Essays on Cultural Identity

 Was their initiative really for the locals? Regeneration is a noun often used to as a profit marketing strategy towards urban development projects as it makes a development appear more sustainable and positive. When regeneration is associated with projects, it automatically gives the impression to the viewer, the area being regenerated has had a prosperous...

Addressing GSA Self-assessment The ADDRESSING GSA Self-Assessment is a model for recognizing cultural characteristics. It focuses on how each characteristic is on a scale of dominant to non-dominant, dependent upon one’s environment. Whether a certain characteristic is dominant or non-dominant varies at different locations. The model addresses 12 cultural characteristics, including age and generational differences,...

In the second main chapter of my thesis I am going to declare language as one of the main components of cultural identity due to the fact that it is the tool of communication and it is important in the aspect of the third chapter of my thesis. First, I will briefly present language as...

Wider communities and culture has taken a big part in our lives by shaping the perceptions of the individuals and the languages. By exploring unique ways in the following poems ‘Circular Breathing’ by Jaya Savige and ‘New accents’ by Ouyang Yu it shows how it has shaped different individual’s perception and the wide society. It...

Early representations of indigenous people was often stereotyped and marginalised by society. This is because these films were typically created from a European viewpoint, hence being condescending to the ‘primitive and inferior’ to Aboriginals. The portrayal of Aboriginals by popular films causes a lot of misunderstandings about Aboriginals, their culture and their identity. Australian identity...

The relationship between whales and people is a substantial theme of Whale Rider although the novel deals with it more elaborately. One aspect is the special connection between Pai and the whales; however, the entire village has a unique relationship with the animals due to their key role in its history. Whales have an important...

Diversity can be defined as the differences that are seen amongst all people. Diversity regards one’s race, gender, religion, social-economic status, culture, etc to name a few. Diversity impacts your daily life because it determines how you perceive and interact with others around you. For example, if one never had any interaction with the Muslim...