Culture Essays

On another level, David Bebbington, in his articles Preaching the Gospel: The Nature of Evangelical Religion and Knowledge of the Lord: The Early Evangelical Movement, claimed that there are a number of senses wherein the concept ‘evangelical’ is applied nowadays as the world goes into the new millennium.

The burka, as commonly known a female outer garment worn as an overall to what is considered normal casual or business wear. The burka whose origin is from Afghanistan is widely worn by Muslim women, both young and old. The face portion of the burka is usually in rectangular form of semi transparent cloth material attached to the headscarf, which can be overturned if the woman wishes to show her face while in the presence of someone.

The 1960s stood out from the other decades in the 20th century as a time of challenge, trial, anguish as well as achievement. “No other decade, save the 1860s, when the nation was at war with itself for four years, has been so tumultuous” (McWilliams 2001: 1). Americans revolted against conventional moral conduct, violations of civil rights. 

Still, there is yet to be consensus on this point, as scholars have expressed diverse opinions on the matter, giving forth two distinct schools of thought in the language and culture discourses—those who support that language can and does shape the culture of a people, and those who refute the proposition.

Palestine is a crucial and holy place for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. What has been done so far is the clear manifestation of Orientalism which is a combination of many interests. If we consider that who has occupied whom and who should deserve the place, the debate will continue forever. I support Said’s idea of coexistence.

Filipino foods are so diverse; each province has its unique way of preparing individual dishes so there is a variety one can choose from. Typically, most of their diets consist of locally produced agricultural products, livestock, and fish. However, most of the dishes are made of vegetables since beef is expensive not unless one comes from where cattle are reared.

This meme is a unit that carries cultural practices, symbols, or ideas that are transmittable from one individual mind to another via rituals, gestures, speech, writing, and other phenomena. This concept requires its supporters to regard memes as analogs of cultural genes since they are self-replicating, can mutate, and are also responsive to particular selective pressures.

When it comes to food, entertainment, and clothing, access, quality, and quantity play major roles in their consumption. Wealth distribution and purchasing power dictates consumption, which tends to follow the trends of the popular culture in China. For example, with the high popular internet browsing among the youths, the purchases of computer and smart phones among the youth group also increases in the Chinese market.

In today’s modern culture, the primary means of distributing fiction is through the medium of film or television. This format often provides a useful tool for the study and understanding of complicated concepts in a variety of fields. Social theorists and academics have often turned to literature and its portrayal in the film.

At that time it was rightly anticipated that from the 1960s onward the existence of merely one single prevailing trend or fashion would be replaced by a great plethora of possibilities inseparably bonded to all the numerous influences. It was during this era that the fashion world for the first time experienced the powerful impact.

During historical times but not less than three to four decades, people were known as the melting pot of each and every heritage, as each immigrant more or less held on tight to his or her individual culture. Even though this usually happened over two hundred years back, the American nation really has not changed quite as yet in harmony.

Stanislavsky wished for actors to portray their characters in a more realistic manner. This was a major change when it occurred because previously, many theatrical styles were more unrealistic. This meant that for the viewer, a trip to the theatre was a method of stepping away from the reality of everyday life and into a fantasy world.

She showed great passion and talent for painting still life pictures that by the time she was fourteen, her parents decided to send her to study under renowned still-life painter Willem van Aelst (Greer, p. 242). Under his tutelage, she perfected her craft of producing images which were as near to the real images as possible.  She used models from her father’s preserved collection of plants and insects.

Since the first publication of the Horatio Alger novels, one theme has consistently permeated American popular culture, and film in particular.  Achieving the ‘American dream’ has been a perpetual focus of cinema from the depression through the modern era. 

Culture is a diverse system and depends on established code of behaviour by a society, community or group of people. It involves elements such as language, norms, values, beliefs, religion, social collectives, statuses and roles as well as integration of different cultural elements (Galanti & Woods, 2007). Culture is important in enabling individuals to acquire identity and interact with other people.

Both forms of dance were shown to have partially functioned as a means through which African Americans could reimagine their identity. Additionally, specific elements in these dances, including the battle, improvisation, and moves like the “auntie” emerged as forms of social resistance. Ultimately, it’s clear that these dances are indicative of social and racial oppression taking place by the dominant culture in the South Bronx and Oakland.

