Essays on Culture

Social Norms and Their Influence Social norms often grow out of the social value and serve to show a difference between the human social behaviors from those found in other species. These norms can be described as the regulations and rules that various groups tend to follow and a device for...

In many societies, pop culture is identified through objects, practices, and beliefs that are ubiquitous at a certain period in time. People in varied cultures share or differ culturally in various aspects yet everywhere, it is an identity; a sketch that society follows. Typically, individuals strictly follow their culture code...

My Early Years in Heshun My name is Zhu Ruo, born in a family of four kids: Three boys and one girl. Am the last born in the family and the lady among the boys? We grew up in a small town in western Yunnan Province called Heshun. Heshun is a...

In the speech referred to as Environmental Statement Chief Seattle expresses his concerns and those of the native people regarding the environment. After the governor of Washington territory intentions to buy the people’s land, Chief Seattle was worried about the degradation that would befall the land. Divine Connection with Nature At the beginning...

Gender, sexuality, queerness, and other forms of difference largely impact how different people around the world perceive Asia and Asian bodies. There are many notions and misconceptions about the origin of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in Asia. The rest of the world believe that LGBTQ is...

Comparison of High School Life and College Life High school life and college life are two different lives of a student. There are very many factors that differentiate high school life and college life of a student. Normally, when the students are done with their high school education, they proceed to...

The legal drinking age can be defined as the age at which someone can buy and consume alcoholic beverages. The age limit set is widely different across the World, while some countries set a different age limit of when a person can purchase and when someone can drink alcoholic beverages....

Cultural Diversity and the Threat of Globalization Cultural diversity is one of the fundamental principles that explain the origin of different communities all over the world. The author equates culture to the roots of a plant, which replenish the individual with information on cultural background and values treasured by the society....

The First Obituary: Ida Wells - The Voice Against Racism The first obituary was that of Ida Wells who spoke strongly against racism in the Deep South and reported on the lynching of blacks and minorities. She lived at a time when racism was rife, and few people dared to talk...

The essay written by Katrina Onstad, do celebrities die anymore is about how stars continue to earn when they are still dead. To fame, death cannot stop them from making money. It is possible through the use of their images by the advertisers to make advertisement hence becoming a way...

Cultural factors have profound impacts on the police investigation and the entire criminal justice system in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). The influence of this factors can lead to a biased investigative process leading to miscarriage of justice (Moghadam 138). Ideally, the police officers can take several steps to conduct...

Having a civilized world, one where there shall be no need for war is a dream that might never come true unless people change their perceptions of others from different cultures. The use of force against a section of people will always be a possibility as long as people who...