Essays on Culture

China and the United States: A Comparison of Cultures 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...

Although Valentine’s Day is celebrated once annually, it is very joyous to exchange cards among lovers. The earliest Valentine cards were delivered during the 19th century (Aydın " Burçe, 2017 p 115). At first, they were handmade because pre-made cards did not exist yet. Lovers would make decorations on paper...

Culture refers to the set of values, norms as well as the beliefs that a particular society holds. It includes both the things that are tangible and those that are intangible. It is often divided into two categories, that is, the realm and the ideal culture. In the United States,...

Freedom of Speech and Its Significance Freedom of speech entails the regulations and laws that grant a citizen or people of a given country the right to talk openly. In nearly all cases, democratic nations allow their citizens to express opinions and ideas freely, albeit to a certain level, without infringing...

For my major this year, I decided to watch A Christmas Story: The Musical which was held in the grand theatre. The play is adapted from the perennial holiday movie starring Raphie parker who is a young bespectacled young man who schemes for a holiday gift of his dreams. In...

Catalonia's Unique Culture and Cuisine Catalonia is one of the cousin states to Spain that is rarely known to the rest of the world The country is so remote such that the natives speak a different language as opposed to the neighbouring states that speak Spanish. Catalonia also has its own...

Solnit, Rebecca. Hollow city: The siege of San Francisco and the crisis of American urbanism. Verso, 2002. Key Terms and Concepts 1. Cities 2. Boom 3. Economy 4. Crisis 5....

Economic Justice: The Need for Equal Opportunities Economic justice is a passionate topic among people of all spheres of life. It seeks to have equal opportunities for all in the creation and distribution of wealth. There are multiple factors leading to the disparities between the rich and the poor. In addition...

Jamaica Kincaid in her article The Ugly Tourist portrays how tourists appear in the native land. The native inhabitants view tourist as ugly human beings who left their banality and boredom and decided to turn natives’ banality into a source of pleasure. Another similar distinction is that of a tourist...

In his work, Ways of Seeing, Berger exhibits the idea that an individual’s vision of things is dictated by the person’s beliefs as well as knowledge. For instance, the way women were seen during the century Berger lived was portrayed in the various pictures and drawings of the period. For...

My name is Fatma Amina I am an illegal immigrant in this county. I am a female, Somali, Muslim, international student and upcoming journalist. I arrived in the Minnesota in the recent past. However, prior to that, I have cultural barriers in terms of dressing, food, and religion. Minnesota is a...

Historic Royal Palace was initially a government established charity organization in the United Kingdom. It was established originally in 1989 as the Environmental Department executive agency to care for the five royal palaces. In 1998, the agency became an independent charity which was then caring for the UK’s unoccupied royal...