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    Environmental degradation has become a social and cultural norm both within and supported by Westernized North American life, and the average Canadian and American citizen will likely suffer an estrangement from our natural world. This separation, backed by centuries of social constructions, has done much more than alienate us from our original physicality: it has enforced a culturally justified set of values rationalizing and permitting the devastation of wilderness. A cultural mindset extending

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    The American culture is define to everyone in their own way. Everyone grows up differently in a particular community that shares the same languages, values, rules, and customs. The American Culture on that is consider to be a “melting pot”, because of all the different cultures that reside inside of it making it so diverse. Race in this country has never been a great topic throughout history. African Americans play a huge role into defining what our culture is as a whole, as well as being a part

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    article, my understanding of the terms have changed drastically, when i personally think about Mexican-American or Chicana/O’s, i think that they choose to identify as a certain culture that represents them best. When identifying as a culture or a best representation of how you feel in your heart, i feel it comes from the way you are raised and brought up, if your family identifies as a Mexican-American than you will believe that is what you are, and it goes on from generation to generation. Even 5 or

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    In Middle Eastern culture, the process is often more important than accomplishing the goal. Manner and style are extremely important, along with showing respect to co-workers and even opposing individuals when negotiations are involved. It is my family tradition to consider each human being to have infinite worth and so to be treated with ultimate respect, dignity and concern for the preservation of one’s self image. Yet being born in America and reared in Pennsylvania and California, I am the product

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    Mexican-American Culture Many immigrants come to the United States from all over the world. Some bring their families, some their prized possessions, others come with nothing but determination and the goal of a better life. One thing that every immigrant brings with them is their culture. One of the most dominant minority cultures in the United States is the Mexican culture. The US shares a border with Mexico making it easier for immigrants to stay in contact with their families in their home

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    What is culture? Culture is characteristics of different things such as people, language, religion, music, dance, style of clothing, and morals. 2.What aspect of culture best interest you most? The hip-hop culture is what interest me the most. Hip-hop is way for people to express their feelings, and like many tell life stories. 3.Why did you choose hip-hip for your cultural research topic? I chose hip-hop music culture as my research topic because hip-hop is a movement for the African American people

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    African-American Culture

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    Running head: AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE African-American Culture Abstract In this paper I discuss the African-American culture in regards to values, norms and beliefs. I also discuss my family’s adaptation to these values, norms and beliefs along with my own individual cultural sense of identity. Lastly, this paper reflects the impact of my role and ethical responsibilities as a social worker, especially in relation to working with the Hmong family in the book The Spirit Catches You and You

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    As history has shown, people who immigrated to America had dramatically made America’s culture and population diverse. This is important because this shows how America is one of the few countries around the world to accept people from different ethnical backgrounds and cultures. Both Bradford and Tan are influential people who share their experiences from having to immigrate to America or having parents who immigrated here from another country. William Bradford is a pilgrim who shares his experiences

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    The 1960s was a time when the consumer-based economy became customary in American culture. Though apparent in previous decades, consumer culture matured during this time with middle-class Americans generating more disposable income due to the post-war economic upturn. This newfound wealth came channels for self-expression that allowed new opportunities that challenged traditional American philosophies regarding sex and other social norms. What was once considered taboo, could now be bought at a price

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    In American Born Chinese there is a constant struggle between two cultures, the Chinese American and the white culture. Their interaction yields constructive and destructive results in terms of their cultural integration. The characters can be separated into two distinct categories, empathizers and antagonists. Empathizers are the individuals that allow other cultures to exist freely within their city in the United States. They make no attempts to suppress other’s cultural identity, instead, they

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