Current Organizational Culture Southern Company’s culture revolves around four main tenets: Unquestionable Trust, Safety First, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment (Our Culture). The first tenet, Southern Company outlines that qualities such as honesty, respect, and integrity; in addition to ethical behavior, is the driving force of company behavior. The next two tenets, Safety First and Superior Performance, work hand in hand. Southern Company prides itself on providing quality work in a
In the seventeenth century, the Southern Ndebele culture was originated from the Nguni culture. During the seventeenth century, evolving of different culture continuously even till society today. For Ndebele’s, after their king Msi’s death, the Ndebele people has split to two branches, Northern and Southern Ndebele, thus the two factions has been led to the people to a different life of living. Northern disappear completely, however the Southern Ndebele has integrating with the trend of globalisation
topic of discussion is culture, namely the significance of culture and its implications to students today. Culture acts as a pair of goggles and it defines, not only what we see, but the way that we interpret what we see. When working with students, it is important to practice tolerance, appreciation, and acceptance for individual cultural differences. Furthermore, it is important to recognize that some students may have only experienced exposure to their own family’s culture and may be a little
While debating the food cultures I wanted to compare for this project, I reflected on my childhood and the various types of food and how they were prepared. The personal food culture that I selected is southern food, also known as “Soul Food” in the South. I chose this specific culture of food because I can make a connection to it. I grew up in a small town in Mississippi and most Sundays, my family would drive to my grandmother’s house. Our meals consisted of foods such as like fried chicken, country
Newfoundland and Labrador, extending from there for almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to central Alabama in the United States. Thus the region also forms the eastern counterpart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Southern Appalachia alone includes three hundred counties covering most of West Virginia and the Southern Highlands or Upland South. The mountains form a natural barrier between the eastern Coastal Plain and the vast Interior Lowlands of North America. As a result, they have “played a vital role in the
Southern Culture is many times understated because individuals believe that all southern states are the same. Consider the rest of the United States; are all the states similar? I believe that each state shares its unique traits, however, regions acquire similar traits. The states of the South have one obvious thing in common that other states do not have. This is, what we call in the South, Southern Hospitality. Southern Hospitality is a cliché; however, it is much more than that. It is the reason
live and call home. Time and time again, Southern Foodways influence people and brings them together to create a community. The South is home to many different immigrant cultures. These different cultures have certainly shaped the way southern restaurants approach food preparation. And because the South is a hub to many cultures, it has also influenced these immigrant cultures in return. More and more immigrants are trying new foods, and it is not just southern cuisine. They are trying hotdogs, but
American Indian music has, throughout the history of the native people, been a major part in the life of a tribe’s cultural expression. The Southern Plains American Indians have learned, from their ancestors/elders, the delicate rhythmic communication as youth, and have carried the expression throughout their lives. The songs of the Southern Plains American Indians represent their artistic language as a diminishing minority group. Through song, American Indians communicate their beliefs and values
Southern United States Culture The Southern United States is a very interesting place, full of culture and history, such as the Civil War battlefields or the antique shops that you see along the side of the road as you drive through this beautiful part of the United States. It has many different characteristics and many different special things that make it unique. Globalization and Identity, Ethnicity, Religion, The Social Construction of Race, Gender Roles, Class, Places and Spaces (Regional
The Development of Southeastern American Culture “Where” and “why” the two questions that are essential to the topic of geographic studies and analysis. The mission of this paper is to use those same principles and ask, “Where did the distinct dialect, music, food, and religion emerge to form the vernacular region known throughout the United States as ‘The South’?” As well as, why the culture developed the way it did. Since 122 million Americans call the Southeastern portion of the United States