Essays on Culture

Jones and Hobbes on Tattoos and Piercing in the Workplace Jones and Hobbes point out that tattoos and piercing should be accepted in the workplace because they have become more common in the modern world. The authors explain that having a clear communication policy in the workplace is fundamental in fostering...

The Difference Between Progress Traps and Real Progress The way the human brain is specialized has encouraged many people to experiment with progressions, which are both powerful and self-destructing at the same time (In Adams, 2013). Ronald Wright believes that even with the progressions, which are brought about by civilization some...

This exhibition was done on the 19th of October 2018 at the REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM of Maryland African American History and Culture. Visiting the museum was sincerely an eye-opener as a got the opportunity to exploit a broad variety of pieces of art from the African American gallery. For...

Every complex, modern society has a mainstream bent of popular culture which includes a probable majority of people ad that dominates the overarching society to such a length that those who belong to different values and lifestyles are said to be outside the stream.  There are many subcultural groups that...

Australian indigenous community has been thought to be one of the world longest continuous culture ever existed. Despite this perception of several hundred years of cultural enrichment, aborigine’s culture is in near extinction due to main media influence on the communities. This started when the Europeans invented Australia and changed...

According to the video, humans are social beings, and their social life tenors are very important. They are slaves to speed and search feverishly for happiness as they zap their ways out of their lives like television viewers, who flip channels constantly. The leisure culture of utopia that was once...

When one thinks of Scotland or its inhabitants, there are many things that may pop up in their minds. Perhaps, beautiful landscapes, history, the clans, bagpipes, castles, Whisky, or Highland games. However, the fact is that one is likely to encounter some very unique features about Scotland and its people...

Under the trend of globalization, businesses and organizations put increasing emphasis on their competitiveness overseas and international trade flourishes as a result. Some realize that the expansion of western dominance over the global market brings the constant import of western culture and ideas, changing the local culture. Scholars disagree with...

Women are inferior to men. Possessions are bought and sold by men as they have the authority. Besides, the violence against women in the society is considered a minor infarction of the law. Why do you think there is little prosecution of people who victimize women, even when their identities are...

The Culture Wars Evolve into a Class War The article, “How America’s culture wars have evolved into a class war,” was written by James Davison Hunter who is a professor of religion, culture and social theory at the LaBrosse-Levinson. He is also an executive director for advanced studies in Culture at...

Yu Hua, in his book, China in Ten words, tries to describe current China. The words used by the author in the description include people, leader, Lu Xun, disparity, revolution, reading, writing, grassroots, bamboozle and copycat. In the subsequent chapters, the author gives details concerning the country in respect to...

Travelling to a New Country Travelling to a foreign country is an incredible experience especially if you have spent most of your life in your own country. The notion of meeting a new people with different background and cultural heritage fills one with great expectations and curiosity. Yet, it can be...