Culture is not just simply you ethnicity. It is much more than that. It is a person's religious beliefs, language, clothing, likes and dislikes. It encompasses their whole being. To me, culture cannot be defined simply. It is a person's essence of being. It is the reason I love living in the United States because I feel it makes us a stronger nation due to the fact we do not have one culture represented. It is the mixing of cultures that makes us such a strong and unified nation. With tolerance growers unity. Now if everyone can embrace individuality and accept different cultures then we would be even stronger as a nation. America is an experiment worth fighting for in my opinion.
We as Americans and as humans can learn a lot from diversity. The more diverse the more a person can learn from others. People of different cultures bring so much potential as far as the knowledge that we all can tap into. Cultural diversity is intellectual power if a person is open to it. Look at people throughout history that have tried to stifle diversity. It has not ended well for them. Diversity is not easy but well worth fighting for. I feel that a balance of diversity and equality can coexist but it takes an educated and open mind. I believe that through education you can have both. An educated society can achieve great things. I am glad I live in the time I do. Now has been a time of cultural diversity and striving for equality. Are we completely equal though? The answer is no. We have a lot more to learn. Education, I believe is the key.
Alma a student: English/Spanish speaker
I believe culture has to do with group norms and expectations. Diversity is found in gender, Age, religion and other beliefs systems.
Ada a teacher assistant: Spanish/English speaker
Culture diversity in the Hispanic culture was closely related to the other countries culture. Hispanics have their own culture, of working together as a family to provide traditions that are passed down.
When you gave the opportunity to ask friends about culture, each person expresses culture based on their individual experience and upbringing. That's why I believe in the United States culture, can't be small groups of individuals having different backgrounds and a religious purpose.
Culture can be simply sharing other people's interest in a small group setting, completely different from their own culture. I noticed that people are willing and open-minded to share their experience while entertaining your thoughts and ideas. For an example, in the Hispanic culture during Christmas, mothers are traditionally made tamales as a given of thinks to their family members. Regardless if you're part of the Hispanic culture or not, a token of thanks and gratitude. Which was similar to our readings in discussions of this week's assignment regarding culture.
The aspect that I omitted to was really understanding diversity. Diversity cannot be described in one word, phrase or statement, it coexists by education and having an open mindset of accepting other cultures. A journey of endless opportunities.
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4 comments:
Hello Mohan,
After reading all three of your people and what they think culture and diversity is I have to say that they have really good idea of what they are. Yes, their cultures are different but in a way they are the same. I like how Kevin said that cultures is not just simply you ethnicity. It is much more than that. It is a person's religious beliefs, language, clothing, likes and dislikes. I feel that he is right. I also have to agree with him that it does make it nice leaving in the USA because the fact we do not have one culture represented. We allow everyone to have their own cultures. We also want to learn about other people cultures. It nice to see that people have different believes and what they think about cultures and diversity. You are right when you said “we as Americans and as humans can learn a lot from diversity. The more diverse the more a person can learn from others.” I have to say that I love learning about other people cultures and seeing how is different from mine. No matter what people think diversity and culture cannot be described in one word, phrase or statement. I would find it very hard to do it. You did a great job.
Melissa Williams
It is so very true, the more diverse the world, the more we learn about other people and different perspectives and view point. Taking online classes with discussion, has helped me understand the different perspectives and ideas from people all over the world. We bring different ideas about the same issues, which amaze me how much the solutions we can come up with based on different experience and perspective.
Hi Mohan
It is interesting how each individual expressed their idea of culture in a different way but the concept remain the same . Culture determines a lot about how our society behaves and interact. Our society is certainly evolving in a more diverse one and it is up to us to appreciate and learn from each of the differences. One thing that really stood out to me in your post People of different cultures bring so much potential as far as the knowledge that we all can tap into. Diversity and equality can certainly coexist but it really takes an educated and open mind to make this work. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge from people you know.
Yes I believe we all feel the same way about culture but just express it differently, we live in such world where change is constant. Diversity is right in our homes and work places. I believe as long as you know your culture and have the maturity to respect others. Diversity will not be so diverse after all. Great Post!
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