Culture Essays

Canada’s treaties with the Native peoples were not extremely freely negotiated. Firstly, the Canadian government’s intention of the treaty was quite well-known. Obviously, they wanted to take the land which belongs to the natives’. In order to achieve their ambitious goal, they took advantage of the decay of the bison. …

As the son of a former career diplomat I have enjoyed the privilege of having lived in and visited many different countries during my life. I have seen and experienced the open-mindedness and love of personal liberty of America and Australia, the friendliness and community spirit of Canada, the conservatism …

Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “The Lesson,” takes place in inner city New York. The main character, Sylvia, is a fourteen year old African American girl, who tells the story in a first person narrative. Sylvia mentions Miss Moore, a teacher who felt that it was her duty to help …

INTRODUCTION With the development of society, people’s lives have undergone tremendous changes in many aspects. New lifestyle, new ideas and new culture impact on the manner of thinking. As the forefront of the times, the young people are the leader and follower of the trend. An increasing number of young …

That feeling of wanting and need is prominent in all of us. It could be the love from your family or friends, or just being around that “in crowd”. Certain things make us feel that knowledge of being accepted. A movie will sometimes make us search for that one true …

In the essay No Name Woman Maxine Hong Kingston tells a story from her Chinese culture, of a forgotten aunt whose husband went to America. During his absence the aunt mysteriously became with child. No one in her village questioned her on how the child was miraculously conceived. Instead they …

There are five components of human culture; symbols, language, values and beliefs, norms, and material culture and technology. Symbols are anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture. Language is a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with each other. Values are culturally …

Greek food in the past consisted mainly of gruel, legumes, salted fish, olive oil, vegetables and very little meat. At the time most meat was consumed during sacrifices and religious holidays. Vegetarianism has a long tradition in Greece. It was adopted by Pythagoras who did not eat meat for moral …

The definition of love is ” a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person.” In “The Gift of the Magi,” the two main characters possess a love for each other that is so strong that they are willing to sacrifice their greatest treasures for each other, …

In studying Jonathan Swift’s poetry, I have been instantly drawn to his series of Stella’s Birthday poems, one of which was written every year from 1719 until the death of their subject, and in this essay I will be examining how Swift has represented women and femininity in these poems, …