Artifact refers to any human-made object that can be preserved in a museum for purposes of reference over time. These objects include tools, sculptures, weapons, and engravings, among others. Defining artifacts this way provides their shallow understanding, which then necessitates the expansion of the objects to include human-constructed materials and mentality, such as myths and[…]
Introduction Regardless of reality that many of us spend a significant portion of our lives interacting with media, we undoubtedly perceive significantly less concerning the reasons media are created. Many of us are familiar with the media texts such as the movies, magazines, songs, television that we watch and listen to. Practically, we are users[…]
Culture and Psychology Introduction Culture is the origins of a group and its traditions or heritage that define the group’s organization. Culture is, therefore, the general characteristics of a group such as clothing, food, housing, family and individual activities, religion, welfare, economy and transportation, sex and the life cycle, science, government and community, and technology[…]
Introduction China has in the recent years established itself as one of the superpowers in the world. This has drawn many comparisons between China and the United States. Despite the fact that both countries have similar economic goals of being expansive, they have different cultures, which are so distinct. Hierarchy and Social positions In the[…]
Introductions Houston theatre is one of the best-ranked theatres in the United States of America. The theatre is situated in the heart of downtown having 12,948 seats for conscious presentations and around 1,480 seats for movie actions. The theatre has nine Houston performing arts establishments and six presentation rooms. Houston is among the five classical[…]
A deviation of cultural rules and values from the larger culture by a particular group or groups of people is what is referred to as a subculture (Holt et al., 2017). Integration into the larger cultural group, sharing, use of symbols and requiring learning are the four aspects of culture that also apply to a[…]
Introduction The advancement of technology cross the world has led to increased use of digital technologies within society. It is important to note that digital technology is a pillar towards globalization and development of popular culture (Gawer, 2014). The essay seeks to explore through different theoretical perspectives, the impact of digital culture and technologies on[…]
Introduction This is a report highlighting the differences and similarities between the Chinese and Australian cultures and languages. The report will briefly describe the use of verbal and nonverbal communication in both countries and then compare the similarities and the differences between the two. Finally, the report will highlight examples of these differences as portrayed[…]
The basis of the essay is to show how cartoons portray race, ethnicity and gender to children when they watch them through the Television, and other video streaming platforms. Through watching of cartoons , they present and provide the platform for children to consciously and unconsciously absorb what they see, directly in their own terms[…]
Communities hold different beliefs on good death and what encompasses the concept. The differences are due to cultural diversity across many societies in the world. There is an urgent need to examine the idea of a good death, giving examples of communities in the world who hold some beliefs about death. To some, a good,[…]
The more the bids contractors get, the higher are their chances of excelling in the market through adopting the ways of life of target customers. Based on the Brazilian culture, the adverse effects of the dumping of wastes is yet to be felt. It may be considered a negligible effect. Brazil is among the ten[…]
Cultural factors in every society influence behavior that individuals develop. Through culture, children can learn conformity standards and how they should behave in the society. Cross-cultural psychology helps many understand how culture impact emotions, especially for growing children. For instance, the concept of amae, evokes a feeling of helping others understand on how to become caring[…]
Cultures vary from one community to another because of difference in backgrounds and environment . As a leader, one must understand that there are no leaders; therefore, one must be willing to follow those eager to lead them effectively; this develops a culture of understanding between them. This discussion will focus on examining Hofstede’s six[…]
People describe others from a different culture with words such as chaotic, inflexible, late, inadaptable, or disorganized. It is quite likely to understand that their scheduling dimensions are the results of unexpressed assumptions concerning time which controls the behaviors and expectations in several cultures and they can be challenging (Nakayama et al., 2018). The food[…]
Historians describe the early modern period, to be between the end of the middle ages and the start of the nineteenth century (Cameron)[1]. Within this time frame, a “movement”[2] known as the Renaissance took place. During the Renaissance, upheaval and transformation of art, culture, politics and society occurred within Europe. There also emerged a growing interest[…]
“Thinking about Strategy and Security” Literature Review Topic: Arms Control and Disarmament The issue of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is critical today as the ability to split the atom may be possible not only for the so-called rogue states, namely Iran and North Korea, but also for terrorist groups. Opinions vary on how to prevent[…]
By the late 1940s and 1950s, Western nation-states started to see their hegemonic and monolithic conceptions of culture and geographical spaces being threatened. With the end of the World War II in 1945 and Europe’s processes of decolonisation, there was a massive displacement of people from the poorest areas of the globe to the “developing”[…]
As the projectors closed in on his small figure, a dejected and crippled Zubin Varla feebly limped onto the stage as Saleem Sinai, the fallen star of Rushdie’s first masterpiece, the nose that launched a thousand allegories. The 2003 theatre dramatisation of the novel that won the Booker of Bookers proceeded to trace the gradual[…]
Discuss the representation of the Modern Japanese Family in the first scene of Nobody Knows (Chapter 1) and the clip shown in the seminar (Chapter 8). This paper explores the Japanese film Nobody Knows, looking at Japanese culture, as the film exaggerates an aspect of Japanese society in order to convey ideas. The film concentrates[…]
In a world dominated by the visual media, films are a wide source of popular knowledge about historical events. The film Zwartboek (‘Black Book’) released in 2006 is set in 1940s occupied Holland, and provides a snapshot into the experience of a young Jewish woman who partakes in the Dutch Resistance against German occupation. It[…]
Introduction The main aim of this research proposal is to investigate and evaluate the impact and effect that Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) (1995) has on higher education providers for the purpose of determining to what extent they have been affected by the legislation. If to a medium extent, it will be[…]