Category: Cultural Diversity

My love for dance started when my mom put me in ballet and tap classes at the age of six. As I grew up, I signed up for different types of dance classes like hip hop at my local community college. In high school, I was in cheer and drill, and the dance coach would…

Introduction In urban planning, the government has designed and renewed many buildings, such as residences, shopping malls, libraries, etc., to make the city a famous one in Asia. Among shopping malls is a landmark in the community, providing residents with retail and commercial cores capable of serving. As the economy develops, these shopping malls use…

Kathakali is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a ‘story play’ genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes, and face masks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear. Kathakali is a performing art in the Malayalam-speaking southwestern region of Kerala. Kathakali’s roots are unclear. The fully developed style…

How does Afro-Caribbean music function in the reconstruction of political and cultural identity? In order to understand Afro-Caribbean musics role in the reconstruction of cultural and political identity, one must appreciate its diversity and what Afro-Caribbean music is comprised of. To do this, there must be a discussion of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, its multiple…

My mothers parents migrated to Australia from Chile in 1989, both of Chilean descent they were the first to migrate to a foreign country that spoke a completely different language than what they were accustomed to. In 1992 my parents followed coming to Australia with my two older brothers aged three and five at the…

For the cultural interview, I interviewed Andrew Tran, a long-time friend of mine, who is currently a junior at the University of Oklahoma. We have known each other for about eight years now and were happy to help me with this activity. Andrew is Korean American and was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma. His…

Abstract Cultural imperialism is the domination of one culture over another culture promoting and imposing a culture usually that of a politically powerful nation over a less powerful society. The term was first coined by Herbert Schiller in 1976 in his book, Communication and Cultural Dominator’. Cultural imperialism also called cultural colonialism comprises the cultural…

The possible destiny of the nation is in the hands of the children and by suggestion in the hands of teachers. They expect a huge activity in our lives to end up productive conjuring and business. They help us to transform into a good individual in the open eye and a beneficial individual from the…

In my point of view, cultural misunderstanding is a situation that everyone can face, it can be the worst embarrassing situation that can happen in whatever moment of our lives. It occurs when someone does something that is totally normal to do his/her culture, but it is not good for others. These mistakes might cause…

What is the occult? It is defined as anything connected to magic, astrology, or a system claiming the use or knowledge of unknown or supernatural powers or agencies. The occult is not considered a religion or a science. The occult and its many fields are ancient in nature and crucial to understanding the human races…