A complete review and analysis of the management system have to be done. This includes hiring, promotion, recruitment, appraisal, bonuses etc. this analysis will reveal where the biases occur in the system for cultural diversity and whether some of the employees are creating a problem for those that have diverse cultures (Black Enterprise 2001).

“The term ‘Renaissance’ might now be defined as a model of cultural history in which the culture of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe is represented as a repudiation of medieval values in favor of the revival of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome” (Campbell, 2004, v-vi).  

Fashion has emerged as a global phenomenon and this scenario has transformed the way people perceive fashion. In the world, traditions have new meaning and sense for consumers. On the other hand, businesses and governments are concerned and active for providing better products and services to the right consumers, at the right place and time.

Education plays an important role in Mexican society. The government takes important initiatives to promote education even through distance learning programs. The literacy rate was found to be 97% for youth under 14 years and 91% for population over 15 years of age in 2004 making Mexico the 24th place holder in the world according to UNESCO.

Death is the endpoint of everything that thrives in this blue planet; however, people are consciously aware of their own looming termination (Benton et al, 2007). Whenever people become too much aware of their transience, they purposely create a defence mechanism that will outmaneuver their mortality (Greenberg, Solomon, & Pyszczynski, 1997 as cited in.

The legal system in Malaysia is based on the English common law; there is the Supreme Court who reviews the judicial acts on the request of the supreme federation head. The Islamic law of Shariah applies to the Muslims living in Malaysia. The country faces political pressure from religious groups, women’s groups, and youth groups.

It is a reality that organizations win and lose due to different strategies and policies that they adopt. This means that the long term owes strongly on the part of the leaders that are leading the team within an organization. However, there are certain instances where problems do arise and hiccups are created due to mismanagement or lack of leadership qualities.

The original pamphlet of the film contains Kurosawa’s own reflection regarding the philosophy of its making: “An action film is often an action film only for the sake of action. But what a wonderful thing if one can construct a grand action film without sacrificing the portrayal of humans.” (Yoshimoto, 2000, p. 240)

To talk about their very fundamental differences, one finds out that there is a certain difference in the way these people eat, drink, dress, hang out, meet with new and known people, and bury their known ones as well as their day-to-day activities which vary a great deal when one thinks of them in a broader context.

Others take a deeper appreciation of the art by seeing the image with their eyes as well as their physical sense, noting the techniques used to produce various effects and recognizing the influence of color upon the reactions of the senses. To attempt to appreciate a painting fully, however, one must learn to see it with their eyes.

The need for bloodline purity and the treacherous influence of the Jews was formed from the Volkish ideology regarding racial soul transmittal through bloodlines. “Julius Langbehn espoused the notion that the Aryans possessed the ‘life-force’ in a ‘life-fluid’ which flowed from the cosmos to the Volk.

Afghanistan’s main resources are natural gas, petroleum, and minerals. U.S.-Afghan relations began in 1934, ceased during the Soviet invasion/occupation, and resumed when the Soviets were ejected. The rise of radicalism fuelled 9/11 causing the U.S. to bomb Al Qaeda positions and rout the Taliban.

The sample population comprised of four ethnic groups that were Hispanics, Africans, Asians, and Americans by birth or their parents were related to areas such as Mexico, Italy, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the United States of America as a whole.

As this analysis of the rise of Italian fascism has shown, the peasantry did not play a large role in the development of this authoritarian political movement. Accordingly, early fascists were wary of the peasantry who represented perhaps a third column of Soviet sympathizers who threatened the overtly nationalist project of fascism in Italy.

It is an interdisciplinary field that often encompasses such subjects as acoustics, psychoacoustics, audio media and technology, noise music and film or video. It also includes a set of subjects that form part of what is considered the current discourse of modern art. 

America is a wonderful nation with great tolerance to accept people from all around the world to come over and accomplish their "American Dreams." The conflicts eventually occurred due to misunderstandings of each other's language and culture. Hate Crimes are offenses caused by hatred of persons based on their race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Media precludes the possibility that we can choose how to interact because it determines how people communicate.  This is the world that McLuhan warned of, a world in which the power of the media determines the course of human affairs rather than the reverse.  Innovation, which gives media its idyllic aspect, serves as the carrot that people are only too willing to chase.

British culture was inexorably influenced by the happenings during the long 19th century. “The history of Europe in the last two hundred years is that of the extension and contraction of political power in the world, of the creation and redistribution of a global economic network, of cultural supremacy and cultural relativism.”

