesn’t have to be gold or diamond. our jewelry is not made from gold diamond they are made of wood, beads, African prints and so much more. I want people to see how beautiful they are. some of them have different meanings while others don’t. in my culture when a baby girl is born they must wear the beads on the waist it has significant meaning which I never really understood. I had to wear one until the age of ten .my mother said each culture has a different meaning about wearing beads in their waist. in mine, beads are worn to help form the body into a certain shape. When you wear those beads, chances are you are going to have a perfect shape. have different type of beads that I think people would be interested to

As well as dedication and teamwork, gymnastics has also taught me how to never give up. As a gymnast, I was constantly working on skills and getting stronger. Sometimes though, it would take days, months or even weeks to perfect the skills I was working on. Even though I wasn’t able to do the trick the first time, I knew that if I didn’t give up, I would eventually achieve my goal. Not only were the skills gradually getting more difficult, my back injury was also getting worse. Therefore, not only was I going against my body, I was also trying to achieve something a normal middle school student could not do. Although my injury eventually forced me to give up the sport entirely, it influenced and molded me into the person I am today. I remember for about a month before I had to give up the sport, I was working on trying to master a

Culture is seen everywhere. Being raised in a Chinese/Japanese culture house hold, the culture I grew up in was always different from the one I learned from school or my peers. Since I come from a diverse background, I have always had a personal interest in learning about other cultures that differ from mine. As a nursing student, we are constantly taught about cultural competency and how to treat patients based on cultural preferences. When I found out about this Cultural Anthropology course, I did not think twice about registering for it. I was not sure what Cultural Anthropology was entirely about, but I was excited to learn more about it.

Culture plays an important role in individuals’ mannerisms, ways of communication, and beliefs. Culture takes root long before we even know the meaning of the word. When healthcare providers strive to gain knowledge and understanding about the idealisms of different cultures, they establish a foundation of cultural competence to develop their professionalism.

In some cases there are people that don’t really matter with culture to see how a person reacts to but the to get to know for what she/he is. So there might be people that think that just because they are from that culture that they will act what you imagine to be. Either way you maybe right but that you might be wrong so it depends how they act in their own way. One’s culture rarely informs the way one views the world because not everyone decided to to their parents culture they might change, but they might choose to but act in a different way that you have imagine. This idea is supported by memoir, novel excerpt, and personal essay.

When I was younger I was frustrated and became stressed easily. I have always felt like my pace was slower compared to what others worked at. Everything seemed so clustered to me. Math alone was like broken glass, mentally I would punch it in frustration and the fragments would only become more and more. Each time I tried to fix the broken pieces it would only cut my fingers and make me inept to doing anything with them. Truth be told, this fit me with everything I did in school and in life. I wanted to be the person to take those fragments and put them together easily and create something beautiful the first time. How did people create beautiful works and solve such

Jia is an Asian American and I am Hispanic our cultures have some similarities primarily the emphasis on family and duty to one’s family. Asian Americans have a strong sense of family loyalty that is held in place by shame and guilt, much like Hispanics only Hispanics tend to be more forgiving then Asians and that is where we differ. With us Hispanics we talk a big game in disowning our children, but the majority will stay take them back even if they refuse to cooperate Asian families to do not share the same sentiment. Every culture has differences and similarities even amongst themselves every family is different.

In a utopian society everyone is equal, and one culture is not more dominate than another culture. Also, social and cultural diversity would not exist. Since a utopian society does not exist members of society must strive for inclusion and understanding for cultures that are different from theirs. People exposed to diverse cultures learn to understand the different viewpoints of others. A person’s culture shapes his or her identity and influences his or her behavior and interactions with the world. Also, people tend to use their culture to judge other cultures. When utilized inappropriately, one can discriminate against another race or ethnic group. People tend to fear the unknown or fear other cultures that they do not understand (Okeke-Adeyanju et al., 2014; Sue & Sue, 2016). Cultural diversity is a common term utilized today to describe the practices of diverse cultures, as well as, creates awareness to a melting pot society. This awareness shed light to the inequality and social and cultural issues that are faced by individuals from culturally diverse populations. This paper will describe my personal biases and how my experiences with discrimination affect my relationships with people of different racial and cultural backgrounds. It will include my understanding of the concepts regarding racism and discrimination, as well as, provide information regarding multicultural counseling as stated in the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the National Association of

The business world has many different aspects when looking at it. Everyone is trying to see how they can improve their business, or get it to be the best it can be. Many people have tried many different theories and checked what works and what does not. One of the most debated subjects is the effects of diversity in the work place and if it benefits the work place. People have also looked if having more multicultural employees in your business help the business out, or does it worsen the business by bringing in more conflict in the work environment. After careful research, it is shown that all though there are many draw backs, multicultural diversity does indeed help out a work force more than it has negatives.

We live in a world that is more sedentary. Our contents of our world are available for purchase with the swipe of a finger. If you are hungry you no longer need to go shopping or visit a restaurant. If you are lonely you don’t need to attend a party or visit family. If you need a new pair of shoes or a book for college, you don’t need to visit the mall or local bookstore. All of these things are sitting in your little electronic device. The sustenance, social interaction or bauble you desire is just on the other side. There is no need to point fingers or assign blame, it is just our evolving culture and it has some growing pains. The best we can do it look for ways to improve our lot in life and capitalize on what is a weakness and make it a strength.

I took this class in order to gain knowledge of how to navigate a world with countless cultures. In the near future I will be studying abroad in Costa Rica and will apply these newly learned concepts to my travels. I also hope to travel throughout my life, so I am very much in need of tules to enter new cultures. I think the most important concept to base this class around is the platinum rule. With my personality, before taking this class, I would have assumed I should treat everyone the way I would want to be treated. In a new country I would great everyone with a smile, be outgoing and bubbly and just an overall kind person in order to connect with those around me. After taking this class I realized that that might not be the best way to approuch a new culture. It is important to remember the platinum rule: Treat everyone the way they want to be treated. Now that I know this rule, I will make sure that when I enter a new culture I will figure out before hand the “general” personality and traits of the culture I am going to. This leads me to another important concept, generalization. Before taking this class, hearing the word “generalization” I would assume someone was stereotyping and therefore disrespecting a person and their culture. After taking this class I realized that generalization and stereotyping are two very different concepts. There are so many cultures and they all have so many components to them, in order for us to prepare to go into a new culture, it