Culture Essays

Goin’ Gangsta, Choosin’ Cholita, by Nell Bernstein, is claiming identity and describing how the youth in certain parts of the country are choosing their preferred identity rather than accepting their own. For example, in Bernstein’s essay a girl named April, living in California, wants to be Mexican; therefore, she dresses …

What aspects of the culture in your state or region would be of particular interest to a foreign firm thinking about locating there? The main interest of my region is cultural homogeneity and absence of diverse population and ethical groups. These factors can attract foreign company because there will not …

General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, my audience should be able to plan the perfect vacation. Introduction: I. (AGD): Imagine yourself, on a beautiful island in the middle of the turquoise blue ocean with your significant other, soaking up the glorious sun rays getting …

Introduction             Formerly a Youth Movement, the Hippie subgroup commenced in the early 1960s, instigating form the United States and disseminating across the world. Derived from the hipster, the word hippie was primarily used to describe beatniks, members of the Beat Generation, who had shifted into San Francisco. These people, …

In Native American culture, a dream catcher is a handmade object based on a hoop, incorporating a loose net, and decorated with items such as beads to the particular dream catcher. There is a traditional belief is that a dream catcher catches a person’s bad dreams. The unique part of …

In America, the typical rituals that we do everyday seem normal to other Americans. However, in other obscure cultures they may not think so. They may not even know what underwear is, or how a toilet looks. For example, here in America, everyone goes grocery shopping for their food, but …

Abstract Kim Kardashian is the reality television star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, an American alpha-socialite, entrepreneur, model, and actress. The Kardashian name first came to public attention due to the O.J. Simpson court case for murder in 1994. Kim Kardashian is the daughter of the late Robert Kardashian …

The term coined as the talent or capacity of talking readily, fluently and persuasively or convincingly is called “the Gift of Gab” which is more known to be and idiom in the English language meaning to chatter or speak rapidly. Also, the word ‘gab’ in this term simply means ‘to …

     The definition of marriage in the oriental language Sanskrit corroborates the theme of the short story “The Gift of the Magi.” The word ‘vivaha’ (marriage) is beautifully composed. ‘vaha’ means ‘to flow.’ ‘vi’ means ‘harmoniously together.’ Therefore, the word marriage means to flow together harmoniously. Two distinct individuals, two …

I once heard a song by Cock Sparrer, and in that song are the lines, “Because you’re young, you’re torn between a world of hate, and a world of dreams; so much to lose, so much to gain; so much to fight for, so much to change.”. I then realized …