Polish Culture Research Paper

As I begin to recollect past experiences and events growing up, Thanksgiving is the holiday that appears most meaningful. I choose to illuminate Thanksgiving because this is a time when family and friends would forget their worries and differences and collectively came together at grandmother’s house to partake of the Gullah dishes. Furthermore, it serves as a vehicle in stimulating family health and wellbeing, while passing on the identity of the family throughout generations. As I reminiscence, I can recall the air was bursting with love, hugs, laugher and kisses; a sight to behold. Grandmother’s house was small but no one seemed to care as it was inviting. Every area of the house was utilized from the kitchen to the narrow stairway that lead upstairs to the bedrooms. Children were outside playing working up an appetite although there was a chill in the air often going unnoticed, still we were bundled in our hats, coats and mittens. This was not a formal affair but we were all neatly dressed. The house was filled with distinct smells that was heavenly. Steam came from the kitchen as finishing touches were placed on meals. Watching my aunts sweat trying to maneuver in a tight kitchen hoping to avoid bumping into one another was hilarious, but I paid close attention for one day that would be me

On the fourth Thursday of every November, families gather together to spend a day filled with food and laughter. Thanksgiving celebrates the day the settlers and the Native Americans enjoyed their first meal together. However, my parents were both raised in Mexico and never had a typical yearly Thanksgiving celebration. Despite my parents home being Mexico, they started a family in America and decided to teach their children about both of the places they come from. A compromise between American and Mexican traditions formed and served as a family tradition until last year. A year ago, my family ate a Thanksgiving meal at my sister's parent-in-laws house.

1. The Nacirema culture gradually developed into a market economy that is extremely devoted to daily rituals. The tribe's perspective towards the human body shows unusual and strange behaviors that they possess. They believe that the human body is hideous and is prone to illness and weakness. The Nacirema tribe also have an irrational fear regarding the mouth, because they believe that their teeth would fall out or their gums would bleed which shows their behaviors are vaguely eccentric. From my perspective, the ritual activity that involves washing a child's mouth to enhance moral behavior is fascinating, because they believe that a strong bond exists between oral and moral traits. The ritual ablution they perform on children is supposed to improve the ability to do what is right, no matter the situation.

While reading about the Nacirema culture, I was very shocked to hear their beliefs, rituals, and way of life. The first thing that stood out to me was the fact that they viewed the body as causing diseases, weakness and ugliness. Never before have I been taught about a culture that views human bodies so negatively. Second, it amazes me how much power the charms and magical potions have on these people. They truly believe that without these "magical potions" and "charms" they would die.Third, the whole "holy-mouth-men" concept baffles my mind. They believe that without these men, their gums would bleed and their teeth fall out. When in reality the "holy-mouth-men" cause the bleeding and take their teeth out. Even when they see these men

Thanksgiving Holiday means so much to me. I love to celebrate that extended weekend with my family. On the eve of the big day, my cousins and I meet at an elder’s house and then the festivities began. This shared feast started in 1621 with the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians sharing a harvest feast ("Thanksgiving," 2016). A portion of the food can be prepared the day before. We decide who would handle what task and when it time clean up the second generation, always try to make the third generation do it. We then continue to cook and clean and reminisce of our past year. Sometimes we would bring up our childhood pranks and stories of family members that passed and present. On the day of Thanksgiving we finish cooking,

“My experience has taught me that all of us have a reservoir of untapped strength that comes to the fore at moments of crisis.” - Gerda Weissman Klein. Imagine a person waking up thinking that today will be a normal day. In a more specific sense, that today will repeat that person’s normal cycle of activities. However, nobody knows the future. Nobody can truly predict their fate, and therefore when something goes awry, people are at the least, a little surprised. Nobody could predict that Germany was going to invade Poland on September 1st, 1939. And nobody could predict what hell they were about to go through. Especially the people who would have to wear a yellow Star of David. The people who would

Every family has their own unique way of spending time together with loved ones only seen during the holidays. In the Stock home, there is only one thing we enjoy doing. Sure, like every other family we have our grand and elaborate dinner, which is composed of all the greatest delicacies my mother and grandmother can whip up. Of course, as is expected,

