Non-Jewish Culture

A lot of countries made their clothing for different reasons. For instance, Scotland made a fabric called tartans that showed what clan they are in, and Hawaiians production of clothing was part of religious significance. In the Middle Ages ties and belts were used more frequently because their clothes was oversized by modern standards. “With the Renaissance’s changes in art and society came more fitted clothes” (Source 2). They made their clothes more fitted by sewing multiple pieces of cloth instead of using just one big piece of cloth. Without closures like zippers it made it very difficult to get into their clothes. The wealthier people had their tailor customize their own patterns. “... height of 18th century, French fashion garments were truly works of art” (Source 2). The french started to ship in foreign pieces of clothes shipped from miles away and used silk-like materials. “... flashy fabrics fell out of use.. fit became increasingly more important in the 19th and 20th centuries” (Source 2). The flashy material went out of style and nobody really wanted to use it anymore. Instead of tunics and robes, men started to wear suits. Men and women were looking for a more fitted look

Specific Purpose: To give audience an insight to the lives of the Ancient Greeks and to teach them about Ancient Greece as a culture (Kendall)

Relations with the British effected the Mohawk in many ways but, in order to understand how it affects them. One must understand their lives and culture before they had any European contact at all.

According to cultural anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor, culture is a “complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” In other words, culture is a concept that social organizations practice in order to explain certain phenomena in nature whether through mythology, rituals, art, music, and language. However, as explained by Ethan Watters in “The Mega Marketing of Depression in Japan,” culture is not permanent, since it has the ability, and more than ever in the present society, to “move across boundaries of race, culture, class, and nation” (Watters 519). In addition, as demonstrated by Oliver Sacks in the articled called “The Mind’s Eye: What the Blind See,” it is a mistake to think that individuals are bound to behave in a way that culture told them to behave. Instead, individuals are free to create his or her own unique experience of interpreting the world. We might consider the “reality” that we live in to be fiction to the extent that we are willing to use different faculties and analyze what we are witnessing; this gives us the power, as individuals, to think and search for each of us’s unique interpretation of reality. .

Cultures around the world have their own set of behaviors and actions that are considered acceptable and appropriate to humanity. Because of the differences between cultures, some may experience the idea of deviance without realizing they are doing so. The term deviance is any behavior that violates rules or cultural norms. A norm is a social expectation that guide human behavior. When one violates cultural practices, he or she may seems like everything would be okay but there are people who may not be appreciate of such behaviors and/or think that one is acting social norm. Understanding culture practices require one to be involved and participating in the culture. Sometime the best method to truly comprehend a practice is to act upon it and realized that it may or may be “right” behavior within a particular culture.

It is noted that every Middle Eastern Country are publicly fascinated of the Dabke dance. Each of the Middle Eastern nation claims they are the best at dancing Dabke. They also claim to have to have invented the dance (Hussein, 2016). However, there is the truth and reality behind the dance. Dabke is also referred to as Dabka or even Dabkeh. It is those names that the Middle Eastern people refer to the actual dance that is normally used by different dialect. The dance is universal irrespective of someone’s roots and cultural background. Whether one comes from Iraq, Lebanon, or even Palestine, the dance is still the same. The term Dabka basically means the act of stomping (Haugbolle, 2010). The dance found its inception back in the early 1990s before the segmentation of the Middle East took place. The Middle East was segmented through the colonization process. The colonies were either the French or the British. The Middle East was a single peaceful land that had a common Dabke art. The Dabke art was widely used in celebrations, joyful events, at the weddings, at the graduation, and also in birthdays. Therefore, Dabke was well known to be a tradition that was shared. Meaning the tradition was not owned by anybody and it originated in the Middle East intended for everyone to celebrate.

“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” (C.S. Lewis) Though culture does shape one's life, one's view of the world depends on how they interpret their culture.

The Ashkenazi enjoys their lives. Humor is not a means of getting through a stressful life but an added advantage of making them live long and happy. They have been assimilated into the American society, which makes it difficult to differentiate them from the real Americans. They have adopted the American culture, which has even changed their approach as they have even dropped the accent, and become new age Americans. However, the Sephardi has remained genuine and loyal to their Jewish origins. They still have the Jewish accent and they humor concentrates of the Jewish culture and the issues affecting them. He has enabled them to remain relevant in the comedy industry, as they have not been assimilated in any culture that has taken away their

In the early 1900's well-off girls establish the standard of wearing hats and hair jewels with lace and veils. Their hair was dusted by them for the nighttime with gold and silver powders. In 1907 Europe and the Us crossed.

One part of Orthodox Jewish culture that is passed down is that the children have to be "literate – able to access Jewish sources, from Bible through Talmud in the original language – and that they have a personal knowledge of the Jewish experience." (Heilman: 2013) Not only do the children have study of Jewish sources, they have to study in other subjects. Another part of culture that is passed down is obedience, they want everyone to conform to everything. If they don't they are seen as an outcast.

The Orthodox Jewish people often wear modest clothes such as, women are not to wear bright or tight clothes and are to wearing clothes with sleeves that cover their elbows and skirts go down over their knees. It is very common that when women become married they cover their hair to gesture that they are no longer single. However, the dressing for men is not as binding as women's, as in some communities men are allowed to wear shorts but it is discouraged.

When I was a little girl, I remember standing in my grandfather’s kitchen staring at his fridge covered with photographs and newspaper articles. One clipping caught my attention. It was a wedding announcement for my cousin and his fiancé. I turned to my mom and asked, “Did they put their picture in the paper because she is Jewish?” My mother looked back at me with a confused, almost horrified look. She was disturbed that her seven year old would ask such a thing. This entire situation was an innocent misunderstanding however, because my question did not come from a place of prejudice, quite the opposite. I have always admired and been fascinated with the Jewish culture. I was simply unaware of the common tradition of wedding announcements.

Culture is a system of beliefs that are shared and communicated within a certain group of

The word "culture" derives from a French term, which in turn derives from the Latin "colere," which means to tend to the earth and grow, or cultivation and nurture. (Zimmerman 1) This can also lead to one concluding that culture changes as civilization is changed and advancements occur. I am culturally Arab. Specifically from around Jerusalem and many other farmer civilations. The cuisine, historical significance of the area, and it’s religions are some of the most distinct differences the region has culturally.

There are many different cultures that surround us everyday; each one with its own unique customs and lifestyles. The Jewish culture contains some of the oldest traditions and customs that date back thousands of years. This culture has survived everything from exile to almost being diminished during the Holocaust. The Jewish culture has a unique culture, that has much to share with the world around them.