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    defining personal culture and national culture. After, I will then elaborate my own personal and national culture. I will continue to talk about the subject with the person that I have chosen for my cultural group, my mother, and I will identify her personal and national culture. Lastly, I will talk about my own personality and how it has a connection with my own natural culture; knowing this is important, it lets us know who we are, and how we act with people who are from different cultures.

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    1.0 Introduction Nowadays, cultures can be considered as a very important part in our living life because every country or every people must have their own culture and it can be act as a sign for people. According to both Namenwirth and Weber (1987), national culture could be defined as a set of norms, beliefs, customs and behaviors which will always exist within the population of sovereign nation. Nevertheless, Hosftede (1983) also stated that cultural dimensions are only a framework that creates

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    Personal Culture can be broken down into many different categories such as religion,work ethic,gender,race,ethnicity and over life situations such being an only child or a mother or a father. In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie The Main Character Mitch Albom talks about personal culture. He give us his personal culture in a work ethic situation where he had a puritan work ethic. A puritan work ethic is terrestrial work became a necessity to work because it's good for society and for the person and

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    Essay My Personal Culture

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    Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. Culture is important because it allows people to maintain a unique identity society. Many cultures have common interests, while others may have customs that differ greatly from that of another. Technology has had a huge impact on present day cultures. Many culture have been altered including my own, and some have been created due to the rise of technology. Cultures differ so greatly that someone belonging to one culture may not agree

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    In a culture, there are often several different morals or beliefs that shape the culture. For one to only know a single culture their entire life, and suddenly receive exposure to a new one can stir new ideas and many questions. However, in many cultures expectations and certain beliefs as well as customs, can get in the way of experiencing a new culture. The way that a character responds to new cultural ideas or collisions can cause them to change the overall message of the story, along with their

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    Collectivist The sibling culture I experience weighs more on the collectivist culture. This is because my relationship with my siblings is primarily grouped based. We value group cooperation and harmony rather than a competitive spirit or individual desire. Evidence of this is depicted as we work together to complete the task of finishing our chores. We constantly split chores and alternate. We also work together to help each other out, both academically and emotionally. As a middle child, I have

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    While looking upon my personal culture and my family’s culture in an attempt to find appropriate dishes for this assignment, it became apparent to me that I have no definite culture. Whereas I have lived in Canada my whole life, my family’s background has engaged me in varying cultures, though I have never felt truly attuned to one culture. On the other hand, my father is a first generation Canadian, his parents both from Scotland. Though aware of my Scottish origins and my grandparents’ migration

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    It is a big undertaking to attempt to explain one’s culture and world view in a few words. My culture and world view began within the house I was raised. I come from a white, middle class family, with a household of 5. My mom and dad both worked very hard to maintain a “middle-class” living status for their family, and made many sacrifice. Values that were stressed in my household were loyalty, work ethic, family bonds, and character. Religion did not play a big part in my household growing up, and

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    parents. I feel that I would be most accurate identifying myself as being bicultural. However, I am certain that the first eleven years of my life have a strong influence on my character, my values, and the person that I am today. Vietnamese culture is influenced by Confucian philosophical beliefs, where the emphasis is placed on giving respect to people that are older and a responsible person to our family and society. It is a patriarchal system where women’s roles

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    Research Paper Final Outline: Title: Killer Cultures Thesis: In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert travels to three different countries, discovering the effects of culture on one’s personal happiness and well-being. I. TS#1: During her four months spent in Italy, Gilbert explored the impact of food on one’s health and overall happiness. A. Detail 1: Healthy food/diet will increase happiness B. Detail 2: Ingredients in traditional Italian foods are mood boosters C. Detail 3: Depression rates

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