Irena Krzyzanowska was born on February 15, 1910 in Warsaw. Her Jewish community leaders offered to help her mother pay for Sendler’s education. She went to Warsaw University as she studied in polish. While she was there, she joined the Polish Socialist Party. She felt as though the ghetto-bench system was wrong, so she defaced her grade cards. The University got so fed up with her public protests; she was suspended from the school for three years. She got married three times and had three children. She worked in the Urban Social Welfare Departments. In 1939, she began aiding Jews because the Nazis started to invade Poland. Over 3,000 falsified documents were made by Sendler and her helpers. Irena, with the help of her co-workers, smuggled children out the Jewish ghettos dressed up as a sanitary inspector. She saved over 2,500 Jewish children from the

At Easter, our extended family comes over and we have egg hunts for the little kids, kids, and adults. We also eat Easter brunch together. On Thanksgiving we also have our extended family over! Our family will eat an immense dinner cooked by my mother and my aunts. Football is usually playing on the TV, and everyone is having a great time. Christmas is our family’s most celebrated holiday. On Christmas Eve, we have lunch with some of our friends at Troegs. Later in the evening, we go to my mom’s brother’s house to give gifts and have a good time. On Christmas Day my immediate family will celebrate christmas together eating a delicious breakfast- usually cinnamon buns- and give gifts. Later that day, we’ll head over to our nana’s house and then to my grandma’s house. At my Grandma’s house we celebrate Christmas and my cousin’s birthday (which is on the same day). Two days after Christmas we will celebrate my birthday, which is on the

The Poland Anomaly is a trait given at birth it is usually described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle. The Poland Anomaly is more common in boys than girls. Poland's Anomaly is more recognizable in the early stages of puberty. For example, growth can lean to one side like they are lopsided body.The cause of Poland anomaly is unknown. Most evidence supports the idea that something happens during the sixth week of pregnancy Because of the unexpectancy of Poland’s, it is not diagnosed or reported. Every patient who has it, Poland’s Anomaly affects them differently. For example some people’s chest cave

Finns feel no need to fill awkward silences with small talk, and are straightforward and to-the-point in speaking. Be aware of our American tendency to just keep talking, as a Finn will find this annoying and even rude. You may feel awkward just sitting there in silence, but accept that it’s just how the culture is there. Finns don’t waste time or energy on unnecessary words. However, this does not mean that they are antisocial or

Holland homes usually have small front doors and big windows that stand out. Their houses are full of large amounts of furniture, plants, and flowers, they're crowded but clean and in order. Holland houses are packed together and are highly populated. The Dutch style appeared after Spain and Holland were divided in 1581. Rich Dutch sellers started building fairly small but impressive houses, that were high, deep, and thin overlooking a canal, in Amsterdam. Modern became the main style after World War ll, when the prices of houses started rising. Rotterdam is one example of this. Rotterdam was severely damaged after World War ll, the main part of the city was rebuilt by Americans. The American style was steel and glass skyscrapers. Hollands lands were divided in rectangles and mondrian- like squares to save room. The Netherlands have a complicated network for railroads and thicker bicycle paths. Some people would even have church at their houses

My dad’s side of our extended family is composed of three nuclear families: my family; my dad’s brother’s family; and my dad’s sister’s family. None of us are very close due to issues dating back to when my dad and his siblings were kids. However, we celebrate the major holidays together for the sake of my grandparents, and because we all live in the Chicago area.

Since my family lived so close together, we had many family traditions that remain important. We gather for nearly every holiday for a meal and routine. For Easter every year, we have an Easter egg hunt and dinner at my grandmother’s house. For Christmas Eve, we always went to my great-grandparents house and had dinner and exchanged gifts. For Christmas, we celebrated at home, and then went to my grandmother's for breakfast with our cousins. The importance of all of the holidays we celebrated was that no matter what was going on in our lives,

In the celebration of the local holidays and traditions of our country, we get to experiences new things that we don’t know about and it provides memories that will last a lifetime. We also have more time with our family and friends. It contributes a sense of comfort and happiness. I know more things during the time I spend with my family on holidays. For instance, when I was six years old, there was a day that my parent takes the whole family visiting my relatives’ houses. My parent told me to say “Happy New Years and wish you have the best luck this year.” to that person and then they give me a red envelope. I don’t know the reason why. When I got home, I open it and see twenty dollars, I am so happy. I did it every year and I come to realize the reason, it’s because what I say makes them happy and they give me money so that throughout the year I will get lucky too. But that don’t last long because my family moves to America and they don’t do that here, it’s sad. Nevertheless, I still thankful that I got to know those things before I