Although the critical theory has limitations, it shows that the culture is not an isolated and innocent phenomenon, but an industry which is closely intertwined with economics and politics. Mass production and standardisation, as well as technological domination have led to the commoditisation of culture. The critical theory provides a viable alternative to positivism and postmodernism.

Before we delve deep into the aspect of how Japanese mangas and Animes represented post-war Japanese society, the substance of this prose will define exactly what exactly is an Anime and Manga. An anime refers to Japanese animation, whereas, Manga is s form of print cartoons and in simple words, a Manga is a common name for Japanese comics.

In 1974, Mel Brooks was still working on building his reputation as a brilliant satirist.  He had created a few films, including the ‘art’ film The Producers and worked on several television shows, but was ready to create something larger.  What he created was a spoof on the horror film in the form of his film Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr and Madeline Kahn.

Based on the study of the film, it can be considered that the Oceanic art is a very distinct form of expression that can only be found in the said region.  Although there are different influences, the expression of the culture of the Aborigines and the communities still lived on. 

In this film, Nick abhors his boss Mr. Harken. This is because his boss expects him to work for long hours, precisely before sunrise and after sunset. The boss also blackmails Nick so that he is unable to quit the job. In case he is late with only a minute, Mr. Harken call him to rush to work. Dale also hates his boss, Dr Julia Harris. In fact Dale’s boss makes sexual advances to him when he is about to marry.

Instead, the colonizers amalgamated themselves to the mainstream culture. On the other side, the African Venezuelans preserve their own cultural characteristics and stick on to the mainstream culture. So, these facts prove that mixed racial lineage is the secret behind the uniqueness of Venezuelan culture. 

Dancing according to Trautner has also been applied in exotic dance clubs in which case the theme is sex and sexuality which many people perceive to foster immorality in society. During a dance, there are high chances that participants are exposed to high levels of noise and rosin with the latter being capable of causing hearing loss over time.

Beyond the question of shared identities and shared cultures, there are some genuine concerns as well.  For example, as anti-immigrant activists and politicians point out, with greater accommodation of immigrants, the unique characteristics of the region get diluted.  Many cities in the continent such as Paris, Vienna and Florence still possess their unique flavor, one which reflects the traditions and cultural conventions of the place. 

Alcohol plays a key role in eating mores of Beijing, particularly while dining as a guest of the Chinese hosts. At such times beer flows profusely with many exclamations of Gan Bei or ‘dry the glass.’ Apart from beer, the formal Chinese drink is baijiu, which is high-proof native liquor, distilled from diverse grains.

While art exhibitions rely on things such as placement, adjacency, chronology, genre, and spatial dimensions to develop a narrative arc in conveying themes, historical events or stylistic evolutions, film directors also use objects and props as meaningful items carefully placed on the screen in order to enhance meaning and character portrayal.

From ancient times people have used clothes, accessories, jewelry, and hairstyles as a means of non-verbal expression of social status or class, a reflection of one’s affiliation to certain groups or rank, as a way to signal gender, locality or even sexual availability.

Since the invention of technologies making it possible to widely distribute text and images within the past century or so, symbols have become more sophisticated. Society has improved our understanding of the effectiveness of a given image and manipulation of symbols in the form of advertising has become a science in itself.

Japanese funeral system is not as lengthy as the Korean is. The main body of the funeral ceremony usually starts on the next day of the “wake up service”. People send the corpse to a temple. The dead body is put before the altar. Now a posthumous name inscribed on a wooden tablet is assigned to the deceased.

To sum it all up, language and culture are innate factors present in a society that constitutes identity. In the world now, there is a need to still at least recognize the inherent characteristics of each language and culture as a manifestation of heritage, prestige, and honor. Even if these things are complex in nature, there is a need to understand and recognize that these intricacies are important to understand the field of cultural studies.

The African textile is also used by the American people to promote awareness about the backward and fast vanishing tribes of Africa so that the rich culture and traditional values of the tribes could be saved and preserved. Indeed, exposure of the African textile to the American public has set in motion the social movement that has effectively addressed the needs of the vanishing tribes.

The changing American icons in popular culture show differences between the 1950s and the current time frame. The ideals held in the 1950s culture include gender codes, family values and belief systems based on the trends from this time frame.  This coincides with the popular trends noted through Better Homes and Gardens, specifically which represent new gender codes, ideas of independence and beliefs that are defined as modern and contemporary.